The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
ny Hal ARMSTRONG

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1 i thru the throng OF batherr and
sprintnd for tho chr. His tanned
face beafned. His whole being tinTi.d
with that keen Joy Of living that
eom~u OF a brisk rub with rough
towel after plunge in Green Lake.
Harry waE In a hurry. IL IL n long
ride from Gr~cn Lake beach 90 police
Headquarters lie would have barely
sime 60 get into his uniform and
jump Into the squadron for the cap
faIu's roll call. But he giowed NJ he
sped up the hin thru woodland park.
He felt supremacy glad 20 BE- alive.
And then. as ~ pulled up putting
nns.er the car stop sign that dan.
gi-s from the trolley stAy.wire atop
the hsii. q feeling Of quite another
sort surgrd up and ssckcued him
LIE HAD ssrwusssa sousshinG. Ne
~ knew Il II yAs .sosnething of
kyrns tmnor1A AAcp: JssQs vAa& ~ ceu1d
not then reoa1l Hc would turn bArh
. the hashhouse-no, u was too hte.
Tho car was climbing the trc~fie.
oominR towards him. X stopped. he
climbed sborad.
In a funk be entered ana looked
about for seat. then suddenly real.
iscd n was q Green Lake car and. of
eour~~ there was none. lie grasped
n strap and knitted his brows.
What vas ~ he had left. his gum
lie changed hands on the strap and
felt for the holster under his left
arm. II was there. and the gun was
in !. lie searched his pockets. His
notebook. letters. papers were all
wher~ they belonged. His prcdica.
rnent daxcd and aggravated him.
Perhaps. whatever IL was. he had
not left IL at the ba,hhonse. after all.
Possibly II was something the chief
bad asked him privately 10 do. SO
much the worse. As tho car j~rked
uneasiiy around curve vision
came before him: tho vision OF an
abse Mt minded copper. helmet In
hand. standing first on one foot and
then on tho other on the rich carpet
in tho chiefs office. with the chiefs
steeiy eyes boring into him while he
tried blunderingiy 10 explain
TUE CAR ssctercd out Of the curve
1 and the vision fed Harry knew
what he would do. II he got to head
quarters in time. II the Fremont
bridge wasn't open. he would get to
telephone and call his wife.
His wife had most retcntivc
memory. She was always remember.
ing things. She could probably tell
nim exactly what IL was. Likely as
not he had only forgotten 10 cover
his half finished oil painting: Harry
Is an artist OF some note. or maybe
II was the ever blooming geranlum.
hydrangea that he was experiment.
ing with in tho garden and had for.
gotten TO water: Harry is a second
Burbank when II comes TO flowers.
Anyway, hie wife would know.
The chr hit anothex curve and ran
out on the bridge with gong clamor.
ing. The center span was lifting. A
slowmoving. high.masted tug wns
approaching with tow OF logs,
Harry's hopes sank. lie would have
no time to telephone now. lie would
be fortunate II he got TO the squad.
ron on time Hang IL. what was the
thing his memory had slipped on7
The tug snalled past. The bridge
clio red. Bells rang again. The car
started. crossed the bridge and stop
ped. Some people were getting off
Harry sank dazodly into an empty
seat up front
T'HERE WERE two young girls
l. across the aisle from him. They
looked at him amused. then turned
their faces and tried 10 shield a
snicker behind carefully manieured
hands.
Harry noted their mirth uneasily'
His face famed underneath the tan.
He clutched at his tie. Yes, IL was
In place. An, he knew what 1t was
In sitting down he had jerked his
trousers up nearly 20 the knee. lie
could feel their cuffs binding under
his calves. Probably his garters
showed. Gazing down the aisle. try
ing 20 seem calm and unconccrned.
he lifted his pants-legs over his
knees and let them drop. The girls