The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 18, 1925, Page 8

‘ i j poo neers BRIGGS. night JOHN SEYMO himself be ove affair between and JIM CAREW breach b leaves him, filled with 'b: into flowers GNOW GO ON WITH THE STORY LORIA'S heart beat fast. A tel k i am coming in the dead of! | Might couldn't have startled ( More than this letter from Dick he ‘What was in it? hat did h pyri ng her. She knew © waiting her to com dif he war In anot r Dick's arms, n talk- this after: ng away from she live: Gloria's mother for about the Tetter in this exciting plece of news. “Well, I should just ‘would go away! I should Be ashamed to show her fi decent people, anywhere!’ she said, ‘With spirit. “I always told you st ‘Was no good, didn’t I? What ‘was the riame of that man she used Yo run around with, right under her Poor husband's nose?” “Jim Carewe,” Gloria answered “And what do you think? to be married to some little girl just Out of school, next fall. The engage- 3. Ment was announced in the paper| the other day.” An expres fold you so Gordon's face. Grundy” herself, at that moment “I never saw it fail to She cried. “Men will run arc May Seymour, But when they sett! down, they marry some girl who sti thinks the moon's made of green cheese!" Gloria laughed. “Mother, you amuse me,” she said. “Nobody thinks the moon's made of Breen cheese, any more. Flappers of 17 know more than their grand- Mothers knew at 70." Mrs. Gordon shook course, if you think how to shimmy or rol! knowing anything, you're right!” sh sald, “but we old-fashioned women Weren't so slow. When I was ge I could run a house all my 8 washing, Byerything"” “Yes, and she used to make all my shirts, too,” Gloria's father added, mildly. “And your little dresses Glory. Remember how cute she used to look in those pink gingham dresses, Mother?" Mrs. Gordon nodded. Her blue eyes filled with tears as she looked across her head. t kno ironing, baking. the table at Glorfa. This was a ter-| this rible thing for her . , . breach between Gloria and Dick. Like @ death in the family, almost! ‘That this should have happened to for her to ver come back , h e among | ¢ He's going! ¢, S| a, «| flowers. tf | ”) her It was th He had prot y every week for the reat of her was alimony n mind, Dick was door of mother had been pret! was young. | at her own fa r old dresser. E agged down like her mot and tremulous at Her eyebrows were twisted with unhar piness! | ook like an old hag » |I don't stop | bout Dick,” She scooped om the jar patted it angrily up some cold on the 1 her mouth. We x of my love letter from Dick?” | asked with flippant sarcasm. Mra, } less alimon: that she'd have to go rt herself, she wou! to leave her husband ost wives are, nowaday. . . . What are you | going to do with that che ” |} “I don't } G ds, suppose,” Gioria answered. “I ought | to give some of the money to you }and Dad for my board do you ask?” | “Because if I were you | straight back to Dick,” Gloria’s eyes “I'd like | @ better right to it!’ she cried fo and if he doesn me, the least he can do In s me | Mrs, Gordon shook her head, “No, | if you had a child or two to care for, | 1’4 tell you to take Dick's ey,” | she sald. “But you're a free, ablo- bodied woman who can earn her own living. And take mone not being a wife to him. | see that, yourself?” Can't you “I certainly can't!’ Gloria replied “Dick's been my husband for a long | time, and he's got to pay for it!" Her little chin was firm and hard | Sho stood suddenly. “Come on, y fechas rene pl Olive Roberts Barton NO. 18—IN DIXIE LAND “Let's go to Dixie Land and see %f we can find the last button,” sald Juggle Jump to the Twins. “We have 11 out of the dozen. One more and we can go home. Then you can sew Puff's buttons on his coat, Nancy, and he'll be as good fs new.” “Until he sneezes them off again, laughed Nick, “I'm going to see if I can’t find fome sneezeless pepper for him to use when he cooks,” said Juggle Jump. “As general factotum, that {a one of my dutles—to look for anything that 1s useful in keeping house.” “How do we get to Dixto Land?” naked Nancy, “Well, we can go by the Magic Shoe Road, or the Magic Button Path,” said Juggle Jump in ; Jolly voice. “Either one will get us there in a jiffy. “It's only a Tew hundred miles down South,” The Twins took hold of Juggle Jump's coat tafe. “We'll leave it to you,” they laughed. ‘We're get. ting lazy.” “Oho! erled Juggle Jump. “You don't deserve it, but I know a fine way to get there. I'll press my magic button marked ‘ever and ever #0 little,” and we'll ride t Wumming birds. How will puit you?” “Pine!” erled the Twins happily fo they held on still more tightly to his coat tails, and when ye @hrank they shrank, too, until they were tinler than the Peo Wees in Peo Wee Land. Then Juggle Jump whistled, and three lovely humming birds flew down, One was green with a ruby throat, ono wyy bluo with yellow é ore On that | wings, and one was orange with black and blue and green and red | 4nd a good bit of white. | _ “To Dixie Land!’ cried Juggle | Jump, hopping on the first bird. he really was thru with divorced What else could cream dresser, and {t's not fair to| from a man when you're | 7 The Twins followed, choosing the blue one, and the yellow. Pr Nancy Nick | soon they arrived and Juggle Jump sald, “Woe will hunt jup Will O' the Wisp. He knows everything that happens down | here.” “Oh, he sleeps all day,” said tho green humming bird politely. “Ho doesn't come out with his boat and lantern until after sundown.” “Then we shall wait,” said gle Jump. “Thank you for ing us, You may go now." The three humming birds Jug. bring- flew away, leaving the travelers altting beside the pond where Will O' the Wisp lived. “Whip-poor-will! Whip-poor-Will!" called @ voice dismally just ¢! hen. “Why, what for?” asked Nancy indignantly. “What for?" asked Nancy indignantly, “What has he done?” othing!" croaked a grogay from tho water. 1, tho! Katy did, thot chirped another voice. Nick laughed. “It's the meadow people he # “They aren't “Hush!” said Juggle Jump. he comes now. 1 seo # lig Around the bend came boat, Init was a queer Sith holding up @ lantern, (To Be Continued) about Will O' the Wisp at wm Jittle eo man $Al (wx Hor \ r u hig ! Li Le are i I y uM 1h ad at of I hears m q ae Lord t Here's an ad that looks pretty good to me,” she said to\ “ana me} ‘ s xo éow pe th 1 euct play for Mine I In ‘ ared away th oe n Bring I t Gh t 1 work to Wa ul ) it 1 almost finished when| (VLORIA turned t . I \ ‘ had been ay k to t wW , o I ttle ard y « ave he a > 1 t € t two #0 quiet ‘ k t about 1 r ria i broke ag o eye ! t ch ld 1 Dick sent m th f The 4 1b nd Mother to her and P > tah f folks, I'd tha had ' P cane she e week, 3 ald r 4" “ me,” she war ’ i tl Only I'm t the dark stree rk thin morning mone n to pay off # d up for you! She n't resist saying The memory of Dick's sermons abs @ thorn In her fle check for $50 ev Jd I would, I So long an y 1 to mupport you. you to w fobts 1 ated fir . wife, I'm @ ON'T miss any of the future thrilling Instaliments of me office with a lot of met per Wife.” If you are G terrupted him with all going on your vacation, have Augt c fe any m The Star follow you. Delivered ¢ The law m by mail anywhere in America, including post carrier in Se cooked f j looked thru umns of th Her Rood MUDD ¢ ENTER FOLKS 1: Expe owledge of nc MTs \ CAN You DIRECT ME : : To MRS. HOPKINS’ BOARDING HOUSE? #3 was that of a ren’ in the Bu oria mado | y be the very got off wn district, she did 1 the Bui | Dick's office, | nes stood talking beside the desk in the inner room. | FLAPPER FANNY says- A CRISIS HAS BEEN REACHED IN MUDD CEA- TER’S MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS ~~ JUST WHEN EVERYBODY HAD MADE UP THEIR MINDS THAT BANKER ZEB PERKINS WOULD SOON MARRY THE PRETTY NEW BOARDER AT GRANDMA | HOPKINS HOUSE, A NEW ARRIVAL ON THE SCENE UPSETS ALL THE THEORIES OF MUDD CENTER'S EXPERT GOSSIPS ~— Sis Many girls would sooner help men mend their ways than mend. their socks, ©1929 BY WEA SERVICE, INC! TA GENTS 7 = a MAN GOSH. HAE GOTTEN A LETTER FROM BOOTS THREE FROM CORA LATELY 2, DANS ~ HATE You WEARO JESMAN $AM YA Hue »\ War ia) . 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Uy IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE GAS TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS | IT WOULD BE LOTS CHEAPER To STICK To A LEVEL COUNTRY YEH~ BUT I'M GOING TO LET > GUNN BUY THE GAS WHEN WE'RE GOING UP AND ULL BLY IT COMING BACK BECAUSE \T WILL BE DOWN HILL AND WE CAN COAST ALOT! pd