The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10

mountains and cities. 60 get OFF hef-.
and TO plan 10 stay hcrci what con.
ccivablc reason for choosing this par
ticuiar placer
She noted a figure In rpsty Goa,
and a cloth cap.
kennioott chuctled. Look who's
coming It's sam Clark Gosh. all
rugged out for the weather"
The two men shook hands q dozen
times and. In the Western fashion.
BUNDLED. ~wel. well. well. wcli. you
old hell hound. you old devil. how arc
you. anyway You Old horse thief.
maybe Il amt good to zee you
again. white Sam nodded at her
over kennicolt's shoulder. abe was
embarrassed
Perhaps I should never have gone
away. I'm out % practice In lyinE,
I wish they would get Il overt Just
block more srd-riy habyr'
They wcr~ home she brushed past
tho welcoming Aun, EssNis and
kneit by Hugh. a. he stammerrsi.
- mummy. mummy. don't 30 away
Stay with me. mummy she cried.
NO. III never leave you again
re volunteered That's daddy
Fly eoliy. he knows US Just as II
we'd never been away said kcnnl,
colt you don't find any u these
California kids AZ bright as he IL.
a, his aSer'
when tho trunk came They pied
ahou, Hugh the hewhiskercd little
wooden men fntinE one inside an.
ether. the miniature junk. and the
Oriental drum. from san Francisco
Chinatown. tho blocks carved by the
old Frrnchman In San Diego. the
iariat from san Antonio.
~win you forgive mummy for go
ing away WIN your she whis.
prrcd.
Absorbed In Hugh. asking n hun.
dr~d questions about hinl-had he
had any coldsf did he stiil dawdle
over his oatmeaIT what about un.
fortunate incoming incidrntsg--sh
viewed Aunt Bessie only as source
Of information. and was able 20
ignore her hint. pointed by a coyiy
shaken finger. Now that you've had
such fine long trip and spent ~
much money and all. hope you're
going 10 settle down and be salts.
fled and not"
Docs he like carrots yetT- replied
Carol.
She was cheerful as the snow be.
gan 20 conceal the slatternly yards.
She assured herself that the streets
Of New York and Chicago were as
ugly as Gopher Prairie In such
weather: she dismissed the thought.
But they do have charming interiors
for refuge" she sang as She cner.
geticaIly looked over Hugh's clothes
The afternoon grew Old and dark
Aunt Bessie went home Carol took
the baby into her own room. The
maid came in complaining. II can't
get no extra milk 20 make Clipped
beef for supper" Hugh was sleepy
and he had been spoiled by Aunt
Bessie. Even 20 a returned mother
his whining and his trick ~ seven
times snatching her silver brush were
fatlguing. A. a background. behind
the noises OF Hugh and the kitchen.
the house recked with a coloriess
stiffness
From the window she heard Ken.
nicott greeting the Widow Bogart as
he had always done. always. every
snowy evening: Guess this n keep
up all night" She waited There
they were. the furnace sounds. un.
alterable. eternal: removing ashes
shoveling coal.
Yes. She was back home' Nothing
had changed She had never been
Had SHE for one minute left this
scraping sound OF the small shovel
in the ash.pit Of the furnace But
Kennicott prepostorously supposed
that she had. Never had she been
quite 80 far from going away ~ now
when he believed she had just come
back. She felt oozinR thru the walls
the spirit Of small houses and
righteous people. At that instant she
knew that in running away she had
merely hidden her doubts behind the
officious stir OF travel.
Dear God. don't let me begin
agonizlng again. she sobbed. Hugh
wcpt with her.
walt for mummy n srcondT she
FASTENED down 20 the cellar. 10 Ken
nicott.
He was standing before the fur.
mace. However inadequate the rest
~ The house he had seen to " that
the fundamental cellar should be
large and clean. tho square pillars
whitewashed. and the bins for coal
and potatoes and trunks convenient.
a glow from the drafts fell on the
smooth gray cement floor at his feet.
lie was whisfllng tenderly, staring nj
the furnace with eyes which saw the
black .domed monster as n symbol OF
home and Of the beloved routine TO
which he had returned--his gipsylng
deeently accomplished, his duty Of
viewing sights" and "curiop" per.
formed with thoroness. Unconscious
OF her. he stopped and pcered In NJ
the blue flames among the Goals. lie
closed the door briskly. and made a
wbirling gesture with his right hand.
out Of pure bliss.
He saw her. why. hello. old