The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-30
An 0. HENRY Story a Day :Sijs;

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together Yes. think We will marry
next week"
"korner." said 7. you arc n fool"
Have an abaintho drip" said
kerner. grandly. Tonight you are
the guest OF Art IN paying quantities
think We will get a fiat with a
hath"
II never tried one--I mean an alb
hnthe drip" said L.
The waiter brought II and poured
tho water slowly over tho lee In the
drippcr.
IL looks exactly like tho MlsHls
eippi river water In the big bend ba.
low Natchez." naid 1. fascinated.
gazing at tho bo-muddied drip.
There are such flats for eight dol.
lafu "A week." aid Ksrncr.
You arc a fool. said 1, and began
10 sip the filtration. what you
need" l continued. "is the official
attention OF one Jesse Hoimer."
kcrner, not being n southcrner.
did not comprehend. no h. sat. sen.
timentai. figuring on his fiat In his
sordld. artistic way. while l,azed
into tho green eyes OF the nophlsti.
Gated Spirit OF Norwood.
Presently I noticed casually that
procession OF bacchantes iimned
on the wall Immediately below the
ceiling had begun 20 move. travers.
Ing the room from right 10 left In a
Ehy aud spectacular pilgrimage. /
did not confido my discovery to Ker.
nor, Tho artistic temperament II too
hlgh-strung 10 view dcviations from
the natural laws OF the art Of kai.
uomining. slipped my absinthe drip
and sawed NORWOOD.
One absintho drip Ia not much
but | naid again 90 Kerner. kindly.
You are a fool" And then in
the vernaeniar; "Jesss Holmes for
yonrs."
And then I looked around and saw
Tho foolk Killer. aa he had always
appeared TO my imagination. sitting
nj a nearby table. and regarding US
with his reddish. fatal. relentless
eyes. lie was JrHsr Holmes from top
Go toe. he had the long. gray. rnEged
beard. tho gray clothes OF ancient
cut. the esecutioner's look. and the
dusty shoes 81 one who had been
called from afar. His eyes were
turned fixediy upon Kerncr. I shud.
drrrd 20 think that I had invoked
him from his aRnlduous Southern
duties. | thought OF flying. and then
! kept my STRAIT. rejecting that many
men had escaped his minlstrationn
wh.n u seemed that nothing short
Of an appointment as ambassador 10
Spain could save them from ruin. I
had called my brother Kerncr n fool
and WAS In danger OF he'll fire. That
was nothing. but would try TO save
him from J~Hsc Holmes.
Tho Fool.killer got UP from HIS
table and came over 10 ours. He
rested his hands upon IL. and turned
his burning. vindictive eyoa upon
korner. Ignoring me.
You are hopeless fool he naid
TO the artint Haven't you had
enough starvation yeti offer you
ono more opportunity. Give up this
Eirl and come back 10 your home.
Refuse. and you must take the con
sequences"
The Foolkiii~r'a threatening face
was within a foot Of his victims. but
b. my horror. Kcrner mad. not tho
slightest aign OF being aware Of bis
presence. 81
We VIII be married next w~ek. =.
he nutterrd absent-mlndediy with
my studio furniture and some sec.
ond'hand stuff we csn make out
You have decided your own fate.
said the Fool. Killer. In "A low but ter.
rlbls voice. You may consider your
self AZ ono Dad. You have had your
last chance"
I'm tho moonlight" went on Ker.
ncr. softly. Two will sit under the
skylight with our guitar and sing
away tho faIsc delights OF pride and
money"
ron your own head be IT, Missed
tho Fool Kilfsr. and my scalp prickiod
when | perceived that neither kcr-
ncr'a eyes nor his ears took the
slightest cogniEancs Of Jesse Holmes.
And then I knew that for some rea-
son tho veil had been lifted for me
alone. and that had been elected
20 save my friend from destruction
NJ tho Fooi.klller's hands. Some