The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-29
iconilnued From Yesterday,

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ne Rriskows had Just moved
n,e their new home. and tho place
as sill in some confusion when
sr,y mounted the steps. "a
answered the bell In his shirt sleeves
,s4 with claw hammer In his
and. for he had been hanging Ole
ares lie favored his visitor with
vide smile OF welcome and a
sssrty greeting quite feat, mas
much as his mouth WAS fun 81
.aas-then, having rid b, u It's con.
sats. he explained:
we got slave that tends The
seor. but ! aln't got gcntlrd up TO
hsls an things set Allies away
al Mas hyin' down, So
Ma isn't IN, HOPPER
-Nno. Just allin' thought
-,bhe one % the nolghhors hgl ron
4 10 sec her, butt guess they're
scsy. We got lots OF nriEhbors
ere. rich ones, an We made up
eur minds TO like EN-. II they'll give
. . chance,
you were In luck 20 find a house
n such smart neishbort cod. Gus.
Nsw show me around. quickly. for
IN DYING 90 see r."
LORI. I'm dyin' 20 show Il 20
somebody, You're the first enc
hats dropped In an we been here
most two weeks. Say. youll stay
an eat supper. wont your"
-os course viii. and breakfast,
To- Il you can take care OF ms"
-Pshaw, Didnt we ,ako kset Of
you when you come TO the rrnchf
We got three niggers nnw, Just
t,in' the homework" As II in
justification OF this riotouz mode
., NE. the oil man explained. Ma
wanted 10 do Il herself but she's
porely. an Auie vetoed Il complete.
sAs says we'll be stylish an enjoy
a,e /. Il kills all three Of US, I'd
q hough, a blgger house II they'd
q lst ms. but"
1T Is large enough. Anything
nsre would merely add 70 your
cares
Her and Ma picked out the fur.
uture. Swell. amt ~"
Beautiful Gray exclaimed In.
uardly he groaned. for. altho he
scntsnts OF the home appeared 20
h expensive, almost osteniatious,
,Aey nevertheless betrayed a con.
.pl-uous lack OF taste both IN char.
aeier and In arrangement. Here
and there were color combinations
90 atroelous that they positively
hurt the caller. On the whole
however. the place looked better
than he had expected. and such indh
cations Of harmony and restraint as
Ne detected he attributed 10 Allie. II
vas nice enough home. and with
a little change. a little rearraugr.
nent Il could b made attractive
even TO one OF elegant tastes. Those
ehanges. n course. Gray determined
10 make.
Gus, plainly. was not yet accus-
toned 10 the sense OF ownership.
and ne hung with eagernezs upon
his guests expressions OF approval.
After a. tour % inspection the men
wound up In the library-an absurd
missioner under the circumstances.
inasmach as the shelves were en-.
tlreiy bare except Tor Allies dog
cared school books-and there. be.
fore a blazing log. they discussed
ths miracle.
ALLIES gone out to the old farm
10 get some stuff for Ma" the
father explained In due time. Some
pitchers Of her an Buddy when
they was little. an roc&in chair.
an Mas favorits bedsprsad. tn
some other things she likes"
Gray remembered the portraits.
executed BY n 81. Louis "enlarge.
meat" concern. They had wide gilt
frames. and were protected from
rzyssing flies b. mosquito netting.
he hoped that Ma would not hang
thsm in the hall or the living room.
And that rocker. for which she
ysarned, was probably the one with
the creaklng coiied spriugs--ths one
ikat had lsaped after him and
c.ashsd Us Jaws like on alligator.
by the way. how does Buddy
ike the new homer" the latter In.
CURED.
He amt seen II yet. Says he's
Too busy to leave the Job. What
you done 10 that boy. anyhow"
I'm making n real man out Of
him-and an oil man, too. He