The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-09

Jack Elders and have a game OF
five hundred this afternoon
She remembered her father's
Christmas fantasies: the sacred old
rag doll NJ the top OF tho tree. thr
score Of cheap presents. the puneh
and carols. the roast chentnuis oy
the fire. and the gravity with which
tho judge opened tho children's
scrawiy notes and took oognlxance
Of demands for slcd-ridcs. for opln-
Ions upon the exlrtencr of Santa
Claus She remembered him read
ing out long indictment Of him
self for being a ssntimentalist
against the peace and dignity Of
the state OF Minnesota She re.
membcred his thin less twinkling
before their sled
She muttered unsteadify, Must
run up and put on my shocs-~-eilp.
pers 90 cold In the not very
romantic solitude OF the locked bath
room she sat ON the slippery edge
Of the tnb and wept
III
KonnIco;t had five hobbies. mcdl.
cine. innd.lnvestmcnt. Carol. motor.
Ing. and hunting. II Is not certain
In what order no preferred them
Solid tho his enthuslasns were In
the matter OF mcdicinc--his sdmira.
ton OF this city surgeon. his con.
domination OF that for tricky ways
OF persuading country practitioners
10 bring In surgical patients his
indignation about fe~spiitfinx. his
pride In . new gray apparatus
none OF thcss beafiflrd him A. did
motoring.
He nurscd hts twp-ycay old Buick
even In winter. when II was stored
In the stahiegarags behind the
house. He filled tho wreasecups.
vanished fender. removed from
beneath the back scat tho debris OF
gloves. copper washers. crumplcd
maps. dust. and greasy rags Win.
ter Moons he wandered out and
stared owlishiy at the car. lie BE-.
came excited over a fabulous "trip
we might take next summer He
gaiiopcd 70 the station. brought
home railway mans. and traced
motorroutcs from Gopher Prairie
TO Winnipeg or Das Afoines or
Grand MaraIs. thinking aloud and
expecting her to bc effusivc about
such academic questions as Now
I wonder N we could stop at Barn.
boo and break tho Jump from Ia
Crosse to Chicago7-
To him motoring was q faith not
20 bc questioned. high-church cult.
with electric sparks for candles. and
piston rings possessing the sanctity
of aItnr-vesHels. Hts liturgy was
composed OF intoned and metricai
road comments; They say there's
pretty good hike from Duluth TO
International Falls
Hunting was equally . devotion.
FUN Of metaphysical concepts yelled
from Carol. All winter he read
sporting cataiogs. and thought about
remarkable past shots: Member
that tims when I got two ducks
on a long chance. just ut sunsety'
Al least once n month he drew his
favorits repeating shotgun. his
pump gun" from Its wrapper OF
creased canton flannel: he oiled the
trigger, and spent silent ecstatic
moments aiming at the ceiling. sun
day mornings Carol heard him
trudrinr up TO the attic and here,
an hour later, she found him turn
inr over boots. wooden duck decoys.
lunch boxes. or reflectiveiy squirt
ing at old shells, rubbing their
brass caps with his sleeves and
shaking his head ns he thought
about their uselessness.
He kept tho loading tools he had
used ms n boy: a capper for shot
gun shells. a mold for lead bullets.
When once, In n housewifely frenzy
for getting rid OF things, she ragged.
why don't you give these away
he solemnly defended them. We'll
you can't tell: they might come m
handy some day"
She flushed. She wondered II he
was thinking OF the child they
would have when, MS he put II, they
were "sure they could afford one
Mysteriously aching. ncbulously
sad. she slipped away. half con-
VfUftU Uut only fHit 'Vbfhf''H th"e
IL was horrible and unnatural. this
postponement OF release Of mother
affection. this sacrifice to her
CONFORMATION and to his cautious de-
sire for prosperity.
sBut 1t would be worse II he were
like Sam Characteristics on having
children" she considered; then. "If
VIII were the Prince, wouldn't !
demand his child?"
Kcnnlcotts land deals were both
financial advancement and favorite
game. Driving thru the country. he
noticed which farms had good
crops; he heard the news about the
restless farmer who was thinking
about selling out here and pulling
his freight for Alberta" He asked
the veterinarian about the value OF
different breeds of stock: he In
oulred OF Lyman Cass whether or
not Einar Gyseldson really had had
yield of 40 bushels Of wheat to
the acre, lie WAS always consult
ing julius Peterborough, who haa'