The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-20

Patt,os,


Romance,
Copyright. 1890. ~ Doubleday. Page
& Co: published BY special ar
rarcsmcni ,ruh the Wheeler Syn
asoafe. Inc.
John DO Craffeur-id Atwood ate
Of the lotus. root stem ana flower
Tho tropics Eobbied him up He
plunged enthusiastically into his
work. which was 20 forget Rosine.
Now. they who dine ON tho lotus
rarely consume IL plain There L. a
sauce au diable that goes with Il.
and the distiilrru are the chefs who
prepare A. And on Johnny's menu
card Il read brandy" with a bot.
tho between them. he and Hlliy
keorh would cit on the porch Of the
little Consulate NJ night and roar out
great. inaeeoroas songs. untn The
natives. slipping hastily past would
shrug a shoulder and mutter thinFr
90 themselves abou, the -Amorieanoa
diablos"
One day johnny's mono brought
the mail and dumped " on tho table
Johnny leaned from hls hammock
aud fingered the four or five letters
dclectrdly keoxh was sitting on
the edge Of The table ehoppinE iaxily
with a paper knife at the legs Of a
csutipede that was crawling hmong
the stationary. Johnny was In that
phase Of lotus seating when all the
world tastes bitter In ones mouth.
Sam. old thing he complained,
''Fooi people writing for Information
about the country. The want 10
know all about raising fruit and
how 20 uaahs a fortune without
work. Half OF EN- don't even send
stamps for . reply. They think a
consul hasn't anything TO do bn;
write letters. 81, those envelopes
for mo. old mar. and s~e, wha, thsy
want I'm feeling too rocky 10
move
KeoEh. aeciima'ef o~rond an TOO
sihinty Of lilhrmnr. drew his chair
to tho table with smiling compliance
on his ro.e-pink eouni~nanre. and
began 10 siif open the letters. -Four
of them were from citssrns In var.
Gus parts % The United States Nho
seemed 20 regard the couHui af Cor.
ailo as a ryclopncsila OF Information.
They asked hong iiNts o. questions.
numerically arranged. about the ell
mate. PREDICTS. possibilities. Laws.
buslp~ss chanera and statistics Of
the country In which The consul had
the honor OF representing hls own
government
Write en- Bfriy.s szid 0fas
inert official. lust . line. 70
ferrinK them TO the ht-st consular
report Tcii 'em the state Depart.
ment VIII be delighted 20 furnish the
literary gems. Sign my name.
Don't LET your pen scratch. niiiy. i'm
keep m. awake
Don't snofe,- said K~ogn. ami.
ably. and III do your work for you
You need corps Of assistants. any
how. Don't PC. hos you ever ret
out report. wake up n minute
here's on. more ietter--lt's from
your own ta~n. foo--DaleaburK
THAT soT- fnyrmured Johnny
showing a fnlid and obligatory In.
ter~si. whats u sboutg"
Postmaster writes explained
k~oEh. says citizen OF the town
wants some facts and advice from
you. says the citizen has an ld.a
in his head OF coming down where
you are and opening a shoe store.
Wants 10 know " you think tho
business would pay. says he's heard
Of tho boom along this coast. and
wants 10 grt in on The ground floor ="
In spite OF the heat and hln bad
temper. Johnny's hammock swaysd
with his laughter. kecrh laughed.
too. and tho pct monkey on the top
shelf OF the bookcase chartered In
sbriil sympathy with the ironlcai re-.
cepiion OF the letter from DaieshurK
Great bunionsr' exclaimed the
consul -ghoe sfore' What1i they
ask about. next. wonder ov~reoat
factory, reckon. Say. Biily--os our
1000 citizens. how many do you sup.
pose ever had on a pair OF shocsr-
Keogh rcfIscted judlcialiy.
Let's see--thercs you ana me
and
mot mo- said Johnny. promptly
and Incorrectly. holding IN a foot
cncaHed In a diarcputnbie d~erukin
zapato. Il haven't been a victim 20
shoes In months.-
but you've got .rm tho went
on KeoKh. And there's Goodwin
and blanchard ana Ceddis and ola
ian that. zen, for the banana corn.
Many ana there. old r,elvado---no.
l.. we.r. v.,saI. Ara or -.
there. Mas.m. or,,x shat ran.a
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sinner. =, a.. haI,a a.. o,h.r nts,,
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