The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-12

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There were two or three things
that | wanted TO know. do not
care about a mystery. so l began
= inquire
Ia took me two weeks 10 find out
vxt women carry In dress suit
eases. And then began TO ask why
- mattress Is made In two pieces.
This serious query was al first re-
ceived with suspicion because II
sounded like a eonundrum. was al
last assured that It's double form OF
construction was designed TO MAKE
lighter the burden OF woman. who
makes up beds. was so foolish as
% persist. begging to know why.
!. then. they were not made In two
(noual pieces: whercupon was
oh0hn~d.
The third drauEht that eraved
from tho founs Of knowledge was en-
ltghfenment concerning the charar-
ter known as A Man About Town.
He was moro vague In my mind than
: type should be. We must have a
concrete idea OF anything. even II u
Be an ina aginary idea. before We can
comprehend H. Now. ] have a men
tai picture OF John Doe that Is as
clear as a steel engraving. Hts eyes
ere weak blue. he wears brown
vest and a shiny black serge coat
He stands always IN the sunshine.
chewing something. and he keeps
half shutting his pocket knife and
a. .~.f.f xz<ftH IA. snttrsa ~
And. IL the Man Higher Up ts ever
hound. take my assurance for H. he
viii be large. pale man with blue
EWristiets showing under his cuffs
and he will be sitsing 10 have his
shoes polished within sound Of
bowling alley, and there viii be
somewhere about him turquoises.
But the canvas Of my imagination.
when II came to thinning the Man
About Town. was blank. faneied
that he had a detachable sneer dike
the smile Of the Cheshire eap ana
attached cuffs. and that was all.
Whereupon asked newspaper re-
porter about him.
.Why." said he. "a Man About
Rwn' Il something between
Founder' and a 'ciubman.' He isn't
exactIy--weii. he fits In between
Mrs. Ffsh's receptions and private
hoxinx bouts. He docsn't--weil. he
! doesn't belong either 70 the Lotus
krlss or to the Jerry McGeoghoghan
..nixed Iron Workers Appren-
|6c< Left Hook chowder associa-
ZION don't exactly know how 70
describe him TO you. You'll see him
everywherc there's anything doing.
Yes. Dpsppose he's type. Dress
clothes every evening: knows the
ropes: calls every policeman and
waiter In town by their first names.
No. ne never travels with the hydro
aen derivatives. You generally see
HIN alone or with another man.
My friend the reporter left me.
and | wandered further aficld. BY
shis time the 3.12s electric lights on
the Riaito were aiight. People
nassed. but they held me not.
paphlan eyes rayed upon me. and
left me unscathed. Diners. HEINZ
rangers, shop girls. confidence men,
pauhandlers. actors. hignwaymeu.
millionaires and outlanders hurried.
skippcd. stroIled. sneaked. swsg-
rered and scurried by me: but !
fook no note Of them. ! knew them
ALI. I had read their hearts; they
had served. wanted my Man About
Town. He was type, and to drop
him would be an error-a typo
rraph--but no. let us continue.
Let US continue with moral d.
rression. To see a family reading
the Sunday paper gratifies. The
SECTIONS have been separated. Papa
- earnestly scanning the page that
01ctures the young lady exercising
kbefore an open window, and bending
but there, there, Mamma is in
i teresied In trying 10 guess the miss
ing letters In the word Nv Yo-k.
The oldest girls are eagerly perusing
the financial reports. for a certain
young man remarked last Sunday
that ne had taken flyer in O.. X.
A. z. swillle. the 1s-year- son.
who attends the New York public
school, IL absorbed In the weekly
article describing how 20 make over
an old skirt. for he hopes TO take a
prize In sewing on graduation day.
Grandma is holding 10 the comic
supplement with a two hours grip;
and little Tottie, the baby. is rocking
along the best she can with the real
>es<$ae transfers. This view is in.
RHd 10 be reassuring. for IL is de-
WSlble that a few lines Of this story
Z " skipped. For II introduces strong
J n mix.
I went into a cafe to--and while
Il was being mixed I asked the man
who grabs up your hot Scotch spoon
as soon as you lay it down what he
understood by the term, cpithet. de.
scription, designation. characteriza.
fIon or appellatIon, viz, Man
AtS(vt Town"
ys1t sshy," said he. carefully. "it
means fly guy that's wise to the
~ might push--see2 It's a hot sport
HAT you can't bump TO the rail any.
where between the Flatirons see?
/ guess that's about what IL means"
/ thanked him and departed
ON the sidewalk Salvation lassie
shook her contribution receptacle