The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-17
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politics. says 1. than Ais~rnon
Charles swinburne IN TO be floor
manager Mt ono OF Chuck connorh
annual hailh 1 know nays ] TO
Andy, that sometimes woman
seems TO step out into the kalsomlne
light ~ the charge d'affaires OF her
mans political job. but how does
u como out3 Say. they have "A neat
little berth somewhere m foreign
consul OF record 10 Afghanistan or
iochkeeper ON the Delaware and
tartan Canal. Ono day this man
nndh HIS wife putting on her over.
shoes and three month"; supply OF
bird Heed into tho canaIy's care
Sioux faiiaf- he asks with a kind
OF hopeful ight In his eye. mo. Ar.
thur. says she. washington. Weir
waHtei here" says aha -You ought
10 be Toady Extraordinary 90 the
Court OF st Bridget or Head Porter
OF the Island OF Porto Rico. I'm go
Ing Ia see about it
Then this lady I sutys 10 Andy.
moves against tho authorities at
Washington with hcr bagsnge and
muniuonA consisting of five dozen
indiscriminatinE letters written TO
her by a member OF the cabinet
when nho VIVA Is. betfsr Of intro
dnction from King I<opoh TO the
Smithsonian Institution. and n pink
silk costume with canary coiorod
spatx
Wen. and Urn wfaf- nryr
Andy. l goes on rsho has tho bet.
ters printed In the evening papers.
she lectures at AN Informal tea given
In the palm room OF tho H. A o. depot.
and then calls ON the president The
ninth assistant SECRETARY OF com
ns-rre and labor. the first aidede-
camp OF the blue room and an I'M
Identified coiorod man arc waiting
thrr. To grasp her by the hands--
and feet They carry her out TO s.
w. II. street and leave hor on a cellar
door. That ends H. The ncxt tim.
We hear Of her sbe IN writing postal
cards 10 tho Chinese minister asking
him to get Arthur a job In a tea
ator-L
Them snys Andy. you don't
think Mrs Avcry viii Land tho mar
shaiship for mnT'
II do not says L 7 do not wish
to be n septic. but I doubt II nhe can
do m vel ~ you and me could have
cona'
IT dsn1 agree Win you snys
Andy. tn brt you she doea TN
prood Of having a higher opinion Of
tho talent and the powers Of negotia-
tons Of iadien'
We Was hack AZ Mrs kvUy.s
botrl af tho time sf,e appointed She
was hooking pretty. and fine enough
m far AZ that went. To make any
man let her name every officer In
the country. But hadn't much
faith In ioobz. NJ ! was certainly sur.
prised when she polls out n docs
menf with tho groat s-al OF the
Unitcd States on H. and William
Henry Humble In . nne. big hand
on the back
You might have hsd n ehe n~rf
day. boya' says Mira Av~ry. smiling.
I hadn't the Aiirhiers trouble In get.
ting ~ says nhe. 7 just asked for
II. that's all. Now. I'd nke to talk
tn you while she epoa on. but I'm
nwfuiiy busy. and I know you'll Ell.
cuss me I've rot an smhasuador.
ship. two consnlntes and q dozcn
otis-r minor applications to look
afsrr. ! can hardly find tirns TO sleep
at all rcu-n give my compliments
To Mr.. Hunnhse whrn you xrs homo.
cf COURSE
well. ! hana--a bar N Goa. which
she pitched into b>r desk drawer
without counting. put Bnf.s APP
pointment In my pocket and me and
Andy made our adirua
we started back for the r~rrt
tory tho Same day. We wtr~d BIN:
Job landed. wrt the tall glasses
rcady.' and we felt pretty good.
ANDY joshed me all the way about
how little knew about women
--Aii right says l. T'il adrnit
that she surprised me. But IT'S the
nrst time ever knew one OF EN- TO
manipulate n piece Of business on
time without getting Il bungied up
In some way says l.
Down about the edrc o. Arsrnn,as
I got out Bits appointment and
looked II ovrr. and then I handed Il
to Andy 20 read. Andy read II. but
didn't add any rrrnarks 10 my
siience-
The paper was for ruri. MI rirht.