The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

every attack on the Integrity Of
American industry to the last ditch.
Ycs-~SIRw
Mr.. Elder wiped his brow.
Dave Dyer added. ''Surcl You bet,
what they ought to do II simply to
hang every one OF these agitators.
and that would settle the whole
thing. right off. Don't you think
50. doc;''
You bet agreed Kcnnicott.
The conversation was at last re-
iieved OF the plague OF Carols In,
trusions and they settled down to
the question OF whether the justice
OF the peace had sent that hobo
drunk 10 JAN for 10 days or IL. II
was a matter not readily determined
Then Dave Dyer communicated his
carcfrce adventures on the gypsy
trail:
Yep. get good time out Of the
fiivver. Bout a week ago I mo-
tored down TO New wurttemberg
That's "a No. let's see: It's II
miles to Beildale. and bout six and
three. quarters. call II seven. to Tor.
GeRaulst. and It's good 10 miles
from there to New wurttembcrg-
II and seven and 10. that makes.
.uh. let me SO: II and seven
= "a plus 10. well say plus 20. that
makes ~. well anyway. say about
~ % ~ mice from hero TO New
wurttemberg. We got started about
seven.fifteen. prop1y seven.twenty.
because I had 10 stop and fill the
rndtator. and we ran along. Just
keeping up n good steady gait"
Mr.. Dyer did finally. for reasons
and purposes admitted and justified.
attain to New wurtfemberx.
onse--only oncS>the presence OF
the allen Carol was recognized. Chef
Dashaway leaned over and said
automatically. Say. uh. have you
been reading this serial Two Out
in Tingiing Taicsg corklng yarn,
Gosh. the fellow that wrote IL Ger.
tainiy can sling baseball siangr'
The others tried TO look literary.
Harry Haydock offered. "Juanisa Ia
a great hand for reading high-class
stuff. like Mid the MagnolIas' by
this Sara Hetwiggin Butts. and
Riders OF Ranch Reckless Books
But me-" he glanced about import.
autly. as one convinced that no
other hero had ever been In no
strange a plight. I'm so darn busy
I don't have much time 10 read"
Il never read anything can't
check against" said Sam Clark.
Thus ended the literary portion of
the conversation. and for seven min.
utes Jackson Elder outlined reasons
for believing that the pike fishing
was better on the west shore OF Lake
Minnicmashie than on the castillo
IL was indeed quite true that on the
east shore Nat Hicks had caught
a pike altogether admirable.
The talk went on. IL did go on.
Their voices were monotonous. thick.
emphatic. They were harshly pomp-
Gus. like men in the smoking com
partments pf Pullman cars. They
did not bore Carol. They frightened
her. She painted. They will be cor.
dial 20 me. because my man belongs
10 their tribe. God help me IL I
were an outsider
Smiling as changeiessly as an
ivory figurine she sat quisscent.
avoiding thought, glancing about
the living room and hall. noting
their betrayal OF unimaginative com.
nercial prosperity. kennicott said.
f'Dandy interior. Ell? My Idea OF how
a place ought to be furnished. Mod.
ern." She looked polite. and oh
served the oiled floors. hard wood
staircase, unused fireplace with tiles
which resembIed : brown linoleum.
cut glass vases standing upon dol.
lies, and the barred. shut, forbidding
unit bookcases that were half filled
with swashbuckler novels and un.
read looking sets OF Dickens. Kip.
ling. o. Henry. and Ebert Hubbard.
She perceived that even personal
tiles were falling 10 hold the party.
The room filled with hesitancy as
with a fog. People cleared their
threats. tried to choke down yawns.
The men shot their cuffs and the
women stuck their combs more firm.
ly into their back hair.
linen "A rhttic, caring nope IN
every eye, the swinging OF door,
the smell of strong coffee, Dave
Dyer's mewing voice In a triumph.
ant, The eats." They began to chat.
ter. They had something to do. They
could escape from themselves. They
fell upon the fooa--chicken sand.
witches. maple cake. drug store Ice
cream. Even when the food was
gone they remained cheerful. They
could go home, any time now. and
go to bed!
They went with fiuttcr Of coats,
chiffon scarfs. and good.byes.
Carol and Kennicotf walked home.
Ibid you like them?" he asked.
"They were terribly sweet TO me-"
"Ch. Carrie You ought TO be
more careful about shocking folks.
Taking about gold stockings, and
about showing your ankles TO school
teachers and allv More mildly. You
gave EN- a good time. but I'd watch
out for that, 4 I were you. Juanita
Hay dock "a such = damn cat ]