The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-21

INTO DIS tired eyes there came m,
Steam that rbtllpa had been watlnr
'bien" no bgeathci. 'My M bird
go'n wear Do plumagr sho deserve.
Shos goin' Do rcrch am happy am
her life. By golly' pat'a nice. for
Tag. j feel luS gclup drunk"
Hhr'd never stand foy that"
spe" you Col her you am me b.
p'dnere ON dis Frcnchmana um
eng An she's gial bout dat
oh see hercs' Pirrces tom.
changed abruptly. "uf rourse i
didn't toll her That's cold. its or
h}ou think Ia permit" Tho 10,
ehoked and stammored. "D'you i'm.
egine FOR a minute that Ia let YOU
SO thru with a proposition like thatg
l understand why you made ito
SCI me away from tho life I've been
leading IL was bully OF you. but
wei, hardly I'm not that sort No
I've laid or the old stuff absolutely
-Hualgh,tned out, iyo lived ton
years In the last ten days. Wait ANA
Soc Poleon I'm the happicst tbe
most deliriously happy man you ever
saw i only want one thing. That's
work and lots oC 1.-THE harder the
ee'ier, 80 long as IRIS honest and seif.
g,speciins What d'you think or
thatg'
wat rinks the woodsman said
warmly, Il rink dat's do bes' now
Or all Mon ami you got reecher
p3y-strcak IN you as Frcnehmnu
lAl. V only You worl, I'm hard. But
You need p,rdner to got i'm out
Tie winked mraningly. Il guess
mehee you FIN dat parincr. chr
Pierce flushed. he nodded vigorous.
~ and laughed In the purcst. frank,
es' joy. You're a good guesscr. A
paf,ner-lifo partner, She Oh
my Lord! I'm OVERCOMING, I'm
Funny thing, I've never said word
10 her. she doesn't know"
"lio. hor cried tho elder man
oh, she does know. OF course. II
she didn't wouldn't feel as a.
hHt WeNo never actually mentioned
W. I've got 90 prove myself undrf
siand' II came 20 mo ur "a sudden
struck me all In "a heap. I can ten
you. ! saw what a fool ia made OF
myself What a damnablo thing
chance 70, anyhow! II makes you.
breaks you. carries you along and
leaves you stranded nnally. then
sweeps you on again. Fortunately.
she's biz enough 10 understand ana
mako allowances n she weren't. I'd
die, wouldn't want to live ana no,
mako good rs ecstasy ana ITS
pain. I'm frightened. too. az my own
nnworthlness" Abruptly the speak,
or's voice ceased and he bowed bis
head
4 s'pose YOU tinkin' all VI once
bout gsttin marry, ehF
Phillips paird, he uttered nan.
!cky denial Not yct' Oh no
That IL. Two thought about IL a sootl
deal can't think 81 anything else
but rs too EARLY vet I'm in no 30.
sttion. must make good first.
For why rs too carly2 Mebbc dis
gal goin' TAX lot u FUN in hep you
max good
II wonder
Sure ting. All women il Ink dat
You golu' tink of her after dis. not
yourself she's got money!
"oh. yes. That makes Il hard.
still
"wal. you amt broke. ms frieu'.
not wit half intercs' In Discovery OF
Frenchman' Hin"
once aud for all Pierce protest
"a in extreme agitation. Il tell you
| won't tnko u My Loril that's gen.
erous' You're a prnccly fellow
poret, but the most you can give me-
IS a Job. Work. Yes. III eat that
up"
AN right. We talk bout dat
'nodsr tam Now. mabbe 30 sho lax
hear &c Int S news from you. Dcret
plenty for tcIiin' her bout Joe Nc.
Caskcy an all De res. You can
spoke now. lax homes. man. saprr,
Don you s'posc she's waitin' to hear
you sag you love her? An how sou
goin' max big success By Carl
kceck you out dis cabin II you keep
her waitin some morcv'
With cry. half Of ,repldation. half
OF cxultancc, Phillips crushed his
cap upon his head. I've a notion
TO. I can almost say Il. anyhow, /
can say enough so shoH understand.
Gadl viii. just needed you 10
stiffen mo up" F1ercely ho wrune
tho woodsmans hand, and. forgetful
OF all elso but HIS new determination
moved toward the door. Thanks for
all you've done for me. old man. and
all you've offered 10 do"
'Frcnchman' Hin 81 nice place for