The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
HUMOR
PATHOS
ROMANCE

soheme. wanted TO chuck ths
money In a lump. for Two got q
turn In an account for II. and hats
itcmixing-
GILLIAN phoued FIR Q osh and sale
10 tho driver:
'-The stage entrance al the co'um
binc thoatr-.-
Miss Lolita faurtcrs wnr assirtsns
nature with a powder puff. aimosl
ready for her call at q crowded mat
inec. when her dr~nu,r mentioned tbs
name OF Mr.. Gilman.
"ici Il In" naid Miss IAuriare
Nov. what u n. Bobbyf I'm 70
Ing ON in two miputes-
"i,abbitfot your right ear a III
to.- suggested Gillian. critically
That's better. II won't take tvs
minutes for mo. What do you say u
uttie thing In tho pendant iinaf
can srand three ciphers with a figure
ou- In front Of en-
''oh. just az you ray.- caroici Mis-,
Lauriero My right glove. Adams
Say. Bobby. did you sec that neck
lace Della Stacey had ON the othei
night1 twenty-five hundred dollar
II cost nc Tiffany'A but. Of oourn'
pull my nuh . utfie 70 tho lam
Adams-
-liiss Laurssrs fur IT, spsnins
chorunr' cried tho call boy without
Gillian stroiici out IN whcro hi
cab was waiting.
What would you % with . ehou
sand dollars II you had t7- hn azket
tho driver.
Open q sioon.. said the cahsy
promptly and hus1tiiy. Il know 1
place ] could tako money In with
both banda It's n four story brici
on a corner. I've rot n figured out
Second story-chlnks and chop suey
third fcor-manicuros and forvigf
missions: fourth fioor--poolroom- Il
you WAS thinking of putting UP ths
CAP
'oh. no. ssid urrriAu Il mervsy
asked from curiosity, take you b,
tho hour. Drive tn l tell you Il
stop"
Eight blocks down Broadway On
Han poked up the trap with his cant
and got out. A blind man sas upor
stool on tho sidewalk selling pen
cfiA Gillian went out and stood b
fore him
Excuse ma ne said. hut vouit
you mind telling mo what you wouit
do II you had a thousand doiiarsY'
You got out OF that cab that JUS
drove up. didnt your asked tn.
blind man
Il DID raid Gillian
= guess you are an right nit
the pencil dealer. ito ride IN a cal
by daylight Take = look at that. 4
you like"
lilo drew a small book from nj,
coat pocket and held II out. Gliilar
opened u and saw thai Il was 4
bank deposit book. IL showed a bal
ance of one thousand seven hundr.<
and eighty five dollars 70 tho hlins
mans credit
Gillian returned tho book ana 90
into tho cab
Il forgot something. no said. TO-
may drive 60 the law offices Of Tul
man q SHARP. ~ ----- broadway.
Lawyer Toiman looked nj hars
horsiieiy and inauirtnxiy thru HI
gold trimmed giasw~M
Il beg your PARDON" SAID Cf1lian
ehe1rfuiiy. hut may ! ask you I
cuswttons II h not an impcrtinen
ons. ! hopA Was Miss Hayden ,ef
anything By my unclc's win be~li'
thu ring and tho ten doiiars7-
Nothing said Mr.. Toiman-
= thank you vcry much. ar. ~,
Gillian and out he went to his cab
iis Gav~ the driver the address q
hts lats uneie's homo.
Miss Hayden wsu writing hitter
In tho library. she was small an.
slender and clothed In black. Blu
you would have noticed her eyes. GU
fian drtfted In with his air of regard
ing tho world an inconsequent
Two just como from old Tolnan'r.
no explained. They've been golni
over the papers down there. The,
found a"-Gillian searched hia mem
Dry for a ioxnlt term-"they found a,
amendment or postscript or some
thing TO tho viii IL seemed that tn,
old boy iooeened up little on seoon.
thoughts and wilied you a shouwan n,
dollars wss driving up this wa,
and Tolnan asked me to bring yoi
the money. Hero IL is. You'd bette
count II TO acc II It's right Gillian
laid the money beside her hand o,
the desk
Miss Hayden turned white. oh
sh" Haid. and again "ohv-
Gillian hak turned and looked GU
the window.
II suppo~e of cpurxc,- he <aid. !,
a low voica. that you know I low
You.
= am swry.- said Miss Hayden
linking up her money.
-Th~re IN no uscy- as,ted GIrriar
almost nghthcartrdly.
7 am sorry she snld again.
May I write a motor asked On
Han, with ssniic. lie seated him
self NJ tho big library table. ah
supplied him with paper and pen
and then went back 10 her secretair,
Gillian made out his account of nj
expenditure OF the thousand dollar
In these Words
Paid by the black shesp. Robrr
Gillian. one thousand dollars on as
count Of the eternal happiness. owe,
by Heaven 10 the best and dcarcs
woman on EARTH
Gillian slipped his writing into nj
envelope. bowed and went his way.
His cab stopped again at tn
offices Of Toiman q Sharp.
Il have expended the thousand dol
lars-- he said. chccriiy. to Toinan o
the gold glnsscs. "and I have com,
10 render account OF II. as I agreed
There Ia quite feeling Of rumrne
In the air---tio you not think no, Mr.
Tolman7" 1Io tossed n white enve
lope on the lawyers table. You will
find there n memorandum. sar. Of tn.
modus operandi OF tho vanishing q
I sA~ A,ff.