The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-29


Circumstances. and the implacablo
carpenter. Pate.
To blythe money was now but u
memory, lie had drained his friends
of al that their good fellowship had
60 offer. then he had squeezed them
20 tn last drop of their generosity
and at the last. Aaran,like, he had
stnitten the rock OF tlwir hardening
bosoma for tho scattering. ignobie
drops % Charity itself
lie had exhausted his credit TO the
last real. with the minutu keennesa
OF the shameless sponser he was
aware Of every source In Comlio
from which a glass OF rum. "a meal
OF piece Of silver could be
whcodlod Maruhaling each such
source In his mind. he considered Il
with all tho ihoroneas and penetra.
ton that hunger and thirst lent him
for the task All his optimism failed
to thrcsh grain Of hope from the
chat of his postuiations. lie had
played out the game. That one night
in the open had shaken his nerves
AT least few grounds upon which
he could base his unblushlng de.
mandn uron his neighborn' stores.
Now no must beg Instead ~ borrow
The most brazcn sophlstry could not
dignity by tho name Of loan the
coin contemp,uouaiy fiung TO a
heaehcomhcr who slept on the bare
boards OF the public market
But on this morning no h-ggur
would hRy, more thankfully received
charitable coin. for the demon
thirst had him by the throat the
drunkards mstutinal thirst that r.
qulrcn TO be slaked AZ each morning
station on the road 60 rophet.
blythe walked slowly up tho street.
keeping a waaiehfui eye Tor any
miracle that might drop mama upon
him In hln wilderness. A he passed
tho popular eating house Of Madama
yasqucg. Aadama's boardern were
/ Iurt sitting down TO freshly baked
I bread. aEuacafes pines and delicious
coffee that sent forth odoroun guar
antee ~ It's quality upon the breeze
shy. s,oiid. melancholy gaze for a
moment out Of the window. she saw
blythe. and her expression turned
moro shy and embarrassed, ''Beeize-
bub' owed her 20 pesos. lilo bowed
AZ he had once bowed 20 icas en-
barrumscd DANES 10 whom he owed
nothing. and passed on.
AaAe oh "a az :
throwing open the solid wooden
doors Of their shops. Polite but ccol
were tho giAnees they east upon
niythe AZ he BOUNCED tentatively BY
1ith the remains ~ his old jaunty
air for they were his creditors al
rueAt Without exception
A. the litilc fountain lu he plaza
he made an ai.oiuKy FOR ioiie, with
hls ~e,ied handkerchief. Across the
open square filed the dolorous line
OF friends OF the prisoners In the
calAboxa, bearing the morning msai
Of tho immured The food in their
hands aroused small longing In
blythe. II was drink chat his soul
craved. or money To buy H.
In the streets he me, mary with
whom no had been friends and
equals. and whose patience and hber-
atty he bad gradually exhausted.
willard Coddlr and Paula eantrred
past him with the coolest Of mods.
returning from their daily horashsek
ride along the old Indian road
Keogh passed him Al another corner.
whsHsilng checrfuliy and hearins a
prize % nrwiy-laid eggs for the
breakfast 81 himself and Clancy. The
jovlai scout 81 Fortune was ono ~
niyth.'r victims who had plunged his
hand oftsneat into hts pocket 10 aid
him. Blu, nos II seem~i that keowh.
too. had fortified himself against fur.
Their invaaions. IIis curt greeting and
the onlnoua light IN his fun. gray
eye qulckrned The steps Of ''Beeizr-
hub.- whom desperation had almost
melted TO attesnp; an additional
loan"
Three drinking shops the foriorn
one next visited In succession. In
all ~ these hls money. hls credit
and his welcome had long since been
spent. but Blythe felt that he would
have fawu~d In the dust at tho feet
Of an enemy that morning for one
draught OF aKuardienis. In two OF
the pulperias hts courageous petition
for drink was met With a refusal 80
polite that 1, stunE worse than
abuse The shird establishment had
acquired something OF American
methods. and here he was seiyed
bodily and cast out upon his hands
and knees
This physical indigniiy caused a
singular chang. In the man. AZ he
picked himself up and walked away
an expression OF absolute relief came
upon his features The Epccious and
couciliatory smile that had been
craven there was succeeded By a
look OF calm and sinister resolve.
"Beexlebub" had been flounderiug IN
the sea Of improbity. holding by a
slender lifeline to the respectable
world that had cast him overheard.
lie must have felt that with this
ultimate shock the line had snapped,
and have experienced the welcome