The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-16
:;s. 0. HENRY STORY ; So: :

and q child carrying q bottle OF
milk. and fought his way like n
demon into tho mass Of spectators.
Already In tho inner line stood
Violet Seymour with one sleeve and
two gold Filings gone. n corset steel
puncture and n spraincd wrist. but
happy. She was looking at what
there was to see. A man was paint
ing upon the fence; 'Ticat Brickiets
They tiii Your Face"
Violet biushed when she saw
William Pry. william jabbcd n lady
In black silk raglan In tho ribs.
kicked a boy In the shin. hit nm old
gentleman on the left car and man
aged TO crowd nearer to Violet
They stood for an hour looking nj
the man paint the letters. Then
Williams love could be rcpros-ed no
longer. lie touched her on tho arm
-comc with me- he said. Il know
where ther. In a bootblack without
an Adams apple
She looked up at him shyfy. yct
with unmistakabic iovc transfixur-
Ing her eountenanco.
And you have saved u for me -
she asks. trembling with tho firnt
dim ecstsey OF woman beloved.
Together they hurried 10 tho boot
blacks stand. An hour they spent
there gazing At tho maiformed
youth.
A window cleaner fen from the
flfth story TO the sidewalk beside
them Az the ambulance came
changing up. William pressed her
hand joyously. -Four ribs at least
and compound fracture he whis-
pcr~d. swiftly. "You are not sorry
that you mot me. are you. dcarcstf"
Me-" said Violet. returning the
pressure. sure not. could stand
all day ruhberinK with YOU"
Tho climax ~ the romance oc-
curr~d a few days later, Perhaps
the reader win remember the In
tense excitcmnt into which tho city
was thrown when Eliza Jane. n coll
ored woman. was served with
subpoena The rubber tribe en-
campcd on the spot with his own
hands William Pry placed q board
upon two beer kegs In tho street
opposite Eliza James residence. lie
and Violet sat there for three days
and niwhta Then Il occurred 60 q
detective 10 open the door and serve
the subpoena He sent for kineto-
scope and did 80.
Two souls with such conr~uiai
tastes could not long remain apart.
IA q policeman drove them away
with his night stick that evening
they piightcd their troth. Tho seeds
Of love had BEEN well sown. and had
grown up. hardy and vigorous. into
a--iet us call II . rubber plant
The wedding OF william Pry and
Violet Seymour was set for June 10.
The big church IN the middle OF tho
block was banked high with fiowcfa
Tho populous trfbe 81 rubbrr~rs tho
world over IL rampant over we'd
dlngs They arc tho pessinirss OF
tho p~ws. They arr the wuycrs Of
the groom and tho bantcr~rs Of the
bride. sThey como 70 laugh ~ your
marriage. and should you escape
from Hyrncn's tower on tho back Of
Deaths paie stecd. thsy wffi come 20
the funeral and sit In the same pev
and cry over Jour luck Rubber
wfIi stretch
Ths church vAs nxneHA a guN
grain cnrpst hay ovw ne eavhais 70
the edge of The sdcwxM. Brides
maids w~rv patssn9 ora another's
sasbcs swry and speaking Of the
/ brides frcckica Coaehmrn tied
white ribbons on their whips and
hewAiied the space OF time between
drinks. Tho minister was musine
over his possible fee eswayfng con-
lecture whether n would suffice to
purchase q now broadcioth suit for
himself and . photograph of Laura
Jean Libby for his wifc Yen. Cupid
was In the air.
And OUTSIDE the church. or. my
brothers. surwed and heaved the rank
and file Of tho tribe Of Rubb~rcrs. In
two bodies they werc. with the Rros
grain carpet and cops with clubs be-
tween. They crowded iike cattle.
they fought. they pressed and surxed
'sff s"@t@a Ssf1 aSt1btFo ttN -
other TO see . bit Of = girl In q
white veil acquire license 10 70 thru
a mans pockets while he sIecpa.
But the hour for the wedding came
and went. and the bride and bride
groom cssfne not And impafience
save why 70 alarm. and alarm
brought about search. and they wcrc
not found And then two big 20.
iIcemcn took a hand and dragged
out Of the furious mob Of oniooksrs
crushed and trampicd thing. with
wedding ring In It's vest pocket.
and a shredded and hysterical wom-
an beating her way TO tho carpets
edge. ragged. bruised and destroyer.
Gus.
William Pry and Violet Seymour.
creatures Of habit. had Joined In the
scsthing game OF the spectators. un.
able to resist the overwhelming de-
sire 10 gaze upon themselves enter.
Ing. M bride and bridegroom. the
rosederked church.
Rubber win out.