The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02
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hcf hhhN. She must stop.
"iiis wife went Off TO the kitchen.
Pretty fierce. chr
Sabre said he sat where she'd left
him. In the morning room IN a
straight.hack~d chair. with hls legs
stuck out In front OF him. wrestling
with it--like hell. The sirl was in
the dining room. Ills wife and the
servants were piungine about over
head
In about two hours his wife cam.
back dressed to no. She said. I've
packed my boxes. l shall send Tor
them. The maids have packed theirs
and they win send. I've sent them
ON TO the station IN front % me.
There's only one more thing want
TO say to YOU. You say thls won-
an cThis woman. YOU know old
Sabre said when he was telling mel
You Say this woman has n claim
ON usf'
''iIs began. Mabel. I DO. -
sshe said. DO YOU wan, my answer
TO that1 My answer IL that perhaps
she has claim ON your
"And she went
III
well. there you are. old man.
There II L. That's the story. That's
the end That's the end OF my story.
but what the end Of the story as
sanre's living Il Is going to be. takes
well. Il lets in some pretty wide
guessing. There ha IL. and there's
the girl. and there's the baby. and
he's what he says he is--what I told
you: a social ontcast. beyond the
pale. ostracixed. accommodated. No
Que will have anything TO DO with
him They've cleared him out OF the
office. or a. good as done 90. lie
rays tho man Twynlns worked that.
The man Twyning---,hat Judas IL.
CARROT chap. you rcmeniber--ss very
thick with old Bright. the girls
father. Old Bright pretty naturally
thinks his daughter has gone back TO
the man who 10 responsible for har
ruin. and this Twynfng person.
who's n partner, BY the way-wroto
20 Sabre and told him that. si'ho he
personally didn't believe tt--'uot for
a moment. old man. he wrote---tiil
sabre would appreciate tho fact that
such a scandal could not be per.
nitted In a firm like theirs with lts
high and holy Church connections.
And so on. He said that h. and For.
tune had given the position their
most earnest and sympathetic
thought and prsycrs--and prayers.
mark you---and that they'd come TO
tho conclusion that tho best ,hins
70 b. done was for Sabre 20 resign.
sabre says he wa. knocked pref
" well silly by this step. lie says
u was his first realization OF tho at
tltuds that everybody was going TO
take up against him He went Off
down and saw them. and you can
imagine there was q bit OF scsns.
He said he was dashed n he'd re-
rlxn. Why on earth should he re-
signy Was he 10 resign because no
was doing In common humanity
VIVA, no ono else had the common
humanity TO dor That sort Of thing
The upsho, Of 10 was that Twyning.
speaking for the firrn. and calling
him about thousand old mans and
that sort % sinsh. told him Thar ths
position would be reconslfered when
he ceassd 10 have thu girl IN his
house and that. In the interests OF
the firm. until he ala that he must
cease to attend tho offles-
And then old Sabre said he hessn
10 find himself IN exactly the same
position with every one. Every door
closed 10 him. No ono having any
thing 20 do with him. Even an old
chap mex, door. a particular friend
OF his called Fungus or Fargus or
some such nsme--evcn this old birdr
house and his society IL forbidden
him. sabrs says old Fungus, &c
whatever his name IL. II all right.
but II appears he's ruled by about
two dozen ramp!ng great daughters.
and they won't let their father have
anything TO do with Sabre. No. he's
shut right out. everywhere.
And Sabre. mind vou--this II
ssbre's extraordinary point Of view:
he's not q bit furious with all these
people. Hes feeling his position most
frightfully: us eating the very heart
out OF him, but he's working up not
the least trace Of bitterness over u.
He says they're all supporting an alb
soiuteiy right and Just convention.
and that it's not their fault " the
convention is 90 hideously cruel In
it's application. He says tho absolute
Justice and the frightful cruelty Of
has always Interested