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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
Where Seattle Gets Black Eve

quarter. Even AZ there higher RATES.
which have been sttsnded BY de-
crcased patronag~ The system II
making no money. tho rolling stock
In In bad shapr. the rfghtsof way
need repair. and the future docs not
look bright
Seattle would have IT. own way
about municipal Ownership. Nov
thai Seattle has got H. ~ In pretty
nearly unanimous In blaming the
private corporations for selling out To
tho public Has Seattle no sense Of
humor,
Probably nos. conAdsrfng N ~,
ture Of tho joke
Nov. Of c0urwa. - % 0aaff1e
know that many Of the facts cited
are either plainly Incorrect ~ are
unloading because they an frsw.
nenfAry and that the conclusions
reached Ars ciamesrscAIiy. wrpng.
Yet donns Of papers the nation
over win 80 on printing thcss un.
truths about s~atfic. untruths that
bciiiiis and harm TN ~ . city. tus,
because we have hero at horne a
knocking agency that Ia never weary
Of shouting walls about .our backs
against the wall" and the uke Can't
something drastic be done 10 szlenoe
such . community detriment,
L. Il r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04


Word has been received ut ne Of
flee Of the American Humane ssso
citation that in several OF the West
crn states wild West shows. some.
times known az ''Roundups- or 'Ro-
deoz,- are 10 be given during the
current year. WIN you kindly permit
me, on behalf Of humanitarians thru
lout tho United states. To send a pro
test against this practice for the
columns OF your papcrf
I am willing 70 concese that dur.
ing the early days OF the West many
OF the rough and brutal methods
used In handling cattle and fractious
horses were necessary. feel that
now those practices arc hlrgciy pass
ing and that TO revive them In To
reproduce unncccssary brutality for
the sake OF financial stake In tho
name OF civilization protest against
thiR
There m no doubt but what the
free life OF tho cowboy is exhiiarat-
ing. but why reproduce all the harsh
features. such as bulidorging. roping.
forefootng. bronchobusting. etc. for
the sake NJ exploiting horseback life
on the plaIps7 Recently a man was
killed mt Parsons. Kan. IN one OF
these contests. Many times the ami.
mails are severely injured. with brok.
en- horns and rlba- Often the riders
suffer.
What wish 20 cmphasfze r. that
these sports are really decadent.
They are much like the colosseum
exhibitions OF ancient Rome. We
might just M well reproduce the
bun fight and the prize ring. which
have been forbidden. They tend 10
educate young people to admire cruel
practices by trying 10 reproduce
them. why should the West indulge
In such outof-datc pracuccs1 II is
hardly anything 10 be proud OF and
as for sports. the circus can produce
more that Ia less harmful and less
cruel
There has also been a tendency TO
enlist the services OF the Indians.
The Indian was n pretty decent fei.
low until the white man got hold OF
him. lie was soon educated in the
vices Of civilization and the wild
West hns taught him more that ia
degrading and less that Is elevating
than any other present day feature
|of the white mans LIE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04

A<3Atpf Aus ShAs
Permit ms to pofnt cut one nttie
example Of typo Of undesirable
publicity OF which this city In reap
ing . harvest tho country over ~
present
Tho example 10 which r~fer n
an editorial that appeared In Tues
days oresonian Portland under tho
heading. no Joke II follows
The Seattle Times Ia talking plain
~ 20 tho people Of that city about
our sqnsndrred miiiions' The pub
tic investment In two public utilities
"a lighting plant and street rail.
way systrm-hAs reached the stag
grrsnx total Of tst..sT .nos--qutss .
sum even for an ambitious and scn
reliant city IKE Seattle. The results.
according 10 tho TfmoA have been
doubled street car fArrn. incrcased
lighting ratnA and . JOB holding bu-
rcaucrHcy.
IAN cigftccns strcst railway far~
Is bad. but 10 crntx n WORM. Every
time tho owner OF the Seattle street
car wyxtem--vtx.. Mr.. Average CIT.
rrn-ects aboard his property In or.
der TO so anywhere. he muyt put up
two nickels-unic~s he has had tho
forrthought to buy In sdvancc what
arc called tokens at three for .
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mid. when I could have bought the
hun swamp for a pair OF old boots"
why didn't you buy mr. he was
asked
His reply was. stranger. hadn't
the boots
That answer has been Judged nat
isfaetory and final. I do not 10 re-
gard II.
II was not q sufficient reason why
tha, man did not buy Chicago.
The man who WIS offered Chicago
for a pair OF old boots, and failed TO
buy II because he did not have the
boots. was d Ounce.
lie lacked not boots alone. but
brains
some men would have gotten the
boots
They would have pulled Off the
boots they Ind on. and act traps for
muskrats along Chicago river TIL
they got a pair of moccasdns or have
gone barefoot iii they earned
enough TO make good the lack on
boots. They would have begged or
borrowed or stolen the boots.
A man who In that early day could
not SEQ that a great city was GER
tain 20 grow up at the end OF Lake
Michigan carried bis brains In his
boots.
The man VINO has opportunity
within his grnsp and let's IL escape
IN usually fertile in excuses. He can
tell exactly why II was Impossible
for him 10 succeed.
But the men who achieve ruccesn
IN iifc arc those who. in spite OF all
tho conditions that would make sue.
cess impossible. ret the bootA
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srEAKrNG or CLASS
LEGISLATION

The farmers Of America constitute
about IS per cent Of all OF our reo-
pie. Tho farmers wealth In estimated
at sT7.ooo. 900. 900. Now I'll billions"
rolls giibly off the tongue: but when
you compare that sum with the rail.
road valuation OF 20 billions and re.
feet that the farmers Of this country
arc worth In round numbers four
times as much as all the railroads. IL
calls for serious consideration and
very careful attention TO anything
which the farmers ask for. Fifty per
cent. In round numbers. OF our popu.
htion. " billions Of our wealth
Why. VIC have Just heard read a
message from the president in re
gard TO the railroads. Senator Rams.
dell oh La
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
The PoUer of
Regulation

Chicago police wuut snn In
squads, heavily armed. when they
sought Terrible Tommy o'Con
nor. wanted In connection with
three murders and many rob
berries.
They knrw his rvputalSsn
A. Il IngK. Pullman porter.
didn't When 0'Connor. waving
two guns tried 10 hod up Leggs
car near 81 Paul the unarrned
negro MIXED with him and tossed
Terrible Tommy off tho train
70 violently that the dc~perado
didn't have enough strength to 70
sist arrest when tho train WAS
stopped
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REMARKABLE
REMARKS

n We could wear gloves on our
feet instead OF shoes. We would be
much better off.--Dr. II kandrick
Smith, Boston osteopaih.
Ther~ win be- . now kind Of prac-
tfficncr In q few ycars-ths rccrea.
ton dlagnostician. RowiAn d
Haynes. Director Cleveland Recrea.
ton Council
Tia American Leg,on IL an ideal
that deserves to die II The basic fun.
damcntai on which IL In built serv.
ice. is allowed 20 b. subverted 10 a
spirit Of seifiahncss Col. Guy NJ
Wilson. Michigan Commander Amer
lean Legion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
Declares Rodeos Are Barbaric

These vicious practices win have
TO 20. for tho world has outgrown
them why keep ON rcrurrccung the
past at the expense of tho good
name and reputation Of the westr
l hope that your paper win give
space to this letter and that you will
remember that there Is = humane
side TO this question as wcrl a. that
of sport and money making.
Very sincerely yours.
VIM o. sTILLAi1aN. President.
American Humane Association.
Albany. N. Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
From the
Congressional
Record
now IT'S WORKED

Tho American Wooden company Ia
tho same concern that sent RS sec
Rotary down here to Washington a
few years ago and had him employed
as the private SECRETARY OF the II.
nance COMMITTEES. He sent kilograms
every night. sometimes four or five,
reporting TO his chiefs that he was
making flnc progress In getting their
IDEAS and desires into the tariff bill.
and finally wired them that he had
gotten every one OF their desires and
demands into tho bin. They thank.
fully received him on his return
homo. gave him q great banquet
and rniscd his salary Senator Reed
D.). Mo-
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$40 for Millionaires' Club

Edftor Tho Star
want 10 rfvs . portion Of my
earnings Zach month 10 assist my
fellow man who In less Fortunate
believe my donation fp~r inciosrd
checkJ wfii do most good At Million.
airvsr club.
A good meal WIN oftcn put new
heart and spirit into . fellow who IL
down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04

~ ysars that the farmer Is an
eaay mark
The idca Of disturbing comb
tiens- By taking he Ford labor
poIicy into the South Tho coal
men and the steel trust have set
lhe standard for Handling labor
for pears. II Is alternate doses OF
injuncticns and sawcdcff shot
euns-ts BE- taken before eating
he idea Of building up . huge
pence<ims plant adaptable for
wartime use for high1zpicsivc~
- mot AskinE for . protective
enssff and . bonus and some fat
GBufracta The very idea Of pay
Ing Uncle Sam instead Of being
pald. senator DUPONT can tell his
ese1caguc Newberry and the others
. few things about such . project
You Just watch the depth
bsnbs drop around the Ford plan
when h grts 70 eongrcv-Also
IL ehlorofsrm- The Ford Muscle
oheab project strps on the toes
- msrs Of eur Trading patriots
Dan anything has for yearA
Yea watch the senate come -
~ defense of said toea.
For Henry has sure spiiled ths
bennA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
What Kind
81 Navy?

yo0 who ro01 ms cDut0t
I'D . navy. psveably, but zen
hnve cemmsn sense-and you sre
- lnt@eseed IN cid idcas-er fhs
G1eel buslnesA So you arc free 70
unks up your minds what kind
- nsvy not 10 build
II IL last msuth . few b0ys
90 ha1 never tried u sinh naval
vnuna1s sank with bembs from tn
~ sv~y sort II erzff they haA
: ~ ~
They nnk . grsnt batfieahip.
Ghe German 0sfriesiand. By nero
~ drvppng . bomb aiongxids
~. She crumpled up and went
Gewn
Our ~ superdreadnzughfs
esss S4e.eee, - esch Ono Of
thess 1000 Sssnd bombs would
sink one Of them easily. Tho big
ger the easier. The sirxhip that
sunk the Osfriealand cost 81, oo0.
A. this rate We could build l.soe
u them for what the Massachu-
setts Or ono Of her three sister
ehips win cost In war, perhaps,
~ Of these planes and 20 men
would be lost In sinking such
battieship and perhaps 1000 men
But the government Is all tied
up on these new contracts. Trust
The navy department. for that
So many contracts have been
1T thaA tho the Massachusetts,
b less than . hundredth part
completed. II would cost the gov
ernment s7,oo0,000 to stop and not
build her nj all And on tho
enes not yet . quarter done, IL
would cost almost as much TO
stop - to finish them
Docs not the reader think Il
would be wcil II the government
would settle these three qunstiosss
fs) Can't these superdread
naughts In building DO finished
- aircraft carriers?
OBJ Ought not this TO be done In
view Of tho fact that the battle
ship Is nuas and meat for the air
ship?
lei What use h . baftieship,
anyhow?
A navy now seems TO call for
submarines, aircraft and aircraft
carriers II would seem to call
for nothing else--except common
sense, freedom from wedlock to
old ideas, and loss OF memory
Is 10 the steel business.
Dear reader, think Of your tax
e., and answer these questions
And when you have made up
your mind, let the Washington
senator's and the congressman
know what you think.
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Editor Tho StAr.
Why In gasoline - high In
Soattler
The highest rvtAil sssYfng price
tor gasoline In winonA. Mlnn- dur
ing the late war wHs IL osnta. while
In Seattle the high point vas -
ccntA
At tho present TINA and for ~
erai weeks past gasoline retails In
winonA for 2i-s cents. but the 90
lng price In Seattle n n cents.
Gasoline has declined 81 per ocnt
In wncna and per cent In seal,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
She Appreciated 'Wayfarer"

Editor The Star.
I want 10 thank ne gentlemen
who heipcd 70 make Il possible for
me to cs The wayfarer' on iasf
wednesday night with the shut.ins
from Kenncy Home.
We were where we could 80 and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
BOOTS
ny Dir WILLIAM r. nAHrON

rs an old story.
but I want 70
add a new lea
non.
A man viritsd
Chicago after IL
had become a
town OF several
thousand inhab
itapiH. and he
mnrvelcd at Its
growth.
Il remember
fHe fitae - he
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hear evcrythlnw. and personally
want 10 thank you
think II Is the gr1ndest thing I
ever saw. and I certainly appreciated
IL Very sincerely.
MISS MARY T. BURcHARD.
kcnncy Home, Seattle, Wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04

My Child. lets have
A Word Today
About the weII-known
Irish Play.
n mean the nico
with Music Kind)
The Curtain risoA
And you find
Acushla. aifas
Maehroe.
As pretty ~
She wen could be-
She's homeless. Oils
MIIrsiAn Mali
Thanks TO the cxusi
Landlords I.Ald.
II sosxs,s that Cruaturcfs
Lust for Lo0t
Has evvn made
Him snatch each Boot
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Davy Jones'
Locker

Davy Jones'
Locker
Nov that we've practically com
pictrd the conquest Of the unex-
plcrtd parts Of the carth's sur
face. and have made . good start
nj exploring tho air. more scicp
lists arc turning their curiosity
toward that most mysterious part
Of the worid--<hs bottom Of the
ocean.
Tho submarine b being perfect
ID and yeu may live 10 see the
day when you can take . trip
10000 Leagues Under the Sea-
and at . Eroat depth.
For the present most Of a.
must be satisfied with submarine
movies taken BY automatic cam
era lowered In tho ocean
Conquest Of tho ocean begxn In
prehistoric days WHEN men first
vrnturcd from shore In canoes
made Of rawhiic OF holiewcdcut
logA
II was not until 1871 that Ma
guiisn. first man 10 sail around
the world. made his trip.
In 1871 We have the eesan's
surface Win exccption Of polar
regions, fully explored and chart
ed
Cunquaxt Of ne scsan's dsvehs
has made rapid sfrides siuos IL
gruas Chail~nSr 9pantisn II
issIis7d when b vas icarned
tlzat the average dev<h a ehs
ecsAn p too and . half mira
with . great hole near New zear
land mors than stx miles dB~n
Explornfiou al The sreanS
trpths win bs vcry diffleuis b.
cause no light pcuefrxtss beyond
1000 feet This was LEARNED b.
sinking photographs pilates to
various depths and automatically
opposing them Tho water down
thre b nearly freezing.
The cuibinxfiDu b ON Of etSr.
nal night and eternal winter. yes
cut Of that came the first nfe
that stirred on earth, and In Il
lifs sim flsurkheA
Al . depth Of three mIles the
pressure IL two and . half tons
70 the square inch. In that tsr-
rifle prcssure animal life exists
In abundanec-frail. delicate ercat-
mcs that could be crushed In .
child's hand Hut tho dcepsea In
habitants avoid crushing because
thsJ arc sponge-llkc. water satur-
stinx and flowing through them
constantly. But Iowcr . railroad
Ito 70 thai depth and IL comes
back 10 compressed that Il won't
f1cat ON the surfaea
On extremely long legs che deep
sca creatures walk over the ooxc
that f1cors the ocean They have
no currents TO oppose except q
very slow one from tho poles 10
tho equator. Dcnscly populated
BY animal iifc, the oceans depths
have no plant life because there
b no light.
Even nj nhe bottom Of Tho ocean
you find ue first ptases Of de-
vcioping. evolutionary intelligence
The scs-urchin Is covered with
mapping blades which bite the al
lacking sfarfish. Hut the star
fish, instead Of rctrcating, allows
itself 70 be bitten and then
wronches off the blades ono by
ono until Tho urchin Is completely
Gsasned-
TT Is . nystry.s ssys Prsf. r.
Arthur Thomson. british scientist
that fish without brains or
nerve cents.rs could have learned
80 much.-
So far, ne biggcrt discovery
about deepsca exploration Il thai
there Is no depth limit 10 life.
There, MS on the dry land and
in tho air. Iife--mysterious and
remarkable force--suryivcs by
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When
You're Old

What win you BE- doing IN your
old age: win you b sitting on
the front porch. striking Jour
white hAirs
Or win you Be setivc. powerful
and . leader? This latter. Jon
may doubt For most Of us have
tAe false notion thzl ed age
ncccszitates inactivity.
ConShicr The case Of o. Ezri
Of Halxbury-s9 y0rs ED. The
sadczs man b The British hsuss
Of lorSlA where hs h Icadcr Of
the cuusrrvatiyes - >dlehardNs
Halsbury. IN his primo enc ef
d greatest English lswyuH -
eAmc lord chancellor In 1855 and
served until 1905. when hs was
a Nov. preparing 70 ccichrass
his loeth birthday. he b busily
supervising the writing Of . 70
volume edition interpreting The
whole hw Of England
Tho Eari Of Ducie. 81, d rsunA
ing cut his ssth year Of service
In the house Of lords. along with
ssyearo old Barvu Evcrxiey. both
extrumeiy activa
Compared with thcss Engfish
peaitician~ Senator Lsdge n. b
> younsster. 50 b Senator DiL
iinghxu, Il. and Senator Cuiber-
spn, %.
Only Uneis Ice Cannon. IS. b
. real rival
II zen have m kIea Of retiring
when you src 60. consider these
exploits By old men
Titan painted his famous Bat
lie Of Lepante when he Was o.
Won Moitke was In fun uniform
Il IS.
Commodore Vanderbilt did not
become . great railroad king I'M
I'll he was "a Al IS bc was tho
most active railroad man Of his
day.
Socrates beEnn studying music
when he was 80.
Pastem discovered his hydro
phobia cure after he was GO.
Columbus between so and 60.
made his first voyages Of Amer
lean discovery.
voItairc, Newton, Spencer, Tai
lsyrand and Thomas Jeffcrson-
all were active and In their intel
iecfual prime after 80.
When Calico discovered the
monthly and daily vibrations Of
the moon he was u.
There are tens Of thousands Of
other instances Of great men who
did their best work In old ago
You IN your youth grope rzthex
brindly. Experience comes slow
". With old age arrives wisdom
-rrai knowledge of fifa
It's . good thing for . govern
mcnt to have gray boards among
It's younger legislators It's
good thing for n business TO have
old men sitting on the lid at
headquarters while the young
bloods 70 out after the business
Youth usually Is too impulsive.
Old age. remembering scorchcd
fingers. Is conservative.
Tho two, working together.
mako the happy medium
Nature can make your Joints
stiffcn and your arteries hard,
your hair white and your face
lined with wrinkieA But your
braiD--your real self--can defy
old age.
Train yonr brain, learn 10 think
straight, II you would make old
age the most successful period Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04

These are the days tchen you
ask man tchcre foion Is and
Ne sho1s you the baseball stand
Snca
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Kindly arknowicdgc receipt Of thia
Yours truly.
JOS. 8. FREEMAN,
fsi. N. nth 81
Thew WAS . SO check incicsed
with thk letter. N has bccn for.
warded 10 the AniiionairrS club.
where n no doubt win b. greatly ap-
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PuHs are pvfffcn about Hqror.
Ss1rrird NE and dresses because
brcpsfy u The SOU Of tD1k
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Bafboa discouercd the Pacific:
Harding q trhnO 10 make II 30.
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The pipes of peace are Jaotory
Whssflcs.
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Orfv a dentist gets paid for look
ing doiDn la The mouth
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with ,curs quoted AZ $50 billions
each toc can make our old one do
for fcio centuries.
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We csaac~d GspA Hart for ad-
Gifs<Ao ~ sh0sId not Mare had
GAess CArtsfHas cords charged 70
~ trsss fxad pioced IN has keep
~. Bet oAv docs he not ScsfoYs
~ sassns to the tyoasxsyf-Be1-
1nohow Ror<1UA
M ssvs ~ ca 1oko 0reo
Ou1wua1 onrs ewt u snA what ~
- = tAsus seizrea1 sgses eSs n
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Many a young fef7o,o scho thinks
~ Is climbing to suocess BY him
self u Hiss- guided.
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The Seattle Star

ses msnn sits -s~.. tirs. y..S
n . ny meath
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Why not mo Sparkling Hcre-f
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-04
Try This on Your Wise Friend

In flock of ducks is in front of two, another be-
hind two and third between two How many there?
plus equals
Therefore
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An nockAoaas are not square
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And Stocking IN And that. quite
Her scant supply. Necessarily,
A.. ..,.,,.,.- t.. Demands . Mention
OF BanShea
Arc In her Eyei
wen,-afier THAI
The rnsrsd Uerp The Grand Surprisd
Stan. H.. Tho Hero drops
~ His Tramp Disguise.
Fun Of Song. And tells tho bfuahtng
barefoot Girl
m ~-.~-u That he's the true
And rghtful Earl
In caroJing Tie puts the Landlord
. $780,. p,. On the Rorks
" rThe One that swiped
ah.,,. c,~s Acushla's Socis),
Named Molly Bawn. And then brings cut
who know . famous Tho Wedding Ring.
-. Mnothrr Cue
For him 10 singy
Tie wsrbles 81 nut what's dc Uss
kiilarDey's Lakes. OF telling you?
Which rhymes, you 50 For you've been F1nhos
Quite well with Wakes; OHsrrvwod tool
FRANCES BOARDslAN.
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the meaning Of this abominable In.

the meaning Of this a%bominable In.
sult?"
But Hugh, his shoulders shaking
slightly, was welcoming the next ar
rival-a rugged, beetle-browed IA
whose face seemed vaguely familiar,
but whose name he was unable to
place.
"Crofter," shouted the Infatuated au-
thor, look at this as a description Of
met"
And Hugh watched the man, whom
he now knew to be one OF the extrem-
ist members of parliament, walk Owe
and glance at the book. He saw him
conceal a smile, and then Valance Mes
tor carried the good work on.
We'll see what he says about you
lmpertinent blackguard."
Hugh glanced over Crofter's Shout.
der at the dossier.
He just had time to read: "Crofter.
John. A eonsummate BLACKBOARD.
Playing entirely for his own hand.
Needs careful watching" when the
subject Of the remarks, his face con-
vulsed with fury, spun round and faced
him.
who wrote that?" he snarled.
Must have been Mr.. Peterson" an
swered Hugh placidly. "A wonderful
judge Of character, too" he murmured,
turning away to greet Mr.. Ditchling,
who arrived somewhat opportunity, in
company with a thin, pale man-little
more than a youth-whoSe identity
completely defeated Drummond.
MY GOd!" Crofter was livid with
rage. me and Peterson will have
words this afternoon. Look at this,