The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-05

Few Of ne aristocrats Of the Jolly
Seventeen attended the humble folk
meets OF the baptist and Methodist
church suppefu. where the Willis
Woodforcis. the Dilions. the Champ
Perrys. Oleson the butcher. BRAD
Bcmis the tinamith. and Deacon
rierson found release from ioneii.
ness. but all OF the smart set went
TO the lawn festivals OF the Eplfeopal
Church. and were rcprovingiy polite
TO outsiders.
The Harry Haydocks gave the last
lawn festival OF the season. splen
dor OF Japanese lanterns and card
tables and chicken patties and Sea.
politsn ice-crcam. Erin was no long
or entirely an outsider. He was eat
Ing hls ce.crcam with a group OF
tho people most soiidly ''in~--the Dy'
erx. Myrtle caas. Guy Pollock. the
Jackson Elders. The Haydocks them
selves kept aloof. but the others toll.
Grated him lie would never. Carol
fanciad. be one OF the town pillars.
because he WAS not orthodox In hunt.
ing and motoring and potsr. But
he was winning appreciation BY hia
iiveiln~as. hts gaiety--the qualities
least important in him.
when tho group summoned Carol
she made several very welIiaken
points in regard to the weather.
Myrtle cried to Erik. "cone on
We don't belong with these old folks
I wans to make you 'dusinted ~ith
the tolliest girl she comes from Wax.
amin. shes staying with Mary How.
land
Carol saw hin being profure Ia
the guest from wskamin. she saw
him confiden;iaily stroiiinr with
Myrtle. She burst out TO Mrs. Wet
lake. "vRborg ard Myrtle seem 90
have quite a crush on each other"
Mrs. Westlake glanced at her curl.
ou.iy before she mumbled. Yes.
don't they
~i'm mad. 10 talk this way Carol
worried
She had r~gained feeling Of -
ciai virtue b. telling Juanita Hay
dock how darling her lawn looked
With the Japanese lanterns" when
she saw that Erik was stalking her.
Tho he was merely ambilrx about
with hts hands In his pockets. tho
he did not peep at her. she knew
that he Was calling her. She sldied
away from JuanitA- Erik hnsfenrf
10 her. She nodded cooily tshe was
proud Of her cooinessl.
Carol. I've got a wonderful
chance. Don't know but what some
ways Il might be better than going
East to take art. Myrtle Cass says
dropped In 10 say howdy 20
Myrtle last evening. and had quite
long talk With her father. and he
said he was hunting for a fellow 10
go to work IN the flour mill and
learn the whole business. and maybe
become general manager. know
something about whea, from my
farming. and I worked a couple Of
months In the flour mill at curiew
when l rot sick Of tailoring. What
do you thinkT You said any work
was artistic N II was done by an
artist. And flour is 40 important
What do you THINK"
wait walt-'
This sensitive boy would be very
skilifuliy stamped into conformity by
Lyman Caes and his saiiow daughter.
but did she detest the plan for this
reason II must be honest. mustn't
tamper with his future TO please my
vanity" But abe had no sure vision.
She turned on him:
How can decide, IT'S UP 10
you. DO you want 10 become n per
son like Lynn Casn. or do YOU want
to become a person llke-yes. like
me, Wait, Don't be fiatterins. BE
honest. This Is important"
II know. I am a person like you
now mean, want 10 rebel
yes. Were alike eravely.
"Only I'm not sure I can put thru
my schemes. I really can't draw
r,uoh. guess have pretty fair
taste in fabrics, but since I've known
Won don't like TO think about fuss
ing with dress.derigning. But as a
miller. I'd have the means-books,
piano. travel"
I'm going 10 be frank and beastly.
Don't you realize that II isn't just
because her papa needs bright
young man in the mill that Myrtle
/ 10 arniBble 10 you tth gVu bH''s-
stand what she'U do 20 you when
she has you. when she sends you 20
church and makes you become re-
spectable7"
lie eiared a, her. II don't know.
suppose SO"
you are thoroiy unstablcr
what " | ann Most fish out Of
water arel Don't talk like Mrs. Bo-
rarti How can ! be anything but
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from farm 10
tailor shop 20 books, no training.
nothing but trying 10 make books
talk 10 mel Probably III fan. oh,
know Il; probably I'm uneven. But
I'm not unstable In thinking about
this Job In the mili--and Myrtle. l
know what ] want. ] want your
Please. plcase. oh. plcaser'
II do. I'm not a schoolboy any
more I want you II take Myrtle.
it's 10 forget you"
Please. plesscr