The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-20

as treasurer OF the company. /
want officers around me that | can
trust. son"
Il don't know anything about
finance or about Bookkeeping. Dave
said
"You1i learn. Wen have n
bookkeeper. 81 course. want some
one for treasurer that's ievei.haided
and knows how TO make a quick
turn when he has 20. some one that
uses the gray stuff in his cocoa.
nut. Wen rix salary when We
get gcin'. You and bob are soin
to have the active management Of
this concern. Cattle's my line. an
! aim TO stick 20 II. Him and you
can talk Il over and fix yora du.
ties SOS they won't conflict. Rufns.
OF course. will run the actual drilnn'
He's an Al man. Don't let him 20. :"
Dave was profoundly touched. No
man could be kinder 20 his own son.
could show more confidence In him.
than Emerson Crawford was 20 ons
Fb4 AetA tR hts&iAttE AANU HtfN4
He murmured dry '-Thank
you: then. feeling this to b. mad
eauate. added IN try to see you
don't regret this
Tho cattirman was a shrewd Judge
OF men. His action now was based
solely upon humanitarian motives.
Here was "A keen man. quick witted.
steady. and wholly TO be trusted.
one certain 20 push himself 10 the
front II was good business TO make
II worth hts while to stick TO craw.
lords enterprises lie said as much
to Dave bluntiy.
Il doubt whether you've chosen
the right man" the ex.oowpuncher
said. smiling family. ssrhe most I
ever borrowed IN my life was TWEEN.
ty.five dollars"
You borrow twenty-five thousand
the same WAY. only it's easter II the
mck's bfeakin' right" tho cattle.
man assured him cheerfully. THE
easiest thing tn the world to get
hold of Is money-when you've al.
ready set lots OF IT,
The trouble Il we haven't
well. youli have 10 learn 20 look
like you knew where II grew on
bushes Emerson told him. grin.
ming.
The foreman OF the q mar lazy
r came In after supper for a con.
fereffce with his boss. lie and
Crawford got their heads together
in the slttinw-room and the young
people gravitatcd cut 20 the porch.
Joyce pressed Dave into service to
help her water the rosss. and Keith
hung around In order to be near
Dave. Occasionally he asked anes-
tons irrelevant TO the conversation
These were embarrassing or not as
IL happened,
bedtime for III. boys. Keith his
sister reminded him.
-oh. femme stay up a while long
err he begged.
joyce was firm. she had schooIed
her impulses 20 resist the little fei
lows Establishments. bu, Dave no
ucci thar she was affectionaic even
In her refusal.
You're keith's hero. you know
the giri told Dave. her face hub-
bling to unexpected mlrth. lie
tries to walk and talk like you. He
asks the Gueerest questions. To
day cansh; him diving at . pillow
on tbs bed lie was making b~iisv~
TO be you when you were shot.-
Her n-arness In IN. soft. shad-
rwy night shook hls sclf.eonsrol.
The music OF her voice with it's
drawing intonatlons played on his
hsartstringa.
Think I'll 20 now he said
abruptly.
You must come again. she told
him. Keith wants you to teach
him how to rope. You won't mind.
will your
-I'ii be right busy.- he raid awk
wardiy. biuntiy.
She drew back within herself
I'D forgotten how busy you are.
Mr. Sanders. OF course We mustn't
impose on you.- she said. cold and
stiff as only offended youth can be.
striding into the night. Dave
cursed the fate that had mad. him
what he was. He had hurt her
boorishly By his curt refusal OF her
friendship. Yet the heart inside
him was a Wild river Of love.