The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-22

sheep. The wolves 30 out into the
hall. Tho shepherds scatter the
sheep thru the room. then turn off
all the lights. and the wolves crawl
In from the hall and in the darkness
they try to get the shoes away from
the ahepherds--who are permitted 10
do anything except bite and use
blackjAcks. The wolves chuck the
captured shoes out into the hall.
No one excused, Come ON! Shoes
OFF,
Every one looked At every one else
and waited for every one else TO be
GIN
Carol kicked Oft her slippers. and
ignored the universal glance at her
arches. The embarrassed but loyal
Vida shcrwin unbuttoned her high
black shoes Ezra stowbody csckicd.
well. you're terror TO old folks
You're like the gals ! used to 50
horscback-riding with. back In the
sixties Amt much accustomed 10
attending parties barefoot. bsg here
goesr' With q whoop and . gallant
jerk Ezra snatehed off HIS elastic.
sided Congress shoes.
The others gigxicd and followed.
When the sheep had been penned
up In The darkness. the timorous
wolves crept into the living room.
squcaling. hating. thrown out Of
their habit OF stoiidity by tho
strAngeness Of advancing thru moth.
ingness toward . waiting foe. mys
terious foe which expanded and grew
more menacing. The wolves peered
10 make out landmarks they
touched gliding arms which did NOT
seem to be attached TO a body. they
auivered with . rapture Of fear.
Reality had vanished A yeipins
sQuabble rose. then JuanltA Hay,
docks high litter. and Guy Poliock's
astonished. ouch. Quit. Yours
scaiping mer'
Mrs. Luke Dawson gaIioped back
ward on stiff hands and knees into
the safety Of the lighted hallway.
moaning. Il declare. I new wan 20
upset in my lifer' But the pro
pricty was shaken out Of her. and
she deliEhtediy continued to cjacu.
late New In my life~ a. she saw
the Iivingroom door opened BY in.
visible hands and shoes hurting
through Il, a. she heard from the
darkness beyond the door squawi.
ing. . humping. = resolute Here's
a lot Of shoes Gene on. you
wolves. Ow. r would. would your
When Carol abruptly turned on
the lights In the embattled living.
room. half Of the company were sit
ting back against the walls. where
they bad crafty remained through
out the engagement, but In the mid
die Of the floor Kennicott was wrcst-
ling with Harry Haydock--their col.
lars torn off. their hair In their eyes;
and the owiish Mr.. julius Flicker.
baugh was retrcating from Juanita
Haydock. and gulping with unaccus.
toned laughter. Guy Pollock's dis.
Greet brown scarf hung down his
back. Young Rita Simon's net blouse
had lost two buttons. and betrayed
more OF her delicious plump should
or than was regarded as pure In
Gopher Prairie. Whether by shock.
disgust. joy OF combat. or physical
activity. all the party were freed
from their years Of social dccorum
George Edwin Mott giggled; Luke
Dawson twisted his heard: Mrs
Clark insisted. II did. too. SAM
got q shoe--I never knew ! could
fight 80 ferr1blef'
Carol was certain that she was a
good rcformcr.
She mercifuIiy had combs. mir
rors. brushes, needle and thread
ready. She permitted them TO re
store the divine decency Of buttons
I The grinning Ben brought down
stairs a pile OF soft thick sheets Of
paper with designs Of iotos bios
SONS. dragons, apes, In cobalt and
crimson and gray. and patterns OF
purple birds flying among sea green
trees in the valleys Of Nowhere.
These" Carol announced, 'ars
real Chinese masquerade costumes
I got them from an importing shop
in Minneapolis You are 10 put them
ON over your clothes. and please for.
get that you are Minnesotans, and
turn into Mandarins and coolies and
land samurai Osn't It'll and any
thing else you can think Of"
While they were shyiy rustlins
The paper costumes she disappeared
Ten minutes later she gazed down
from the stairs upon grotesqucly
rudy Yankee heads above Oriental
robes and cried to them, THE
Princess winky Poo salutes her
courfr'
As they looked up she caught
their suspense Of admiration. They
saw an airy figure In trousers and
coat OF green brocade edged with
gold: a high gold collar under a
proud chin; black hair pierced with
jade pins; languid peacock fan In
an outstretchcd hand: eyes uplftcd
to n vision Of pagoda towers. When
she dropped her pose and smiled
down she discovered Kennicoft apo.
plectic With domestic prIde--and gray
Guy Pollock staring bcscccbingIy
For second she saw nothing In
all the pink and brown mass OF their