The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-01

I returned home. and 20 the
perusai OF the latest book about
tho chemistry OF food. II wah a
welcome relief from 'auras" and
eroticiam. Then Z went over my
housokecpin. accounts. hadn't
been paying amy grocery or meat
bills whilo we lived In daddy's
HOUSE. and thu new hiHh prices
OF foods,uffs appalled, me. The
size of my checking account had
nothing whatever TO do esith my
Willingness 10 face tho present price
Of sugar. ] was glad I didn't have
regular maid. ]. at least. would
be very careful OF what ~as thrown
into tho garbage pail
planned a lovely one-dish dinner
for Bob. ono OF those caAHerose
compounds which are 80 delicious,
which seem 80 simple. but which
coat tho cook 90 much work. How
ever. IL was work I could get out
OF tho way long before dinner. II
wouldn't take my time after ms
husband came hona That was
n detail l had To look out for. As
long as bob never haw mo working
around the house. he wouldn't insist
on finding a maid. II my work
lnterfored with our time together
at home. would have 10 10 over
the servant girl problem with him
again.
A. sang ut my kitchen table,
noticed that the furniture which
ives had promised was being car
riei into AIMS bungalow. the other
nids OF my lilac hedge. Last TO
no IN vas a magnificent player
plano. II was daddys choicest gift
TO the new home.
Daddy 10 very fond Of music
ana he knows IA perfect instrument
when he hears one. Naturally, he
wanted 10 test AIMS piayer.piano
a, soon as possible. He stopped a.,
my door In the middle Of tho after
noon and invited mo To 20 with him
20 AIMS house.
Tho wortmen had zone, II was
late In the day. but Ann was SIN
,hor~. he said.
Ann was there. all rfght- Our
ears informed us an we approached
her house by tho sife door. The
player piano was rolling or the
awsulle~t jan dance ever devised
20 ,ortur. the human EAR. or set
human fee, 10 prancinK.
Daddy laughed an ! one-s'epped
IN the walk. Tho side door WAS
~4de onen. and the racket made
by the Jazr music covered the touni
o. our shoes on the gravel
We paused At the door. then
stood az s,ifs M ~ raraiyred.
Ann Torimer and Claude Ives
were circilnr niadiy around the
room IN dance posture which
would hav. bern censored out OF
the movies.
Daddy muttsr~s something under
his breath and started forward. not
realizing. nuppose. that he was
carrying his cane uplified ~ a
threatening angie. ! put . re
s,raintng finger on his arm.
Wait. daddy I whispered.
knowing wrii what a frtgh'ful ~
Of temper Daddy Lorimer con de-
v.,op in half a second. 'Wait a
minute. He's 70 tall you know
and she's 40 lt,isr'
Daddy xHItcA with his lips com
pressed to keep back tho esp!o'
,ivea
Shortly the ,axz stopped with a
bang. and the dancers whiried 10 n
couch and dropped upon H. We
could 70. the tops of their heads
ahov, the high hack Of the diyan.
And those two heads were 30 cioso
together that the shoulders below
them mus. have touched. Evidently
Claude Ives had forgotten 10 with.
draw his arms from the slender
figure Of Mrs Jim Lorsmer'
In marched daddy and down came
his cane with q rcsounding thump
Up Jumped rves NO suddenly that
he made me think OF jack.in.the
hox. And up Jumped that pretty
little fool. Ann.
Daddy Addressed her first: