The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-20

am referring 10 The political
economist.' says Wainwright.
Smother Smith. them says I.
The ono ! speak Of never was ar.
rested
wainwright and me permeates
thru the town. and he halts at d
rum -dispenhary.
Have you any money! he asks.
~ have ays I. fishing out my
SILVER dollar. 4 always 10 about
with adequate sums OF money.
Then We will drink says VAIN
wright
Not mo- says l. Not any de
mon rum or any OF its ramificationH
for nina It's one Of my non
weaknesse-'
Its my failing says he What's
your particular soft pointr
Industry says /. promptly. I'm
Woodworking. diiigent industrious
and energetic
My dear Mr.. Trotter.' says he.
surely I've known you long enough
10 tell YOU you arc a liar. Every
man must have his own particular
weakness. and his own particular
strength In other things. Now. you
will buy me a drink OF rum. and We
WIZ call on President Gomez
well. SIR" Trotter went ON. 1--WE
walks the four miles out thru n vir.
Gin conservatory Of palms and ferns
and other roof garden producta To
the presidents summer White House.
II was blue. and reminded you OF
what you no~ on the stage IN the
third act. which they describe az
same M the firni' on the programs.
There was moro than 80 people
waiting outside the iron fence that
surrounded tho house and grounds.
There was generals and aEitaiora
and eperKnoz In gold laced uniforms.
and citizens IN diamonds and pana-
ma hats-aii waiting To r-, an audi.
enoa with the Royal Five Gard Draw.
And In Kind Of summcr.hours In
front az the mansion we could sec a
bnrnt~icnna man eating br.aksAst
out Of gold dishes and taking his
time. I Judge that tho crowd out.
side had come out for their morning
orders and requests. and WINS afraid
to intrads.
'-fiai c. wainwright wasn't The
gate was oprn. and he walked inside
and up 10 the presidents tabi@ ~
confident AZ q man who knows the
head waiter In is-ccnt restaurant
And ] went with him. because had
only rs cents and there was nothing
eisc 20 Do.
Tia Comes man rfrus from his
chair. and looks coiorrd man as he
was. htc IN was about TO call out
for corporal Of the guard post mum.
h~r ona Hut Wainwright says some
phrases TO him In a peculiarly iubri-
eating manner. and tho first thing
you know We WAS all thru. Of US
seated at the tabi,. with coffee and
rolls and iE,iana outlets coming as
fast ~ about % poems could rustic
'cm
And then wainwright begins 10
talk: but the president interrupts
him
You Ynnkcrs.' says ne. polite.
'assurodly take the. cake for assir.
ancc. ! assure you'--or word. 20 that
effect He spoke English better than
you or me. You've had n long walk.
says he. hut it's NIGER In the cool
morning To. walk than 10 ride. May
suggest some refrcshmentsY says
he.
- Rum says Wainwright
Gimme a cigar says I.
We'll. air. the two talked an hour.
keeping the generals and equities all
in their good uniforms waiting out.
side the fence. And while I smoked.
silent ! listened 20 clifford Vain
wright making n solid republic out
OF the wreck Of one. didn't follow
HIS arguments with any special colo
cation OF International intclligibillty:
but he had Mr.. Corners attention
glued and rivcted. He takes out a
pencil and marks the white linen
tshlecioth all over with figures and
estimates and DEDUCTIONS. lie speaks
moro or iesa dlmespectfuliy OF i'm.
port and export duties and custom
house receipts and taxes and treaties
and budgets and concessions and
such truck that politics and govern
mcnt require: and when he gets thru
tho Gomez man hops up and shakes
his hand and nays he's saved the
country and tho people.
81 found out afterward that VAIN
wright wns a regular beachcomber--
tho srnartert man on the whole coast.
but kept down by rum liked him.
''One day I invciEied him into a