The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11
CA[EORN|h'S NOT WIND.
IT COMES FROM THE NORTH AND
BLOWS THREE DAYS.
The Third stops Life-Nes stay In
doors and Lie en- the FIeor. " att
fsG for the End that Gsnes tn
netfred-The Ssudents' Turkey.

IN California usually ase cess. bat TIE
north asn6. sIaw ard cracking. had o~2SIs
sseaaisy for two 6ays. ard Il Was sTpoe
s.rie 10 stay In bed TIE Thought q 2
bath reacted In leap and ! ran 90 TIE
bath rcozn. Tgc fellows were waiting for
the vtEfed a1g within. abs az Sotsssrg.
splasbfng now and then IN rSQss 10 lie
aonGest fnsgyecarscas I sen; back and
tgcked myself from the basin. The reEes
was OILY .xsonsentagy. TIE club house MAS
tntoierabss. ard thought o. the hills be-
hind s.
Taking Down my shotgun ! hurried out.
panglnx. The w.u6 wzs faster than The
day before. the ground sas hotter. and
eren the Chinese cook. Jim. ard bis az
ssstaGt. Al SIN. the boy. ~ka had laughed
yesterday. we're stsa new. sitting or q
tbs WING back Of the house on the wood
pile.
Heap hot cad jim
Go loose Frs9's horse; let aim roam
and drink sasd
Over tao fsEceS OK burnt boards /
elimhed. across txo dry, cracking .ets
Of grass I pushed 10 some trees on the
creek ted. IL was always cool There II
was warm aud ssuffy now. and vas
amazed. disappointed. for a moment
frightened Was there nd relief any
where But 1 ran In deeper DOWN. where
TIRE quail hid a; midday under the brush
that were under the big oak trees that
were under the shadows Of an overhang
lGg rock- The quail were there. They
saw me, but they did not fiy: they skira-
med along the ground from bush to bush.
one, two ha.f-aozen. 20 escape. yes. ea.
not into the open. A pot shot woaid have
bagged enough for the house. but / called
to them 10 rise They ran and l shot
three. hoping 10 get good wing shot
with tss second barrel as they lifted BaE
TIE others fan. husg.ng the ground. so
picked up my dead birds and followed the
rest. driving them like sheep before me
knocking over one a, time IN sheer bit
terness l drove them out OF the creek
bottom by fast walking and then a. they
rose u ny back ever me. ] brought down
two. picked out and taken with. an aim
more 10 mss those before and after than
20 hit my choice.
The preparation flowed from ne, and
stopped - rest. eat of breath. The hot air
dried me. wtthered my skin. burnt my
eyeilds. wiped nay eyeIds down 10 red
hot iron. ! hurried Up the hillside sweat
ing again. and hurried in desperation
through tina crinkly grass TO see the bay
and the ocean The Wind curied my tasr.
II burned my mouth 20 powder. IL cracked
my nps. The red buildings of the univer-
ssty were stoves. the granite buildings
were Ike rocks Ia the desert. Berkeley lay
silent, sweitering In bed, probably, the
bay was cool in color, bat il seemed warm:
the ocean out through the golden gate
looked cold on the deep blue. but gave
no sense OF cold, The hills behind me were
brown and dusty. and the sun was rising.
fed sown 10 the creek. tranped through
the water natil opposite the house. then
back 10 the club house. IL was best there
Clean the birds right away I said 10
Jim on the wood Pile
He famed himself a few more times
with an apron looked at the quail then
at All SIN
You heap cleanee birds now" he said
All Sin vas sullen, but he had 10 obey
You'd better get breakfast Jim.
Everyhcdys up
Jim was sulisn. bat he had to obey, ard
All sin locked little more cheerful His
work could be done on the wood pile,
under the tree. back Of the kitchen.
Students lay sgrewn ah over the house.
wherever there Was no carpet There had
been aght at the bath room door. and
three men WE'RE waiting in hateful humcr,
outside. I made the fourth. silent. sui
fcring. patient. Others joined, and my
time carue. II VAS good. bat Il Was cool
only while Il lasted. The moment yog
slipped cat the hot air wrapped you ike
a warmed hathrabe. ana you slipped hack
Into the Tub. They cursed outside. hat
let them. the other fellows had taken their
time
Then the breakfast. hot. unusually
greasy. ovefheating taught no one could
eat Il. and the cigarette was dry as pow
der and almost f'atued NJ at she match
We ciospa the house tight blinds shat
curtains drawn. and spra wled oui on the
ag1T How dusty everything WAS. How
the soft things powdered II came ths
hour far TEXTURES. ktt nobody shogSht -
Eolng "a them. One asan peepes! ous ef a
crack Ia the hliua and reported the road
deserted the path across the big lot -
THE college Head stin
Net even Prof. L. It's his hear"
Not even Prof r."
N0hosiy csliss! at the house The bnteh
or IA rot c<sssse no baker no YnsikEman
ard nome cared Toward noon wagon
ereakea zap tAe rad turned In - The
house. t.as ueaaiy pan 10 see who n was
II stopped st The daof Nobody got up ~
cgSsn- Then s knock
.'For CsesI's sake. ,et ere En-
II was the saandryrnan and we lei h!ua
~. Tine f1oi wtnS came n vlth AsFa, but
We ssns Sc oar wills sarn. and we knees
sneu SOW Il wss cufting lis way Ike
knives outside
''oA. pus thls Is coed 90 SAID ,te laun~
dyymsn. AS he dropped his hat and sank
81, the fsaar You fellows are In luck
arssl,,a II Lead the horse ipto the hack
yaya Ther@ was 30 hsnch, there @aS lstg-e
smoking na reading. uo poker ncshgnx
bat heat ard silence sna suffering We
ware waiting Far night Ne oae Thought
- rain. Il never rains In California IN tie
Summer Nothing h0s night could re-
gfsve sss ard w0sss relief eDn3e tasn. faz
thss was re thigd 6ay of she na~1a - rs.
An8 K aag4 corss. We did not know has
bat 81 a0H By poker xazys@ WIS ~sarted
somehow 1ae taurs3rywsan wDmt sas ara
ssat hSs hoe@e. Cigarettes ~eye lighted AMI
4 fe3sss y he NA.ked out % see tse laam-
s4rxssA&m ~ rs ICED 80 STATE ~ a ne&SahoYfs
tssrkrys ssrs4stsng ia taa aessgs- Tse nzau
tErsrg g<ss hs4 care. RS hsnss moving SF@ss-
naNv bows IS tse isxHt end RS eve Dr.
ghe teun3ry wagnu AZ eAtch*a3 tk.as
sceae T@se turkeys came vefy skldasrs ia
90 eme sast They bothered oSneF rs~sfse
sya .hsg ue fAeaT Ssase. hgs they ksag
awav fron. a$- 81 watches sse nssr
hs xAscAes sh@ turkeys. ia ~ sent sse
stsk @AsfuE lu AagAeE tar tSrt& hitting
.~c ss4xss~ssH IN So mesa. Tee asAers ska-
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