The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 2, 1920, Page 11

The Seattle Star ="-*| SEATTLE, WASH., THU RSDAY, DECE MBER 2, 1920. ;CURSE HIDDEN IN WOMAN'S LOVE SHADOWS FAMILY FOR 60 YEARS ROMANCE’ | PIS RUIN OF MANY LIVES H Uncanny Spell Cast Over| Hamlet Where Fanny Read Dwells BY ZOE BECKLEY | HANCOCK, N. Y. Deo. 2—They| call it romance—the life sentence of | ‘politude self.tmposed nearly 60 years | ago by the once lovely Fanny Read | of Hancock, N. Y., after a nipped Pinthedud “affair.” | But I call it the wanton ruin of lives by selfish wilfulness and For Fanny Read's deter tion to live a recluse does not affect herself alone. DEADENED THE LIVES OF THREE GENERATIONS She had deadened the lives of three generations of Reads, and casts an uncanny spell over the/ whole little hamlet where she was| Dorn and lived and loved and lost, ‘and now drags out her living death fm one poor reom of an ancient, -erumbling hosteiry A mysterious tiny old Indy ts/ Fanny Read today, wrapped and| Bhawied and hidden away from all) the bright world, hugging her fire, frentins Yocal periodicals, living in| the past without any sense of time or tide or the affairs of men. Four funerals and a fire have In- ced “Aunt Frank” in nearly 60 . to leave her hermitage. On other occasion has she shown her outside her door. Her nephew, Howard M. Read, car. her meals to her daily and cares face again in Hancock,” She stayed in her room, while all ) about her guests came and went, for || ‘Riley Read's hotel was big and fine || | ) and very popular. Bis daughter. The old man took setuge in silence. He couldn't or u FOR CHRISTMAS pee cians er Weighing Dressed About 8 POUNDS mations to any express office in U. & All charges prepaid, $2.00 Packed in ice and re-iced by ex- Press company until destination is Feached. Safe arrival guaranteed. ANDREW HAMILTON S01 Seaboard Hidg., 4th ‘They asked now and then about)| skin troub If you have a friend suffering with eczema or other pein d burning eruption, what greater kindness could you do him than to say: Nal burgh tyou try Resinol ? gdh mea have experimented oy a dozen treatments, but I believe Resinol is diferent, It does net claim to be a ‘cure-all’ —simply a soothing, healing ointment, free from all harsh drugs, that physicians prescribe widely in just such cases. asyours, Do get a jar today!” Resiool Olmtment ie sold Ly all druggiets, ___ PRESIDENT OF MEXICO AND FAMILY } President Obregon and his family—upper left, Obregon; upper right, Mrs. Alvaro Obre- gon; lower, his two daughters: Senorita Beatrice (left) and Senorita Laura (right). wouldn't explain. He saddened and! brooded and drew further within bimself. SHADOW OVER ALL But it was the girl upstairs that) made them so If she extracted any | sort of happiness from her wilfal im-) moiation, certainly no one else did.) ‘The shadow overspread them all, The father died and the classic ol4 hostel, with its tall, square) columns and vast porches, was shut up. Only Fanny lived on there in one gloomy corner. | sees People hurried past the place tn- stinctively, guarding themselves from | its depression—ita sinjster spell Fanny's brother, E. Darwin Read, an extraordinarily handsome and | gallant old man, died the other day. “Do as well as you can by the} family, Howard,” he said to his son) just before the end. “I wish things were more satisfactory. ay dv toad would be, if only Fanny had been— BUSH & LANE TO CHOOSE FROM See and compare them side by side Have your favorite record played upon them all Then settle the Phonograph guestion where you can make no TERMS CUT IN HALF FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY SONORA December Victor Records Main 3587 old rosewood plano ot tyeidering horsehair chairs and sofa, dusty ancestral portraits, frayed wasnt different.| carpets and piles of ancient rub- dish. Romance? different.” BUT SHE WASN'T DIFFERENT But Fanny Fanny never changes. She has never been [I The few persona who have seen her in the past 60 years ay! Fer from ft. ago has touched her lightly. She has| Selfish preying, TY cal ft. The no cafes, no responsibilities. She empty worship of self. owns much property—which others, a cae look out for. She eats well—tood | cor ms our—ir “Is WORTH which others prepare and serve to er. | Ghe cheage . woll-doubtleng| _ C¥t out thie slip, enclose with ee dreaming of her one little, poor ro. 2nd mail it to Foley & Co, 2836 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, UL, writ Read’ taking |!2# Your name and addrens clearty fie = Avis cage peut You will receive in return a trial one package containing Foley's Honey “NO WEAR and Tar Compound for coughs, AND TEAR" colds and croup; Foley Kidney Fills Fanny Readjis far from beantiful. for paina In sides and back; rheu But she bas preserved her every |matism, backache, kidney and biad faculty unimpaired. There has been | der aliments; and Foley Cathartic no “wear and tear.” She has left that | Tablets, a wholesome and thorough to her family. ly cleansing cathartic for constipa- In her ghostly house she hugs her|tion, billourness, headaches, and mameyies, vesoleing her sight In the sluartnh Different Styles 10 Different Finishes ekivntioa mistake A Complete Stock of Columbia and Victor Records Now on Sale Push sone Piano Co. 1519 Third Avenue GRAPHONOLA Saisie to Be Taboo [Hamburg ( Comptoabe \Jap Prince t to Make at U. This Quarter) | Rollicking collegians at versity of Washington are casting aside their carefully-prep and thelr wet towels, Qua examinations will pe sty the discretion of the deans of the | various colleges, and will not be ar bitrarily required, as in past seasons Canadian Factory: 73 St. Alexander St. Montreal, Quebec (Whole Family Takes _Part i in Wedding VER, Eng’ A triple of ial character took place here when Mra. 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