The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-05

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DR.. Delamator debated further.
Think OF marrying The Powerful
Katrinkal IN admit IL has It's
points. II anything went wrong
with the bank roll Allie could make
good living for both Of Us. Sup.
pose. for Instance. the old Statue OF
Liberty slipped and fen. Allie could
jump over to Dedloe'a island and
take turn holding tho torch. II
they've got the coin you say they
have. think IN have TO sec more
OF her"
you won't see any more than
you do. She's hitting on all four"
What is she up to all day."
II dont know. Working. study.
ing. exercising. Rchcarsing for tho
movies. guess. She has worn that
companion OF hers down TO fraxEie.
She has her own maAseuso In the
bath department. she rldea a horse
three days a week. and every morn.
ing she takes long walk
rive got itr Mr. Delamater
slipped his thigh. Road work.
She's getting ready to take on
Dempsey" lie laughed unsteady.
If she maFTios mo her days OF labor
will be over; Il will mean for her
the dawn OF a new life--provided.
OF course. those oil wells are what
you say they are. kidding aside.
tho. don't dislike tho giri and
I've a notion 10 give her chance"
What the clerk said was true.
Allie Briskow was indeed In train.
Ing. both physical and mental. and
tho application. tho energy she dis
played had surprised not only her
parents. who could but dlmly TN.
derAtand the necessity OF seif.cui.
ture. but also Mrs. Ring. tho In
structress. Mrs. Rlng. a handsome.
niddle-aEed woman. whose speciality
war tho finishing OF wealthy young
ladies had been induced 10 accept
this position partly by reason Of
the attractive salary mentioned In
Calvin Gray's telegram, and partly
BY reason Of the fact that she need.
cd a rest. She had met tho Bris.
kows in Dallas only short time
before their departure for tho north.
and altho that FIRST Interview had
been a good deal or a shock TO her
almost as much OF shock as II
she had been asked 10 tutor the off.
spring OF a pair OF chimpanxees--
nevertheless she had nerved herself
to the necessary sacrifice Of dignity.
After all. Allegheny was only an
overgrown child In need OF advanced
kindergarten training. and In the
meantime there was tho prospect OF
season at Burlington Notch. Tho
latter was. In itself. a prospect al.
utng to one suffering from the
wear and tear Of trying profcs.
sion. After somc hesitation. Mrs.
Ring had accepted the position. feel.
Ing sure that IL would rest her
nerves.
But never had the good woman
suffered such a establishment Al.
lie. she soon discovered, was any.
thing but a child, or rather she was
an amazing and contradictory com.
blnation OF child and adult. What
Mrs. Ring had taken TO be mental
apathy. inherent dullness. was In
reality caution. diffidencc, tho shy.
ness of some Wild animal. Nor WIS
that the most bewildering OF the
teachers surprises: Allie POSSESSED
character and will power. For some
time she had accepted Mrs. Rings
toutorship without comment or ques,
tion---Calvin Gray had recommend.
cd Il. therefore she obeyed bIindly
but one day, after they had be.
come settled In the mountains. she
came out with forceful declaration.
She knew full well her shortcom-
ings. 80 she declared, and she was
not content TO learn few things
day by day She demanded intcnsl.
fled training; education under forced
draught.
They took green country boys
durin' the war"
During the war. Don't drop
your g's. my dear"
during the war, and learned
en-"
Taught them!'
taught them TO be soldiers in
six months. Wei, I'm strong as a
horse, and I've got brain, and I'm
quick at pickin'-I mean | pick up
things quick"
you pick them up quickly. Quick.
~ Is an adyerb. quick is an"
Allies dark eyes grew darker. I'm.
periously she cried: "All right. But
let mo say this my own way. lt
won't be right or elegant, but you1l
understand. And that's what we got
to have first off--a good understand.
ing. After I've said IL, you can rub
IT down and curry It. been watch.
Ing you like a hawk, Mis- Ring.
and you're. Just what he said you
was. You got everything want,
butt can't go so slow; I got to
get u qulck--quickly. You been
teaching me TO read and talk, and
to laugh, and how 10 -sit--but
we been playing. We got to work.
Oh, know I'm forgetting every.
thing for minute. Mlz' Ring. Il
sofa learn how to act pretty and
talk pretty and look pretty. And
] gotta learn how. quick