The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-11

UNdE little cotorla or members OF
4 the Ean Francisco Commercial
club. who always ate IN private
dining room ana were known as
the Bligewatcr club. because prac.
tically oil Of It's members were con.
ucctod directly or indirectly wie
tho shipping industry, were gath,
cred AZ their round table when The
door opened and Cappy Kicks stood
Ia tho entrance, smiling az thems
Wei. pipei the old gentleman.
how arc all you horre thieves7''
J. Augustus Rodeil. OF tho West
Coast Trading company. who. dur
ing cappys long absence on a trip
around the world. had hy common
consent ruled tho Bligcwateri,es.
raised his hand onjoiuing HllerSoc.
Fellow BiIEcwatoritcs he said,
Il appoint McSscrs, Hayes and
Smith committee TO lead our ven.
erahia chief 10 his accustomed seat"
Tho committee duly and solomnly
grnHped Cappy's arms aud whlsked
him into his old place. where he
sat smiling at his friends Hike the
head ~ an old fiddle.
II asked how you horse thieves
lind yourselves" he rssnlnded thon.
"Finer than silk and purer
than mountain Snow" MIR. Re
dcll drclArcd. Nobody present
has been suc-i, libeled. exposed
TO public soorn. gone inn
bankruptcy or committed
crime durisg your absence"
'you'vo probably committed a
few" cappr eouniofnB. hut 10.
oorriiss 10 uso nth commandment
you're not guilty until you've been
found out However, I'm happy TO
harm that on a snap tally. you're
all pure. because that's going sonft
for a business man.
In New York I, appears tia, Cd
tho business men arc tired, and
when they get tired they can't DO
ehorrod UP by anything short Of
chorus giri. which Is harmless
enough nrnusnmont and speaks well
for tho morals OF tho aforesaid
business man. ia tho business
men drawn from The remainder OF
tho country that appear to have
corner on ouE national wicked.
noas."
"Hsw coffe7 yegss Mr.. Hayes
inquired politely.
Wen. / think they support these
immoral playa that tho district al
toraey OF New Work city is trying
to cigsa up"
did you see Gay e thens7' Nr.
Reaell Inquired With ylepiefoms
eaenrnnss.
EVERY sutItstchcs er.s et tlsena,"
tho old Rcatkssran admitted.
TUES D1Hvun;srns vsnhed Al
i eneR ether and Eddie Saith
murmured socnsthlns about unclean
birds who. doubly unclean. befoulcd
their own nests. Cappy glarel at
tho speaker. so you think I'm ono
OF these nasty-nice business men
with artistic perceptions, do your"
he demanded,
"Woll. you're not n tired New
York business man and you cover.
cd tho ground thoroly. according TO
your own confession" Mr.. Smith
defended. You must have gotten
some rort of n misty Kick out OF
tho experience, or You wouldn't
have kept II UP 10 tho bitter end"
II investigated In Tho interest of
science because / possess an acute
interest in our national psychology,
you Brat You" cappy shrilled,
when q man 0ttains my years
decentralization whlch' Is
something you'll never do. he be.
comes an observer OF life, It's caus.
cs and effects and its--well, he 70.
members that tho proper study OF
mankind Is man."
clear, hear" cried Mr..
Ulysses Grubb. I'm interested
In crime and criminals myself.
Cappy, Aro these immoral plays,
'ln your opinion, and extension,
In u modified form, of the crime
wave that appears TO have como
homo from France with the
a. II. 4.
"1'll be logged IL | koow," Cappy
answered. sort OF looks to mo as
if our people arc getting to like
lfo depleted as it amt. AZ any
rate, I'm 75 years old and while
I've never been narrow In my
Vlows and my friends arc COM
posed OF rusoals and gentlemen and
i have found many rascals most