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

INTO his tired yycs there came the
[ tor
'hicnr he hrcathed. My an bind
go'n' wear dc plumagp s.o deserve.
shes goin' bc rcceh am happy AN
her lie. by gollyl OATS nice. Tor
nae, feel lax s0ttin' drunk"
Nhrd mover stand for that
! spec lou t0l her yau am mo Sc
laiuncre on dis lrrnrhmaus uHl.
rh' An she's giab bout dat
oh, sec hev~ picrrts tome
changed abruptly "of roursr NJ
didn't ten her That's cold lt'a on
h'you think I'D permit" The boy
ehoked and stammcrcd. "pyou i'm
asinc Tor a minute that III let YOU
SO thru with "a proposition like thatP
1 understand why you made Ito
set mo away from tho lie i've been
leading, II was bully OF you. but
wei, hardly I'm not that sort No.
Two laid OF tho old stuff. absolutely
--atruightened out I've lived ten
years In the last ten dayr, Wait and
sec, fa.eon, I'm The nppirst. the
most dcliriougIy happy man you ever
saw ] oUly want one thing That's
work and lots OF 1.-THE harIer fbe
better 80 long as it's honest and srIf,
respecting What dyou think uf
lhatr'
wat I tmk tho wood,man said
warmly, II rmk dat's De hes news
or am Mon amt you got rrrrbsr
paN-strcak IN you as Freuehumu,
liilL " only you work i'm hard but
you need u3rduer 10 set i'm out
lie w.nkrd mcauugly If Eue.s
mehhc YOU lin dat Partner. chr'
Picrre flushed lac nodded Vigorous
~ and laughed Ia IA, pugCst. frank.
c7t Joy You're a good guestsr. A
putncr-ltfc partner, I she- on.
my LORD I'm overtlowng I'm
Funny thins, Two never sud word .
10 her. she doesn't know"
10, no cried the elder man.
oh she does know. OF course. MI
she didn't woulduI feel as do.
but we've never actually mentioned
ii I've sot 70 prove myself. under.
slandG II came to me u sudden.
struck me an In "a heap. / can tell
YOU. saw what a fool I'd made Of
myself. what damnahle thing
chance f. anyhow II makes you.
breaks you. carries sou along and
leaves you stranded finally. then
sweeps you on again. Fortunately.
she's big enough 20 understand ana
make allowances II she weren't. Ia
die. I wouldn't want 10 live and not
make good, It's ecstasy ana IT'S
pain. I'm frightened. too. at my own
unworthiuess Abruptly tho speak
er's voice ceased and he bowed f.s
head.
Il s'pose you t'iDklu' an at once
bout gettiu marry. chr
Phillips palcd: he uttered "A pan.
icky dental 'Not yet, Oh no 81
That IS, I've thought about Il a good
deal can't think OF anything else
but it's too early set. I'm In no po.
sltion: must make good first -
For why us too enrly2 Mebbc dis
gal Eoin' TAX lot Of run in hep you
max good,
II wonder
sure ting All women IS lax dat.
You goin' think Of her after dis. not
yourself. She's gpt money
"oh. yes. That ninkcs Il hard.
still"
wal. you amt broke. my fricn'
not Wit halt intercs' In Discovery on
F'renchman' Iul."
once and for all. Pierce protest
ed in extreme agitation. Il tell you
| won't take r. My Lord that's gen
erous! You're priuceiy fellow.
Duret. but The most you can give me
is n JOB Work. Yes. III cat that
Up"
"AIl right. We talk bout dot
'noder tam. Now. mebbe 80 she lak
hear dc lat q news froru sou. Dcrcs
plenty for telliu her-'bout Joe Nc.
Caskey an an dc res You can
spoke now. lax homes man. Saure,I
Don you s'pose she's waitln 90 hear
you say you love herr An how you
goin' max big success by Cart 4
kseck you out dis cabin II you keep
her waltin some more
With cry. half OF trcpldatlou. half
OF cxultance, Phillips crushed his
cap upon hts head. 1--we a notion
20. can almost say II: anyhow. I
can say enough so she'll understand.
Cad! I will! I just needed you to
siiffen me up" FisrccIy no wrunE
the woodsman's hand. and. forgetful
Of all else 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"
HFrenchmhn, I'm ~ MIC r.lncn fr.r