The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-04
CHAPTER XIV.

poured out her tale.
CHAPTER XIV.
Twelve heads twf@e& exneesonsly
Of the sonumua Of The hmnrsne' foSot
eseRa. Peggy. wash o x,asspua cen.
spaaaoSa Of s&rRa epnne ono emo en-.
sarstg. heard aaraers sasgsg iHgSrly
"Iaea'q GSa a1udeR UMe fe@c. .
~asasusa liant 3uet the thtsg Tor o
be~fszSpaauhd.
&~~Mvars Another suSWsaos. en-
ehlaaESnlE Hlsauea glamc.ss. laugh.
ssR. eEussefEng. they trsNp~4 nsser
Der 10 &he sFeoa. THE eUsnss
sGaskly 0<sAPaoA The s@nsae cbuaass
emyr@Wa&nMs yhe tables. for. on each
sahie nNaoaa o ttaxe % warm. ffenA
snHsSes ama pirrAAr OF cider The
eye stusaaraaama OF delight shae GO
enauapxaMAe& the oeaAampu pyi0n 0s the
elp0pie aaaH6a Was out OF all pro
1aSsama 10 yaeir ruetsE-~'an PeEEy
Ter taaer na6 ephes d1anGp@aSadl
Rma eatr zig tor their pleasure 10 be
rIrsshSsuntun.
Pssasr's heart warned fninsly.
ehepsaraal sho 1s @nv Wns.
4 very turtle while shsn---'Oh'
OH leby Sa@'" erseA tMfeeyenr.
old Eddie. has tos ,sGs eeurrysmE 20.
unsds the approaching <enrn. And
UAhh' OBJ ia" supuaaed and 70.
eanuhaed eblrsily thru VUnnsns e.
efssa voleee. their t1crAsRums
@angramg uish the cfeastng OF
vaEan whaeie and the ratyllog OF
wagon boards.
whoa. Jack, Whoa. Jills"
AFavlea o vptSe. destined by 90
Kare and aided by tYulntn& To
as'araee the raSfoaiAfssn of sns bearer.
ysa pwmar. tat and surQn& and
kserAs%M AND ted nsnaaa AND sap
ping aasks1 &in tfoupsse &yusssuuAs-
Is nnuorf. Die purple ssnRnnro sn,St
snwMang 3lngsnsxy b~t~een bot
rune. rolled gtom the seat as might
o S0ppftmg barrel. advancing with
o lHsxie ehoft vgm&eA trot. An out
hrenk OF grsepreaegble mlrth greet.
Cd his Appearance.
"Cockte-eackle - cackle!" vas
bic greeting. "ls twas hene. now
thar'd be afge, at least but wom.
en-. Mellsbend, They jest cackls
Ia q no-cOunt ehIriess way allus.
Come. pile in here. an let's git
this fool buolneas over. Watt
HGmly ones fuat. Humph' No
eh ice as ssr'o Kim sec. S'poas
o1HHe dshgs00i husband or sweet.
heast thfnsa each n sou 40 good.
laoRan' no q pssxe helfer. Wall. NO
'co~nsln' fer sasse'"
EH6ssRIng constant shr,eks OF De.
light they t9rosied exclredly 20 she
Wagons bottom. shaking with RAP
tuFuus stghs upon the bedding OF
sweet hay, "Oh! thls is great
great" came 90 numerously a. 10
be ar5noet o chAne.
They j0etled over the liefes--a
vasunful OF excited. shsilly ram.
pact iemlnIBity. Peggy held the
baby so "a to hide her bewildered
face. She ~aa In 0 daxe. This
H@sfa0hery' T&ey liked k'--ilked
IL saak an did fshS Sama homeepun
neaRDburs, accepting 60 did they.
Bis pointed truths for hilarious
y0kes'
Then the bell on the barn tap.
FED. welcome signal 10 lchy Sam
that the dancing platform was In
fea@lnsoo and the beAnx assembled.
aHa bic ssfenuuus lahors over
with eorsstey To bundled them Ia
fbS WAGON. ncsuhdIne sud berAtinS
them aIre chtide~n. ana Iike eAil.
drea they sht1eksd gIesfOIIy end
ohsY&d him
me asss Two hours we're sws
sktosn4 pxss&Vss Of sxns o Ma
TsweezssGs Swssss t. aaaNe q
o ei4seNrAf asrtISi sas ssNDs, t&s 10
sks4AAA Of o &&Ift s&sss~s nj aea
taas asvaSakt Qua avassaYe &alae 10
% sABnt lhyIv Dsssse sss1asa AnS
sir4 "nA4ivSs'"-strapplrso young
f4S%htGN Nth rcd bandennas knot.
tGR AictuTDsquelf about their necks
~ "bucolic" touch foreign TO Red.
VILE inspired by the "Bucol5e
S&stimes" OF the moving pictures.
ana worn u O spirit OF gay CIVIL
try: but this. happily. they did not
know. There was No lack OF
dancing ability, either Nof city or
country feet. Two-step. and one.
step, and square dances followed
one another in joyous succession.
Peggy danced as gaily as the Wis.
itors. and with the lightness OF a
sprite. experience giving her pre-.
paredness for the provoking
exploits OF the men. In quick ex.
planatory asides. she scattered In.
formffion to her guests. scattered
It in .prettlly boasttpl fashion. an
tho II was something they should
know. and were necessarily to be
laughed at for not knowing.
A dinner bell rang
Now we eat" laughed Peggy
They did.
Peggy's guests had been brought
In the Trowbridge pleasure auto
mobiles, a big touring car aud a
roadster. but for the return trip
lchy Sam drove up the farm motor
truck. the bottom covered with hay.