The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
An 0. HENRY Story a Day : $S#ss

the castle single handed ana bring
back the treasure that wns 10 furnish
them wnHHail and nolace, And all
that stood between him ana the GOV
eted dollar waH his wife. once 1T
tie giri whom he could ahas-why
not aEain7 Once with soft words he
could. az they say. twist her around
his little finger. why not again
Not for years had he tried a.. Grim
poverty ana mutual hatred had killed
all that. Iut fingay and KIDD we're
waiting Tor him 90 bring that dollar
Mr.. Peters took a Hurroptitiouhly
keen look AT his wife. Her formleHn
bulk overflowed the chair. She kept
her eyes fixed out the window In "a
strange Kind u trance. ilor eyes
showed that nhe had been recently
weeping.
II wonder" said Mr.. Peters 20 him
self. II thcre'd be anything In IT,
Tho window was open upon its out
look Of brick walls and drab. barren
back yards. Except for the miidnerH
OF the air that entered IL might have
been mid-winter yet In the city that
turns such frowning face 90 be
singing spring But spring doesn't
come with tho thunder OF cannon.
She II a anpper and a miner. and you
must capitulate.
I'm Try It," Haid hr. Peters 20 him
self. making wry face.
lie went up 10 hiA wife and put
his arm across her shoulders.
sIl4ga AaFttYf. ~. LA Ia
that shouldn't have fooled "a baby
seal. why should We have hard
wordnl Amt you my own tootsum
wootsum7"
a black mark against you. Mr..
Peters. IN the sacred ledger OF Cupid.
Charges OF attempted graft are filed
against you. and Of forgery and ut.
tcrancos OF two OF Loves hottest Of
appollationH
But the miracle OF spring wns
wrought Into the back room over
the back alley between the black
walls had orept tho IIarbingcr. II
was ridiculous. and yet Wen. u
IL rat trap. and you. madam and
sir and all OF un. are In Il.
Rcd and fat and crying Ike Nlohe
or Nlagagn. Mrs. Peters threw her
arms around her lord and dissolved
upon him. Mr. Peters would have
atrivcn TO extrioate tho dollar bin
from it's deposit vault. but his arms
were bound 10 hia sidcs.
DO you love mo. James, asked
Mrs. Peters.
"Madly." said James. 'ba---
"You are ill'' exclaimed Mn.
Peters. why are you 20 pale and
tired looklnET-
Il feel weak said Mr.. Peters.
T.
"oh. wait. know what II IL.
Wait. James. III be back In n min
ute"
with n parting hug that revived
In SIR. Peters rcooiiectiona OF tho Ter.
rihia Turk. his wife hurried out OF
the room and down the stairs.
Mr. Peters hitchcd his thumbs sun-
der his Huspenders.
IAN right he confldei 10 ths cell
ing. I've got her going. hadn't
any idea, the old girl was soft any
more under the foolish rib. Well. air.
Amt 1 the Claude Mcinotte OF the
Lower East sideg WHAT It's 100
20 / Hhot that 1 get the dollar.
wonder what rhc went out for.
guess she's gone 20 tell Mrs. Mui'
doom on the second floor. that were
rrconcllcd. I'll remember this sofi
soap And RagHy was talking about
smuggling herr
Mrs. Peters came back with n bot.
tie Of sarsnpariiia.
"I'm glad / happened 10 have that
dollar she said. You're all run
down, honey"
Mr.. Peters had tablespoonful OF
the stuff inserted into him Then
Mrs. Peters sat on his lap and muir
INJURED:
call me tootsum woo;zums again.
James"
Ho sat a,iii. held there by his
maieriailzed goddess Of spring.
Spring Ind come
on the bench In Union Square Mr..
Ragsdale and Mfr. KIDD Hquirrned.
tongue .parchcd. awaiting D'Ariagnan
and his dollar.
II wish had choked her at first"
said Mr.. Peters to himself