The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-29

knew how 20 dress tools when |
got him, but he's pretty good
driller now, Before long hen bo
able to take charge OF your prop
crty ana run Il on practical lines,
! told you he had t IN him. AMI
that he'd make hand
You never wrote MS nothin' about
his-his trouble"
Il left the explaining Tor him
Gus smiled medintiyrY. First
We knew that you an him had
been fshtln' WAS when he wrote Us
a letter sayin be was doin' great
an could see out % one eye" Then.
moro Eravely. "tt was worryin'
over Buddy's affair that so Ma
20 aiiin' She amt been right well
since, say. wha'd you do with that
woman nuskoW pronounced the
last word with an accent % seorn
and hatred,
Il gave her chance 20 make an
honest, decent living. cot her up
In business"
"Whatr~
And she Il making good" when
the elder man shook his head i'm.
patiently Gray went on. I'm pretty
worldly and canonsed. but II one
virtue has been spared me, Il l.
charity.
For a moment the father studied
his caller Tell me" he began,
was Il altogether on Buddy's &C.
count that you an him tied into
one another"
Gray threw hack his head and
laughed frankly Altogether, / az.
sure you That's why / found Il
so hard"
lie oughta been licked Takln'
up with IA thing Ike her" Gus
was cropping FOR words more elo.
auent OF his displeAsure az his son
and his hatred for tho object Of
Buddy's misplaced affections, when
GRAY forestallcd him
Just a minute You are a rich
man and you are growing richer.
Careful. frugal prosperous people
Ike you are ap, 20 become unduly
hard and oversuspleious: but you
mustn't permit Il. Think. for In.
stance. what environment did TO
your children. then remember that
under slightly different cireum.
stances Il nigh, have made evil.
doors even OF them. Most people
would like 10 run straight. and
would do 40 II they had chance.
Anyhow Il IS an interesting expert.
mcnt 20 put the chance In their
way Tell me. Gus, how much
money have you gotf'
Il dunno F1Egers over a thou.
sand dollars don't mean much to
me"
Gray searched the speakers face
with speculative gaze It's most.
" liquid. l presume There was
a pause. Il mean il's in cash or
tho equivalent.
"oh. Sursi Tnsse bonds an
stocks nm things BFiskow shook
his head disapprovngiy Land
amt any too safe, either. It's rain.
IN now. an it1l keep on ralnin'
TIL the farmers Is all drowned out.
Next year i'm be droughty an FRY
ON 10 n crisp. No. IN skeered
OF land. I'm skeersd OF everything
This last was said plaintiyely
why. lookit these Liberty bonds!
Coin down steady. | wouldn't put
no money into the gov.mcnt unless
had something 20 say about run.
min u. An s'posc / did? / wouldn't
know how Il oughta DO run
How about oil propsr,iss7
Wouldn't you like 70 invest In a
good. safe proposition. with the
prospect OF big"
Gosh. MOI I'm skserdsr Of oil
than anything. cause I know some.
thin about IL Fsllsr been tryln'
TO sell me life insurance. lately. but
you gotta die TO get your money
back. No: there's catch In all
them propositions Sometimes |
wake up nights dreamin' we're oil
back at the old place an pore
again. That ends my sleepin'. You
sec, Allies lady now. an she's
used to silk stockin's. an Buddy's
been out In the world spendin'
money on women. an Mas gsttin'
old. / could 10 back 10 corn
bread. but II would kin them. Worst
Of Il IL. the black lime amt holdin'
up. an our wells will give out some
J day" Briskow sighed heavily and