The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
NonlInnea From Ye.lerda,l

Soniinued Prom Yesterday
lessee you DO few shots" her
Athcr urged. when sho handed Il
back 70 him.
In hereg'
~surel It's our shanty, Drive a
few nails or-i'll tell you. KIN that
bear and save that tcnderfoots
nfc." Tom pointed 20 a Winchester
calendar on the rear WALL which
horo the photographic likeness OF an
enraged griszly upon tho point OF
helping himself 60 hunter.
why, we'd have the whole town
running In"
Go on. son. Make it speak.
Bears is easy killed
Nonsense"
Reluctantly Tom reloaded his
weapon and thrust Il back into lis
shoulder holster. respectfully he
murmured; "poggonel We never
have any moro run" He turned
toward the door.
where arc you going. dads''
Il got TO see a man: back in an
hour. Anybody calls-a"
you know you won't DO back in
an hour Where are you soingf"
Il got TO see What Is ltf''
Bob hesitatea ". wish you'd
stay here. l think Mr., Gray ar.
rived this morning, and expect
him iu."
Tom decided that no had made
Judge Halloran wait Ions enough.
He should have been in the old
rascais king row BY this time. SO
he said. briskly. Wish could. son.
but l got TO see man."
''Mr. Cray was here several times
before he went away. but you were
always out" When her father
showed no inclination to sarry, Bar.
bara spoke with more impotence
than she had over used toward him.
Il want him 10 meet you. dad. for
he has como back on purpose 70
take up that Jackson well. II
devote all my time 10 business. Il
seems TO me you could afford TO
sacrifice an hour OF Il. just this
once. That checker game can walt"
Tom Parker stiffened. Sacrifice
an hour to business. just once, That
was a blow. AS II his nose was
not at the grindstone day In and
day out, As II he were not prac.
tically chained 10 this office, As II
unrcmitting application 10 business
had not wrecked him-worn him TO
the bone-mado an insomniRc o.
him. That was the worst about
children. boys especially: they twii.
ted their elders: they thought they
were the whole works. they assumed
undue Importance. Tom was OF.
Tended. and. being n stubborn man,
be bowed his back.
Tel him 10 wait" he said curt.
IS. I'm get around 20 K soon as
can"
Why. dad He isn't man who
can walt. This deal won't wait.
either"
4 been talking over that Jack.
son well with-with n man. and
got him"
Il asked you no. to mention it,
not to soul, II is a very import
ant matter and"
Now Tom had not discussed the
Jackson well. except casually with
Judge Halloran, but every word
that Bob spoke ranked. NO he
interrupted with resentful query:
Amt l equal to han'le an inn
portant deal?r
Bob" acknowledged quickly that
he was. She had not meant 10
criticise his ability to conduct nego-
tiations Of the very highest impor.
lance. but she was surprised. in
view Of her earnest request. that he
had even mentioned this particular
matter TO anybody. She reminded
him that insurance was his forte,
and that their understanding had
been that she was TO take exclusive
charge Of their oil business. While
she was talking. Tom realized with
a disagreeable shock that OF late
there had been no insurance writ.
ten. none whatever. He had given
the matter no thought. but such
was undoubtedly the case. and in
his daughters words he felt re-
buke. Now he could not abide re-
bukes: he had never permitted any.
body 70 criticise him. For once that
unconscious irritation that had been
slowly accommodating within him
famed up. II was an Irritation too
vague. too formiess 10 put into