The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-16
Brave City Woman
Smiles at Danger;
Has Dawson Store

Working through the spring days
In her beds OF flowers that she VIII
not see bloom. busy with the care
OF her pretty home, and mothcrlna
her boy and girl. Mrs. Y. L. Vinina.
business woman OF the north. who
through the winter lives az sos
tfth av. NJ. IN the Capitol Nill
district, has been watching close
IN for the first news OF the spring
shaw on Lake lebarue and tho
Yukon.
And a. she Keeps an eye on her
seyen.yearold daughter lahoring
over difficult scales at the piano.
and encourages her l2-yearold
son ms his forehead wrinkles over
some knotty problem OF school
work, she studies the market quo
tations and freight rates and maps
out her summers work.
About June I. Just when Seat
ties beauty spots are beginning TO
blossom out In all their summer
loneliness. she viii board 4 steam.
or and start north, taking with her
her several car loads OF supplies
10 sell through the summer over
the counter OF her store Ut paw'
son.
Loves Business lite.
Every year she drops out ~ her
circle of friends In this fashion,
and they know her no more until
late IN the fall. sometimes ms late
AS Christmas. for there have been
times when winter has ovsrtaken
the little steemcr on which the
was speeding for the opnn across
Lake Iebargc. and locked u in Tee.
resulting In long tfip OF hard
shins by dos team % the railroad
II love the huslueas life" laughs
Mrs. vlning. but hate 20 leave
my home MS nice tn nfwron. but
lose the best part Of the year
here. the prettiest Of the reasons
Yet the lure OF the north IL too
great aud the xcst for barter and
trade too strong 20 hold this IN
teresting Seattle woman ~ the
city
Braves Many perlls.
She has braved many periis and
undergone hafdships. the mer"
thoughts 81 which would cause
many strong man 10 hesitate.
Although she admit. she has been
afraid SHE has never yet run away
from danger. She n never biz
the worse for her thrilling expert.
cnces In the rugged north country.
she AYERS.
= am healthy she declares.
aud am vers sure the north
agrees with me
There H. really nothing 20 u. ar.
corsllnv 20 this business woman.
who di-misAea the subject with a
laugh and lesis over her close
brushes with death In the White
Horse canyon or on wrecked
steamer. stranded on q reef off
bleak coast. as though they were
daily occurrences
Easier Than Bridge.
That It's all very simple. much
easier and less narrowing than nd.
ventures AZ a bridge tabl. and not
half as nerve racklng IA club meet.
lngs. II the impression she gfve-
~ she talks In her home. n grace
ful. pleasing hostess. radiating the
broad. cordial hospitality Of the
north.
She Ii not club member. She
says she IL never here long enough
20 become Interested. but her per.
sonai friends. her home and ner
children keep her busy during the
peaceful months IN the States.
Intensely interesting are her
tales OF the northiand.
pares Death.
In a matter-offact way she tells
how. although frightened. she at.
tempted to steady her camera and
photograph the White Horse river
NJ she shot down the rapids on
one Of the scows carrying her sup
plies.
u was . case Of dsshinq through
the canyon on the sccw or delay.
ing the game an hour while she
walked around. Mrs. vinina chose
to ride. though she knew u was
dangerous.
I've been In 80 many wrecks
pay no attention 10 them any
more" she says.
She tells OF walking from the
summit TO Skngway alone
through snow storm. OF seeing
men battling In the blizzard. and
OF her safe arrival after six hours
on the tran.
She describes the sensations OF
listening TO a sermon at midnight
on mountain peak Mt Dawson. OF
the glories OF the sunrise there.