The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-13

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moment in What trouble and sadness
you must be. You have one little
sight Of anything but hills and hol.
lows
Then the ranch buildings flashed
abruptly into view al the road
emerged from patch of young
spruce sally studied tho plctruo with
a professional eye The ranch house.
The stables. the oulbuiidingu. Tho cor
rails. en- classified themselves swiftly
under her survey
That's a pretty bis house" she
commented. Looks sort q new. TOO.
They We got n nice location. Sec the
way those hills rise. or y0nder, back
Of the house Pretty. isn't ~
Il can't zee anything but bacon
aud eggs. said tho Wreck.
And when they ask questions.
were a couple Of tourists Don't
forget that. said sally. significantly.
I'm supposed Ga be dude, too"
The nivycr came 20 a stop In the
. uNNt AIAf lAAk ~ " NtAAA 'Afht 49,
from the house He was a tan. lean
man. with scraEgy musiache, aud he
stood studying them Tor several
seconds. Ia evident surprise before
he approached
Good morning" called Sally. with
wave of her hand
"Mornin' nam
As no walked over 90 the car he
was still acrutiniring them with q
pair OF steady blue eyes,
Are sou the proprietor" inquired
Sally
She knew better than that. hut
she was trying 10 play a part.
"im tho foreman. ma am.
"oh, Well. I'm sure you're The
very person I want TO see. Can We
get breakfast
The foreman rubbed his chin and
gave her a further appraisal.
IL sort Of depends. he said. "can
you cook"
"Yesf' II was a chorus from two
In the fliyver.
For few seconds the foreman
transferred his gaze 10 tho Wreck.
who seemed 10 have acquired sudden
interest in his eyes.
~ happens. ma am, tina, we amt
furnished with n cook, We had a
Chince. and a Chlnco helper. hut
they blew on Us yesterday Hut
there's plenty OF grub. and v you
want to cook Il. help yourself
He waved a hand In the direction
Of the kitchen. There was n scram.
bling exodus from the fiiyyer. Tho
Wreck beat her 90 the kitchen door
by couple OF yarda, The foreman
followed
'tn show you where everything
/ Is. % he said. Tell sou the truth. I'm
kind Of hungry myself. The boys
| had 10 rustic their own brcakfus,
this mornin'. and they didn't mako
out mono too we'll. ! ct some Of V
and know what I'm talking about.
SO II you don't mind. mn'am. while
you're eookin' up something. mako
IL liberal In quantity. My names
Charley Mcswccn.
| He looked oKpectantIy a, tho
! Wreck.
MY names williams" sald the
Wreck, taking tho hint
The foreman shook hands and
glanced in the direction Of Sally,
who was already clearing a place on
the stove,
NY wife. said the Wreck.
Pleased to know you. Mls' WI
liams"
sally had whirlcd about. her
cheeks suddenly pink sho shot a
amazed glance at Henry Williams
and received look Of warning in
return. Charley Afcsween laughed
1--WE seen honcymooners before. e"
no said II was married once my.
self. II alnt nothin' against any
BODY
Sally opened her lips to say some.
thing. broke into queer laugh and
/, turned 10 the stove again.
II was the kind Of breakfast that
comes once In long. long time.
when you are ready for even the
mcanest and find yourself sitting
down 70 the best The Wreck ate
with n conservation that was up.
pailinE. Even the foreman. who was
accustomed to all sorts OF appetltes.
watched with an admIring eye Sally
and the Wreck were stiil eating
when Charley Mcswecn pushed back
his chair
I'm sayin' that was n regular
breakfast" he declared. as he wiped
his mouth. Tho lady sure knows
how 10 fry bacon. kind OF like 10
have my eggs Topped over. but
that's nothin' against her. because
didn't say 50. Coffee was Al. /
can't say as usually cat toast, but
I've got no objections to Il. Can
you make biscuits. ma'm7"
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