The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1916, Page 4

Next Week yy | sananranasanases | A Novel ee |THE SEATTLE STAR» k Pa BY ETHEL HUE OF SCRIPTS | ” Telegraph News |; Sasssssasssssssss3t Matored at Seattle, Vv % _ || (Continued From Our Last Isaue) Mall, out of city, S4e per month up to € mos: ¢ mom F190; your S50 \| YW, according to my ethics, Ry carrier, city 38¢ a month, there are two kinds of me who go to daylight parties: idiots and those who are dragged there by their wives | I had scarcely crossed the lawn jof Seven Oaks and found for myself w modest place beside the speaker’ stand when | observed that this present congregation held a fair sprinking of each kind First of all I noted two or three i ‘Brandeis and Poindexter ey EN. MILES POINDEXTER, exercising his customary mM independence, voted to confirm the nomination of Louis "D. Brandeis for supreme court justice, and thus he was one of i ‘ a . , financial graybeards; three or four few republicans who contributed toward the history wee’ Gakeaane, aan Wane ting event which placed one of the greatest men on the/yet to taking the bit between their shest court of the land. jteeth and staying rebelttously at the x - ar is office; Major Harvey Coleman, Poindexter’s vote for Brandeis, in spite of the tremendous|high officer in the Sons of the Revolution, and thea— thank you! I've! You a Yesser? i YESSER is a guy who says “You're right, old top! every time some active-chinned boob expresses an osseo- am She turned to him “Ym gotng to put you in here— where yout have to stay,” she F ré upon the senators from various powerful influences |American D did not wish as free and independent a man as Brandeis) Well, certainly the impassive Leg the bench, is a distinct tribute to this great state. In some /inE next him was the mont visage ers, Sen. Poindexter’s renomination will be challenged be-|qroop beneath the gaze of! of this vote. It will be said he was not a true repub He was sitting in the place of when he voted for this great democrat osmaae me ents bo Firmag dl oo i 2 t wean row—but deap . he #0 ¢ ) Poindexter can well accept this challenge. did not belong at that party, and he When Judge Poindexter decided to quit being a judge’ so clearly wished hiself away, that iS go to congress,” said La Follette’s weekly, “he was moved I-—well, I instantly began searching that decision by two definite purposes. The first of these thru the eae to find & women A purposes was to represent the People of Willett" ten sen toached this potne on, ie second was to resent also the people of the when our hostess hustled up and) thi id rep: 1 he people of th ™, ed States.” |shooed me out of my quiet corner. | | These purposes Poindexter has ever kept in mind They} “Grace,” she whispered, “move! “ . * lout a bit, will you, and let me crowd — changed. To serve ths bore and not , Ope-[e man fm ober there : terests—to vote according good conscience, and not} [ gathered up my open sheet of ‘the dictation of political bosses—these aims have been con-|copy paper and moved obediently 1 tly pursued by Sen. Poindexter. jtato the next chair, which she had| | “And there is nothing of the chameleon about Miles Poin ie wr right ter,” said Sen. La Follette. : His vote for Louis D. Brandeis was consistent with all his/let certain suspicious — 's in behalf of the people’s measures and the people's wel- | Hinger Now poe ese cs sa ae appear.” Then she turned and beckoned with a smile of triumph. “Him?” | asked tn surprise. She was looking in his direction, so fafled to see the expression of my face. ali i “It's no more than he deserves— ic Opinion. | Universally agreeable to whatever is said, he hopes to sorhoe as ae cee favor by playing the Greek chorus to All Creation. lsently. “I have n worked #0 But all he wins is a few free drinks and a classification|hard in my life over any one man “Parasites” in his friends’ list of acquaintances. Ht jee over this fdentical Malt . c ; Nobody has any use for the yesser—not even the chap/“{",aw him rise and come toward O sets up under the momentary spell of his salvy ner—then I began having trouble . |with my throat. I couldn't breathe tion is not popularity—and all the yesser gets is rE oa, Tait!” I ge oe 3 “Yee—the Maitland Tait! Have As between the two extremes, the no-er is preferable—|you met him?” Mrs. Walker asked, sometimes it’s spelled know-er. [ecargioasty. as he approached Tf you're a yesser, quit! Be, Blacklist Business “BLACKLISTING of American firms, under its “trading| “I wasn't going to run away.” Be the ” is within i chnical right “No? You can't always tell. In enemy act,” England is in its techni Tights,| nis locath yout be tf the boycott is a measly business for Great Britain to De letaeehiee of te prone, seu Sem, and d 1 i —<by the way, you must meet in and it can be endl Aged one if the department Chchutint-—hee, Tait. Beiee ate” bmmerce will lend a little aid. ‘ His face was still perfectly tm The allies have benefitted hugely by the disposition of| passive, gad he bowed gravely— . . down-to-the-delt to stand on its rights of free trade. This latest move bab pgs Jara eve. 2 fh. ve: ‘too much of the baby act. There are a whole lot of eae Beene rene Oh may Sis oe Sle : . is wae a! im which England can be brought to time in short order! “you are a Dauxhter of the Revo all Uncle Sam will have to do will be to keep his eyes neiiee, Eprsemer” his votes finally | to the front; maybe wink a little. rida, 5 aes? t enowered : Our eyes met for an instant. Far 4 TS |far back, concealed by bis dark tris Married Militia was a tinge of amused contempt R few there will 3 ;, “Then I dare say you're interest saa are but 1 agree that in releasing the) .4 \, this occasion?” His tone held Married men from service in the National Guard, Sec-/|a challenge. “ j ii ‘ “No, indeed I'm not!” I answered, Baker did right. The families of these men surely need|oitshty "l came only becanse 1] ‘worse than Uncle Sam does, at present. have to write up Major Colema’ same, it adds just a little more to the gen-|speech for my paper. I am a sp But, just the it adds just a littl he g b ft Tam ition of the National Guard. After this it is rae eae then iat a anal } P that married men, if taken into the National Guard ,eaily amiled. I saw a tranaforma.| be formed into separate units subject only to call tion which I had never seen ‘in any | all, m case of actual emergency and need. other man’s face, for with him a I smile escapes! E h “Did you say the Herald?” he| be asked ves la } EVERIDGE of Indiana, who used to command the left wing, or thereabouts, at Armageddon, |pelled to look up and search for the) 5 , ¢ pragressive party no longer exists, says Bev.,|smile which I felt muat lurk behind | therefore progressives must either refrain from voting |‘t- And when I saw it there I felt) DDO the candidate of some other party. ” ” |feassured, and smiled in response. 4 pnb ah “So they told me at the office,” 1] here’s no answering such logic. Progressives might|said, with great cordiality. “Is it as well understand, first as last, that if they don’t refrain three or four of our reporters | | “I have had my—attention called | for |t your paper recently,” he sald, tn | |so serious a tone that I was com D - declares ug! must do something. lyou've thrown down your front) “ steps?” The lecture had commenced in| ms jgood earnest by this time, and I} ”, r5 . |was scribbling away in shorthand Ater:2 Ts Grew 2 si == ‘I gee. But after you get this! 7 |report?” G@—We are three boys who would | women, children and the non-com-| “I'm going back to the city to start a boy scout patrol out batants have a right to leave the answer #0 we wish you would tell us| place before the siege began? | ‘we could get information MIKE. this. This question has/ A.—Article 18 of General Orders anewered before, but we were | No. 100 reads zs follows: “ taking the paper at that time. | the commander of a besieged pla | Fey expels the noncombatants in order OND, DAVID AND ELBERT. wr to lessen the number of those who A—Write to the National Head | Consume his stock of provisions, !t of the Boy Scouts of Amer. | is lawful, tho an extreme measure, No, 200 Fitth ave, New York |to drive them back, so as to hastea N.Y. surrender.” | “There ts no obligation imposed, Qt have been presented with | either by the conventional rules or have to catch the 5 o'clock car fn.” “T've an engagement at five, too,”| Maitland Tait said. } “Mayn't I take yon back to town in my car?” “Thank you, that would be lovely, | but I'm afraid Mra. Walker, won't| consent to your going’ so soon,” I raid between curlicues | “I'm going, however,” he an-| swered. “I've an important engage: | ment, and—I'm not going to stay) 8 Bill from a doctor which | think |the unwritten laws of war, in caso |** ran Uerty con. minate afters out of proportion to services ren-|° slege or bombarament, ‘to allow |¥OUT® kone. TF don't Ike to talk é Can a collection agency get Private citizens cr women of chil j%2 ast any woman for him by garnisheeing my | dren to leave a besteged town, t seemed hours and hours be-| }fore that lecture ended, then more hours before the tall, restless manj| and I could make our way to a} distant point, where our hostess stood giving directions to a white-| coated servant. | She turned to me with a fut. tering Httle air of regret, when 1) hed her side. A reply thru your |°V°" When a bombardment fs about a sth get fle y orto begin Stockton, “Outlines of nternational Law”; chapter 19, Lp yore gga .| The Rules of War. Q.—We are two boys, twins, and love the same girl. She seems to like both of us very much, but as there Is not much chance for both, | T' ‘Will advise about « matter of kind free of any charge. Dear Mies Grey: Your answer in yesterday's Star as to divorce in|We ask you what we should do. “Grace, surely you don't have g of insanity represented what | ANXIOUS TWINS. to hurry off at this unchri@ian should be the law, but un-| A.—Until the girl shows a pref-|hour!” she insisted tely It Is not. Only in case (erence, each of you has the priv I'm sorry,” I began, but Malt "of incurable, chronic mania and de-|!!ese of attempting to win her.|land Tait interrupted me. x on zs ion 6 divorce be granted, | However, the fact that she meets| “It {8 a great deprivation to mi«a then only the end of 10| both with the same cordiality|the rest of your charming party,| and then only at the discre.| "ld Indicate that she cares for| Mra. Walker,” he began, but as he | | you only as friends. mentioned going, in a cool, final! voice, our hostess emitted a little | terrified shriek. “What? Not you, too!” His face was the picture of deep contrition “Tam sorry,” he said, as only an Englishman can say it, “but I have an important engagement that really can not wait—" of the court. } had a case recently where a husband had been pro- and who lum for years, and yet there are but States in the country where can obtain a divorce, even after law does the In- n but little good, | Q@—Can you please tell me how |to get rid of bedbuge which are ail jover the house? G. AND J. A.—Inclose self-addressed, stamp | velope and repeat your»re- |quest; information is too long to print. A Q—Can you tell me what the “anid yet deprives the children of a F The rest of the fabrication was| alae? 3 mother’s or father's care, (Word “Nata” means? Thank you. |out short. and drowned out by the Es fours very truly, | LAURA. Ishriek of a trolley-car, grinding| ERBERT W. MEYERS. A.—In Mexican mythology Nata} noisily round a curve of the track oft is the name of a former legendary|at that instant. It was the _ five. case American troops | prophet, who resembled the Noah of : } o'clock car. ity, would the Biblical times. : Qa—in : From force of long habit, that’ surround a “Prudence of the Rrmnninnnn cnc oni ott Ty }found out by experience that if you), STAR—TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1916. PAGE 4. STON grinding sound of the acted upon my nervous system Ike « firm alarm upon an engine horse and I started to run. “Charming party—so sorry to have to rush off this way—hope next time I'll not be so busy-—yes, I'll tell mother!” I gathered the folds of copy paper close, having forgotten to thrust them away out of sight fato my bag, and made a break for the front gate. Then, as I reached the line of waiting motor-cars, | remem- bered—and stopped still with a foolish little feeling. Looking back I saw Mra, Walker shaking bands fn an tnjured fashion with her troublesome lion. “Thank goodness she won't this!" TI volunteered to myself, the tall gray figure came hastily down the line and caught up with me. CHAPTER V, Longest Way Home The limousine to which | was conducted was a gleaming dark- blue affair, with light tan up- holstery, and the door-knobs, clock: case and mouth-plece of the speak- ing-tube were of tortoise shell The chauffeur touched something and the big creature began a soft ened, throbbing breathing. And 1 gained the idea as I stepped in | that ite master must be rather rt- diculously well-to-do. At Solinski's Japanese tea-room {mn Union Street, the lmousine | slowed up. The band was playing “The Rosary” we went tn. “Each hour # pearl—each pearl prayer—" “Which table do you prefer?” my companion asked me, but for a moment I fatled to answer. 1 was looking up at the clock, and | saw that the hands were pointing to atx, 1 had mot Maitland Tait at four!— Thus I bad two pearls already on my string, | reckoned. “Oh, which table—well, farther back, perhaps!” I came down to earth after that, for getting scquainted th the caprices of & man's appetite is dis. tinctly an earthly joy, We chatted fitfully and present ly he asked abruptly “Where do you liver” I told him, and he took from his pocket @ small leather book with his name, Maitland Tait, and an address {n smaller letters which I could not make out, on the inside lining. He wrote the address | CLIP AND car wheels! gave ‘ “AMAZING GRACE?” © 1 SESS TSOSEVOTSITESETT EOS TIOOUeNS TTEITD him, “1919 West Clydemont Place,” and then looked up at me.| Next | want to know when you will let me come to see you?” “When?” L repeated, rather blankly | He drew slightly back | ‘L should have sald, of course, | if you will let me come, but But | shall be very giad to have) you come,” I made haste to explain | ‘lI was only thinking!" I was thinking of my betrothed —for the first time that afternoon “The length of time I am to sta in the South is very uncertain,” he went on to explain, “At first it appeared that I might have to| make & long ay, but we are} settling our affairs tiefactorily | that I may be able to get back to Pittsburg at any time now. “Then come,” I said, with a friendly show, which was in trutha ion, “Come “Tomorrow?” he asked. “Tomorrow—at four.” But during the reat of the meal| grandfather and Uncle Lancelot; came and took their places on either side of me. They were dis-| tinetly de trop, but | could not get) rid of them. | “This ie—really the wrong thing to do, Grace,” grandfather said | “Nonsense, parson!” Lancelot expostulated “She's young! I turned away, resolutely, from | their bickering. I had enough to) contend with besides them-—for/ suddenly I had begun wondering what on earth mother would say | Jauntily. after shod said: “Grace, you amaze me.” CHAPTER VI. Maltiand Tait Ho came the next afternoon at four o'clock, not on the stroke, but ten minutes after “Am I early?" he asked, after we bad shaken hands. “No—you are not early. expecting you at four, and—mother will be down presently. “I was out at the golf club dance Jast night,” he safd, after a pause, with a certaip abruptness which I hed found cha rized his more litely. “Extremely. Mrs, Walker was there, and she had very kindly for. given me for my defection of the afternoon. In fact, she was din- y Trimble Sharber 4 Novel A Week Timmins ©9« Tn She talked to me| diced judge, I admit T have spen "you an all the days of my life hating aris tinctly cordial a deal of you and your ( mothe tocracy.” My heart wank, It always does| “Ob, my feeling for him ts net when I find that my women friends | caused by his aristocracy, a have been talking a great deal| haste to explain And indee ‘ about me Christies were very common-plac “Oh, did she? people until he elevated them inte “She is very fond of you, it seems | the ranks of fame. He was not only an artist of note, but he was a very strong man. It t# this part of his history that I revere, and when I was a very young girl I ‘adopted’ him—from all the rest ot my ancestors—to be the one I'd care for and fee! a pride in.” He interrupted me, his growing gentler. and very puztled by you.” “Puzzled because I work for the Herald? I spoke breathlessly, for | won dered if Mra, Walker had told of the Guilford Blake puzzle, as well but after one look into the candid halfamused eyes I knew that thin smile information had been withheld D ny 4 “Well, yes. She touched upon “T think | understand,” he said.) that, among other things.” “LT did the selfeame thing, years “But what things?” I asked im-|@go When I was @ boy But my patiently, At the door I beard the | cireumstances were rather different maid with the tea tray ‘L sup- from yours. I selected my grand pose, however, just the usual|father—my mother's father, be use he was clean and fine and He was—he was a collier things that people tell about us! That we have been homeless and penniless—except for this old barn —since | was a baby, and that, one| “A collier?” I repeated, wonder- by one, the pomps of power have|ing for the moment over the un been stripped from us?” | accustomed word, Hoe smiled “A coalminer,” he explained Yeu!” he replied ‘And Mrs.| briefly He was honest and kind- Walker told me something that I|hearted—and I took him for my had not in the least thought to sur-|example. He left me no heirlooms mise—that you are a descendant of | that—" the famous artist, Christie. I don't) I turned away, looking at the Unele| know why I happened not to think | room's furnishings with’ a feeling| bout it, for the name {s one which | of reckless contempt an Englishman instantly connects| “Helrlooms are—are a nuisance with portrait galleries. He was |to keep dusted!” I declared quick- very favorably known on our side.” |!y, a8 we again seated ourselves. “Yes. He had a very remarkable| “Yet you evidently Ike them,” he a very pathetic history,” I | said, as the little maid, in her ner Turning around, he glanced at a vous haste, made an unnecessary small portrait across the room. | number of trips in and out, Look- “In—ts this James Christie?” he|ing up, | caught his eyes resting asket. }upon the ring I wore—Guilford’s “You, There ts a larger one in|scarab. “That ring Is likely an the hall.” heirloom?” He walked across the room and| “Yes--the story goes that Mart examined the portrait. ette himself found it,” I elucidated, “Do you care for him—for this|slipping the priceless old bit of sort of thing?” he asked, waving|stone off my hand and banding it his band carelessly toward the|to him to examine. other portraits in the room. “I| But as I talked my head was imagined that you didn’t.” buzzing, for grandfather was at one He spoke with a tinge of disap-/ear and Uncle Lancelot was at the pointment. other. “1 do—end I don't,” I answered, | It's a royal scarab, isn't it?” coming across the room to his side Maitland Tait asked, turning the and drawing back a curtain to ad-|ancient beetle over and viewing mit a better light. “Il certainly |the {nscription on the flat side. care for—him.” (Continued in Our Next Issue) “The artist?” _ “Yes.” a Some of the crabs found on As- “But why?" he demanded. “To/cension island are a foot in length me {t seems such a waste of time|They have been known to steal this sentiment for romantic an-|rabbits from their holes and de- m not an unpreja-| your them. | COLYUM | IN PHYSICS Prof—When two bodies come to gether with some force, is heat generated? 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