The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-09

lie Moync. that had dreamed dreams.
had nothing ia do with the fiEureH.
but sat somewhere Ia his head and
Knocked him aa he worked at his
desk
Times going by aud here YOU
are" Knocked the real person who
was Of course not X I.e Moyne al
al You're the he'll of lot or
use. aren't you, Two and two are
four and three are seven take of
the discount That's right It's "A
mans work. isn't IL"
Somebody got to do this sort OF
thing. protested the small part OF
his brain that earned the two fifty
per working day. And its great
anaTathetlc He can't think when
he's doing a.. There's something
practical about figures. and-ra.
tional"
lie dressed quickly. uHccruinlng
that he had enough money to buy "a
s. ticket al Mrs. Mckee,. aud. haV.
inE given up the love Of woman with
other things. he was careful not to
look about FOR sidney on his way
he breakfarted at Airs McKee'H.
and was initiated into the mystery
Of al" ticket punch The food wis
rather good. certainly plentiful. and
even HIS squoamish morning Ape
lite could find no fault with the
s"lf respecting tidinesH Of the place
TilNc proved TO be- neat and auHtrre.
l.. a Ia A.
To b. very hate for ones meals In
fact Sidney had limited as much
some ~ the "mcaiors the Streets
name for them vcntured on various
small lamilinritics OF speech with
Tillle. h. te Moync himself was
Hcrupuiousiy polite. but reserved. lie
wan determined not To let the Street
encrcaeh ON his wrctchrdncrn. he
cause he had come 10 live there WAS
no reason why 1t should adopt him
Hut he was very polite when the
deaf and dumb book agent wrote
something on pencil pad and
pushed it toward him hc replied iu
kind.
Eve are very glad to welcome you
was written on the pad
Very happy indeed. to h. with
you" wrote back I.c Moync-and
realized with - sort % shock that
he meant a.
The kindly greeting had touched
him The greeting and the breakfast
chcrrcd him also. he had evidently
made Some hcadWsy with Tnlie
Don't you want a toctbpickf' she
aakrd as he went out
In ks previous walk OF ne there
had been no toothpickn. or. " there
we're any. they were kept. along with
the family scandals IN a closet. But
nearly year Of huffetlng about bad
taught him many Things Ho took
one. and placed II nonchaRntiy in
his walzteoat pocket. as he had seen
the others do.
Tilile. her rush hour over. wan.
dercd back Into the kitchen and
poured herself cup Of coffee Mrs.
Mcke. WAS rcwclehinK the meat or.
der.
Kind Of "a nice fellow Title said.
cup TO line -''the new man
Week OF NEAR
week. He'd b. handsome II he
wasn't so grouchy looking Lit up
some when Mr.. Wagner sent him one
Of his love letters Rooms over at
Pages
Mrs Mckee drew long breath
and entered the lamb stew In a
book
when think OF Anna Page TAX.
INK roomer it just about knocks
me over. Tilne And where they'll
put him. IN that little house he
looked thin. what | saw Of him
Seven pounds and a quarter" This
last referred. not to X. Lc Moyne
of course. but TO the lamb stew.
Thin as fiddle string"
Just keep an eve on him. that he
gets enough" Then. rather ashamed
Of her unhusinesHiikr methods. -
thin meaier's poor advertisement
DO you suppose this rs the dog meat
or the soup scraps
Tillie was a niece og Mrs ROsen.
field I'm such manner WAS most Of
the Street md It's cuvirnns con
nectcd. In such wise did its small gos.
sip start ~ one end and pursue its
course down one side and up the
other
sidney Page Is engaged to Joe
Drummond. announced Title. HE
sent her a lot OF pink roses yester
day"
There was no malice in her flat
statement. no envy. Sidney and she
living In the world Of the Street. oc-
cupied different spheres. But the
very llfelessness In her voice told
how remotely such things touched
her and thus WAS tragic. "Mealers'
came and went small clerks. petty
tradesmen. husbands living alone in
darkcned houses during the summer
hegira Of wives. Various and catho.
lie WIS Titles male acquaintance,
but compounds OF good fellowship
only. Once. years before. romance
had paradcd Itself before her In the
garb OF travelling nurseryman~
had walked by and not come back.
And Miss tiarriet's going into
business for herself She's taken
rooms down town: she's going to be
Madame Something or other"
Now. at Inst. was Mrs. Mckee's at
tention caught. riveted.
"For the love Of mercy. At her
agel It's downright selfish II she
raises her prices she can't make my
new foulard.'
Title sat at the table. her faded
eyes fixed on the back yard, where
her aunt. Mrs. Rosenfeld, was hang
ing out the weeks wash OF table
linen.
II don't know as it's SO selfish. :"
she reflected We've only got one
life. | guess body's got the right
to live it,"
Mrs. Mckee eyed her suspiciously.
but TITLES face showed no emotion.
you don't ever hear Of Schwit-