The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 15, 1919, Page 9

' MeDougall - fouthwick SECOND AT PIKE i‘; Timely Suggestions THE SEATTLE STAR-—-MONDAY rt-of Rachael By Kathleen Norris, =*—— Cory RionrT BY KATHLEEN NORRIS DECEMBER 15, 1919. OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS ] © for his wine and hie 17 ed to ho Na tere ons between Rachael & sirihood, and of her mothe Hac remembers the stor hae tt " kname is Milly, A ox A her husband. married life in California er mothers marriage to 4 yours old. x brought back to spend a wir Hishman ended when he dr At the tu and young Eng Javetion lied by her Nusband’s kenrides 1 telle Rachael tha ere Mra Ma ee | Wool Finished Plaid Blankets—heavy | and serviceable—with colored over- plaids on backgrounds of gray and tan. Size 66x80 inches. Price $7.50. “Woolnap” Plaid Blankets, with a soft wool finish—overplaids of pink, blue, gray and tan on white background. Size 66x80 inches. Price $6.50. “Woolnap” Blankets of a good quality fleece, with two-inch mohair binding. White with borders of blue and pink. Price $6.50. Sheet Blankets, all whi inches. Price $4.50. Sheet Blankets of a medium weight cotton with a soft fleece, borders of blue or pink. Size 68x80 inches. Price $3.85. Size 72x80 ge buy MHoldi's French cas Uptewn, 1411 34 ave; down | 913 té Ave. | Why crank your head off these | cold mornings, when I will guar Lamtee to make your car start Friends aay the Chinaman had con. x A | iderable j « fold sewed in the ming of Bring your car to 2015 Third ine a : Atwood. ay See te. )| Tew lived at 416 Bichth ave & Missi Police were searching Monday for Chin Tew, 59, a CRinaman, whe dis [appeared Sunday from his haunts im | Chinatown. System in Dentistry Reduces the Cost BY DR. PARKER Founder and Executive Head of the E. KB. Parker System HINGS done by system cost less than things done piecemeal. The reason you can send a letter ross the continent for 2 cents is because of system in the postoffice. By employing the E. R. Parker fystem, Registered Dentists do ental work that is good, depend- able, satisfactory and moderate in price. ‘Itisa founded upon ev- O° PARKER ery new alenmmant in the profession and upon the | | combined skill of several dentists working together. | | Prices under the Parker System are based upon the ‘cowt of materials and the time consumed in doing the| » work, to which is added a fair profit. \ The wap are often smaller than you expect, be-| cauge the System plan saves much time, and the sav- ig made is shared with the patient. ‘Examinatfons are made without charge. Why not find out what your teeth need and how little the price will be for having the necessary work done? Dr. Robert Shanklin and Associate REGISTERED DENTISTS { ' | | USING TH | E. R. PARKER SYSTEM | Second Ave. and Madison St. | Seattle, Wash. lence that—about Wednesday night, over you, I made‘you wel-|| j a Rachael said, downing with nome ef continued Florence éimply.|| 6" your money will go to the re - ton * > “, nay « . - Nef of the Soldiers and Sallors and fort an impulse to ask Florence not|with tears in her eyes. “1 thanked || Hf of the & Nias aert to be so smug. |God that Clarence had married al] | 0 meee An riot aon't “Well. I think you had,” the other|good woman, and that Carol would cine that al ne returned s any al{ DOYS have found work and are agreed, with visible relict. [have @ refined and a—1 may say @)| 0Tr ive sundance for the Red ‘As for me,” Mrs. Breckenridge | Christian home. Isn't that true? ance, talk much about the shappy state ef aftass (( costmnon! Ire Reteteyt (2 every fiber of body and soul, but! Carol, who had come abruptly ‘De you realtee,” Mra, Havilead {sme flung herself gallantly into the|the room, “How are the girls? maid “Chal every eme ty beginning to clare Her large form astraight-/listent Is Isabelle going to tale crmech her expression achimwed a cor| Howdiebes’?” “Peetestty,” Rackart adeattirt “Une Gain remot arens. den't evee know @at Caagiotte “Wheat Gp yeu woman ty Chat Wie going What @2 vem carpret mr te fe Mrs, Haviland said, with “Sementbotnas mut be ome malt) o> am cuntly mile of Daffling sweet the ether weman, frmty | be wena thing, 1 ER—OP.” | pone that yet comtained a subtle re | preer “Usele Garémer and f | watching BOY) pevem't made wp em minds. Ianbelle Tg say clhmem Fre A as * Gmy enne Weudd emly ye be look Mrs, Haviland emggented, dimeentent | wottly. ut Rawhoel maw tee wee Ghar” commie | se got edty treme urnter the aenaned mameerr, Amd) Lela tej wither ies g."Clarence”™ Rachael's tone was but | amiled to frerwett leo ne. ‘Gate diet \ scornful breath. Her gtanee toward) “It's not absurd at all,” Phe PPO! auton nadie included the ceiling evoked more clearly than tented, stilt with her amiling, Bal) “ocr me, how impertumt they neem!” any words & vision ef Clarenee’s com | negligent air: “I've put it off years! - dition at the moment. longer than most women would; now | "! should think yeu'd have to an } “Well, 1 suppose ha ena @2 ony-|f'm gelting enther trea.” | wwor Mire Rewdltch,” said. Carol in| thing just now, anyway,” his sister} “It's @ great mistake to talk that | Pun dinguet at this maternal veel) < ied, ruefully ‘Can't way, whether you mean it er not,” | 0" ouldn't yeu talk to her | Mire. Haviland said, after neem “Mra. Bowditch t* fortunately on Talk to her?” Mre. Breckenridge |fortable moment, during which her| M4 enough friend, dear, to waive the amiled at seme memory. “My dear face flushed, and her breath began| Usual formalities,” her aunt an Florence, you don't suppose J haven't/te come rather fast. “Kut you're | *wered sweetly “Ry whee Rachast exunterent, | Mgrhtly. Wellk—ep Cineewse, I cappenn,” n yut talked to hert™ joking, of course; you're too sensible) “Put, my gracious — Charlotte's “Well, | suppers, ef course, you) to take any step that would only | two onthe older than I am, and sb ve Mrs. Haviland maid, hastity | plunge you into fresh difficulties.| won't know any ef the men!’ Car mt my dear, it's dreadful! People| Clarenes ts very trying, I know—we | protested. are beginning to ask questions; a re-|ail know that—but let's try to face) pont peak in that precocious porter—we don't knew who he wae—|the situation sensibly, and not f1Y| way pill” Rachael maid. sherpts telephoned Gartner. Of course, Gard-| eff the handie like this! Why, Rach-|-"yo., went to your first daness kest nor hung up—" acl dear, I ean hardly believe it’s! wisrerr 1 can my no more than T have| your ceobhended, reasonable seit)” ” sald.” Rachael observed though!fully.| talking,” she went on more quistiy.| Carol gave her stepmother a leok conspicuously devoid of affection, | land turned to adjust her «mart little [hat with the aid of a narrow mirror “Den't—don't even think about tt In the first place, you couldn't get “What authertty have I? Clarence could imflwence her, | think, but she ly to Clarenes.” ad 1 ge? ay at ye at the usty| "OR, yen, 1 could. Charence|"#nsing between the glass dining werd, wouldn't contest ft.” Rachael said. | TOM doors. You couldn't drop me at the club. on your way to church, Tante? Presently inquired “Joo @rinks.” Rachacl went on,|“Tlo'd agree to anything to be rid of ‘but he decen't @rink as much as her’ me, If neot-—if he wouldn't agree to adored Daddy does, Joe is thirty-| my filing mult under tho New York nine and Bitty ts seventeen—well,| law, I could entatlioh my residence that's wet bis fault Joe divorced! in California er Neveda, and bring she And to Rachael | added, with youthful impatience. “I told Dad where I was going —well, but Carel’s mother is living, | sult there. *¢ * Mrs. Haviland rose somewhat | a Char (a ancond wife ten’t ex-| Mra. Haviland gasped. ; | hea vily. | actly ontracteed by society’ A clergy-| “Give up your home and yoOr @F/ «ciag to, Any chance of you com man of yo ewn church married|and your maids for some mmalllie to tunch, Rachael? W hat are Clarence and me———" The little | hotel?” she questioned, with her fav | pow pirhomae erite air of neatly placing hes finger |" = church woman conscious ot| tip upon the weak «pot in her op| “Thank you, no, woman dear! | personal integrity, and Havt-| ponent’s armor. “No clubs, no din-| AY 6° over to Gertrude’s for tea land maid ners, none of your old friende—have! The little group broke up. Mrs “A great many of them won't! The| you thougtit ef thet?” Haviland and her niece went out to church is going to take a stand in| “You may imagine thet I've) the waiting motor ear purring on th the matter. The bishops are consid thought ef & from a good many | pebbied drive. Rachael idly watched oe eee angies, Florence,” Rachael said|them out of aight, sighed at the in ee ates coldiy, finding that what had been | thought of wasting so beautiful a day shoulders indiffer & mere drifting idea was beginning | indoors, and went slowly wc: mom re © tke rather @efinite form in her|Her husband, comfortably And as Billy is too young an@ teo| mind. It wan delightful to nee the|in pillows, looked better blind to see that Jee ian't a géntic | usually complacent and domineering) mid she, depositing man,” she continued, “or to realize | Florence so agitated and at a loms. | several pounds of morning papers that Lacy got her diveres againet| “I never dreamed—" Mra Maviland|ypon the foot of his bed, “who's his will, to believe that her money/mused dagediy. “How long. in| niny tunching with at the club? | might well f Clarenee picked up the uppermost | Joe's luxurious tastes and distike for per. fixed his eyes attentively upon | office work—why, | suppose they win | it, and puffed upon bis cigarette for | | reply wtull the other worm! “De you know?” Rachael asked | It' make the most awful | yicorously. | seernful twiet of the beautiful mouth i nuns her < upetaire propped larence,” uence a gentioman of | Heaven's name, have you been think | ing about it? 5 quite “Oh, come time” ald lever!’ said Florence Haviland. “Den’t” an said. Clarence sheets him.”|—and as if poor Clarence hadn't! Wo answer. Mr. Breckenridge, his | submitted Rachael. 4-look of in-| been all thru it all once! 1 declare | eyes still intent upon what he waa/ tense anxiety clouded Mrs. Havi-|it makes me sick! But I can't believe! reading, held hie cigarette at arm's land's eyes. you're serious. Rachael, think—/iength over the brass bow! on the| “] believe he would,” she said, tn think what it meanat’ table beside the bed, and dislodged & wretched whisper. with @ cautious; “It's a very serious thing.” the), quorterinch ef ash with his litth anes dae other assented placidly. “But Clar-| tingor “He might.” hie wife said tertousjence has no one but himself to} pachael, briskly setting bis clut-| ly. “If ever it comes to that, we/| biame.” tered table to rights, gave him an “Only Clarence won't be blamed, | onery shall sim ply have te keep them apart glance that. so far as any} You see Billy—the clever little| my dear; men never are!” Mrs. Havi-|erfect upon him was concerned, was land suggested unkindly. Rachael/ thrown away @on't use such | reddened. “Don't be so rude, Clarence.” she words"” 4 the church woman. “I don't care what they say OF! said. in annoyance. iy said you! “Father Graves was saying only the| whom they blame!” she answered) agreed to her going to the club for other day that one’s speech should | proud | golf. Who's she with? be ‘pea, yea’ and—" | Ah, well, my dear, we aren't any) At inet M ckhenridge raised} “I daresay™ Mrs. Breckenridge’s| of us really indifferent to criticiam,” | sodden and redahot eyes to his wife's smjje was indulgent. It had been | the older woman said, watching Clom® | face motstening hin @ and ewol many years since Florence had suc-| ly the effect of her words. “People| ien lips carefully with hia tongue be ceeded in ruffling her. “Billy, then,” |are censorious—it's too bad, it’s &/ fore he spoke. He was a fatfaced she resumed, “keeps her father hap-| pity—but there you are. ‘There must! man, who, deaplte ovidences of dinul py in the thought that he ts all the) have been something we didn’t wn-| pa, id not look his more than wort to her, and that her occasional | derstand,’ they say, ‘there must be | for: There was no gray in chats with Joe are of am entirely up | another man!” his thin, silky hair, and there etil! @ and impersonal character.” | Rachael raised her head @ little, | ingored an air of youth and tnne- “Impersonal! Uplifting’ Mrs.|and managed a smile Jeence in hie round face, This morn. Haviland repeated = imdignant That's what they ay.” Mrs\ing he wax in a bad temper because “There wasn't very much uplift about | Haviland went on, mildly trium-| nig whole body was «till upset from | about them the other night. Gard-|phant. “And no matter how brave| ine Friday night dinner and drinking | ner and I stopped in to sce if we|or how independent a woman i*, #h¢ party, and in his soul he knew that | couldn't take you to the Hoyts’, but | doesn't like that.” There came to/he had eut rather a poor figure e- | you'd gone, Caro! had on that|the speaker suddenly, under her! tore pity, and that the Nittle minx! flame-colored dress of hers, her hair|amooth flow of words, a sickening | nad taken instant advantage of the was fluffed all over her ears in that! shock of realization: it was of Rach-| situation way the girls do now; Joe|acl and Clarence she was speaking.| «1 jue want to say thia, Rachael’ | couldn't take his eyes off b The|her nearest relatives: it was one Of) Ciarence waid, with an tey dignity | nly Nght they had in the wing-|the bulwarks of her world that WaS/oniy slightly impaired by she linger room was the yellow lamp and the|threatened! Without her knowledge! ing intiuences of drink. “I’m Rilly’s fire; it was the coziest thing I ever|her tone became less sure and more| father, and I understand ber, and saw sincere. “For God's sake, think What! she understands me. That's of! that's vvy Sartoris was bere!” Rach-| you doing, dear.” she said plead: | necessary: do you get me? He j said quickly |ingly, “think of Carol and ef us | his eigarette holder back in . Don't you believe it, my dear™) Don't drag ws all thru the papers) mouth, gripped it firmly between his Mrs. Haviland returned triumphant-|again! I know what Clarence ™.| tooth, and turned again to hi paper ly. “Cavel was very demure, Tante’| poor wret« boy; he's always had | «tr some ef you dammed fenlous this an@ “Tante’ that, but I too much money, he’s always bad MS women whe are aiways running right @way that some own way. I know what you pUt 4D | ground trying to make tredbie would uminet ‘Oh,’ T said right out flatly,| with week In and week out—" |iet her alone,” be went om sulkily Haviland’s usual attitude ef |aasured superiority never tmpressnd | her sister-in-law Her pompous | magenifionncs wae @ ourev af wm mitigated amueoment te Reaches | Brut now the ekiar woman's ometion | hed carried bap om te sponta oma! | Wreomeet cacperennencan tm mpite ef bow you alone here, Carol?” and she very prettily: ‘Vivian was » but she hasn't come yet” ‘This was after halfquedt seven.” 1 understend Vivian wae hero,” said Rachael, flushing darkly, “Let mm tumthe mext morsing—where wae 1? Om pos, it ws your hemeh Mre. ‘N'@ be oblisnd to you—that’s all” (Coutiowed Tomsorrew) ~ to be After purchasing your Dolls at the Doll show, in the Arena, thus eon, and Billy had gone out for seme | wyif, and listening, Racket feand | helping one of the most necessary tennis when I came downstairs. 1|perwlf curiously stirred, Stw Peeked |] Institutions in thie city, the upposed of course—but T didn't ask | dows conscious of a sudé@ee melting || Mother Ryther home, go to the I did ask Helda what time she had|in her heart, a thickening in her|| Red Cross Jumble Shop, at let the gent n out and she throat. ]| Fourth Ave, and Virginia St, and before eleven—not much after half-} “I've always been so fond of you,|| Purchase beautifully mado Doll past ten, in fact,” | Rachael,” Florence went on ‘ve | Furniture of every conceivable “You see, we musn’t go On sup-| always stood your friend—you know | Pattern and kind, and all hand made. positions and half-truths any more.” | that- ad sald Mrs, Haviland in delicate re-| “1 know.” Rachael sald buskily,| They have it not only for Dolls proach. “When we have that won-!her lashes dropped. j] but for the children as well, Not only have they derful and delicate thing, a girl's| “Long before I knew how much| f beautifully made soul, to deal with, we must be sure.”| you would be Mked, Rachael, and|| Child's furniture, but an endless I suppose I'd better tell Clar-|what a fuse people were going to|| Variety of other presents, which }] will delight the little and Cross must say that such is not a, nettled by her sister-in-law’s at-| “I know,” Rachnel said again with |] 1" ot | titude, and mischlevously interested |an effort, as she paused | se 4 | The Salvage Department nee in the effect of her thunderbolt, “I'm| ‘Then think it over,” besought the jalvage Depa nt needs | your cast-off clothing more than “Think that ust desperately tired of it. TI can't|other woman eagerly aver, 00 send in everything you seo that I'm doing Clarence, or Billy, | c ‘arol wm marry, and that _ can spare—all the newspapers || or myself, any good! I'd like to re | ence— Her ardent tone dropped|| ang magazines you can find in || sign, and let somebody else try for a|euddenly. There was a moment’s!} ine attic. | while!” pause. Then sho added dryly, “How Salvage Phone Elliott 4512 | Steel leaped » Mrs, Haviland’s|do, dear?” WE CALL | ‘ lightblue eyes. She felt the shock’ “How do, Tante Firenze!’ said he PRASER-PATERSON CO, SECOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET Special Price BASEMENT A,Christmas Sale of 400 NEW WAISTS, $3. and crepe-de-chine blouses of tucked, hemstitched and lace In white, flesh, sunset, tea Extraordinary values in beautiful georgette the newest models. Beaded, embroidered, trimmed. In the newest collar and neck effects. rose and mais. —A saving of 14 to 1% is offered in these Christmas waists in the Special Price Basement. 33 Women’s. liligh-Grade oats, $35.00 regularly sell in up-stairs stores from $45.00 to $75.00; —$5 Cleth Coats—12 Long Plush Coats—6 Short Plush Coats. —A speeial purchase of high grade coats, secured by us at an extreme reduc- tion, and offering in this sale an extraordinary opportunity to secure coats of handsome materials and the very smartest styles at a saving well worth con- sidering. : -The cloth coats are in handsome velours, polo cloths and silvertone coate ; ings, richly lined with novelty silks. With fur and self-collars. The plushes are all of superior grades, finely finished and expressing the last word in style. —For any one who has been waiting to obtain a strictly high-grade coat at a moderate price—this is certainly an opportunity. —Coats which would should ‘cease entirely jon w tragic. The ister of the treasury will tell Says Italy Is Now Ruled e the whole truth Tuesday. be Thru Day-by-Day Policy °\:r:cnace isons w of wheat abroad. If anyone sa BY CAMILLO CIANFARRA spread to the big internal anc we bave no need to buy r (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ternational questions, according to | t United States he is ROME, Dec. 14.—The newspapers | parliamentary correspo The state ts losing eight to enerally express the opinion that ier Nitti's speec night| million lire a day in fui cont events in the chamber of/urging greater national economy | cheap bread. We cannot eputies indicate the government is| was approved by the chamber,| out credit and only the 1 @ without a majerity amd is complete- | however. He said a good start! States can feed 60,000,000 ef. y at the mercy of a day-to-day | could be made by elimination of | ropeans.” Ha policy of the legislators. drinking a BENE The chamber has not yet foun “The American people do not - its bearin n-| drink,” the premier sald. “Let i the alrea Nittl ed food wo "> ab . rationed again this winter, He os oe inp tenia pate that tatiana: be ember Indian Delegation, Inter @ispontt exchang Unitarian church, Boylstom problems We xtremely difficult |] and Olive rt, on a: minor proposition 1 We must live a inn December sated the bitterness ¢ t cred d economize one-third — sr jealousies which may at any time e ¢ ! on imports. If THE HERITAGE OF ~ - — ———— and— ~~~ ~ —— z NEW RACE AND ‘ ° . IDEALS ' Winter Wheat Acreage This Year Aumtnaton 3 (Including War Tax) Is Less Than in the Fall of 1918 x WaAsShIxaTtox I 15. The , acres winter wheat crope total 38.770.000| The condition of thai@ROP\Decem. 7 Hag acres, the crep estimate bureau of | ber » was 85.2 per cent of Bees the ngriewltwre department —an-|normal, as compared with 98.5 Per) gy oe, noumeed teday, which is 23.2 per cent}cent December 1, 1918, and 89.5 per! ‘A | tens tham the revised estimate count: |cent over the 10-year averas ed im the fail of 1918. | ‘The rye crop was reported at| S8@ ‘The reviewed estimate was 50,489,000 | 5,530,000 acres, « ont On Gol or order tat any eragutene” m on - - than the revised mated * 4 is , r t hich is Calit., AMUSEMENTS slanted in the fall of 1918, which was | rer aghters "he Wi condition of the rye crop De jcember 1, 1919, was 89.8 per cent of normal, as compared with 98 per cent December 1, 1918, and) 91.6 per cent @ 10-year average. “ABIE” AND “0 k AGAIN ay), 400; Mata. (ex- cept Mondays) Ladies’ Mate (except Sundays), 180, Mata, 2:30. Nights 7:15 and 9:16, NST HARDWARE R ERNst PIKE ST.. SEATTLE, How would you feel if Christ- mas morning you received’ a Chase Auto Robe from one of your friends with a note pinned on it saying Mats, 2:20—Nights, 7 and 9. Now Playing THE CORIN Howard and White, Hickman Bros, De Page and Yorkovs, Mary Dorr, Davey Jamieson, Pantage- scope. General Admission, 25¢ and 35e. “Merry Christmas. Use this and don’t get cold feet. From Bill.” Your friend would feel the same, ORPHEUM VAUDEVILLE E ANS ARNANT BROs, Gallagher and Martin; Marshall Montgomery; Jack Osterman; Jordan Girl DAILY —2:20-8115, Try it. It is not the price so much as the thought, The prices range from $6.00 to $45.00 TWwic 5 | | | PAL | HIONS A LA CART! 5—OTHER CLEVER ACTS—5 ¥ Phot