The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-16

pies. and anchored the restless little
| feet. while Baby watched Dad and
the black box with the birdie in a.
fhuls7 once. idly interested In those
old days before she had known him.
she had asked about the picture. nut
Clarence. glad to talk OF H. had not
mentioned hia wife.
1T WAS before my father died. we
we're M IN tho old Maine place" he
had said. Gosh. BIN was cute that
day' We went ON a drive-no motor
ears then and took our lunch. and
after lunch the hid comes and set ties
herself Ia my arms for a nap. II you
please say. look a.herc. 1 naid.
what do YOU think I ana Pull.
man I wanted a smoke. by George
She wasn't two. YOU know Tier fat
lsuo legs were bare. we'd Just nut
her Into socks and her face was
flushed. and Ehe Just looked up al me
thru her hair and said. Hing We'll
u was goodbye smoke for me- l
sans. all right. and she cuddled down
as pleased a. kitten. ana OF she
went"
To-day iinchAel'n eyes wandered
from the picture to Ctar~nce's face
She tried TO htidy Il diHpahaiona,ely
hut. Htlll shaken By their recent con
veraation. and sitting there. as uh.
knew she was sitting there. merely 10
prove that O, has had no effect upon
her. Hho fclt this TO be little ann
cult
what sort % n lsiie boy had he
BEEN \ fat little hoy. Of eoirrr'
su- disliked fat little boys A spoiled
little boy. never crossed In any way
Ills mother made him SO 20 Sunday
school. and dancing school. and 10
Miss NeHinith'a private academy
where he was oosxcd and praised and
INDUCED even moro than AZ home
Ana old Fanny. who was .tiIi with
Florence. Hup~rintenscd his baths Nd
took care of hiH clothes. and ran her
flngcr over tho hriHtleH Of his tooth
brush every morning. 20 Are n he had
told the truth. lie rarely did. they
used 20 laugh about those old decrp
lions, Clarence ur~d TO laugh az yio
lsniiy az tho old woman when shs nr
cused him OF occasional kicking and
biting.
othcr boys game IN 10 play with
him. Was Il because Of hts magic
lantern and hia volorip-si~. his un
ending supply Of cream puts and
licoricn sticks. or because they liked
him. Rachael know only detail
hero and there. that he had danced
fancy dance with Anna Vanderwaii
when nc was a fat 10. at a Krrrnes.
and that he had given a stag din
ner TO 20 youths Of his own age
few days before he went on to col
lezc. and that they had drunk ,tsaI
worth ~ champagne She knew that
hia allowance az college waH $500
month. and that he never STAYED
within u. and 1t was old Fanny's
boast that every stitch the boy ever
wore from tho dag he was born came
from London or PARIS Ills under
wear was al dainty a. brides he
had his fret dress sui, a. is. at col
legc he bad his suite 81 three bis
rooms furnished Ike showroows. his
monogrammod ciFarcts. hia buat. ana
his horse
The thought Of all these things
used to Distress his mother when she
was old and much aione She nj
tempted to belitils the luxury Of
Clarcncs's boyhood She told Rachael
that he was treated Just ~ the other
boys were Her conscience was never
quite easy about his upbrinEinE.
You can't hold a boy too ugh,
you know. or else hoIl break ava,
altogether" old lady Breckenridge
would say 10 Rachael. sitting before
coal fire In the gloomy magnlH.
cencr Of her old fashioned drawing
room and pressing tho white fingers
% one hand against the aFoplzed
Joints ~ the other. n was often 40.
vero with Clarence. and no was n
good boy until he got with other
boys. he was always loving 10 me
He never should have married paula
Ncrlalnn," she would add. fretfuilv
~ good woman would have over
looked his faults and made n nnc
man 81 him. but she was aiwnya an
empty headed little thing, An, we'll"
and the poor old woman would sigb
as she drew her fluny shawl abo,i,
her shoulders "I can not blame my