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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-14
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LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COLT TO RUTH BURKE
CONTINUED

Some way, Ruth, could not but
feel sorry for this man who was
able to buy everything in the world
except love and friendship. When
his hand fell almost inadvertently
over mine which was resting on
the rail, / did not draw my hand
away.
II win never be very lonely hero
again" he murmured, for while
] am sitting on this deck with the
moonlight making a pathway Of
silver across the sea up to the cas-.
tic of my dreams, ] will people this
deck again with all the lovely Ia.
dies and fine men that are here
tonight.
Many, many times ] shall sec
you just as you are standing now,
the moons silver glow turning
your pale checks TO an almost
translucent radiance.
"Oh, my dear Lady OF the
Shows, you viii never guess how
many long conversations will
have with you when you will have
all the things / want you to say,
and smile on me as you did last
night when you stretched out your
soft, white hands to mo In sym
patty.
"If one has vivid imagination,
ones friends are often pleasantcr
company when one only meets
them in that fairy land one calls
his mind, than when they are be
side him In the flesh.
"There arc no conventions to be
considered, no social ethics to re-
member There the Icy coldncss OF
society's criticisms arc not to be
feared, for they do not exist"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-14

She took off her black hat and
tossed Il down on tho hall table
You haven't any coffee on the
stove. have your she asked Il
haven't had any breakfast
Il haven't had any. either" Gloria
answered. Come out into the kiteh.
en-. I won't promise TO cook any.
thing for you. but Dick left some
coffee on the stove. and there's Jelly
and rolls .
She stopped and looked hard al
May for "A minute, "wcll. she aaid.
Il guess we're both out o. luck. my
dear. I'm leaving Dick this morn.
Ing. We've agreed 10 disagree. And
I'm going back homo TO ms people. 3"
They stood there looking nj each
other with empty eyes, Neither had
n word to say.
II flashed thru Gloria's mind that
they were llko moths dancing around
n light They had flown too close
TO danger and had had their wings
singed and broken.
But Stanley wayburn and Jim ca.
rewe were snfe cnoughl ono married.
tho other engaged TO be married.
They had escaped Men always did.
II was the woman who took all the
slurs, tho snuba. and tho pain. The
man went scot-frcc from ono love
affair 10 another.
Gloria" May said suddenly Lets
get out OF this town! Let's go away
where nobody knows us, and start
over again.
But Gloria shook her head. NO. e
she said. Il tried that once
The time / went TO New York. And
almost died from inconsistencies. /
/. wanted Dick"
May stared at her. well you poor
little fish. why are you leaving him.
theu?' she asked. IF you care any
thing about him.
IT'S Dick who wants me 10 20, :"
Gloria answered. HE he's
thru with me"
"oh. you're crazy" May answered.
You might tell that to some people,
and get away with It! But I know
Dick Gregory .. and he's in
love with you, and always has bccnr'
After May had gone. Gloria
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milk tho cows and drive them out.
then feed the pigs and chickens.
and set breakfast and wash the
dishes. md make the beds, and dust
up the house. and turn tho bread
into the pans and bake IL. and
bake three pumpkin pies. and go
to the dairy and skim the milk.
and then ohurn all the jars OF sour
cream I've been saving into but.
ter. and then get dinner and wash
the dishes and reel the yarn / spun
today. and darn the stockings and
put tho clothes TO soak for the
washing. and get supper and wash
the dishes and gather the eggs
and -"
stop. Stop cried Peter Peter.
did you do all that today7''
Yes and more" said his wife.
Because washed the windows and
attended TO my flower garden as
we'll"
well, dcclarcs' said Peter
Peter. I didn't know you had 70
much TO do. I'm ever and ever so
sorry for what said. And this
pic Is just delicious. guess I
have been an old bear and I'm
sorry. After all. I think, perhaps.
1t is the people who are the most
comfortable who do the most com.
planning, and I'm never going 20
do 1t again. Indeed. | think / can
spare enough time from my corn
and pumpkins TO attend to the
cows and pigs. I'll help you all
can after this, Mrs. Peter"
And now. my dears," said Mrs.
Peter TO the Twins after supper.
you won't need to help me TO work
in the fields tomorrow. You have
helped me in n far better way. So
shall try to keep my promise and
help you, too. Now we'll see what
VIC can do about Puff's buttons"
Go BE Continued)
Copyright. 1895. n. e. a. Service. Ine.)
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kI, @S FGI3 FENGSG III
~ !" . Olive Roberts Barton ~
20. 15-PETER PETER CHANGES Las MIND

Peter Peter sat at one end OF the
supper table and Mrs. Peter sat at
the other. In Daddy Camden Land
everybody had supper and dinner ut
noon.
In between sat Juggle Jump and
the Twins.
Il think the rolls and jam and
everything are delicious, Mrs.
Peter" said Nancy.
so do J." said Nick. This Is
fine pumpkin pie"
II wish my wife could make "a
good pies as my mother used 10"
said Peter Peter complainingly.
why. Peter PetsrF' said his wife.
II make my pies exactly like Mrs.
John told me-
Wen. anyway" grimbled Peter
Peter. I'm sure there is some.
thing wrong"
And he went on again about
nothing being just right in the
house. and his wife not managing
right.
Juggle Jump and the Twins look.
ed at Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Peter
looked at them.
And Juggle Jump raised his eye
brows as much as 10 say now"
For they all had a secret.
I'll tell you what I'll do, Peter
Peter" said Mrs. Peter suddenly.
.T'll trade with you I'll do all
your blowing and hoeins and weed.
pulling IL you viii do my house.
work for day"
"Oh, hor' laughed Peter Peter
moro good.naturedly. That's a
jokei Sure. I'll trade. I'll take a
good rest and smoke my pipe all
day. OF course you'll not be able
to do a hands turn on the farm.
But I'll let you try anyway just
TO see what it is 10 be a man and
have 50 much work to do"
Mrs. Peter smiled. "All right.
Peter Peter. "All you have 10 do
when you get UP tomorrow is to
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His voice trailed away into 81.
lence. gently drew my hand
from beneath his. Dear Ruth.
was getting rather restless. for I
did not know why this man inter.
ested me so. why it was that ].
who had just won several hundred
dollars because / was not curious.
should be so curious 20 know what
he was thinking about.
Was this the same Melville Sar.
toris who was supposed to be so
fascinating to all women?
Was this the way he talked TO
those lovely ladies' that Jack in.
sisted he had made hts victims,
or was / the only one for whom
he saved his poetic fancies?
hardly dared to be egotistical
enough to think the last.
Soft Hawaiian music began. We
heard tho chairs moved TO give us
room on deck to dance. Can you
Imagine tho soft, sllvery moonlight
flooding that white deck and from
some hidden place behind tho screen
of white roses the sadly sweet
strains OF "Aloha" filling our lis.
tenlng ears2 II was tho most sen.
sualIy beautiful moment | have ever
known.
The lovely gowns OF the women
were drifting from the shadowy
moonlight Of the rail TO the brilliant
electric light which was streaming
onto the deck from tho windows
OF the salon. II was very easy to
think of that moment TINT in all
the world there was no Happiness,
there was no one in misery or in
pain.
Come and dance with me, Les
lie," whispered sgd In my eur.
] turned obcdlently, altho I con.
fess to you that / had hoped Mr..
sartoris would ask me again to
tango with him.
Copyright, 1926. N. E. A. Service. Inc, }
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THE STORY So FAR

GLORIA GORDON. beautiful Flap
rer marrtea DICK GREGORY, a
struggling lawyer Her idea ~ mar
riago rs FUN and fine clothes . o.
but no work or children.
she refuses pointhlank 90 do her
own Homework, and hires maid,
But pick has 20 let the maid SO,
because he can't afford her wages,
Gloria has swRmped him with her
she becomes infatuated with
STANLEY WANBURN. an actor.
when he leaves town 60 40 60 New
York. Gloria follows him, But he
spurns her. Then she tries 60 set a
Job as a chorus girl, and fails, She
begins to realize how lonely she Is
FOR Dick.
When she comes homo 60 him. he
takes her hack. but not as his wife
Gloria wonders " he Is not IN love
with hts secretary. MISS BRIGGS
Dick stays out late one night, Gloria
Is sure that he Is with Miss Briggs,
but tho next day she learns that he
spent the night al the home % DIR
JOHN SEYMOUR. who had killed
himself because 81 his wife's love
affair with JIM CAREWE.
The breach between Gloria and
Dick widcns Gloria tries 10 do
good Job OF housekeeping aud fails,
A. last she makes up her mind 60
leave Dick. The morning sho de-
cides TO SO. May Seymour comes 20
see her, She shows Gloria clip
ping from \ newspaper. and bursts
into tears,
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thought over what she had said Wa
il possible that Dick stlll loved herr
No. May was wrong Dick
couldn't love her any more. or he
wouldn't let her 80 this way @ould
hs7
All morning as she made the beds
and washed tho dishes. Gloria lis.
tened tensoly for the phone 20 ring
There was just bare chance
that Dick would call her from the
office 90 ask her not 20 go away from
him
hut no. Susan Briggs was
az the office. And Dick was COM
pietcly under her sway, lilo was
probably not even thinking about his
wife at home. lite wife. packing her
trunks 10 leave his house, forever
Hadn't Dick said that Miss Briggs
was the one person In tho world who
gave him sympathy and understand
ingg A man didn't talk that way
about a woman unless he was In love
with her. Gloria told herself dc
Jsotedly.
She locked her trunks, and pres.
entity the eNprcssman came for them.
There waa nothing more 10 do
no excuse FOR staying. And
siili Gloria fingered Ia the house that
had been the House OF Dreams for
her and Dick,
House Of DrcamsT Heart
break House was more like a.
Gloria laid tho key TO tho front door
down on the hall table. whore Dick
would be SURF TO find a. She picked
up her little handbag. and went out
The door closed behind her. II closed
on a chapter OF her lie.
Tho Sunday after GloriA's return
20 her fathers house. Aunt DorcaA
came 20 dinner She brought Uncle
Henry along with her o., a small.
silent man. He had been married 20
Aunt Dorcas for "a years. And he
showed Il.
Il told you that Glory had LEFT her
husband. didn't !. Hienryr' Aunt Dor.
cas- asked between bites OF roast beef
and Yorkshire pudding.
Uncle Henry made tired sound
IN his throat
And a very good thing Il was.
too" Aun, Dorcas went on. ~ very
good thinEr'
Gloria raised her eyes 20 her aunt'H
large. floricd face why II Il a good
thing for woman 90 leave her hua,
bandy' nho asked.
That's not what I said" Aunt
DorcaB answered. sharply But in
your case IL was, when girl
a poor girl marries tho son o.
rich parents. and they treat her aa
The GrKoryH treated you. tho best
thing she can do n 20 clear outf'
Gloria looked down a, her plate
They've been very nice 10 mo
both Father and Mother Gregory ="
she said They gaVo M the money
for our honeymoon. you know And
Mother Gregory gave Va tho family
silver for a wedding present"
Aunt Dorcaa raised ono hand like
traffic policeman. "A.Rah.' hhe
cried. but that was for their som
what did they ever do for
your Did old Mrs. Gregory
ever give party 90 introduce you
10 all their hlgh.and-mighty friendsr
Not shei She left you right out In
tho cold. ms far as can Sce.'
Aunt Dorcaa folded her hands on
her magnificent chest. and looked
around, daring anyone 20 deny what
she had aid
No ono did Tho meal came 20 an
end ~ last
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Gloria followed her father and
Uncle Henry out on 10 the front
porch. leaving her mother and aunt
TO clear away the dishes,
There were times when she couldn't
stand Aunt Dorcaa In large doscH.
Today was one ~ them.
She ant down on the front steps.
and looked thru the Sunday paper
Suddenly tho photograph Of house
IN the advertising section caught her
eye, II looked like their house d.
Dicks and hers. II was their house!
owner must sell" read the cut.
line beneath tho picture "siK.room
house. with finished attic Every,
thing IN good condition. Good terms
" buyer takes furniture, Call Mr
Gregory. Dexter Horton BIDS"
80 Dick WA going TO sell the FUR
nlturc. tool Everything that had been
theirs tho friendly yellow
lamp Ia the living room the cunning
white kitchen table. tho goldcolored
Chinese rug that had lain like sun.
light on the floor OF tho dining room
II suppose ho'll sell even tho little
red amoklng-Htand I gave him for
Christmas" Gloria thought mlter.
ably. and my little tcn.whEon'''
The little tea. wagon had been the
pride Of DloriA's heart. II had looked
30 honey with ~ blue tea cups, and
the little silver teapot that had been
Dicks grandmother,
Il think. IN telephone Dick and
ask him for that little tea.wagon."
she made up her mind that night. as
hhe lay In bed
Hut when tho morning came she
did not telephone. She decided 20 go
10 Dicks office 10 ask him for the
leawngpn. Sho didn't know why
but aho wanted 10 SEQ HIM
She wanted terribly 10 sec him again
She spent two hours bathing her
self brushing her hair. making her.
self lovely for Dicks eyes. Her
beauty was her only weapon Hgainh,
Miss BrigEs She must keep Il bright
and shlnningl
Thank goodness, I'm s,ill youngr'
she thought. Years younger than
Miss Briggs, who must be AZ least 20.
After while I shall BE- 20. and
call myself 90" Gloria said TO her.
self. but III bet | won't look like
Sue Hrggs' 80 long az there's
grain Of powder or an inch OF lipsiick
left In the world. I'll have H. b.
jlnka-'
Her heart was light as she hurried
down the street 10 The street car line.
She hummed happily. as women do
when they arc going 10 meet the
man they love. But did she
love DiCk7 She didn't know. She
knew only that In a few minutes sho
would be sceing him again. That was
enough
She had hardly stepped from
tho street car when she did SEQ him.
lilo was not 10 fee, away from her.
walking along the pavement. And
beside him. looking up into his eyes.
was Susan Briggs
ITO R1 ToDiInu.,b
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she went on braycly: This Eiri can
give Jim just what he wants. Re-
spectablllty. a houseful OF friends.
youth everything clean and
new and shining. Perhaps he still
does care for me, but he's not going
to marry a scandal! Hos too selfish
TO do n thing Hike that. lie thinks too
much OF himself"
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Now co on wITH the STORY

GLORIA unfolded the little clip.
VI ping. curiously
'Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Millbrook
announce the engagement OF their
daughter. MaFgoi. TO Mr.. James
Neaie carewe. formerly OF Boston.
The wedding will be an event OF late
October" II read.
Jim Carewe engaged Gloria cried
aloud. why. did you over hear OF
such a thing! And who's the girl. for
goodness sake2''
May looked up az her with wet.
red.rimmed eyes. shes a little cous-
in OF Myra Calls she said. "a
young thing just graduated from
school this month. She can't be more
than 20 and Jlm's SO. II he's
a minute! Talk about cradle robblng.
-
Gloria shook her head slowly. But
May" she said. You never cared a
snap OF your fingers about Jim. I've
heard you say so hundred times.
II was always Jim who was wild
about you"
Il know IT," May answered. But
Jini's like all men. He wants 10 be
respectable. He'd never marry me
in million years since this =.
this scandal about Johns sui
eide"
She pressed her handkerchief hard
against her lips for moment. Then
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19
Budget System Is Advocated
 for.,Alaska

The coming session of the Alas ka legislature will see a senate composed of six men who have been present at former meetings of that body with two new members; the house will contain three old timers and thirteen who have had no pre- vious experience. With so large proportion of new members coming from widely separated areas with interests as for apart as the sec tions they represent. it is safe to prophecy, thinks the Cordova Daily Times, that the first half of the sixty day session will be spent in milling around like a bunch of stampeding cattle until the last three weeks the necessity for haste will become apparent and there will be a mad scramble to get
  through with necessary legislation.
 The Alaska legislature has all ways been run on the hit and miss plan. There has been no precon- ceived program and the wonder is that it has been able toaccomplish as much good as it has.
 Following the example of the Federal government. the states of the union are taking up the budget system. Why a plan without which an ordinary business enterprise would fail, has not been adopted by our governmental bodies long ago, is causing many thinking peo- pie to wonder. Why not adopt the budget system in Alaska, questions the Cordova paper.
 Instead of passing lot of ap- propriation measures in the first forty days of the legislative period, would it not be more sensible to first appoint a budget committee whose duty it would be to make a report within a given time, say 30 days and to make a rule that no appropriation bills should be passed until after they had re- ceived the approval of the budget committee ?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19
PLAN ESTABLISH HERRING
 PLANT CHATHAM STRAITS

Plans for establishing a herring saltery in Chatham Straits to be in operation this summer are prac- tically completed by the Harris Waxman interests of Seattle, ac- cording to Joseph Lysnes, repre- sentative of the company who is now in Alaska in connection with the project. It is possible the salt cry plant on the property of the Carlson Bros. holdings at Aux Bay will be taken over by the Waxman interests and moved to Chatham straits.
 The final arrangements for es- tablishing a site and securing ma chinery and equipment for the plant will not be completed for several days when full announce ment vii be made.-Empire.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19
Another Amazing Story

Some newspaper reporter with a vivid imagination and a sense of humor perpetrated a story on one of the Seattle newspapers to the effect that Wrangell has only one radio set and that is a community set which represents the soul of the town. And notwithstanding the absurdity of the story it was ac- cepted as gospel truth by the As sociated Press which supplied many newspapers with the following dispatch
 SEATTLE, Feb. 12.-Captain J. A. Clark, a cannery superintendent at Lake Bay who arrived from the North this week exhibited a spruce box, Wrangell's community radio set. He said This set came to be regarded at Wrangell somewhat as the Holy Cow of India. Something went wrong and there was no high priest to. find the trouble. It was entrusted to me after deep deliber- tion to bring to Seattle for expert attention. Until I return to Wran- gell witks it, not soul in town will enjoy a good nights sleep" This is the story of a wonderful radio which it was hoped would live hundred years and a day, but it didn't.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19
TO START WORK ON COLD
 STORAGE PLANT AT KODIAK

That the New England Fish Com pany, one of the largest fish com panies in the United States and Canada, will commence work on a cold storage plant at Kodiak June 1, is the authentic news brought to Wrangell by passengers aboard the last boat from the Westward.
 Work was to have started on the construction of this plant last Mo- vember, but owing to a loss of one of the New England Fish Compa- ny's large plants in the States, which was completely destroyed by fire, the work was postponed. An other reason for the postponement was that the company was waiting to get clear title to property on Kodiak Island, where they intend to erect a plant.
 c. Benners, engineer for the New England Fish Company, reported favorably on the site offered by Otto Kraft, Kodiak merchant, and the work of constructing the cold storage plant and warehouses will be pushed to completion this sum- mer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19

Harry c. Roach, former editor of the Mccarthy News, has writ ten to the register of the Anchor age land office asking for a permit from the fur and game wardens to poison wolves and coyotes. Roach states that these animals are play ing havoc with the trap lines around Chitina, Nazina and Lak- ina rivers. Roach and his part ner, Herman Hill, state they are familiar with the methods used to poison such animals with strych- nine, having been through simi- lar experiences in Michigan. The poison is made up so that birds and other game are not affected.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19

The big motorship, Oregon, was in port during the past week. Ac- cording to Capt. J. B. Edwards the master, a second vessel is soon to be placed on the southeastern Alaska route by the Independent Steamship Line, owner of the Ore gon The successful operation of the Oregon is said to have con- vinced the owners that they can keep two ships fully occupied on the route.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-19
George A. Parks Is
 Named for Governor

son regime following an investiga- ton ordered by Secretary of Inter- for Payne, an Alaska Interdepart- mental committee was formed of representatives of the various bureaus charged with Alaskan du- ties. MT. Parks was made chair man of this organization which ex- pected to bring about a system of co operation and consolidation among the bureaus themselves to facilitate action in Washington on matters pertaining to the Territory. Before it could get it's program launched, there was a change of ad ministration and the committee did not continue its work after the en- try of Secretary Fall into the In terior Department.
 More recently that Department proposed consolidation of all its public land bureaus in the Terri tory into one organization headed by superintendent of public lands. A bill to this end was drafted and it's enactment recommended by Sec retary Work. It is understood here that MT. Parks was slated to fill that office should the measure be- come law.
 As Chief of the Field Division of the General Land Office MT. Parks made his headquarters at Jul neau for several years. About IS months ago it was moved to An chorage Since last summer he has maintained headquarters here as Assistant Supervisor of U. S. Sur veys.