The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-29
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BY MELVILLE DAWSON pOST
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THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE

YOU n minuter
There was no sham business
about her. She waa clean and
Htraisht and afraid Of nothin'. like an
angel OF God.
Certainly shs said what Is
II. slrr
The eig man moved his loose bulk
In tho chair.
Il know something about storiea-
he said. .rve had 20 make 'em up
50 Jury would believe EN-. an
dene my best AZ | limped along by
her.
- Amt always been rich.' says.
I was down an out In tho eighties,
an ! was agoin' to do somethin'
that would have ruined me, when
by Gods luck met Harry In Louis
Vile era heard the old woman call
her father Harry. no 1 had that
much 20 80 onl
al. hs says what's tho
trouhler
1T suppose II was In my face. 4
was broke down an told him ITO
got Il all In hta head. an thcn he
patted me on tho shoulder. -oid
man" h. said. n little money amt
goln' 20 do you any good. IN git
you nifty thousand dollars an you
go out 20 tho raee-courre this after
noon an pick a winner
al tried 20 turn n down. I dfdnt
want 10 io@s his money: didn't
know one horse from another. But
he Just laughed and kept pattins
me on tho back. "A beginner for
luck" he says where's your nerve.
Air' Well. I picked that big Der
cum col, that nobody had ever
heard Of. five-to-one shot. an he
rompcd int
Il was alimpln' along the sea-
path. aproddln' tho gravel with my
cane an atalkin' 20 my feet. same
as ~ I was afraid the recollection
would get away with me N wasn't
careful The giri didnt say nothin'
and l won't on.
Harry wouldat touch the win
MAS; he picked out his fifsy thou
sand and put me out of the room
Il iimpcd on. talking TO my feet
"'And II saved the two ways for
the thing | Was agoin' to do would
have ruined mo
my voice got down pretty near
In u whisper.
II never saw Harry after that
I says. until last night
-she stopped quick. an I wen,
on a step or two.
My fatherr shs said.
"'Ycs.' I says. not looking up.
Harry. just as he looked that morn
Ing In Louisyilic--oniy he was
troubled
Then turned on her like I VAS
maxim a clean breast OF H. ! had
the tears .sarsin' and the right
choks-up. an Il wasn't all iury dope.
I didn't want that heavenly angel
fouled over by httis westridga II
baiied the heart out OF mo.
Now. Misssc.' said. you've got
TO help mo even this thing up. ]
don't know nothln' about your az
fairS--I dont want to know. Bu,
you've got to tAks that Same bunch
OF money and chance u on some
thing
"shc shook her head. and I had .
with tho fog lodging In and out. !
kept right al her: I never Lost . step.
IN was old and rich. money was
nothin' 10 me.
But what should I DO with the
money7' she said. finally. in . sort
Of queer hesitation
~1'lI tell you that tonight I
answered" The huge creature
seemed to relax. as tho there had
been q vital tension IN this mere
memory Of the thing.
That cleared up my end Of ~"
he continued. "snd after dinner
when II was getting a iittls dark.
iimped over To the church. I had
the last copy OF the Financial Reg
lister IN my hand stopped In the
door. The church was closed and II
was dark. but ! didn't need any
light for the business I come on.
"'Covsrnor.' says. the rest Of
this jobs up TO you I'm sgosn' 70
open this magazine here in the dark
and the first thing that's advertised
at the top OF tho page on the right
hand side is the thing I'm agoin' 70
tell her 20 put ths coin Ready
! says. go to ~ and folded back
the page and went over 70 the hotel .
Again he paused.
II got Jolt when ! saw the page.
IL was some sort OF Canadian gold
mine. no fishy that the letters had
scales on 'em. But I says TO my
self. That's tho Governors bust
ness an cut II out. put n into an
envelope with the draft. and left I.
at the desk for her"
lie paused.
The next morning I slid out.
Eight months later the plague