The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-15
BEST BOY IN
TOWN


mr. EDMUND VANCE COOKE
lie cannot bake an angel eAhs
Hes no, 90 much A. SPORT
Ills sofk az school ia as rufe
OF only fair report
na' search the toro upside ana down
fisyend. behind. before
And he's the beet ~ every tsst--
Tho hoy who lives n~Ht door.
rhs fact 10 clear fef ali o. know
uils e~n fond mothev tells mn ssJ
n. plays rough Jokes spsn NJ. foitA
Ito throws NJ 70 scare EN-.
ffe frets. he fights ara he r.rff"s
tins Dream ~ Fagsns Ararn.~
hut you would GEEK for many ~ess
And never md his beat.
30 who denies he wins the prise
The boz across the sirreif
Uss which q have his fathers ~erd.D
rh~r.'. On. lad NOR. : ,hinh might sosr.
A. nohisst ~ hts tind.
nut he. like me IL apt 20 ~
Too modsstiy inelipsd.
No none wlii hoas, him rrss ana most.
or cry his fair rsnosn.
Tho he stands out beyond q foubS
Tho beat Dor IN the town.
hut I'm too shy 70 make the claim.
| fAad Just b-ea sse he be.fs my sss,ssl)
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tho honorT- asked the iady'a escort
Nov. Mr. Corny Drannigah had a
very wise habit Of saying little dur
ing his limitations OF the caiiph Of
Bagdad- The advice Of Lord Chez
ts@fold; Wear black coat and
hold your tongue" he believed In
without having heard. But now
speech was demanded and required
OF him.
no GENT said corry. would, ak
10 a lady like you dona Fie upon
you. wliiioi Even N she happens "a
be your wife you ought IN have more
respect for your clothes than 20 chin
her back that way. Maybe u amt
my buttin. but Il goes. anyhow--you
strike mo ~ bcln' a whole dot 20 the
wrong
The iady's esv-ort INDUCED In more
elegantly expressed bat feeling rep
ariee. corny. eschewing his truck
drivers vocabulary. r,tortnd M near,
" as he could IN polite phrases
Then diplomatic relations were sev'
cred; there was q brief but lively
ne, 20 with other than oral weapons,
from which Corny came forth easily
victor.
A carriage dashed up. driven By a
tariy and sollcitour coachman-
'win you kindly open tho door for
me-' asked the lady. Corny assisted
her 10 enter. and took off his hat
The escort was beginning to scraIn
BILE up from the sidewalk
Il beg your pardon. rna'am. said
corny. If he IL your man
Hes no man OF mine" said the
lady. "pcrhap. he--but there's no
chanor OF his being now. Drive home,
Michael II YOU caro- 20 take this
with my thankA-"
Three rcd ro~es we're thrust out
thru the carriage window into
corny'r hand lie took them. and
the hard for an instant. and ther
the carriage sped away.
corny gathered hln foes hat anc
began TO brush tho dust from hi
clothes.
come along said corny. takins
the other man by the arm.
His late opponent was yet . utti'
dared by the hard knocks he has
received. Coruy led him carefully
into a saloon three doors away.
The drinks for us." said Corny
me and my friend
You're a queer fefisr." sdd tn
iady's late escort----lick a man an'
then want 70 wt 'rn up
You're my beat friend sais
oorny esui,antiy. You don't under
standy Well, listen You Jus, pu
me ~ise To somc,h.n'. been playiri
gent long time. fhinkin' ~ wa
,us, Orc glad rags ! had and nothin
else. Eay--you're a swell. amt you
Wei. you rot in that class. I guess
don't. but found out one thing
I'm a gentleman. by -----. and
know u now. whafn you have b
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