The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
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A Novel
A Week
Continued from our Last lssue)
CHAPTER H.
Dawn Drvelopa A EsIrnNush


CHAPTER H.
Dawn Develops a Hoimweh
, It's hard trying TO develop into a
real Writer Lady In the bosom OF
ones family. especially when tho
family refuHca TO take one serious.
~. Seven years OF newspaper
grind have taught me the fallacy OF
trying TO write by the inspiration
method nu, there In such a thing
as a train o. thought. and mine II
constantly being derailed. and
wrecked and pitched about.
Scarcely am settled In my
eubhyholc. typewriter before me.
tho working plan OF n story buzz
ing about In my brain. when Sis
opens tho door a little and peers
in.
Dawn. dear. I'm going 20 the
dresamakor'a. Frieda's upstairs
cleaning the bathroom, 80 take a
little squiut at the roast now and
then. will your"
promise. drcamiiy. my last type,
written sentence stiil running thru
ms head A half hour elapsea.
There assails my nostrilH "A fearful
smell OF ncorching. The roast A
Wild rush into the kitchen. I fling
open the oven door Tho roast II
mahogany colored and gravy less. I,
takes fifteen minutes % the most
desperate first aid.to theinjurcd
measures before the roast Is re.
ylved
Back TO my typewriter but tho
words fatty refuse TO come nov
make six false starts. bite all
my best finger rcrow my hair
into wilderness OF corkscrews and
] give Il up
This book writing IL all very we'll
d for those who have large faith
In IN. future and an equally large
bank account Hut my future will
have 10 be hAnd-cAryed and my
bank account has always been an
alltooamali pay envelope At tho
end OF each week. Il will be
: months before the book IN shaped
and finished. And my pocketbooh
IL empty. Last week Max sent
money for the care Of Peter. He
and Norah think that do not
know
Won Gerhard Was here In August
told him that all my firm rcsolu.
lions TO forHako newspapersiom for
ever were slipping away. one by
one
4 have heard Of tho fascination
OF the newspaper office he said
in his understanding way. Il be.
lieve sou have a hclm~ch for H.
not
"Ilcimwch' That's the word.
had agreed. After you have been
4 newspaper writer for seven years
and loved ii-you viii DO a news
paper writer. at heart and By tn
stinct AZ least. until you die
There's no getting away from II.
It's in tho blood. Newspaper men
have been known TO inherit for.
tunes. 10 enter politics. write
books and become famous. but their
newsnoss remained a part OF them.
and tho inky. smoky. sfuffy smell
OF newspaper office was ever
sweet In their noatrilH"
Put. Not yet" Won Gerhard had
said unless you want TO have
egain this miserable business Of
the slck nerfs Wait yet n few
months
And 40 have waited. saying
nothing to Norab and Max. Hut |
want 10 DO In the midst OF things.
I miss the sensation 81 having my
fingers al the pulse OF tho big old
world I'm lonely for the noise
and the rush and the hard work
for glimpse of the busy local
room Just before press time. when
the lights arc swimming in a
smoky haze. and the biz presses
downstairs are laundering their
warning TO hurry. and the men arc
brcexing in from their runs with
tho grist OF news that viii b.
: ground finer and finer an II paHae,
thru tho mill OF copyreaders ant
J. editors hands.
want TO DO there In the thicl
OF tho confusion that Is. after all
so orderly. want TO be Their,
?. when tho telephone bells are zing
INK. and the typcwriterB are snap
ping and tho messenger boys ar,
= .shuffllng In and ont and the offic.
. Kids are scuffllng In "A corner. and
$ the big city editor. collar of
: sleeves rolled mp from his grea
arms. hair bristling wildly abov.
his green cye-shade. is swearini
a gently and smoking cigaret aftet
cigaret. lighting each fresh one a
I tho dying glow OF tho last. woul,
; give year OF my life TO hear hin
Q say
Il don't mind tellin' you. Beatric,
Fairfax. that that was a darn gooe
story you got on the Millhaupt dl
yorce The other fellows haven
n a word that isn't rehash."
can understand the emotion,
g OF a broken-down war horse tina
q Is hitched to vegetable wagon
r | am going TO Milwaukee 10 work
q After New Milwaukee,
= or course. Won Gerhard Is Il
blame. But think even no seei
- the humor OF ~.
\ II was while he was down on on,
OF his frequent over.Sunday visit
| that / exploded my bomb. II wal
after dinner Saturday night and W,
were all settled in tho grea
beamed living room. Sis Mt tn,
piano, and the two men smoklnl
their afterdlnner cigars.
J "Norah. II youll continue tn,
slow music. I'll be much Obliged
The time has come. the Walrnt
said, 20 talk OF many things"
Don't be absurd" said Moral