The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02


"'Well. Hapgccd. he went on,
that's ono claim the girl had on US,
and to my way OF thinking Il was
enough. BUT she had another. a per-
sonai claim. she'd been In our
house. in our service. she was our
friend. sat with MS. eaten with US.
talked with us. shared with US. and
now. now. turned 20 Us. Good God.
man. was that TO be refusedf Was
that 10 be deniedg Were We going
70 reruaiste thatf wer, We roing to
say. yes. it's true YOU werc here.
You were all very well when YOU
were of use 20 US. that's all true and
admitted but now you're In trouble
and your, no use 10 US; you're In
trouble and no use. and YOU can get
- he'll out % IT, Good God. were
ne 20 say thstr
'you should have seen his face;
you should have heard his voice; YOU
ahould have seen him suuirming and
twisting In his chair as tho this was
the very roots Of him coming NJ cut
OF him and hurting him. And l tell
you. old man. IL was the very roots
Of him. IL was hts creed. II was bis
religion. II was his composition: Il
was the whole nature and basis and
foundation Of the man as II had been
storing up within him all his life,
ever since he was the rummy,
thoughtful sort OF hegTar he used TO
be as a kid at old Wioksmote's thir-
~ years ago. IL got me. can tell
YOU. IL made me feet funny. Yes.
and the next thing he went ON TO
was equally tho blood and bones OF
him. In a way even more cNnrac-
tersstic. lie said. Mind you. Hap
xood. l don't blame my wife that all
this had no effect on her. l don't
blame her In the least. and never
lost my temper or got angry over
the business. see her point or view
absolutely. And see absolutely the
point OF view OF the girls father and
OF every one else who's willing 20
tax. In the girl but insists she must
give up the baby. see their point
Of view and understand II as plain
IS 1 see and understand that calen.
r hanging on the wall see Il
sectly.' and he laughed In a within
kai sort of way and said. That's
'the devil OF ~
.charaeteristic. ehr wssnt that
tust exactly old Sabre at school puz-
cling up his old nut and saying. Yes.
but I see what he means'g
We'll. wait q bit. lie came 20 that
again afterwards II seems that. u
you please. the very next day the
rirl herself follows up her letter By
walking into the house. Ehf Yes.
you can well say by Jove.' In she
walked. baby and all. she'd walked
al tho way from Tidoorough. and
God knows how far earlier In the
day. sabre said she was half dead.
Shed been to her fathers house. and
her father. that terrific looking old
1fnses coming down tho mountain
that rye described to you. had turned
her out. He'd take her-hs had cried
over her. the poor crying creature
oaid--sf she'd send away her baby.
also n she'd say who the father was.
but shs wouldn't. I can't let my
little baby CO. she said- Sabre said
n was awful hearing her. And 30
he drove her out. the old Moses man
did. and the poor soul tried around
for q bit--no moaey--and then
traiied out 20 them
-sabre wouldn't ten em al that
happened between his wife and him
sslf. gather that. In his quiet way.
perfectly seeing his wife's point OF
view and genuinely deeply distressed
At the frightful pitch things were
coming to. In that sort OF way he
nevertheless got his back up against
his sense OF what he ought 20 do and
Maid the girl was not TO DO sent away.
that she was 10 stop.
Ills wife said. You're deter
u1:nef7'
..Hs said. zfabei' chats her namsl
Mabel. I'm desperately. poiwnantly
sorry. but I'm absolutely determined
'she said. Very WELL IL shes GO
ting 70 be In the house. I'm going out
OF Il. I'm going to my fathers
Now. You'll not expect the servants
20 stay In the house while you've got
this--this woman living with you
fY<s. she aaid that) so shall pay
them up and send them Off. now, be
fore I 90. Are you stiil detsrInined7'
The poor devil. standing there
with his stick and his game leg. and
his face working sald. Mabel. Ma
bel. believe me. II kills mo TO say II.
but arm. absolutely. Tho girls got
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