The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09


"Wednesday.
Joan dearest:
sim have feeling Of unrraiity--
that all this exciting mciodrama 81
Randy and John Herron's meeting IL
a dream. and Ihat I shall wake 20
ina myself W;iil Herr0n'a secretary.
working like mad. half admiring him.
half longing 90 do some desperate act
TO throw him off his balance.
But no. have done my las, SER
vice for him. have nct my desk In
order. and the old secretary. Watts.
who fen ~ az siivcrnand. has wired
be can come back.
Ar I sit here writing l can hear
echoes of tho strange affair Stsii going
on. Randy and Heron are talking In
tho office. Only " Is Randy who II
laying down tie law. and -miracio Of
fnIrncies.--John Heron who is listen
ing and asserting.
You will agree. then.~ Just over
heard Heron saying. mot 20 mention
the Ridgciey T-Akcn land development
affair 10 Mills and the directors
Solely on condition that you make
a decent repayment from your pri-
vR,c funds 10 the people you robbed. :"
WIS your Randy's reply.
Also" Randy continued. IN cool.
even voicc. y insist upon your get
ting a full retraction and apology
from Mills wife for the nasty stories
Hhe circulated in Bcntsvile about
NlMa Narick. Yes, | quite
understand u win he hard TO get. Bu.
sc; H. John Heron has the reputa-
ton OF getting whatever he goes
after. hasn't her' Randy Knocked.
There was silence. | could 500 n
mental picture OF Heron dt,ine
there. outwardiy stoiid and serene.
but inwardly tuning and beating his
spirit against tho bars erected with
such amazing audiences by this OBJ
acure young man. Randall Lewis. OF
Bcntsviile."
lie will agree 10 all OF Randy's
terms: he must. lie had one weak
link In his armor--and Randy found
Il. His whole earthly ambition Is
for power. Yet he In wise. lie knows
man cannot hope for big success
with n black chapter In his life like
that RidRcley Lakes affair.
I sec John Heron learning his les
son. carefully repairing his mistake
and going smoothly on. wary. hard
and shrcwd. but succcssful-Ra gaining
the presidency Of the road. hut forced
20 walk the straight and narrow In
order 20 retain his place Of power
But. oh. Joan darling. what OF me
! feel smirched and unclean. never
realized the ugly MISUNDERSTANDING !
was creating In tho dear home town !
love. /. too. was ambitious Not for
power. dear, hut for the chance 20
serve. 20 love, 10 be loved. 10 have the
simple. sweet and lasting things.
when that Joy seemed denied me
I was ambitious for business success
II was all that was left. Old maid.
ship Is had enough. but an old maid
with money is treated more like a
human being than an old maid who
Is poor.
And now. dear. ] must 20 back "a
some grubby old job. Life. I'm one
flash. loses It's color. turns drab again.
ffhh FfAVAf - btAt n ~ INV hBtAi Giilt
house Mt No. 4b | am TO have talk
with Randy. | am hungry for news
Of you. hungry 20 know more about
the darling little house, and your
plans and drcnma.
I'm try not 20 be heartdck. Joan
You know I love you better
than anyone IN this whole living
world, and your happiness Is my hap.
plness. As FOR Randy. he Ia toe
splendid for words. How he has
grown up, dear In these two years
I've been gone from Bentsvillel
But youll put me down for an en-.
vious cat, Joanie. I'm not Only q
little frightened at all that has hap
pened. and oil the loneliness that is
ahead. The talk with Randy
will do me good.
Your very loving
L. nOfIX