The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-14

SANG and hist II out. but'-Irrr
shot "a glance az his partner 'pco-
pie ten mn I'm yilent an head.
strong They say. Prove a an"
Linton interrupted hy loudly OK,
camng Come and set n. strang,
ers, I'm throw Il out and wash the
skillet.
supper was welcome. but. despite
ihe diners prvocgupatlon with Il. de.
Z spite Tom's and Jcrrya effort To
conceal the fact OF their rstmnge,
ment, Il became evident that some
thing was umlss, Raulcttn finally
sat back and with an accusing glance,
demanded 10 know what was the
matter.
Tho old men met her eycs with an
assumption 81 blank astouishmcnt.
fess up, she persisted Have
YOU boys been quarrling agunT"
"WhoF usT Why. not exactly"
We sort 81 had words, nebbe."
What aboutr"
There was an awkward, an omin-
GUS silence THAT" Mr.. Linton said.
in a harsh ana firm voice. els some
thing ] can't discuss, It's personal
matter"
1t amt personal with mo" Jerry
I announced. earclcssly eve was
ialkin about Toms married life and
. l happened 20 say"
"pou'G' Lintoua cry Of warning
held a threat Don't spill your In
/ deccneics in the presence OF this child
I or IN hang the fryin.palu around
your neck. The truth is" he told
Lefty. there's no use trying 20 live
with a horn toad I've done my
best, I've let him defamc mo 20 my
face ana degrade mo before strang.
ers. bui he remains hostile to eyrry
impulse Ia my being; he picks aud
I posters and po!sons me thousand
times a day And snore' Ny Cod
/ You ought TO hear him at nieht"
Strangely enough, Mr. Qulfk did
not react TO this passionate ouIburst
ON the contrary he bore Il with ia.
dicatioas OF deep and genuine sat.
Z israction,
He's workin' up steam TO propose
another divorce. said the object o,
/ Toms TRADE
That arm, Divorce is the word
K linton crowded
'Whoop.ec Jerry uttered a high
Z pitched shout. Il been waitin' Tor
that. / wanted him TO say IL. Now
I I'm free as air and twice as light
You heard him propose Il, didn't
( your
/ wat sou soln do bout dis my
/ 'Po!eou inquired
split her.. yelled Jerry
{ IBIS cabin. too.
SUR Slam q partition right thru
her
we won't slam uo partition any
( whore, Tom declared Think I'm
I going 10 lay awake every night
listening 10 distant huglcs2 No
/ Wen pull her apart limb for limb
and diyvy the logs. It's a pest. house,
| anyhow. I'll burn my share"
You're not really mad az each
other" Rouletta told thorn.
Amt ws7- they hoarseiy Choir
asd.
She shook her head. You need
q change. that's all. Al a matter OF
tas. your devotion 10 each other Is
about tho most beautiful. tho most
I touching thing know You'll las
down your lives for each other.
( yours Ike man and wife. and well
you know L."
"Who2 Usg- Jerry vas aghast
which one OF Us is the woman
been insulted BY experts. but none
Of en- ever called me Alrs. Linton
She was a tough customer. regu-
lar hsIliou-
Hes or again Tom srowied.
Me lay down my life for a squawS
ing parrot He'll repeat that pet
word for the rest Of time II don't
wiring his neck
'sTebbe so you lax hear bout some
other fctlcr's trouble. 'Polcon broke
in. automatically. Wal. ma foour
she's come 10 you FOR help, queeck
/ Both old men became instantly
alert. You In troublc7" Tom de-
mandsd OF the girl who's been
hurting you. I'd like to know
Jerry. too. leaned forward. and into
(! hts widening eyes came stormy
Z look. Sure! Has ono Of them
crawlin' worms got fresh with YOU.
/ Letty7 Say Re reached ~ and
I removed his six.shootcr from It's nail
/ ovSr his bed.
Rouletta set them upon the right
track, Swiftly. but earnestly. she re-
/ cited tho nature and the circum.
stances Of the misfortune that had
oycrtakou Pierce Phillips. and Of the
( frultless efforts his friends were
making In his behalf. She concluded
by asking her hearers 20 20 his bail.
why, sure" Linton exclaimed.
with manifest relief. "That'n easy,
I III 20 q. II they'll take me"
There you are, hoggin' the cur
tain. as usual. Jerry protested. "fll
10 his bail myself got him IN
trouble at sheep Camp ] owe him
-"
'T've known tho boy longer than
you have. Besides. I'm q family
man. know the anguish Of
parents hort"
Lay Off that family stuff
howled Mr.. ouirk. You know II rites
me. | could OF had as much Of a
family az you had II I'd wanted to,
You'd think, il give you some sort Of
privilege. why, ever since we set
up with Lefty you've assumed #
fatherly air even to her. and you act
ike was a plumb outsider. You
remind mo OF a hcn-settin' on every
I loose door-knob YOU fInd'
"If you'd lay Off the family sub.
iect we'd got along better"
I once again tho fray was on; u
ragged intermittentIy turnout tho owe
ming; II did not die out until bedtime
put an end 10 II.
Rouetta ard her three companions
were late In reaching town on the
following day. for they awakened TO
find a storm raging. and In consc-
lgs, nat nj