The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-01

Now so ON with the story,
Ills black eyes cleaned over ths
bcSrd. For the moment. no might
have been some prophet OF old
preaching the Word TO tho hosts
OF Israel, The long dining room
was deathly still as he paused. Re
aiizing that tho intensity OF his
feeling was Weakening the sombel
poetry within him. revealing ut,
inmosI secret nature. no steadieS
himself. watching the upeurllnl
smoke OF his cigar. When h'
spoke again his voice and word,
! were wholly commonplace.
There IS no force In heaven OF
Iearsh so strong as moral force" h'
said. "In tho end. nothing car
stand against Il. IL Il dies in thi'
land. Lord help us-beoause we vii
DO unable 20 help ourselves. We
e&n then no longer drive the heath
en- from oar walls. With Il. W,
are great--without Il we are 4
race OF weaklinss. And with lux
ury and ease upon US. IL seems e
ME | see II manifested ever less
and less.
Ned. there's one thing 70 brinf
IL hack-and that Is hardship.
mean by hardship all that Is oppo
site TO ease: selfrcstrnint insteaS
OF license. service instead OF self
love: devotion 10 cause OF righ
rather than 10 pleasure. most o.
ali. hard work instead OF ease. Nv,
heard u said shias - =.
deplorcd. that shirt sleeves go 4
shirt sleeves every three genera
lions. Thank God Il IS so. Their
Is nothing like shirt sleeves. Ned
20 make MAINLAND Woodworking
punching muscles under them AnS
thru my own weakness I've Ii
those fine muscles OF yours grow
fiabby and soft.
Your mother and have a 10
TO answer for. Both OF us wer,
busy. with my business. she with
her HOUSEHOLD cares and socIa
duties. and IL was easier TO Civ,
you what you wanted than TO 70
fuse you things for your owl
good. IL was easier 10 let YOU &,
soft than 10 provide hardship fot
Hycu. II was pleasanter 10 give q
Ethan 10 hold out--and we loves
! you too much 70 put you thru wha
VIE should have put you thru. w,
excused you your early excuses
All young men did Il. we told eaci
other-you were merely sowtn,
your wild oats. Then I found, TO.
late. that could not interest yci
in work--in business. You hRi
always played. and you didn't wan
10 stop playing. And your game
weren't entirely harmless.
-. -srsss~ ss.sz=~ we've talked owe
befcse. iva never been firm. I've
fss you grow 10 mans years-29
/ believe-and sim be a child II
experience. Tho work you q,
around my business could be don,
by a iT.year-ol boy. You dom
know what II means to keep /
business day You come when ye,
Ike and go when you Ike. Ii
sour folly you are no longer care
full Of the rights OF other. bette
ps5pfr--or you wouldn't have driy
en- as you did today You cal
no longer be bright and attractiv,
- dinner except under the s,imu
! lntion Of notwithstanding reaii,
vicious yet. but pointing TO the wa.
-hings are going. Ned. want Z
make man OF YOU"
lie paused again, and their eye
met over the table. All too plain
- the elder Cornet saw that hi
appeal had failed to so home. HI
ron was Smiling grirnly. his eye
>lrdonic. unmistakabLs contemp
- the curl OF his lips. whethe
&c was angry or not the gray ma
opposite could not tell. He hope
30 In his heart--that Ned had no
FUNK 80 low that hs could no Tor
ssr know tho stirring urge 0
s.anIy anger. A great depression
drew nigh and embodied him.
This isn't a theater." was tn
caiioused reply at last. You ar
not delivering lecture 10 Amer
cas- school childreni Strangely.
feel quite able to take care Of M
self"
Il only wish that I could fe.
80 too"
You must think I'm a child-t
try 10 scare me with threats {
hell fire. Father, didn't realiz
that you had this streak Of puri
anism in YOU
His father made no reply at frs
Ned's bitter smile had scemingI
passed to his own lips. II SUI
pose there's no use Of going on,
he said.
BY all means go on, since 20
are so warmed up to your subject,
Ned answered coldly. II wouidn
lie to deprive you OF the pleasure