The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-27

|oid-fashioned. ehivairons reverence
for women. -Eurckai-therv
was my idea, worked tho thing
up for minute or two In my
Imagination. I chuckled 10 myself
a, the though, OF springing = thing
like that on old Tom Hopkins. Then
I took him by the shoulder and
shook him TIL his ears Topped lie
opened his eyes laxily. assumed
an expression Of scorn and con-
tempt. and pointed my fingers with
In two inches OF his noso.
Listen to me. Hopkins" ! said.
In cutting and distinct tones. you
and I have been good friends. but
l want you to understand that In
the future my doors arc closed
against any man who acts as much
like scoundrei A you have
Tom looked the least bit interested
whats the matter. Biiiyy he
msttcred. composedly. Don't your
clothes fit your
IF I were In your place.. I went
on. which, thank God. am not.
think I would be afraid 10 close my
eyes. How about that Efri you left
waiting for you down among those
lonesome Southern ptncs-the gfrl
that you've forgotten since you came
into your COMPOUNDED money! oh,
In know what I'm talking about
While you were poor medical
student she was good enough for you.
But now. since you are n millionaire
it's different wonder what she
thinks OF the performances Of that
peculiar class OF people which she
his hrcn taught to worship-ths
Southern gentleman, I'm sorry. Hop
kins. that was forced to speak
about these matters. but you've Gov
cred IL up 10 well and played your
part 80 nicely that would have
sworn you were above such un
manly trickA"
Poor Tom. could scarcely kecr
from laughing outright TO see him
struggling against the effects Of ths
opiate. He was dinuncfly angry
and didn't blame him. Tom had
a Southern temper. His eyes were
open now, and they showed a CLEAN
or two OF fire. But the drug still
elouded his mind and bound his
tongue.
"c-cconfound you" he stammcred
I'm s-smash you"
He tried to rise from the couch
With all his size he was very weak
now. / thrust him back with one
arm He lay there giaring like a
lion In q trap.
That will hold you for n while
you old loony." I said TO myself.
got up and III my pipe. for ! wa
needing a smoke. I walked around
bit. CONCENTRATING myself on my
brilliant idea.
heard a snore. looked around
Tom was asleep again I walked
over and punched him on the jaw
He looked at me as pleasant and un
grudgingiy as an IDIOT. chcwcd mJ
pipe and gave IL 10 him hard.
II want you to recover yourself
and get out Of my rooms as soon a,
you can" said. insultingly. i've
told you what think Of you. II
you have any honor or honesty lef
you will think twice before you ut
tempt again to associate with gentle
men She's poor girl. isn't she7'
I sneered. Somewhat too plain ant
Questionable for us since we GO
our money. BE ashamed to walk OF
Fifth Avenue with her. wouldn'
you? Hopkins, you're forty.sever
times worse than a cad. Who cares
for your money? I don't. I'll bel
that girl don't Perhaps II you didn'
have II you'd be more OF n man
As IL is you've made a cur OF your
self, and"--I thought that quit
thanksgiving broken a faith
full heart" odd Tom Hopkins break
ing a faithful hearth Let me be rio
of you as soon as possible"
I turned my back on Tom. and
winked at myself In a mirror.
heard him moving, and / turned
again quickly. I didn't want hun
dred and ninety-eight pounds falllnf
on me from the rear. But Tom had
only turned partly over. and laid one
arm across his face He spoke few
words rather more distinctly than be
fore.
II couldn't have--talked this way
to you. Billy. even IL I'd heard
people--lyin' bout you. But JUS
soons can astand up--IIl break
your neck-don' f'get IT,"
did feel a little ashamed then
But II WIS to save Tom. In ths
morning. when 1 explained It. We
would have a good laugh over 1t to
gether.
In about twenty minutes Ton