The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24

/ AMh nun Naa hfAtffr
NO, no. YOU"
ASK niddy. my ovid woman. air.
she's an authority on that subject
| I'm thlnin,"
Excellent II you're married.
you'll stay at home. IN mako II 500.
that's n hundred for tho wife and"
Three" cut In Casey. with mar
ital Knickor.
Understand. she-or. you draw
your wages here too. But you stay
day and night az my house. Scr.
wants viii all 10 gone. Don't want
anybody around but you two No
parties. no akylarkinE; understand
CaacyT'
'Biddy will. Hlr. And 'twon't he
any spalpscus droppln' I'm unoar Z.
edly. no. air. without going out boxed
up
The Michael Casey's moved In the
next week Iiddy Casey was Rs tail
and az skinny "a her husband was
short and Wide. and. strangely. twice
as strong. when occasion demanded
she could take Mike up and dus, the
floor with him and then park him IN
chair where sha could finish The
rest Of her marital demonstration In
speech alone.
The summer passed unoventfuily
into August. MIKE remained mostly
attacked 20 Tho apron strings % his
wife. Henry II. Rankin's pAiatial
homo remained unburEiarirod. Then
tho governor Of California took q
hand-and the Fatsz Tho governor
pard6nrd Spider Gallagher and the
Fated reminded Spider. once free.
that DC had a genial hRif-hrothef.
Timsy CailaghAn. who ran resiau-
rant back IN stokestown and who
knew nothing Of SPIDERS criminal
education
Spider looked w his wife in FRS
co. pulled the weops on her. pocketed
her money. bought some new clothes
and M out FOR BtokoE,own on tho
beams Of a very comfortably riding
Pullman.
Ara- Casey. not liking Timsy Cal
laghan. nor his brother. once she
gllmpntd tina. nlmblo visitor. refused
20 allow her spouse 90 attend the
grand party given by T1msy in the
card-roon 81 his restaurant in honor
Of SPIDERS arrival hut Mike Casey
was tired Of the monotony Of brick
and-coo hlias and day.and. night.
watching and sludsd tho wAtchfui
Biddy hy sliding down tho dumb
waiter from the pantry 10 the Kitchen
below.
Timsey CallhxhAn's fattsi-ealf
party Was an unanimous success.
There was plenty 10 cat and what
ever goes Nith Il and no ono stlnied
himself with the possible exception
% the guest of honor. by nature
wary and. incidentally having looked
tho town over professionally. Spider
caileghau alone at tho party kept
his head
Hours nftcrward Biddy Casey lay
In walt for her Grant husband and
when, with the ear of fox. she fin.
ally heard him entering below, the
lady proceeded In the dark 20 moe,
him moro than three quarters Of the
way With tho soft tread on 4 she
panther the lratc Mira. Casey quickly
made the lower floor There ahe
could hear Mike coming in thru the
window IN tho back hall She saw
ihs pin.spoi ray OF n poke, fash
IS she hid behind the curtains and
striped more doterrninsdiy shat sho
had In her hand whishti The likes
Of him. New tricks. hry7 She'd
show Mike still another
Now !, happened that Michael at
the party had had sense enough 20
remember his conscience. And tho
honrl Just rs he entered the outer
gates Of his boss yard. the figure IN
tho house reached those fatal cur
talns. then. within thr house. merry
hell broke loose, There was chok.
ed.off shrek Of palma male voice
and the sound OF first rate battle
royal In that back hallway Cries ~
mercy. curses. Irish philosophy. the
names OF various Celtic Saints and
Hell'born gentry. the splitting OF
teeth and oaths and the breaking up
Of furniture made up tho program OF
tho engagement Mira Casey was
making this conjuEol lecture tho e.
fort OF her battle Scared life.
Mike, approaching tho door heard