The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-08


"she ehueked the dancin' teacher
out OF winderG" he repeated.
blankly. What fort"
Goodness knows. Mr.. Briskowl
Something he said. or did, couldn't
make out precisely. l found her In
a dreadful state, and l tried 20 com.
fort her. did really. hut-ohl II
you could have heard heri Where
she learned such language don't
know. My ears burnt But that
isn't tho worst. you should hear
what"
THe must OF said something pref.
" low down. Briskow spoke quiet.
~; his bright blue eyes were hard
Il reckon she'll tell me-"
you don't understand" chartered
tho woman. ''She flung the man
bodily out OF the window and into
a bed OF thornS II nearly killed
him; he was painfully laeerated and
bruised and Right In tho middle
OF golf game, II did something
DREADFUL don't know what-just
as the worlds champion caught the
ball. or something"
II he's crippled III get him that
much easter" said Brlskow. and at
the purposcful expression upon his
weather.beaten face Mrs. Ring Ut.
tered faint bleat OF terror. She
paved Mt him as no undertook TO
pass her.
oh. my heavensl What are you
going 10 dor
Depends on what no said to
Allie"
The woman wrunE her hands.
What peoplel whRt-sayagesl
You're-golng 10 shoot him. sup.
POSE just because"
"Yes'mF' the father nodded. You
got Il right. motif arr all. Just
because,!'
You can't. I sha'n't permit Il.
LIN call tho police"
Don't do that. ma'am. I've stood
a lot from you. in one way or an.
other
But les murderl You-you can't
mean it, Means issued from the
speaker. What ever possessed me
10 accept tsIis position7 It's unbear-
able. and III DO involved" Z
I've saw your last raise. Mia
Ring"
DO you think I'd stay. after
thLs7 It's bad enough 10 be made
ridiculous-the whole hotel IS sin
laughter: laughter at me. dare say,
as much as at her. Imaginel Huri.
ing full-grown man from a win.
dow"
Il don't hear nobody laughing, I"
Briskow swung his head slowly
from side 10 side.
But TO contemplate murder"
What's more. don't intend to
hear nobody laugh. BY God! Now
come to think about II. there amt
a-goin' TO be no laughing at all
around here" Gus continued slow.
" to swing his bead. like n bear.
shes my kidr' He pushed pas,
Mrs. Ring. stiIl muttering. MY kid
there amt a-goin' TO be no laugh.
Ing at ALL"
Going directly to the desk. he
asked for the manager. then stood
aside, hat N hand. untY the latter
made his appearances. The manager
began q hasty and rather mixed
apology on behalf Of the hotel for
what had occurred In the dancing
room. but his tone OF annoyance
was an accusation In itself II was
plain that. to his mind. the catas'
trophe on the eighteenth green out
weighed in importance whatever
may have led up to II. That was
something actually tragic, some.
thing frightful. appalling; II involved
the good name OF the hotel and AZ
fected the worlds golf title.
'yery-unfortunate," he iamented
We haven't heard the last OF It,
by any means. Mcleod may file q
protest And there Is something &c
Z be said on both sides: rather a nice
question, In fact"
'Prob1y So" the father agreed
AN got something to say about
IT, too. Get that dancin' professor
off tho place quick or I'll kill him
The manager recoiled; his startled
eyes searched Briskow,s face In
credulousIy. 'T-beg pardon?"
Il 'ain't heard my kids side OF
the story yet. but I'm goin' to sec
her now. SO you better get word &c
that jumpin' jack In a hurry. That
Is, II you want TO save him"
He is discharged. OF course. foi
we tolerate no rudeness on tho part
Of our employes--or our guests, fol