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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-28

awfully tired.
My swagger OF indifference desert.
ed me. ! was Just weak little girl
who needed mothering. and con.
Tossed to Mrs. Herrod the whole
truth about the tension between
Jack and me. and concluded with
the hard fact that he had just lost
his job
Mrs. Herrod listened attentiveiy.
you modern girlsr' she said with
q smile. Peggy Don't you girls
understand the first thing about the
emotions OF normal man?
why. dear girl. your Jack wants
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had liked 10 pretend was her own
little daughter.ln.law But soon she
saw | never would be willing to pre-
tend that. | was like most modern
girls. not TO be slaughtered" and
not TO be ''mothered."
And II had grieved her. She
hadn't any young relatives. never
could have n grandchild. and adored
babies.
Now baby In n small word. but II
may be trusted TO make friends of
any two women who use II. The
feeling that little word aroused In
mo / attribute to my being 80
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With an effort the Canadian
cheyed. tho wolt-dog trottlng beside
him. Houston following, one hand
locked about the buckle Of the thin.
nor mans belt. the other half sup.
porting him as he limped and reeled
thru the snow.
Its my hip" The mans mind
had gone 10 trivial things Il
sprained it--about ten days ago. I've
bcen living over here with her up
tlli the storm. Then | had 20 he at
camp. T."
That was your child. them"
Fred Thayer was silent. Barry
Houston repeated the question com.
mandinkiy. There could he no sec
tecy nov; events had gone too far.
For third timc tho accusation
came and the man beside him turned
anKriiy.
whose would you think II was7''
Houston did not answer. They
stumbled on thru the snow-drifted
woods, finally 90 reach the open
space ieadIns TO tho sleigh. Thayer
drew back.
whats the use OF taking me into
town." he begged shes dead and
gone: you can't harm her now"
Were not inouiring about her"
'.But she's the one that did It. She
told ne-when she first got sick.
Those are her things In there.
They're"
Have ! asked you about any.
thinS7- Houston bit the words at
him. Again the man was silent
They reached the sled. and Ra'tlste
pointed 10 thc.scat.
I'm there" he ordered. -Bateese
win walk. Ba'teesc afraid--too
Close And then. IN silence. the trip
70 town was made. al last 20 draw
up In front OF the boarding house.
Houston called 10 . hystander.
rs the phone working-to Mont
viewg-
''yeh. Think II Is. Got Il opened
ID yesterday
Then call up over there and tell
the sheriff We want him II has 10
do with tho Rennud murder"
The ioafcr eprang 70 the street and
vecred across. shouting the news ~
he went. while Ba'tissc made hurried
arrangements regarding The silent
form Of the lonely cabin. A few
moments later. the maksshift board.
ing house lobby was crowded. whiIe
Barry Houston. revert!ng 70 tho bit
ter lessons he had learned during tho
days cS hts own crcs@cxaminRtionn
took his place in front Of tho accused
man.
I'm the first place. Thayer.- he
commanded. You might as well
know one thfn9. You're caught.
Tho goods are on you. You're going
.up--is for nothing Else than an at
tempt TO murder rsa'sissc Renaud and
myself
81 thought ycu werc robbers"
you know that's tic. But that's
= matter for tho court room. There
are greater things. In the first
place.
About that other" Sun he
chung 20 his one shred Of a story.
his only possibility OF hop>. Con-
scicnre had prompted the first out
cryow there was nothing 70 DO
but follow the lead Il don't know
anything. She told me-that's all.
And she's dead now
-Ah. OUR Ba'tirte had edged for.
ward. "shs Is dead. And because
she IS dead--because she have suffer
and de. YOU would lay 20 her door
murder, Eet IL the lie, where then
II the ten thousand dollar she took
III shs XIII my JuiienneT Ehg
where IL the gun with which she
shot herr An. you crfngei For why
you do fhat-for why you DO not look
at Bateese when he talk about hts
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One day Mr. Tingaling. the fairy.
man landlord. went 10 call on
snuffles. the fairyrnan doctor. Nancy
and Nick had helped Mr.. Tingaiing
to collect rents and Mr.. Tingaling.
knowing the Twins we're helping DR..
snuffles. decided TO 80 and see all
three OF them.
After they'd talked about the
weather. and everything like that.
fat old Tingaling took his rent list
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OUR FIRST YEAR
BY Bride ~----------------~----~-H
LXxIv-MRS. HERROD TAKES HAND IN SETTLING
TANCI.E
BY a Bride

talking TO me quite sentimentally
and ! wasn't resenting IL. She had
liked me-more than that, she had
loved me ever since Jack had told
her OF our engagement.
Her own son had died In his first
year at college. Jack had filled a
little corner In her heart and she
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II was staggering IN its unexpect.
ednesa. A gasp came from the lips
of Barry Houston lie felt himself
reeling only 20 suddenly straighten.
as tho crushing weight had been
lifted from his shoulders lie
whiried excltedly and grasped the
nearest onlooker.
Go sc, Medalne Rohinettc. Hurry!
Tell her that Il Is OF tho utmost I'm.
portanec--that I have found the
proof She'll understand"
Then. struggling 20 reassure him.
self. he turned again 60 the prisoner,
Two hours later. Ia tho last CLINT Of
day the door opened. and woman
came 10 his aide. where he was Tin.
ishinE the last Of many closely writ.
ten aheets OF paper, He looked up
at her. boyishiy. happily. Without
waiting for her permission. hc
grasped her hand. and then. as tho
eager for her 10 hear. he turned 10
the worn-faced man. now slumped
dajectedly In his chair.
You understand. Thayer. that this
is your written confessionTs
The man nodded.
"Givrn IN tho prescncs OF the
sheriff. OF Ba'gixts Rsnaud. OF my.
self ard the various citizens OF Tab
ernacle that you sec hercf~
Yes"
~of your own free viii. withou,
threats or vfolencs7's
II xuesa So.
And you are willing 20 sign itr''
Tho man hesstased. Them
I'D like To know what I was
signing"
Certainly. intend TO read n "a
you--so that al witnesses may hear
r. II Il then 20 he filed with tho
district attorney. You can sirnify
its correctness or sncurrectnssa after
every paragraph u that agree
Ahisf~
Il guess 90"
A pause. At LAST
Ny name Is Fred Thsyer. I am
fortyfour years Of age. Prior to
about = year ago. I was employed
by tbs Empire Lake MIL and Lum.
her company AZ superintendent.
had occupied this position for some
is or 20 years. beginning with Il
when II was frs, started by Mr.
Houston of Boston IL that righff'
A nod from tho accused. Houston
went on:
~ figured from the first that I
was going to be taken in partnership
with Mr.. Houston. altho nothing ever
was said about H. Just took !, for
granted However. aa years passed
and nothing was done about n, I be-
gan 70 force matters. BY letting IN.
mill run down. knowing that Mr..
Houston was getting old. and tina,
he might be willing 20 sell out 20
me II things got bad enough. Al
that time. didn't know where I
was going 10 get the money. bu,
hoped that Mr.. Houston would lei
me have tho mill and acreage on
some sort Of payment basis. I
went back 20 see him about II a
couple OF times, but he wouldn't iis.
ten 20 mc. He said that he wanted
70 either close the thing out for cash
or keep on running II Ia this hope Of
making something Of is.' That's all
right. Isn't II. Thayer7"
Yes"
Il tried two or three times 10 get
him 70 sell out 20 me. but we couldn't
get together on tho terms. He al.
ways wanted cash. and I couldn't
furnish it-aifho I pretended that !
had the money all right. but that I
simply did not want 10 tie II all up
al once. About this time--r think Il
was three or four years ago; I'm not
exactly clear on the dates--a nephew
OF his named Thomas Langdon came
out here. under the name OF John
corbin. lie had been biack sheep
and was now wandering about tho
country, doing anything that no
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STORM KING

Storm King up there One
pointed 20 the rocky face OF the
r-ak,--"and--taik about Fourth
of-Juiy fireworksl The fire seem
ed TO hiss out OF the rock like a
forked tongue and lap up tho fire
from the cloud. and crashl you
can't imagine such sound.
Thine after time the lightning
struck the rock. and every little
while streak would flash down
tho trunk OF tree and like
skyrocket the pitchy tree would
catch and with n s.s-siz.z.x-zl
would 70 up in a flame.
"ohl II was some display. But
I confess TO you that we were not
sorry when II was safely over.
And after that day I never
found IL hard TO understand the
Indians fear OF the mountain
lakes"
II didn't know they had such
fear" said mother-dcar.
''Oh. yes" Mr.. Fisher told them.
"the Cailum Indians kept TO the
salt water and held common
superstition about evil spirits
which dwelt In ali mountain
lakes"
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The kiddios rhiver~d when Mr..
Fisher got as far as the meaning
OF the trees in his story.
"And was II storm. a real
storm. like on the ocoanr' David
asked.
Mr.. Fisher chuckied In his
jolly way as he replied. 1T GER.
tainiy was storm Maybe II
want the sea variety. but II was
regular oid.fashioned, ear-spiit-
ting thunder storm. Sans kind
they have in the Middle West.
I'VE weren't used 10 'cm out
here and l ten you. when the first
big clap OF thunder had rolled
back and forth from peak 20 peak
few times. this lake began to
feel like pretty big and lonesome
place. and we felt tolerably
small.
"And the sound of the first one
was hardly gone tn tho next one
rolled nearer and lower than the
first.
Then a zig-zag streak OF
lightning leaped out Of tho black
sky and struck tho top OF old
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Observation-Disclosures
Compound

800 and 1900 at all drug stores,
or sent postpaid by Joyner Drug Co..
epokane .--Adyeftisement.
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Yellow was the favorite color for
wedding gowns In ancient Rome.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-09-07

frank went out into the Kitchen
and communicated with Granny by
means Of pencil and paper. He was
so anxious about the sick girl that
he quite forgot his original errand,
and by the time he had telephoned
for his own physician and a trained
nurse, and brought a carload of ne
cessities and luxuries to fill the empty
larder, had ordered ice and fruit and
flowers, it was dusk and he looked
younger and happier than if he had
played a round Of golf. But there was
latent anxiety in his eyes as he des-
cribed the condition of the sick girl. !
II shall take her South with me
as soon as she is able to co. de-
clared his mother. II am going down
to Virginia soon and the change will
do the child good-and, oh, Frank,
I found my thimble!"
Frank stared.
Right in my workbag, where the
child mad put it. There was a little
hole in the lining and it slipped be-
tween the layers of silk, I shall look
more thoroughly mex time"
Frank smiled sheepishly. do you
know mother" he confided, IT be-
lieve that when I hunted the thimb1e
for you | discovered a wife for my
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on q sagglng old couch before The
fire he found a girl, wan and big
eyed. with soft brown curls tumbling
into her marvellous eyes. She was
racked with a terrible cough, and be.
fore she could speak Granny gave
her a spoonful Of medicine. As the
old lady put the cup back on the
table she peered into it anxiously.
"1t's most gone, darling" she said in
the unconsciously loud voice Of the
very deaf. "And where the next's
coming from +" remembering
Frank, she put a finger on her lip and
hurried out of the room. The girls
face was suffused with bushes and
there was a palpitating breath that
Frank did not like. He told her his
name.
"Oh, how kind of Mrs. Isham to
send you'll could not get any mes
sage to her-Granny is feeble and we
are not well known here-and-I took
a bad cold the day I was there last
I was showing your mother a new
embroidery stitch, I remember"
Have you a good doctor?" he asked
abruptly.
Granny is my doctor-she has home
Observation-Disclosures helps me-" the girls
voice died out as she fell asleep.
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Sam Johnson opened the door Of the
room which he shared with his class
mate, Tom Fitch to find the latter still
at l"ggerheads with their mutual chum.
Chris Hatch, over those veritable Wan
dering Jew topics of discussion, the
tariff n taxes. SO had Sam left
them three hours before. when he de
parted the university precincts to pay
a much dreaded call Upon a cousin Of
his mother. The cousin, Sam had
lucidly explained, taught Something
Or other' in the neighborirg city, and
lived at Hampstead House, "some sort
Of an endowed hostelry for girl stu
dents"
"Whew" Sam threw his six feet
Of stature-Onto the couch and elabO-
rately mopped his forehead with a pur-
pie borlered handkerchief. "WheW
Eight hundred of EN- under one roof.
Whev ~
Eight hundred what?' inquired Tom
irritable at being Interrupted in the
midst of an involved argument.
"Girls!' came the reply from the
couch. "Girls! short girls, tall girls,
blond girls, brunette girls, thin girls.
fat girls, girls with short hair and long
skirts, girls with long hair and short
skirts, young girls, old girls girls by
courtesy, blue eyed, black eyed, knock
kneed, bowlegged, cross-eyed-every-
thing but ~tongue-tied! Girls! Girls !
Girls!'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-09-07
The Hunt for the
Gold Thimble
BY DORA NOLAN
%, 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)

~
&c. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Come In here, Frank" said
Mrs. Isham to her son, as she
opened the door of her private sitting
room, and when the young man had
entered and closed the door the pretty
little white-haired lady burst into
tears.
Frank knelt beside her with scared
eyes. What had happened to upset
his calm mother7 Something more
than the vexations of departing SER
wants or the perplexities of social en-
t%ertainment. "What has happened,
mother?' he asked.
She lifted her head and smiled at
him through her tears. II am SO fool
ish to feel sad about it, but 1t was a
gift from your father-and I thought
the girl so charming-but you are a
lawyer and ought to help me discover
the truth !"
Frank smiled secretly at his moth
er's colossal faith in his wisdom, but
he tried to look very solemn as he
assured her that his wits were at
her command.
Bring on your problem" he cried,
pulling forward a comfortable chair.
"NVliat has ~happened:"
"AIy gold thimble has disappeared
the n with the sapphires-I know
you are going to make some joke
about hunting the thimble.' but this
is serious, dear, because it involves
the girl"
what girlT"
Miss Lawson, that pretty child who
ONE in to read to me every day,
and write my letters and keep my
check book straight! She was showing
me how to do a new kind Of embroi-
derry and I gave her my thimble to
wear-I have not seen it SINCE"
"When was that?'
"a week ago-and to made matters
worse, the girl has not been here since
that day. She has not telephoned to
me and I cannot find her address,,
although I called up Teresa Benny,
who sent her to me-"
ut looks very strange, mother, but
before We w%rongfully accuse your little
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only son, his mother Ia dead, his
cousins were frantic because he might
disgrace them-but he's true. blood
he's studying nights to finish his law
course. Some day 1t will be good-by
to the car--though he. declares he will
always keep it! Now, do you dislike
him?"
II did" protested Ann tear
fully. II liked him, and I was pro-
voked at what I thought was Just an
idle fad Of a rich mans son."
HE Is no longer a rich mans son."
said Polly, staring into the fire with
thoughtful eyes.
1t was after midnight when Polly
was awakened from sleep by the sight
Of her guest, clad In a scarlet silk
kimono, her dark eyes tragic with ex-
element.
"What Is the matter? Burglars? p
demanded Mrs. Granville.
"Come into my room, please" re-
quested Ann, and when they were
there, sitting before the fire, the rich
Miss Fordyee faced her dearest friend.
"Tell me, Polly, is Billy Agnew the
o Of that Agnew who was interested
In my fathers mines7'
Eyes" said Polly, bluntly.
"Was it something my father did
that ruined John Agnew?"
II don't think your father knew
he was sick-and you were in Europe
with Him. Bnt your Uncle Martin, who
also owned the mines, crowded out Mr..
AgneW-I don't understand the de-
tails, but it was whispered that your
Uncle Martin was to blame.".
"And Uncle Martin Is dead-and
there is no one left save me-" said
Ann slowly. Her face was white and
her eyes were drowned in tears.
II was sure 0 didn't know" said
Polly softly, land remember, Billy Is
a good scout, and so proud he won't
take a cent from you!"
Polly was right. All the great law
yers and judges argued with Billy Ag-
new to give up his taxicab and take
the money that Ann wanted to restore
"a half Of what she possessed, which
was more than was due-but he was
obdurate. "Wait until I finish my law
course, and can furnish a home, then
TIL talk about It," With that he sent
them away, but his smile for Ann was
kindly.
There must be a girl" sighed Ann
to Polly.
Polly smiled mysteriously.
Two years afterward Billy Agnew
became part Of a great law firm, built
a pretty bungalow in the suburbs and
put the taxi in a tiny garage built
with his own hands. After that he
called on Ann Fordyce, who happened
to be visiting Mrs. Granville again.
II am ready" said Mr.. Agnew, "to
talk business. I have a house, a pro-
fession-now, I want a wife, too
and Ann, I can't wait any longer for
you!"
"Neither-neither Gear I" STAN
mered the rich Miss Fordyce. And
nobody marveled when they spent their
honeymoon touring in the taxicab.
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"Thank You So Much, Mr.. Agnew!'

"Thank You So Much, Mr.. Aanew!"
and cakes, and others crowded our
Billy Agnew, who presently vanished
altogether.
"Bflly had to go-has q lot Of en-
gagements-but he kept his promise
Of coming to my tea" said Polly
Granville to Ann when the two were
alone before a whispering fire In
the library.
Us 1t a privilege to have him at
ones teasT' asked Ann ligI rly, though
the was interested in the grave young
man.
81 consider it an honor" said Polly
earnestly. and Ann would not question
her further. Some day she would
know for herself whether he was a
enttle king, a famous screen star, or
a celebrated author.
The next day she lunched at the
Burlington and because her own car
had broken down she sent for q taxi
cab. One Of the hotels feet Of hand
some dark blue cars awaited her. AS
1t rolled up Park avenue toward home
she happened to glimpse the profile of
the driver.
1t was Billy Agnewl
This was his car! A taxicab driver
and he had appeared at Polly Gran
vf1le's tea-was it one Of Pollv's
pranks? But 80 many people had rec
ognized him-and they appeared to
like him. He was likable, too, so much
like the lover that Ann Fordyee, a
''poor little rich girl" had always
dreamed would appear some day that
she had measured other men by his
standard and found them wanting! A
taxi driver! But this apparently had
once been an expensive car!
: When they stopped at Mrs. Gran
vills's house the driver stepped down
and opened the door. Ann alighted,
like a small, naughty princess, and
hooked The mar full in the face-and
It was Agnew, though his face was ex-
pressionless, his eyes vague and I'M
seeing.
She did not offer 30 pay MIN. She
merely smiled and said sweetly:
.s"Thank you so much, Mr.. Asnsw!"
and she was rewarded by the red th4t
efafned his face.
/ "He. IL not quite a man, Of course
she commented as she drank q cup Of
tea with her hostess.
And SO he drove you home, Ann
Tprdyce, daughter of a millionaire"
unused Polly. 49,,
Don't be melodramatie," chided
INN q am wondering why the man
ooes drive q taxi--it must be smbar-
missing tor his friends
'Pshawt Ann, don't you know that
he does It because he needs the money!
When his father was ruined, and died
1uddenly, do yon kn0w that the
limousine WINS the only thing left after
1xerythlng else Maa-sold1 hi .an
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-09-07
Billy Agnew's
Car
By MACKlE

1t was at Mrs. Granville's tea that
Ann Fordyce first met Billy Agnew.
Nina Granville presented a grave-eyed
young man with a stern, handsome
face, a little too thin and sunburned,
perhaps. Agnew looked at the famous
Miss Fordyce without curiosity, as if
all her millions mattered nothing, al
though to lovely Ann the name Of
Agnew suggested dim recollection Of
d financial crash and broken fortunes,
but that must have been a year ago,
and this young Agnew looked we'll
dressed, prosperous, cleancut, and as
well turned out as any Of the other
reluctant males who had forsaken the
outdoors for one Of the opening events
OF the social season.
II saw you yesterday, Billy" de-
clared Mrs. Granville as she gave him
q cup of tea.
He looked vaguely at her. II was
In 20 many places yesterday" he
%apologized.
Polly Granville laughed. This was
at Forty-tifth and Broadway, and a
policeman was handing up a little
s1ip-you were in your car!
ooh, I remember" grinned Billy
Agnew.
"One usually remembers such
things" smiled Ann.
He looked at her casually; then his
eyes seemed dazzled as If the radiant
loneliness was too much for him. Il
suppose you own a dozen cars" he
said bluntly.
Ann grew pink. Mercy, nor"
IT am being very rude-forgive me
please" his eyes looked sorry and
worried at the same time.
Another idler," thought Ann scorn-
fully ~"probahly worried to death yer
his dehts-racing around in a snowy
car and
Some n called Ann out Of her
r~everie, another brought her more tea