The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-19
The Assessor
of Success

Copyright. 1890. ev Doe biedav. Page
q Co.. published bv special az
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Hastings B~auchamp Morley saun
tered across Union Square with n
plying look at tho hundreds that
loiiod upon the park benches. They
were motley lot. no thought. the
men with the ntolid. animal. I'M
shaven faces. the women wriEEiink
and sclf-conscious. twininx and I'M
twining their feet that hung four
inches above tho gruvelcd walks
We're I Ar. Carnegie or Mr.. Roche
fcller I would put few millions In
my inside pocket and make an ap-
pointrnont with all tho Park Com
nni.sloncrs taround tbs corner. II
necessarily. and arrange for benches
in all the PARKS OF tho world low
enough for women to ait upon. and
rest their feet upon the ground.
After THAI might furnish nhraric"
TO towns that would pay for EN-. or
build sanitsrfoma for crank profes
a hundred Ertmy. unfortunats ones
wanted 20.
women's rfstts sor4rfies have
bern iabortng for many years after
equality with man Win what re
suity When they sit on . bench
they mus twist their ankles 20
E~ther and unoomfortabiy swing
their highest French heels dear Of
carthiy support Begin At tho bot
tom. ladies'. Oct your feet OF tho
ground. ana then rise 60 theories a
mental equality.
Hastings Boznchanr Morley WINS
carefully ana neatly drca~rd- That
was thr result Of an instinct due To
his birth and breeding n IL denied
us IN look further Into n mans
boecxn than tn. starch ON his shirt
front. 20 II N icft TO us only 20 re-
count his walks and conversation
Morley had not cent In his
pockets. but no smiled pt;yinxiy at
a hundred grfmy. unfortunate ones
who had no more. and who would
rays yriiowci tho tall papereust~r
building on tho west side % the
sauarcA nut Morley would have
enough by then. Shutdown had se~n
hts pockets Empty befo~. but sun
riso had always seen them lined
Ftrrt be went Go tho hous> 81 q
Clergyman Off Madison Avenue and
presented a forged fett~r Of intrcduc-
ton that holly purport~d 10 issue
frusn . parfxnfe In Indiana This
Noted him IS when backed up by
. realistic roulAncs of . Delayed 10
mitsancc.
On thu s1Asvzh. twenty sfeps
from tho ci-rryrnas's door. . pale.
faced. fat man huskiiy envcioped
him with . raised. rod fsws and the
voice Of bcIi buoy. demanding pay.
mens Of an old score
why. bergman. man. sang Nor.
ley. duic~siy. ia this you | was
just on my way up To your place
10 settle up Wrong addr~s. was
tho trouble Come up 90 the corner
ana IN square up. Glad 10 zee you.
Saves snc n walk
-Four drinks piaea;ed tho crno-
tionai Bergman There WAS an air
about Morley when he was backed
by money In hand that would have
stayed off call loan at Rothschtids'
When no waH pcnnii~Hs his bluff
wns pitched half q tone lower. but
few arc competent to detccs the diff.
fcrvnc. In the notes.
You gum TO mino biao~ und bay
mo tomorrow. Mr.. Morley said
Bergman. "Oxcurc me dat I dun
you on der street But ! haf not
seen you In drec mont. Prostl-
Morley walked away with crook.
ed smile on his pale. smooth face.
The creduious. drink 'softenrd Ger.
man amused him. He would have
to avoid Twenty ninth street in the
future lie had not been aware that
Bergman ever went homo by that
routa
AZ the door Of . darkened house
two squares to tho north. Morley
Knocked with a peculiar sequence Of
raps. Tho door opened 70 tho length
OF n sixinch chain. and the pompous.
important black face Of an African
guardian imposed itself in the open.
ing. Morley was admitted.
In uhirdmory room, In an at
mosphere opaque with smoke. he
hung for ten minutes above n rou-
lette wheel. Then downstairs he
crcps. and was outsped by the i'm.
portant negro. jingiins in his pocket
the 10 cents In silver that remained
10 him OF his fivcdoiiar cnpiiai. At
the corner he fingered. undecided.
Across the street was a drug STORE,
wen lighted. sending forth CLEANS
from tho German silver and crystal
OF its soda fountain and glasses.
Along came a youngster OF five.
headed for the dispcnsary. stepping
high with the consequence OF a big
GRAND. possibly one 20 which his ad.
vancing age had earned him promo
ton. In his hand he clutched spmc-
thing tightly. publicly. proudly. con.
spicuousiy.
Morley stopped him with his win
ming smile and soft speech
"Me7" said tho youngstcr. TIN
doin' 10 the drug 'torc for mamma.
She dave inc n dollar TO buy a bottle
of med'cin'.-
Now, now. nowr said MSrs~y.
such big man you are to be doing
Strands for mamma must go
along with my little man TO SOC that
the cars don't run over him. And
on the why we'll have some choco-
iatca Or would no rather have
lemon dropsy'
Morley entered the drug store lead
Ing the child by the hand He pre-.
scented the prescription that had been
wrapped around the money.
On his face was n smile predatory,
parental. polite. profound.
Aqua pura, one pint" said he TO
the df-ttguist ..lndl,,,., oht.-ta. A..