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

Remnants
of the Code
Copyright. 1890. ep Doubleday. Pae'
q Co. pHbhshed bv special arrange
mcnt Nth the wheeler
Syndicate. inc,
DREAKFAsT In coralio was at II
ID Therefore she people did not SO
20 market early. The little wooden
market house stood on patch OF
ahort. trimmed grass under the vivid
green foliage 81 bread fruit tree
Thither ono morning Tho vendors
lclsurely convened. bringing thoil
wares with them, \ porch or plat
form 6 feet wide cncirolei the build
ing. shaded from tho mid morning
sun by tho projecting. EraAs,thatohed
roof Upon this platform the vcnders
were wont To display their goods -
newly killed tccf. fish. Gratis. fruit OF
the country, cslzSava. eggs. dulcc'
Iahd hiEh, totterinE stacks OF native
tortiilas as large around az the som
orero Of spanish Erandec.
But on this morning they whose
stations lay on the seward side OF
the market house, instead OF spread
ing their merchandise formed them
selves into n softly iabhsring and
3 gc~tieulating group For there upor
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apawied. asleep. the unbeaatiful fiE
urc OF "Becizcbuh- Hlythe. lilo las
upon a raErrd strip OF cocoa ma,
ting. more than ever n fallen anEe
In appea rance. Hts ruit OF coar~s
flax. soiied. bursting at the reAms
crumpled into a thousand dlvrrnifiee
wrinkles and creasea. inclo~ed him
absurdiy. like the garh Of some Fl
firy that had t~~n stuffed In spor'
and thrown there after indignity had
been wrought upon r. liu, firmli
upon the high bridge ~ hts nose ~
posed his gold trimmed slaN-rS, ti~
surviving badge OF his ancient riory
/ The suns rays. r-aectinE CULVER
inriy from tho ripping sea upon hi
face. and tho voices OF tho market
men woke "BeoIasbuh- Blythe. liz
sat up. blinking. and leaned his bani
against tn wall Of the market
Drawing a blightnd elk handkerchief
from his pocket. he axSsduouslS
rubbed and FURNISHED his glaSs~a
And while doing this he hecam'
aware that HIS bedroom had been In
vaded. and that polite brown and yel
how men were b~s~rchinK htn 10 VA
cate In favor ~ their market stun
III the senior would have The good
ness thousand rarslans for bring
ING 60 him moiestation but aopf
would come the eompfadores for th'
days provisions surely they had 10.
600 regrets AZ disturbing HIM
In this mAnnvr they expanded u
him the lnslnun ton that he mus
clear out and cease TO clog ths
wheels OF trade.
Blythe stepped from the platform
with the air OF a prince leaving his
canopied couch. lie never quite lost
that air. even NJ the lowest point
u his fall II ~ clear that the col
lego 81 good breeding does not rcc
e~~nrily maintain chair OF moral,
within ia waii.
Blyth. shook out his ~ry clothing
and moved slowly up the caiis
c;rande thru the hot sand. ~. moved
without a destination in his mind
The little town was ianxuidi,
stirring to lts daily us, Golden
kinne1 babies tumbled over one an
sher In tlr- rrasa. The sra hreexs
brought him appetite. but nothing "a
satisfy u, Thruout Corailo were 10
morning odors--thoee from tho heav
ny fragrant tropical flowers and from
the bread baking In the outdoor
ovens OF clay and the pervadlns
smoke Of their fires. wis>re ths
smoke cleared. tho crystal air. with
some of the efficacy OF faith. seemed
TO remove tho mountains almost ,c
the sea. bringing tls9m 50 near that
one might count the Scared Eiades
on their wooded sides. The light
footed Caribw were swiftly riidins
to their tasks at the watersid~. Al
ready along tlr- boaky trails from ID,
banana groves files Of horses wers
slowly moving. concealed. except fo'
their holding heads and ploddinf
legs. by the punches OF grcen-rolder
frui, heaped upon their backs. or
doorslils AT women eornbing Their
long. black hair and calling. one "a
another. across the narrow thoro
fares Peace reiRned In coralio--arid
and bald peace; but sfiil peace.
on that bright morning when Ma
ture seemed TO be Offering the lotus
on the Dawn's golden platter. "Beei
zebub- Blythe had reached rock bot
tom. Further descent seemed impos
.lbfe. That last nights alumber In a
public place had done for him. A.
long az he had had a roof 10 cover
him there had remained. unbridged
the space that separates n gentleman
from the beasts Of the jungf. and
the fowls OF the air But now he was
little more than a whimpering oyster
led 10 be devoured on the sands Of