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

heard fellow make a speech
once and he claimed Il was easy
to learn all about women. All you
had 10 do was 10 study them. I've
wondered since. how ho got away
from his keeper. Either he was
nutty or / am, It's Ike this: Hazel
got sore at mo because said that
hs.man wouldn't clerk IN Il gro.
Gerry s,ore,
"its moro refined and takes
more brains than driving mule
IN coal mine" she argued,
naughty like
Meaning that because I'm a
mule skinner. I'm shy under tho
hat" I said. getting sore myself
James Johnson. clork In the com,
pauy store. has been trying 70 beat
me out OF HaEal for 4 long time,
Naturally having him thrown up
to mo didn't make a hit.
Meaning that very thing" Haz-
Ell agreed,
"All right. I'm crazy" told her.
sarcax.icaiiy. II pun down eight
dollars and n quarter every day
work and that counter hopper
you refer 70. don't mako over $50 a
week"
~siony's not everything" said
Hazel.
eft will buy most everything" /
said. looking wise.
1T won't buy culture and refine
ment." Hazel answered. what fu.
turo Is there ahead Of your Moth.
ing. but following mule around
until YOU get too old or all GRIP.
Piled up"
''well. I'll die game, anyway" ]
said Il won't he standing behind
counter going stale with tho rest
OF tho cheese. And that's that, as
tho fellow said when the white
mule kicked him. I'll DO around NJ
o'clock tomorrow night TO take
you 10 tho dance"
III you do you'll have trip
down here for nothing Hazel told
me. I'm going 90 tho dance with
,James."
where's he going TO get the
price OF two tickets knock down
enough out OF the cash sales7"
asked. getting ugly. II hopo l
never sec you again"
Hazel and l have been going TO.
gether, off and on. for Two years
Id been trying to persuade her to
marry me, but hadn't been able 10
make the grade. She's pretty and
lots Of fellows try 10 make dates
with her. and when she steps out
with another guy. get all worked
up and hard to handle.
hnted this Johnson bird worse
than any OF myrlvals. He was a
classy dresser and good locker.
and he sure swung mean line OF
talk about ambition and culture. He
could spring a convincing limo OF
dope about n lnboring man never
gets anywhere. and lie could show
you. with talk. that grimy hands
never handled much money He
about had Hazel believing II too.
That's what made mo sore. Nc
making more in two weeks than he
did in n month. and then him raw.
ing about mo not getting any.
where.
The dance thought was 70.
ing 10 take Hazel TO, was going to
be some classy affair. There was
jazz band from Chicago going 10
furnish the music and II cost five
dollars couple. II was generally
understood around town that Hazel
was my girl and knew II / didn't
take her to the dance that the coal
dlggers on ry run would razz me
ragged about 1t.
After I'd got home and cooled off.
/ gave myself n good cusslng for
getting into an argument with
Hazel but I couldn't figure out
way TO square myself did call
her UP the next evening. figuring
maybe she had changed her mind,
or that maybe Johnson couldn't
raise the price. but she wouldn't
talk 10 me.
There was a big crowd NJ the
dance. ! didn't want to go, but I'd
help ( get up and coulon't very
well stay away johnson was there,
all dolled up like clothing store
dummy. and Hazel was with him.
looking like million dollars.
II made me feel awful blue to
watch them dance together. love
lost. shattered romance. effect II
you know what | mean and YOU do
II you WINS ever in lovo and had
q fellow take your girl away from
o days vacation. All letters