The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28
Springtirrae
a la Carte

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Copyright. 1890. bv Doubleday. Page
4 Co. pstiished by special ar
rdngemcnf telih the Wheeler Syn
dtcdfe. Inc.
II was a day in March. Newer.
never begin a story this way when
you write one. No opening could
possibly be worse. II ia unimaEina.
tive, flat. dry and likely To consist
OF mere wind. For the following para.
graph. which should have lnauEur.
atsd the narrative. II too wildly en-
travaEant and prepoKterouH To be
Haunted In the face OF the reader
without preparation.
sarah was crying over the bin of
fara
Think OF New York girl shedding
tears on the menu card
To account for this you win be al.
lowed to guess that the Holsters were
-.ll out or that uhe has sworn ice
cream OF during Lent or that ehe
had ordered onions. or that she had
just come from iiaekett matinee,
/ And then. all these theorles being
wrong. you VIII please let the story
Z proceed
The gentleman who announced
I that the world was an oyster which
he with hln sword would open made
larger hit than be deserved. IL IL
not dlffleuit TO open an oyster with
sword. But dli you ever notice
l any ono tFy 10 open the terrestrial
( hiYaive with a typewrlsrrf Like 10
wait for a dozen raw opened that
~ayf
sarah had managed to pry apart
the shells with her unhandy WEAPON
FAR enough 10 uibbis a wee bit al
tho cold and elafnmy world within.
! She knew no more shorthand than
n she bad been a graduate ia
s,cnoxraphy just let slip upon the
world b. business college. So. not
being able 90 Htrnog. she could not
enter that bright GALAXY Of office
talent Sh. was a fre~-iance type.
writer and eanvaascd for odd jobs OF
copying.
The most brilliant and crowntnE
feat ~ sarnh's battle with IN. world
was tho deal she made with Schuien.
bergs Nome restaurant The restaus
rant was next door 10 tho old red
brick In which ahe haiisuomsd One
evening after dinner At schuirubarx-s
s0-cent. five course table dhoge
tssrvrd ~ fast az you throw the
five tazetsaila at the eolored gentle
mans head Sarah took away with
her tho BIN Of fare. II was written
In an almost unr~adAbis script
neither English nor German. and so
arranged that II you were not care
fui yon began with a tooshplck and
rice pudding and ended with coup
and the day Of the week.
The next day sarah showed
| s-chnirahefx n neat card On which
the menu waa beautifully typ.writ.
ten with The Wand. trfnptinKty mar
ahailed under their right and proper
heads frum "hors d'oeusre~ 20 mot
responsible for overenata and un.
brellAa.~
Schnienb~rr became q natural.
lned citizen on thu SPOT Before
Sarah left him abe had him willingly
committed to an agreement Ehs
was 10 furnlsh trpewrittsn bills Of
fars for the 81 tables In tho ressau
rans-a new bin. for zach days din.
n-r. and new ones for breakfast and
lunch as often as changes occurred
In the food or az ucatne~s required
In return for this schulenberr was
1
sarah's han room by a waiter an
ohseauloua ore n rdAslble- and fur.
nlsh her each afternoon with a pen.
ell araft Of what Fate had In store
for schnisnbergn customers on the
morrow.
Mutual natisfa cfion resulted from
the asrsem snt. sehuicnbrrss
patrons now knew what the food
they ate was called. even II it's nature
sometimes puzzled them. And Sarah
had food during a cold. duh winter.
which was tho main thing with
her.
And then the almanac lied. and
saif that spring bad come. Spring
comes when u comes. The frozen
SHOWS Of January ssiil lay like ad.
amant In the croas- town streets. The
hand organs still played In the
Good Old Summertime with their
December vivaeiiy and expression.
Men began 20 make 90day notes TO
buy Easter dresses. Jauifors shut
off steam. And when these things
happen one may know thas the city
liz attn In the clutches of winter.
One afternoon Sarah shivered In
her elegant hall bedroom: house
heated. scrupulousiy clean: conyen.
fences; seen to be appreciated She
had no work to do except schulen.
berg's menu cards. Sarah sat In her
saueaky willow rocker. and looked
| out tho window. The calendar on
the wall kept crying TO her. Spring.
time IL here. sarah--Hpringtime liz
here. ! tell you. Look at me, Sarah,
my figures show It. You've got a
neat figure yourself. sarah--a-nice
springtlfne figure@-why do you look
out the window 80 sadly1-
sarah's room was at the back OF
tho house. Looking out the window
abe could see the windowiess rear
brick wall OF. the box factory on the
next street. But the wall was clear
est crystal. and Sarah was looking
down sAassy ians shaded with
cherry trees and elms and bordercd
with raspberry bushes and Cherokee
roses.
Springs real hsrbingers are . too
subtle for the eye and ear. Some
must have the Towering crocus. the
understanding lockwood. the voice OF
bluebird--evcn so gross reminder
as the farewell handshake OF the re-
firing buckwheat and oyster before
they can welcome tho Lady IN Green
to their duh boEoms. But TO old
eafth's choicest kind there come
straight. sweet messages from his
newest bride. telling them they shall