The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-25


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take sheltsr undsr the satsf tanh ana
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20 the loconeufe. which has been as
ahisd
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the private car is foasd with Ehaa". ~.
hts tidnsplnz Chadsirk srnsu mrs
Marras a. m Old frtuna.
NOW GO ON WITH THE stony
There. one OF them now Majoi
Basil Kandrirk -ksnsucky born and
raised. an you might guess" MI
Chadwick was saying -Old nchco
southern quality and AS fine ~
they mako en- He ia a lawyer. but
not In active practice. owns a min
or two In suathcona 6uich. and Il
neither too rich nor too poor
grabbed at The nana. -Basn.
right away: n isn't Fuch a very com
mon nasns. and Mrs. sheiis had said
somethlnr--srnder tho water tank
you rrcoilect- n Cousin
Isasii- who was TO have mot her nj
the train. 1 was putting two OF
three little private .uesscs OF my
own together. when one OF the
elevators cams down and hero cams
our two, tho young lady and ths
chunky little girl. with the rnatoi
chuckilhg and smiling and sivinf
mn arm 20 each. They had sppar
entity stopped AT the Billiard only e
walt until he could come aftei
them and take them home. Mrr
/ sheilA vas looking just IA pretty
az ever. only now there wasn't a
BIT OF color In her face, and her cycs
seemed a good deal brighter. sorns
way.
Yes. indeed: the major In all rfett
MS you'd find out for yourself Il
you'd make up your mind TO stay
in Portal City and get acquainted
with him" Mr. Chadwick was going
on. and by that time the major anc
the two pretty ones had come on "a
where the boss and Mr.. Chadwick
could sec them.
saw the boss at up IN his chair
and stare at them. Then he said
That's Mrs. Macrae with him now
Ia she a member Of his famlly7~
a second cousin. or something oi
that SORT Haid Mr.. Chadwick. Il
met her once AT the majors house
out In the northern suburb last sum
mcr. and that's how / cane 10 know
her when you put her aboard Of The
Alexa back yonder In the gulch."
Ar. Eorcross let the three OF then
got out and away. and we heard
their taxi speed up and trundlo of
before he said. "shs IL married. I'm
told. where In her husband7"
W hfsShfstNo-oh len
Mr.. Chadwick looked up az n he'd
already forgotten the three who had
Just crossed the lobby.
''Who-eheiia Macrasf Yes. sh,
has been married But there isn't
any husaband-ehe's a widow"
For quite while the boss sal
staring at his cigar In n way h,
has when he Il thinking right hard
and Mr. Chadwick let him alone
being busy, guess. with his owr
little scrap that lay Just ahead Of
him In the coming directors meet
Ing. Then. all Of a sudden. the bos,
rot up and showed his hands into
his coat pockets
I've changed my mind. Uncl,
] John" he said. lsokins @nr' NJ nh