The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
- ~ HUy1OR PATHOS
NTH ROMANCE
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|StO1sya Day


And Gaines stayed because no was a
fighter and wasn't afraid OF million
aires nons. and-well. he adorod the
country.
what DO you think. Miss Nary"
h. said once. Il knrw duffcr In
New York who claimed TO like Il In
the summer time. Said you could
keep cooler there than you could In
tho woods. Wasn't he an awful
sillyr l don't think could breathe
on broadway after the first OF
Juns.-
Mamma was thinking Of going
hack week after next said Miss
Mary. with a lovely frown.
-iint when you think OF H. raff
Gaines. there ara lots % jolly places
In town In IN. summer. The roof
gardens. you know. And he--er--ths
roof Eardena.-
the day when they had tho mock
tournament. and the men rode cium.
~ farm horses around In a glade In
the woods and caught curtain rings
90 tho end Of a lance. Such fun
Cool and dry az The finest wine
came tho breath OF tho Swallowed
forest Tho valley below WAS a
vision seen thru an opal hayN A
white miw from hidden falls blurred
tho green Of hands breadth OF tree
tops halfway d0efp the gorge
Youth made merry hand INLAND
with young summer. Nothing on
broadway like that
Tho villagers gathered 20 $50 tho
city folks pursue their mad droilery
Tho woods rams with the laughter Of
pixies and naiada and spritrs. Gaines
cangh, most Of tho rings Ills was
tho privilege 90 crown tho queen Of
n. tournament lie was the con.
auerlng knixhf-a. far a. tho rinKn
went on his arm he wore n white
scarf Compton wore light blue. She
had declared her preference for blue.
but she wore white that day.
Cains-s looked about for the queen
70 cro~n her. He heard her merry
laugh. az II from the cioufs She
had slipped away and climbed CHIN.
ney Rock. ntue granite bluff. and
Ttood there. white fairy among
tho lAafeLA. fifty feet above their
heads
Instantly b. and Compton accept.
I'd tho implied challenge. The biuff
was easily mounted AZ the rear
but tho frunt offered small hold 90
hand or foot Each man quickly
s~t~cf~d his route and began 10
climb. A ervvice. a bush. a slight
projection, a vine or trc~ branch
all Of these were aids that counted
in tho race. I, was all foolery--
there was no stake. but there was
youth In u. croan reader. and tiFh,
hearts. and something else that Mlmn
Clay writes % charrninsfy about
Gaines gave . Rrca, tug q; the
roo, Of \ laurel and pulled himself
20 Miss Maryis fe~s- On hss arm nc
carried tho wreath Of ro.c-: and
whils n. viiiaEcr. and summer
board~rs screamed and sppiauded BE-
low he placed n on the queens brow.
You are . gallant knight said
Ai~r Mary.
IF ! could b. your true knight al
ways began Gaines. but Miss MARY
laughed him dumb. for Compton
scrambled over the edrs Of tho rock
on. minute behind time
what twilight that was when
they drove back 90 the hotei' This
opal Of the valley turned slowly sn
purple. the dark woods framed the
lake as a mirror. the tonic air ssirrc,
IN. yery soul IN one. Tho firrt pais
stars came out over the mountain
tops where yet a faint glow Of
= b>r your pardon. sfr. Gaines. I"
aid Adkin.
The man who believed New Tor,
70 bs IN. finest summer resort ",
the world opened his eyes and Kicked
over III. mueilas- bottle on his drsk
II believe ! was asleep he
said.
tits tho heat said Adkins. -Trs
something awful In the city These
''NonscnscF' said the other. The
city beats the country ten 10 ono In
summer. Fools 10 out trarnpsng tn
muddy brooks and wear themselves
nut trying to catch little fiah as long
AZ your finger. Stay IN town and
keep that's my idea
Some letters Just came said "a
kins. Il thought you might like 20
glance at them before you go.-
Let us look over his shoulder and
read Just few lines OF one OF them
My Dear. Dear Husband: Just 70
ceived your letter ordering us 70
stay another month. Ritaia
cough In almost Fona .
Johnny has simply gone wild like a
little Indian WIN be the
making OF both children .
work no hard. and I know that your
business can hardly afford to keep
US hero 30 long bert man
that ever you always pre-
tend tina. You Ike the city in sum.
mcr trout fishing that you
uacd 20 be so fond OF and
all TO keep us well and happy
come TO you II II were NOT
doing the babies no much good
stood last evening on
Chimney Rock In exactly the same
spot whero was when you put the
wreath OF roses on my head .
thru all the world when
you said you would be my true
knight fifteen years ago.
dear, just think have al.
ways been that to mo ever
and ever. MARY.
| The man who said he thought
New York the finest summer resort
in tho country dropped into a cafe
on his way home and had glass of
beer under an electric fan.
Wonder what kind Of n fly old
Harding used" he said to himself.