The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-28
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That was hor nickname among
tho youngsters. because her blue.
black hair In the sun had heav.
emily copper CLINT
"fie looked mixed up. What. pre-
cisciy. do you mcanr he says.
Il didn't pay any attention 60
him. went ON Just as n he hadn't
said a word.
womcn's Eot no sense about
buslness--she's asoin' 10 iose IT,
Lose whatT' no aaya
-'Rotten the way they brinx girls
up.' l says. tho same as n no hadn't
spoke. Here's thia steel bunch beat
ing the stuff down. her broker wires
for somethin' TO cover H. an she
sticks tho telegram up against the
lookin'-glasz - rhe1i remember 20
write 90 him next wcek--ean you
b.at IT.
Il saw everything that was goin'
thru him, same as II you'd rolled
II out on the picture-rcai
The old friend. no manners. darn
the difference stuff. had hooked
him And there were two other
hooks this giri had some property
that ho didn't know OF. ana tho
friends Of tho family. like me. wa.
a-coming 20 him about H.
-ffe set up now. pleasant ~ you
please
~'Ah--er. yes. he says: no
hadn't got tho name was playing
under.
Il beloved at him. an he mighty
near Jumped.
"'Johnsoni' sald 'Aionzo John
son. Kansas Cityi'
-Quite 80. Mr.. Johnson he says.
quick. same as you'd apologize.
there's some business affair 10 dis
cuss. I fauneyr
"He fell right In with tho limo OF
dope mighty easy and comfortable.
You sce II was something like the
way they DO things up In his coun-
try. Tho old uncle or tho family
lawyer calls on you. whom ma thinks
that things are pretty well under
stood with tho young people. and
Etts down 20 fggorin'.
IT was near enough 10 my iiue
90 so across with him. lie knew
that the girl hadnr got any mem
folk. 20 as an old friend Of the family
would OF the form az n sort OF nex;-
of-kin. as the iaw-booka say
The big man linkcd his fingers to-
g.ther on the chair-arm.
AS was sayin'. he walked right
in and made himself At home with
tho notion. He called hcr Carrots
straight hack at me: Il was kiss
her pape. she's our'n now and no
begun 20 grin.
He bounced up and rot a hox OF
cigars and a iarg. dish FUN Of
matches and showed them acrosn the
table. took one. butt the end Off.
scratched tho match on my foot.
lighted ". and went ahead.
TITS tho butt end OF what ahs's
got I says. an IT'S In the door
-Hs knew all about business. and
he picked the things right out
You mean he says. that her
solicitor has invested hor fortune In
a stock on margin and thu market
Is decliningr
~'You get H. ! sayA only she
done II hersalf. on some tip from
her sweli friends
How extraordinary be piped
his voice got thin when II hit money.
Is ~ n legitimate stockY
SURE answered. ono Of tins
sir good ones' didn't know how
many good ones there waa
why does II deciinsy His voice
went up like q singing school
1.-The steel bunch are clubbing ~
says
~He UNDERWOOD that. and began
70 finger around his little war mus
tache.
quite So he chseped. quite 70.
Then no squared toward me
~'Ah--er. Mr.. Johnson. he says
7 fauncy you came with some plan
about IT,
plan nothing. says: tho stuffs
got 10 be covered--thsy1i Rtt II heat
under her Tiger In another days
poundin''
".Ah--sr--auiss So he was cool as