The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22


price Marsio had her face tucked
up two years ago, Cost her $4,000
bucks"
II cant believe a."
''Nou are IL every dag, Look al
tho Rccordlonplated hcauts IN the
movies, Why. some OF those dolls
nurscd IN the civil war; Thoao face
surgeons have lroEcd tho wrinkles
out OF many wlIhorcd peach. and
you're dining with MarElo Fulton.
tho Suicide Blonde know her
kid"
Her what1' Mallows nearer
gasped,
sure She was married 60 Ben.
ME Fulton. tho Jockey. and they
had a boy Bennia was ruled or
IN New Orleans pnd started a
gambling house"
New orleansl Wait lin begin.
Ming 20 remember" Into Grayu
mind camo an indistuct memory.
tho blurred picture OF a race track
with ita shouting thousands n
crowded betting ring. then. more
clearly, garlsh. oyerfurnlAhed
room Ia "A Southern mansion: clouds
OF tobacco smoke rising In the cones
OF bright light above roulette ana
poker tables. negro servants In
white. with trays. mint jullps in
tall. frosted glasses. pretty girl
with Htraw.colored hair You're
rlghtr' he agreed. finally "she was
u 'come-on.'"
That's her She worked tho bet.
ting ring daylmos and boosted IN
bcnnic's place at night Whenever
she was caught sho Huieldcd. That's
how she got her name"
Just what do you mean by THAR"
why. the usual stuff A bottle
OF water with a poison label, n a
mullct Threatened 10 call the police
she'd cry. You have ruined my lfcF
Then with shaking hand she'd pull
tho old skull bottle and drink her.
SELF 90 death. or course, the poor
lcaping tuna usually got the acid
out OF her hand in time 20 save
her. she Jaw 10 that"
Gray was laughing silently. "My
dear professor" he confessed. '1yis.
dom. Of sort II mine; sometimes
grow weary with the weight OF
my experiences and wonder why
the world 10 seldom shows mo
something new. But beside you
am a. "A babe Tell me. what has
become OF the eSJockey hunbandr'
"sho dlySfcod him Mind you.
Margic was square. Ike most OF
those 'como.ona she'd how dare
a guy that 80 much as looked al
her. You know tho kind I mean"
"And the ehlld7 Where Go you
suppose she keeps IT."
MAllow reflected THE las, time
l saw the little ehcrub no wAs
singing bass In Il bellboyg quar-
teite AZ Hot Springs He hops bells
az the Arlington summers and
butchers peanuts at tho track dur.
INK tho season you know, boilers
Here they come before they start
then when the women jump up he
pinchea the brttlhg tickets out Of
their laps and cashes them with
tho bookica
Gould you set hold OF thla-thls
boy hasso and bring him here with
out letting him or his mother
known"
II can II he's stu at Hot Springs.
and | saw him there tho LAST time
was UP. The li,tio darling got me
into n crap game and ran In some
shaped dice. or course. Il would
cost something TO set him"
How much?"
Mallow shot" his cuff and upon
Il gravcly figured up tho probable
expense. Well. there woald b. the
farea aud the cats and his G1t--he
wouldn't come for nothing. He'd
gyp ma Tor $40, but he'd probably
come for s.. I'D offer him "a"
There ls thousand dollars in Il
Il you can produce him within the
next IS hours ! doubt my ability
10 sit on tho safety valve much
longer than that. for Buddy Rrls.
kow Is rapidly breaking out with
matrimonial measles. n | throw
cold water on him Il will only ag.
gravate the disease"
"a thousand berries Mnliow
cried. why, for n thousand bcr-
ries III bring you his head on n
platter. I'll ear thc little devil
down and lock him In a suitcase -
The speaker hcsitated a moment
before concluding ITS dirty
trick on AfarEie tho"
II know. But I'm thinking Of
Buddy. Now. in heavens name.
hurry My constitution may sur.
yive few moro road houses. but
my reputation viii not"
That night was repetition Of
tho one before. but with variations
and with trimmings. for Buddy wore
HIS ''two.pint trousers" again. and
this time they were loaded. hence
Gray had chance 10 observe him
at his bcst--or worst. A little
| liquor went long way with the
boy. ne derived much effect. many
by products. 80 to speak. from even
a few drinks. and tho elder man
was forcibiy reminded OF Gus Bris.
kow's statement that his son had
streak Of the Old Nick in him.
II was true. Buddy was indeed
like a wild horse. Artlfieally stimu.
lated. he became creature Of pure
Impulse. and those impulses ran the
entire Eamut OF hilarity; he played
the drum he wresiled with a bury