The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 29, 1925, Page 14

€ Tr HAPTER VIL, (Continued friendly Voice Countess told omorrow,"* sald sed. “Better t she a the b th When they were out of hearing the Understand 1 could hay gained a we They ‘ too, if we'd built one 4 of those small boats, red. is used to taking chances: all his eggs in one basket Whe wants to, but—not 1." A mo. Ment later speaker paused to at a curious sight. On the beach ahead of her stood a brand new rowboat ready ‘for launching. Shear it was assembled an outfit of weer and provisions, divided into two Veq@ual piles, Two old men, armed each with a hand-saw at work upon the skiff. Sawing it in two, exactly | dle, and they did not look up until the Countess greeted them “Hello! Changing the your boat?” she inquired. The partners straightened them- Selves stiffly and removed their caps. “Yepr’ said Quirk, avolding his partner's eyes. “Changing her model,” Mr. Linton agreed, with a hangdog expression. What for?” “We've split,’ Mr. Quirk explained. ‘Then he heaved a sigh. “It's made a new man of me a’read: model ot =a. The Countess stepped between the | men, crying, impatiently: “Don’t be silly. You're worn out Sand irritable, both of you, and you'r Tacting lke perfect idiots. You'll Have everybody laughing at you.” sderry diverted his fury to this In- termediary. “Is that so?” he mocked. © Well, let ‘em laugh; it’! do ‘em Fenod. You're a nice woman, but this ain't ladies’ day at our club and we Won't need no outside advice on how >to run our party.” ‘A similar epithet was upon his tongue. Linton was ‘Old Jerry's enjoy- ] — q Vital Statistics ¢: “former partner’ saying to himself: BIRTHS Wickliffe. Wade Hamilton, Beach dr. boy. © Spalinger, William B., 1017 Jefferson st.. boy. Johnson, Alex V., 1420 W. 5ist st, = girl. 3453 "Sabanoff, Evan, 120 49th ave. N., boy. SDubigk, Max Peter, Renton, girl. John Frederick, 323 Orcas irl. N., girh 59th ave. 1110 24th ave. . Frederick, 2843 ye, 5922 16th ave. 8., Roy Vance, 320 Summit y L, 4723 42nd ave. 8. W.. girl. Haller Vaughn. James, 2159 Gist.st., Teegardin, Walter Pierce, | Lake, girl. » Payne, George Franklin, 615% Sum- = mit ave. N., girl. Smit 8. W., boy VArbicor, Victor, 4514 Garden st., t @Hasson, Morris, 125 17th ave, « "Birignano, Nicholas, 1835 28th a) /) girl. Norman, Oscar, 1219 bivd., girl. Gordon, Charlie irl. MARRIAGE juinnell, Orlando, ferry, Muriel, Seat Nagle, Donald, Seattle . 1 Goodwin, Maxine, Seattle ... 19 @hartrand, Edmond J., Haston ...40 Trusty, Lillian M., 33 Gullans, John P., Olympia . - Mangs Samsel. TBwinehart, Olivia. *Skopelin, George, § Ukonwaloy, Mary, £ * Bucklien, Passenger, Jeannette aquila, Joe, Seat Wolpentest, Ruby, “Bohnson, Mike “Ray, Margery & PAitchcock, O. B., Toppenish . ‘Mogers, Madge, Toppenish B, Tiebster, Eugene C., Seattle . F Banger, Mary, Seattle .. TRedmond, John, 72, 1508 W. Drayus ‘ Oct. 26. Vomrk: Helen, 88, 107 W. 8ird st., Oct. 25. 4 Beamer William, 72, 1216 Wiret ave. ie W., O Loi 1314 Sixth ave LICENSES gal Legal Legal Legal Legal : Legal 2) 31 24 Lega Legal 10, 6244 fy ave. OF . Cheetham, William, 67. 1 Cremona Sat, Oct. 2. @ ‘ DIVORGE COMPLAINTS dene vs. Jack Loomis, cruelty sAnna Christine va, Allen Befifurd MacDonald, nonsupport. Ruth Evelyn vs. Charles Woodson - eruelt ., thon, Dorothy Vivian v= Daniel M. James, 4. cruelty. wild ve. Bessie Gjonund, desertion BAIin G, vx. Lottie Selirouder, deser- 5 cruelty, ia . Bmith, ine Lakeview CHAPTER 1X change in the weather had not 1 Plerce I ps’ 8 going to bed he stepped ov t to atudy the sk as Wind had roused Lake Who te tha’ he cried. e 1 ee he answered quickly, He discovered the woman saw th of freight oath her ar nd her knees. make sure everyth what are you do She looked down into his upturned nite teeth showed tn the eyes grow dccus. atch cold, he d * I don / Phil mentar I'm. “! wish I w “What? she queried, when he hos: ou couldn't do with he realize me as out ‘ panic that whole secret was hers He was surprised to feel her finge tighten briefly before her hand wa: withdraw The Countess Courteau was not offended. Had it not been for that Countess Courteau repeated: “I don't | p ssure upon his shoulder Phillips} b id hay feved that his words heard, for she entirely ign ¢ * she sald, They stir the blood, He sh don't ook his head. ky for you; it undoing. Tel mI? What do you make of me? While the |young man felt for an answer she| | Fan on: “I'd like to know. What sort of woman ider me? How | ha ? Speak plainly mire a clean- I'm a hint I'm vre fresh well, I seem, to you |. “You're a chameleon. Thero's no- body in the world quite like you. | Why, at this minute you're different even to yourself. You—take my breath” “Do you consider me harsh, mas. able and What do | } | culine— “Oh no!” m glad of that I'm not, really |I've had a hard experienc 1 my eyes were opened early. I know pov disap ent, misery, every | thing unpleasant, but Itm sma I know how to get ahead. | stood still. t and I've never I've learned how to fight, jtoo, for I've had to make my own way. Why, Pierce, you're tha one man who ever did me an unselfish | favor or a real, disinterested courteay. | Do you wonder that I want to know | what kind of a creature you consider me?" “Perhaps I am not altogether un- | selfish, i¢ told her, sullenly. “If is hard work fighting men— and women, too—and I'm awfully tired. Tired inside, understand. | One gets tired fig cams “What are some of them?" he in- quired. The woman, still under tho spell of her hour, made as {f to answer; then she stirred and raised her head. | “This isn’t a safe night to talk about jthem. I think I shall go to bed.” © extended her hand to Phillips, but Instead of taking It he reached forth and lifted her bodily down out jof the wind. She gasped as she felt | his strong hands under her arms; for a moment her face br h, James Leonard, 8340 43rd ave.| LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES-, of my boys, it I can help {t.” COTT TO RUTH BURKE— CONTINUED Little Jack brought the baby back and laid it on my lap. I Jet him do aione altho \ was rather afraid might let it fall. Hanna looked at me in apprehension. sure How r, I decided quick if he went thru with taking the child out of the crib and bringing it to me, he | would remember it as long os he |lived. It would be just an added bond between him and his little brother | | After little Jack had Inild Buddy gently down, he ed hi | tectingly over him, and a | does, he raised his eyes to mine 8 even moro solemnly than usual: Mover, dear, because you have |asked me to, I am going to take care of Buddy and love him as long as 1 live. Whatever stand b: he may do, I ¥ him, for alway Ruth, if Mrs, Prescott had taken {this out of his boyish heart, I | would never have forgiven her, never! She's a meddling old mar | plot and I wish she wouldn't have to live with us, However, I cannot tvery well turn Jack's mother out | of doors: Nevertheless, when Jack came | home from the office, I told him that unless his mother stopped in- | terfering with the children, I would be obliged to say that she could not live in my house. I described to him in detail, just what I have been telling you; and John saw im- mediately what a mistake had been made. | It worried him # lot, however, to [think that he would have to tell |his mother what I had just sald, |for he knew what a terrible muss that would kick up. 1 way adamant, however, No old woman, Jack,” I said, going to ruln the lives of either I knew she | TRE MAN $AM T\— They vt. Go 5%) OR AND BVLANTHING ( %s1 T= My ONLY 7 OPE 15 THEO | *@0 10 THAT ANDO = by seal LTUMArY Woy ma" 6 a, \ HERE You SAM — NOW 'T ‘ YAS S08 , "BOUT TWO DOZEN EGGS -A PECK APOTATORS - BOUT TWO HEADS OF CAULIFLOWER - XO BETTIAH SEND ME UP GOME TUHNIPS “TOO > SAYS WHICH PYAR SUA-NES INDEEDY= BREAD - SucaR DONT LET ME CATCH YOU IN MY VARD AGAIN, YOUNG MAN? ONTCH ANSWER A FELLAS? ATTLE STAR LO OPAL. ANN MARG ART WERE = WANE YOU ORDERED THINGS YOR DINNER NET ? aI TH TED)! THAT Gas A MARO Joe - LUCKY You GOT WERE WITH TANT 9Au) OB I'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF MOM, IS AISSUS KEEFER ANY RELATION OF S Woo\/ 1) NOTKED THEY LEFT Sy) ei |] TH KEY a TH LOCK ON q ont THE GDTSIDE 2h) THROUGH THO%E| Dy emer TTF BARS 1D OF LET Wor y ‘ /, TuRoven TH’ Decks, | f lament IAY, OCTOBER 29 BY MARTIN’ SPX IAIGTUK GROCERY STOAM, AA AK MADE A MISTAKE - ous DOUBLE DAT ORDAK AM 30% GIVE Xou Yas SUH! WELL, SUE TRIED 7D SPANK ME FOR PICKIN Si KER APPLEes!! ‘OME OF “MOM’N POP HENRY HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT OUR LITTLE NEPHEW'S BIRTHDAY 1S i exe & BY JINGO -THAT'S RIG WE'LL HAVE TO , SEND REGINALD SOMETHING - HIS HEART WOULD BE BROKEN) IF WE DIDNT REMEMBER) SAY SOE. BORROW A CARRIER PIGEONS TILL NEXT MONDAY 7. i CAN 1 COUPLE THESE CARRIER PIGEONS WILL BE OST TRE THING - WELL AS SOON AS HE LETS THEM OUT OF THE BOX THEY'LL FLY EXPENSIVE acs ARENT THEY * 2? LONLY BORROWED 'EM- CK HOME/ Leslie,” he said. “You can tell mother that your mother will bo home shortly and that, of course, As this has always been her home, sho will come here and there will her fragrant breath warm againat his cheek. Phillips lowered her gently, slowly, until her feet wero | on the ground, but even then his! | grasp lingered and ho held her close wan \to him. not be room for both your mother “It has been a long fight,” she| and mine.” sighed, in a voice that he could] I think I smiled for tho first time scarcely hear. “I didn’t know how] since I had heard what Mra. Pres- tired I was,” }cott had done to little Jack for, (To Be Continued) I could see that John was side-stopping tho disagreeable ceasity I decided, however, that this was something John would have to do for himself. He had let his mother get him Into it and now he must get them both out. I told him | that my mother was golng to live | with Karl, couldn't use that SH KZ 80 we John nestitated a few moments excuse. and I could seo that he was trying] «1 guess you must tell your to find some way of getting out of! mother, Jack, that after this sho | telling his mother what I had said, | At last his face lighted up sud-| denly. Hoe remembered that my mother was starting homo next week. “Oh must not interfere with elther my house or my children.” (Copyright, 1926 ¥ A. Serviée, Inc.) TOMORROW—Le+tter from Lesue Prescott to Ruth Burke—Continued, | I tell you what we can do, OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON NO. 9—THE MOON MAN’S FORTUNE | “T also see that you like high living,” said MragGipay. Nancy and Nick were having aout of his corn-cob pipe and filling fine time in High Jinks Land.|{t up again with dried corn-nille, Kveryone wan so folly and Nght-| “It's ever so Jolly,” sald Nick, hearted, "Tan't It, Nan: “How do you like it? asked Min-| "Yon, it im," wald Naney, shaks ter Corn Dodger, wlfaking the ashes ing hor little Dutoh cap until the iN | M’DUFFER, THE ne. GOLFER (Copyright, 1923, Associated WAiors, me) , Wide wings on it flapped. “I wish ; we could have our fortunes told like the Scare Crow and Jack O' Lantern.” “Well, you may," Corn Dodger kindly. Gipsy If she—Ther he sald all at once. "Tho Man-In-the-Moon 1s having his fortune told now. He's staying © good while, I think, He! sold ho was just on his way to Norwich, but stopped tn at High Jinks Land to say how-do-you-do to his friends,” “Lats hoar what Mra, telling him," said Nick. So the Twink and Mister Corn Dodger crowded up clone, “Well,” said Mra, Gipsy, looking at the Mandn-the-Moon's hand, "I seo many Interesting things, Stars and clouds and the moon, but you might say that Tam a atareazer. I also see thot you Uke high living," gald Mra, Gipsy, { “That'a right,” #aid the Mandn. said Mister ll ask Mrs, Gipsy ts When a woman dleaches her hair| she wanta to keep it dark, "I like to Ive high.” {8 strange then,” sald Mrs, | Gips “that sometimes you get} very thin. Isn't that 80?” | “It certainly {s,"" said the Man-in. | the-Moon. “Sometimes I am not even a quarter full. Indeed, I am only full once a month,” “You sleep all day and stay up all night," sald Mrs. Gipsy, must be a very gay person.” | “Not exactly,” said the Man-in. | the-Moon, winking ono eyo at the! Hi Diddle Diddio Cat, and the other | yo at tho Little-Dog-That-Laughed, “I'm not so very gay, altho I do! fo around a good bit.” “Lat mo weet You have some | moro fortune,” sald Mrs, Gipsy, "1 see by your hand that you aro al great traveler and that you have as many friends in China as any- where, Also, you have 18 birthdays a year, you live near the Milky Way, keep the Dog Star In your back yard, and uso the Great Dip. per when you want to dip a drink out of the soa." "Yoa'm," sald the Mansin-the- Moon, "But can you tell mo the way to Norwich? I have beon hunting it since last Friday a week, I'vo heen to tho South and it isn't there. T should like very much to know how to find it.” “UM toll you,” sald Mrs, Gipay, the-Moon, It “You! Pop's GIfTIN’ LaziER AN’ ONE OUGRT> DROP HER A SBouT ITa~ H “Just follow your nose," ® “Why, certainly,” said the April Fool to the Three Fiddlers, “Why didn’t ho think of that before. He must follow his nose, of course," “All he has to do is to follow his poser sald everyone to his neigh: Dor, Tt was quité a few minutes be fore the Manin-theMoon could make himself heard, “But my nose ts crooked," sald he. "If I follow it, I shall go all wrong.” WELL, IF HE Was OTHER ONE! UNE ED use THE | “Utis poor nose all the High Jinks other, “He can't follow it, so he'll Nover find his way to Norwich." “Very well, then,” sald the Man- Inthe-Moon, “I'll havo to go beck to where I came from. But it was @ fine fortune you told me? Mra. Gipsy Thank you, Goodby everybody.” * they called, tio Inst of him! Continued.) COUR PEL, ARG Ne BD, Ay Berroa Tncdiy