The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-09

boMn ana nhOnldtfhs ana hhd 10
rub them for an hour with that hor.
rid old>1iniment hope you didn't
think that amclicd IKE flowcrs You
know there we're some West Point
boys and a yacht load OF young men
from the city at lnrt evenings
weekly dance. I've known mamma
10 sit by an open window for three
hours with one. half Of her register.
Ing s. degrees and the other half
frost bitten. and never nneezs once.
hut Just let a bunch OF ineiiRibles
come around where I arm and she'll
begin To swell nj the knuokles and
shrek with pain And I have 10
talss her 60 her room ana rub her
Iarrna. To Hre mamma dreass,d you'd
be surprised 60 know tho number Of
square Inches Of sprfnee there are TO
her aims. 1 think n must be de-
lightfui 10 be hermit Tlmt-cas
eock--or gnbarshna i'un't ity-thaf
you wear In 20 becoming DO you
make 1T or them-of eourso you
must have changes yonrseifr And
what hieueed relief n must be TO
wear sandals Instead Of hhoes' Think
how We must auffer-no matter how
small I buy my shoes they always
pinch my toes Oh. why can't there
be lady herinit. toor'
Tho beauilfuiest and most Adde'S
cent Trrnholfne sister extended two
slender blue ankles that ended In two
enormous bus silk bows that aimost
eoncraied two fairy oKfords also one
Of tho forty seven RhAdes OF blue.
The hermit. as N impclled BY a Kind
az rcfiax. talspaihio action. drew his
hare toes further beneath Bis gunny.
sAckins.
Il have h-srd about shs romance
% your iif..- said Mirs T'runhoime.
sof,ly. '-rhey have n prtnios on
tho back OF the menu card at the
inn Was nhs very beautiful and
ciarrninaf-
-On the bins ~ fsre~ nru.t~~ea
tho hermit: -but what do carr for
tho worlds batslaf ye.. ahs was Of
tho highest and sraDdeas typo
Then" he continued. -thnn ! thought
tho world could never contain an.
other equal 70 her. 30 fornook Il
and repaired 20 this mountain fnss-
ne~ 70 spend tho remainder ~ my
life aion1--to devote AMI Dedicate my
remaining years to her m~u,ory.-
ITS rrnna.- mid Mis- Trrnho.ms
absolutely Ersndi think . her.
fnits life Ia the ideal one No bill
collectors calling. no dressing for
dinner'-ho~ ia Ike 10 b. onei Hu,
there's no such luck for ma. n !
don't marry this season. honestly
ts~li~v. mamma Will force mo into
settlement work or trimming hats.
., isn't that rm getting old or ueiy:
bu, we haven't enough money icft TO
butt In AZ any Of the swcil places any
mora And I don't wan, 10 marry
unless IT'S somebody III. That's
Why I'd like TO be a hermit Herrni,s
don't ever marry. either. do th-yy'
Hundreds Of EN- mnid thu her.
init -~hen they've found the right
one
'Bus they're herrrfss." sid sne
youngest and beantifuicss. -occsun
they've lost tho right enA aren't
they
'Iseosuss my sss,nk snsy hsvn-
anfrvercd the rcciusa fsfuouriy.
Wisdom cosn~s 70 one In = moan.
tain cav. an web NJ 10 ono IN the
world Of 'Hwclir.' a. I believe they
are called in tho arwos.-
when ono ~ tho 'rwcris' brfrx~ n
70 them.- wsii Mins Tr~nhoirnc.
"Ard my, forkr arc svcfix That's
tina truuffn hut shero are - many
rwriis at tho scashor~ IN the sum-
mersine that w- hardly amount
70 more than rippios 40 we've Ind
70 put all our money into river and
hsrbor appropriation We wcro 81
wiflA you know. There were four
% US Tim the only surviving one.
Tho others have ben married off.
An u money. Mamma h 30 proud
n my sisters They send her the
lovciicst pcn.w'pers and art cal.
endars Every Christrnna I'm the
only one on The market now. I'm
forbidden 90 look at sny ono who
hasn't money!
| -But-." bean the hermit
| ~f3ut. OH raid the b~autifuierf.
''of course hcrnsts have great pots
Of gold and doubloons buried some.
where near three great oak trees.
They sli have
II have not" san ne hermit
rrrretfuliy.
.f'm 80 sorry.- sa,d Mis- rr-n-
holrna. Il always thought they
had. think must 70 now
Oh. beyond question. she was the
bcau,lfuIcst
sFAir lady b~wnn the hermit.
II am Bsatrfx Trrnholmo--.osne
cafl me Trfx.' she said. You must
como 70 tho Inn to see me"
II haven't been stonc'sthrow
from my cave In 10 years." said
tho hermit
You mus, come 10 -. me there
shc repeated ANY evening except
Thursday"
The hermit smiled weakly.
GOOD. bye" Hhe rnid. rntherfrg
the folds Of her paie.hlue skirt 81
shaii expect you. But not on Thur
day evening. remember"
What an interest " would rfve 20
the future menu cards Of the View
point Inn 10 have these printed
lines added 10 them: "Oniy once
during tho more than 10 years Of
| his lonely existence ala the noun
tain hermit leave bis famous cave.
That was when he was irrcsistibly
drawn 20 the inn by the destinations
of Miss Bcatrix Trcnholme. youngest
and most beautiful OF the celebrated
Trcnholmo sisters. whose brilliant
marriage To-"
| Aye. TO whom7
Tho hormit walked back 80 The
hermitage. At the door stood Bob
Blnklcy. his old friend and com.
pnnion OF days before he hnd 10
nounccd the world--Bob. himself
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