The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
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"The Moss Mystery"
~ CAROLYN WELLS

confidentially. 1T sounded to you
perhaps like he was Joking. But
he wasn't. really. lie says there's
no use making up funny thighs 4
hny when ha can find fact any
where or any time funnier than he
could imagiG In years thinking. a"
poggy'a smile rippled 10 laugh.
The color aad light and enthusi.
Fsn Dolled 10 Mrs. Legget'a face
aarss Her lips moved. but not 10
fuu ancg;a tus1sugasnts' You dear.
,utsob btb obe chi hi +" a3ue muJmured
70 aar0tlf Thssn shs law pasd For
Hre Trio s'0sidlee hss0 tstpDes b. tae
rssr Of thc poom and aox Mooc
with h.s ssnss res'iaa % ie0y
Sans Shoulders. wso. at h~ NJ
proaeh. had nrises and ascsso ess
solemniy
"lchy Sam" said she quietly.
Sam fchy Ia for us. He told me
that he was willing 10 shut every
man who opposed us out OF his
house and never let him In TIL he
was on our side. But It's your
house as well AS Sam Ichy's. and
his shutting em out won't help us.
II you let 'em in"
Ichy Sam started ut this an.
nouncement OF peggy's about Sam
Ichy's attitude. Like his twin. Iohy
Sam was naturally a radical. TEN.
peramcntaily inclined to further
new causes and help tho onward
marchern. whoever they might be,
Now. with Peggy's pleading eyes
upon him. he grew suddenly dis.
gruntled over his position OF DE.
fender OF the Male Sex.
Il got q save y 'gainst yerself.
Peggy. This here suffragetten'
Amt no Kind o. business fer you
4 be In" no clustered.
You say you've got 20 save me
against myself" repeated Peggy.
Yet. don't think you'd try TO
save a growing vine by Hlaahing It's
leaves of every time II put 'em
out. can, tell you how much |
want this society. but--but its TO
help me. not 10 help II. that want
tt n ! was n plant you n Ed'd
study me carefully to SEQ what'd
make me grow tho best, and would
give II 20 mo. no matter what II
was"
Sho waited. her eyes erpec,antly
on his. not so much questioning IN
them. but trust Ichy Sam moved
from ono foot 20 the other.
Her voice rose In passionate ap-
peal.
Il only ask the RICH, to grow
Just 90 growi"
A tense moment while Ichy Sam
xaxed upon that young face turned
irresistibly toward iife's fuln.ss--a
moment more while fchy Sam
shrugged his shoulders over the
discontinue OF the neiEhborhood' .
NAL. conilngeut.-lnclud his own.
tucked his anti-suffrage principles
/ In his boots and PeEgy's arm In
his. and turned 10 tho "Speakeress, !"
II you've IN papers thar fer
startin' off this her. society. y kin
put three names down right now.
Samuel Richard I.oomis. Justice OF
tho Peace. Peggy Trowbridgc. wife
n mother: Richard Samuel Looris.
bach An y might jest add eject.
era. meanin' IN rest o. this com.
munity. male n female. For them
that Peggy n mo can't sit. Sam
fchy kin. Now. n tho sisters will
excuse me III 20 and inform my
waitin hrrshren OF their unanimous
election TO Our Equal Suffrage So.
elety. And tho Lord have mercy
on my soul"
Hs staikcd toward the door.
turned. raised his hands above his
head. uplIfted his voice in a yell
tina, shook the rafters. a big. rip.
ping. roaring-"Hoorayl--Ho orayi
--Hoorayl"
Mrs. Lcgwet had not been able 10
leave on tho +:0T train. and the
usr, train was not due til $40.
Peggy eagerly took her homo with
her TO supper. glad OF this oppor.
tunlty 20 postpone the encounter
with Ed alone. ds would never.
never understand tina, she had had
10 do as she did. her heart cried
wildly. and he would be critical
and deeply hurt over her defiance
Of his wishes. Tho criticisms
Peggy could stand. But the hurt
look IN his eyes And the ques-
,ioninF OF her love- She trcmbled
with arrant cowardios before the
thought OF these.
''Ohi" nhe uttered on tho way
home. "Ohi" and "Ohi" In poig.
nant distress.
Mrs. Lcgget. coniuring up a
vision OF smart. domineering. bru-
tai specimen OF the husband spe-
cies. followed her hostess into the
house with inward reluctance. fall
ing quickly behind her at the door
way that led from hall into living