The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-02

Continued From Ncrtcruayl
III
thru the first days Of June she
<~cys with kennioott on his calls.
sse Identified him with the vsrile
Ana. she admired him as she saw
vi,h what respect the farmers
.nsved him She was out In the
early chill after . hasty cup of
ccffce, reaching open country As
,h< frcsh sun came up In that un-
rpclled world Meadow iarks called
aom the tops Of thin split fence
rcsts. The wild roses smelled clean.
A. they returned In late after
noon the low sun was a sciemnity
At radiai bands. like a heavenly fan
! az beaten gold: the iimiticss circle
Of the grain was a green sea
r,umed with fog. and the willow
| vsnd-brsAks were paimy isles.
Before July the close heat blank.
"A them. The tortured earth
cracked Farmers painted thru
corn-f1elds behind cuitivators and
shs sweating TANKS Of horseA
WINE abe waited for Kennicosf In
~ en-. before . farmhouse the
~ burned her fingers and her
"a sched with the glare on ferd.
- and hood.
4 black thunder.shower was fob
bued BY . dust storm which turned
u sky yellow with the hint Of q
eonlng tornado. Impairabic black
~ fAr-borne from Dakota covered
~ inner sills Of the closed win.
~ July heat was ever more
a10lns. They cfnwied along Main
/ Grucl BY day. they found II hard 70
| - At night They brought mat
nss down TO this living room. and
tk1asAed and turned BY the open
v1n1pW. Ten times a night they
tnIko1 Of going out 70 soak them
soneoo with the hose and wade thru
/ ~ 1ew. but they were too listlcss
l % tho the trouble. On cool even.
I iag.. when they tried 10 20 walking.
| ~ gnats appeared in swarma
WHICH peppercd their fAces and
l onur1t IN their threats.
~ wanted the Northern pines,
~ Eastern sea. but Kennicust DE-
elnso1 that Il would b. kind Of
Aofo 10 set away. just now IN.
HmHh and Improvement Commit
- % the ThAnatopsis asked her "a
~ part In the antiny campaign
~ she toil<d about town persuad
~ householders 70 une the ny
tsrps furnished BY the club. or Civ
~ out money prizes 10 f1ysw1t
NJ chiidren. She was loyal enough
Ut not ardent. and without eve:
Wito intending 20. she began q
ur1ect The task a. heat sucked a
~ strsngth
onnioott and shs snosurod NortH
opent . week with bic mother
- I. Carol spent u With ~
~ uhi1o be dshed for bAsk
great event wzs their pur
- = summer cpttngo. 6DuI
lfinniemaahiA
nps The monG nniabls fsueurs
y y Gopher Prairie vas tn
~ WftaGss- Thy woup mare
o9oQ4 onanf1oaL Vim Z uoep
- = oeo1ndown cnaizs. peefipa
vUouoo 0o1es. chrumos pasted q
veoon v11l1. ana inefficient kcro
- elopoa. Thsy were % thin
49, - % cioss together thai
- epu1d--and did--heAr . baby
Unnkod h the nth cottags
- 0sy were ost among elud
- n1ens o. . blum which lookeI
~ Ike % fIeIds az rtpene<
eloptng up 70 Grcen wuods-
- the matrons forgot socia.
sses. and cat gosssping In cling
o.. IN old bathing suits, sur
- ~ hysterfcAl Children. they
- FOR hours. Carol tofnex
- ~ ducked shriekfng smaI
ana helped babies epnstr71c,
o basins for unfortunate min
NE liked JuAnita Hxydocl
Aaud Dyer when she heIpe<
make picnicsupper for ths
VINO came motoring out from
1870 Zach evening. she was eassc1
more natural with them In
senate a. to whether ther<
q y veal or poached egg OF
she had no chance to b
ee'cAl and overssnsftive.
~ danced sometimes. In ths
lng; they had . minstrel show
kennicott surprisingly good 4,
nan: always they were encircle<
enldren wise IN the lore d
ehucks and gophers ana rafsl
- willow whistles.
3 hey could have continued THU