The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-12

,ccntinued Prom Yesterday
"
Thcy had all the experiences OF
aroylnclais tn a metropolis. After
breakfast carol hustled 90 a hair
se,eser-- bought gloves and a blouse,
:, accordance with plans laid down.
r,vised. and verified They admired
ne diamonds and furs ana frosty
s,tvcr,sare and mahogany chairs and
rolishcd morocco sewing boxes In
shop windows. and were ahaShed by
,he throngs TN the department stores,
and were bullied by a clerk into buy.
inc too many ehirts fer kcnnieott.
and rapcd at the "eievcr novelty
, perfumes Just IN from New York"
CAROL got three books on tho theater.
nnd spent an cNuitant hour In warn.
inx herself that she could not afford
,his raiah.silk frock. in thinking
how envious II would make Juanita
hIaydock. IN closing her eyes, and
ermr IL. Kcnnicott went from
shcp 20 shop. earnestly hunting
down a felt covered device 60 keep
the windshield Of his car clear OF
rain.
They dined extravaEantiy AT their
hotel at night. and next morning
meakcd round tho corner to eenno.
nine AZ a Chlids' restaurant They
were tired by three In the after.
noon, and dozcd AZ the motion.pi
lures and said they wished they
we're back in Gopher pralrle--and by
eleven In the evening they were
again 30 lively that they went to n
Chinese restaurant that was FIRE.
ouentcd by clerks and their sweet.
hearts on pay.days. They sat at a
teak and marble table eating Eggs
Fooyung. and listened to a brasSy
automatic piano. and were altogcth.
er cosmopolitan.
On the street they met people
from home-thc McGanums. They
laughed. shook hands repeatedly.
and exclaimed. well. this t. quite
a cclncideneer' They asked when
,esc. MeGanuns had come down. and
hrgxrd for news OF the town they
had left two days before. Whatever
the McGanurns were at home. herr
they stood out as 10 superior to all
the undistirguishable strangers alb
Eurtly hurrying pest that the Ken.
: nicotts held them as long as they
could. The McCanums said good
bye as though they were going to
Tibet instead OF TO the station to
catch No. north.
They explored Minneapolis. Eenni.
oott was conversational and techni-
cal regarding gluten and cockIe-cyl-
inters and No. Hard. when they
were shown through the gray stone
hulks and new cement elevators Of
the largest flour mills In the world.
They looked across I>oring Park and
the Parade 70 the towers OF st.
Marks and the Procathedrai. and
the red roofs Of houses climbing
Kenwood Hin. They drove about
the chain OF rarden-cfrcied lakes. and
viewed the houses Of the miiiers and
lumhermen and real estate peers
the potentafes OF the expanding city
They surveyed the small eccentric
Bungalows with perEoias. the houses
- pebbiesfash and tapestry brick
Ifoqth sleeping porches above sun
fpariorS. and one vast Incredible
..chateau frunting the Lake OF the
Isles They trampcd through a
shinlrg-new section Of apartment.
houses; not the tall bleak apartments
Of Eastern cities. but low structures
Of cheerful yellow brick. IN which
zach flat had its giassenciosed porch
with swinging couch and scarlet
cushions and Russian brass bowls
Between a waste Of tracks and a
raw rouged hin they found poverty
In staggering shantses.
They saw miles OF tn. city which
they had never known in their days
Of absorption IN college. They were
distinguished explorers. and they re-
marked. In great mutual esteem. II
bet Harry Haydock's never seen the
City like this, Why. he'd never have
sense enough 20 study the machin-
cry in the mills. or go through all
these outlying districts. Wonder
folks in Gopher Prairie wouldn't use
their legs ana explore. the way we
dov'
They had two meals with Carols
lister. and were bored. and felt that
Emacy which beatlfies married
people when they suddenly admit
that they equally dislike n relative
Of either OF them.
So II was with affection but also
with WEAKNESS that they approached
the evening on which Carol was to
see the plays at the dramatic school.