The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-20
CAPPY KICKS
He Dscourses on the Value of Belgerence

hcmanA fcrt rested on TOP OF hli
desk. no had sunk low In his Old
swivel chair and rested on hl'
spine; his chin saggcd on his
breast aud his eyes were closed
Ever aud anon he sighed gustily
and shook his head. once he said
very audibly "pamnatlop, They're
spelling tho boy
Whose boy. how are they spoil
Ing him and who arc tho guilty
partiesg' a voice demanded.
Cappy sat up like an old Jack
in.the-box and beheld AZ thu en-
trance 10 his office. his Son-in-law
Captain Matt Peasley. president and
general manager OF Cappy's ship
ping corporation. tho Blue star
Navigation company.
Your boy--my grandson, Alden
Kicks Peasley. aged 10, lilo Is
spoiled by being made mollyeod
die OF. and you and my daughter
are the responsible parties"
Matt Pcasley entered and sat
down. Il suppose you never did
any spelling yourself" he suggested
withcringiy.
You're right, I never did" Cap
by affirmed stoutly.
I'm here 20 tell you that you
daily with tho truth about as
gracefully as a bear cub iuggles
hREel-nutS" hts son-in-law rctorted
when l married your daughter
Cappy Rieks. she was so badly
spoiled that have been busy. prae-
ticaily ever since. unspoiling her.
That Is an ungenerous charge
Matt. Women arc born spoiled
But a male baby is born free FROM
that hlemish and acquires Il as he
grows older. Matt, why don't you
take n firm stand and urge your
son-and my grandson--to demon
strata 20 the world that he is one
hundred per cent masculine. All
OF his male ancestors. on both sides
OF the family tres. were able sea
men with hair on their breasts"
whats your bin OF particulars.
Matt demanded interes,edly. TIN
so busy with business matters I've
been letting F1orry look after the
kids upbringing."
That was all right until my
grandson grew big enough 10 be-
gin TO yearn for long pants and
feel the urge for masculine society
Hes 10 years old and sim Fiorry
dresses him like sissy. She cried
and refused TO speak 90 me for =
week when, on little Asien's eighth
birthday, sneakcd up 10 the nuFs-
cry and sheared OF his curis. WHY
don't you assert yourself, In your
own home. you bis boob. and raise
your son man fashion. Can that
nurse and that goyerneSS Send
him 10 a school where hcil learn
man talk. Some Of Il viii not be
good for him. but he's bound "a
learn !; sooner or later. 10 lets
go"
Il believe you're half right. Cap
py. F1orry sent him up TO a sum-
mer camp with about so other boys
from the private school he attends
and the boy tells me he had good
time
HE lost 10 pounds Cappy chal-
lenxed. what dye suppose have
a fine. wholesome. male grandchild
for. II do not keep an eye on
hin7 Did you and Florry so w
TO that camp to give lt the once
over willis II was in operation
Did you Visit the boy and see 10 II
that all was well with him."
NO. we didn't. We thought Il
would do him good 70 be free Of his
parents for three months Besides
you went up TO see him fire.
quently."
You bet did And I discovered
that five OF those drafted boys
were gang jumping him and pick
inx on him and hazing the heart
out OF him. They wouldn't let him
sleep nights. He was nervous and
apprehensive and lonely as n loon
and fun OF bruises He couldn'i
eat and he had lost 10 pounds"
why. Cappy. this Is news q
me"
They called him teachers pet
The head master happened 10 state
10 the class that my grandson was
the manifest. bess hammered hoy ir
the camp. and that was his UNI
doing"
Il think you're unduly exercised
about the boy. cappy. Hell get
over it. a little rough stuff will Dc
him good"
1T viii do him good X he car
put over the rough stuff himself
But IL other boys put the rough
stuff over on him and buffalo him
to the extent that he takes II iy.
ing down-well. don't have to dc
any crystal gazing 20 see the Ricki
enterprises without Kicks blood al
the head OF them IS years hence
Cappy leaned forward and laic
his hand gently on his big son-in'
laws knee. I'm in frightfullJ
Dutch with your wife" he confess
ed. She's given her own father
strict orders to leave her sor
alone. Between ourselves. Matt.
Just can't do that. I've got to IN
terfere."
what have you been doing. Cap
py."
i've lectured the boy. I've
heartened him up. I've tried to sci
him the idea that he can lick anJ
boy in that gang that picks on him
for they live in our neighborhoot
and they have continued 70 pici
on him ever since the camp closed
Bht Alden Kicks Peasley doesn'
believe me. Those other kids have
him bluffed.
Matt Peasley was concerned
Wont Florry let you do YOU
stuff. Cappy7"
NO" Cappy walled. She tell
my grandson that It is undlgnifiet
TO fight; that only ruf0ans an,
muckers brawl She quotes hin
that old Sunday school bunk that Il
thy neighhor smi.es thee on III,