The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-09
The Long Lanes TurmImg
EaIIic Erunimie Rives
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bered7 what them
And yet. did not the chances that
Craig would not regain HIS faculties
vastly prepondeHte7 The newspa
pefH Harry had read contained the
item ehronicling CraiF's Journey to
budapest. and recovery was not
an imminent possibility 10 hls mind
A year had gone by. and the skill
TINT wealth could invoke had been
vainiy applied. Even II some time
he TO some extent recovered. II was
more than likely that his memory
Of that fatal night In his library
would be impaired. So Harry told
himself
SO. finaify. ho had sent Jubilee
Jim on the long journey. after thor
oily schooling the old man on the
part he was 90 play. by him he
had sent letter 10 his man Of bus.
mess, with minute Instructions
which would enable his affairs 10
be put IN order. another 10 his bank
directing Tho sale % certain Fecuri
tles for cash 10 be held at his In
slant demand. a third 20 Suzuki. his
Japanese valet. instructing him 20
send clothes. and other needful artl-
Giles. his private papers and a few
books-for solace IN this solitude
untn he should have determined
what 10 do.
Good. Jube-' raii Harry. as the
old negro came into the room car
I Al IL
cart You got everything. thenf"
Vas. MarAe Harry. All brung
dem all"
We'll. lube. tell me all abou, ~.
When you got off tho train. whore
did you go firutT''
ITO do bank fust Man dab was
moughtiiy s'prisod tub sit 80 let.
tab"
where did you 70 next
ITO Mafse Dick Brent's office
whah dsy msks dee n.wHpapahs.
Foun' him jes' same 81 when he up
hyuh Wild yo'alL An eert'n'y glad
tub sec MArss Brent. en- he AK
pow'ful lot o. questions bout 20.
Nah LAM he cay: fuh think he UP
3 IN uAA NAF iHWNNAA " AAH WA =
blessed time. loafin' eroun' en- Kitun'
fat ex err buruard. when wcalln Il
wu'kin ounh souls tuh def. en- poly
ties gittin' red hot whaffoh he do
dat when he come up dar Jgbe7'
Wen An says An ain got no haid
10 goKcrfy. Marse Brent. but An
reck'n st mus a ben las fail some
time. En- den Mars. Harry ben
mouRhty sick in dee fan en- wintah.'
Sick he say. 'Yo' ole rascal. yo'
ain got no mo- sense ean er snake
have hips, why 80 don sen no
word home erbout itT 'Marse liar
~ he say not tub say Clar' he
ain Ewine be no trubbl tub no
body. So An doc,ahs him en- muses.
him. en- af,Ah while he Sit all right
erxen. on'y he 10 fon' O. de ole
bungalow he icn' cain bear tub
isave ct 'shor he say. when An
thinks o. dis hyud ole wuk. An
reek'n An don blame him none.
Den he TEX m. down tub yo' place
To- dee clos en- thlngs--walkln
erionE ND me jes' lax An been 20,
SET. MogEhty lot cr folkses sorry
20 Marss Harry ain erbout no mo-
Jube.' he say. 'speakin o. dat he
say. 'dahs one o. dem ar folkscs. Al
rcck'u. ss5mln' down dee street dis
minuter An looks Up en- An sees
er mouEhiy pretty young lady. Dat
Miss Echo Allen. he say"
Harry turned away abruptly and
looked out OF the open doorway.
Ills face had paied.
CHAPTER NJ.
The Cali
Richard Brent looked up AZ Sewer
standing In front OF tho empty fire
place.
We'll" he asked. what do you
think Of IT. Hows that for n
chance. ch7"
SEWER nodded. THE new organ.
lxatlon can't win. OF course" he
answered quietly. Politically speak
ing. it's too young. and 4; lacks
leaders But IL can make a strong
showing. | should think"
Brent laughed as he explored his
capaclous tobacco pouch "Espe.
] AAstAf "a Att' lAAAANAhh - yum WIN
enough" lie pointed 10 ncwspa
per he had brought with him. that
lay beside him. THAT editorial Of
mine hits the nail squarcly on the
head. when you made that Civic
club speech last year I picked you
for the Peter the Hermit OF the
new Gospel, And then. confoupd
~ you bury yourself In the wilds
up here. while every one thinks
you've gone abroad. and I have to
pack my rheumatic bones 20 miles
on an Internal burro to dig you out
Of your Ehcllr'
Harry's eyes Ind been absently
fired on the sprcadout newspaper.
Dig me out Of my SHELF" he re.
pcated. what do you mean by
that"
Brent looked at him intcntiy for
long second.
SEWER" he said, you've got to
J HW-