The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-03
lcontinucd PROM Yesterday

she needed new clothes. kennl.
80, had promised. Wen have a
,-,al trip down 20 tho Cities in the
ian. and take plenty OF time for u.
ma YOU can gct your new glad.rags
then but as she examined her
a.ss,lrchc she flung her ancient black
>eNet frock on the floor and RACED.
They're disgraceful Everything
have l. failing to pieces"
Therc was new drcssmaker and
mllllner, a Mrs. Swiftwaite II was
aid that she was not altogether an
elexating Influence In the way she
,-.xl1S.sd AZ men. that she would as
Soon take away legally appro-
pflated husband as not: that II there
was any Mr.. Swiftwaite. 1T certainly
WAS strange that nobody seemed 10
know anything about hims' But she
had made for Rita Gould an organdy
frock and hat 20 match universally
admitted TO be "too cunning for
words" and the matrons went eau.
tlously. with darttng eyes and Excess.
sive poilteneSs, 20 the rooms which
Mrs swiftwaite had taken IN the
old Luke Dawson house. on Floral
Avenue.
With none % the spiritual prep
aration which normally precedes the
buying % new clothes In Gopher
Prairie. Carol marched into Mrs.
Swtffwaite's. and dema ndcd. II want
To- see a hat. and possibly a blouse"
In the dingy Old front parlor which
4.
p.ec glass. covers from fashion mag.
azin6s. anemic French prints. Mrs.
Swiftwaite moved smoothly among
the drcsS-dummies and hat.rvsts.
spoke smoothly as she took up a
small black and red turbsn Il am
sure the lady win find this cx.
treueiy attractive
-fts dreadfuliy tabhy and small
,owny.- thought Carol. while she
soothed. Il don't believe 1t quite goes
with me-
~Its the choicest thing have.
and I'm sure you'n find IL suits you
beautifully. II has a great deal Of
chic. Please try Il on" said Mrs
Swsftwaite. more smoothly than ever
Carol studied the woman. She
was as Initiative as glass diamond.
she was the more rustic in her effort
20 appear urban. She wore a severe
hlgh-ccllared blouse with a row OF
small black buttons, which was be-
coming TO her low-hreasted slim neat
ness. but her skirt was hysferlcaliy
eheckcred. her cheeks were too high
iy ruuxcd. her lips too sharply PEN
eiled She was nagnificently a spect
men Of the nliterate divorcee Of forty
made up to look thirty. clever. and
allnrtng.
While abe was trying on the hat
Carol felt very condcscending. She
took II off shook her head. explained
with the kind smile for interiors.
I'm afraid Il won's DO. tho It's an
usually nice for 50 small a town as
The
But It's really absolutely New.
yorkish--
Wei. IT,
.syeu see. 7 know my New York
styles lived In New York for
years. besides almost a year in
Akronv'
'sYou dif- Carol was polite. and
edged away. and went home unhap-
pily. She was wondering whether
her own airs were as laughable as7
Mrs Swiftwaite's- she put on the
eyeglasses which Kennlcott had re-
Gently given TO her for reading. and
looked over a grocery bin. She went
hastily up to her room. to hcrsmir.
| rcf. she was In a mood OF self
| depreciation Accurately or not, this
was the picture she saw in the mir.
ror
Neat rim'ess eye giasses. Black
hair clumsify tucked under n,auve
straw hat which would have suited
a spinster. Cheeks clear. bloodless
THIN nose Gentle mouth and chin.
a modest wolfe blouse With an edg-
ping Of lace Mt the neck A virginia.
Fsweetness and timorousn@ss-- flare
of eaiety. no suggestion OF cities.
music. quick laughter.
Z Il have become a srnali.town
woman. Absolute. Typical. Modest
and moral and safe. Protected from
life. Genfeer The Village Virus
I1nnrgiIiage virtuousness. NV hair
just scrambled together. what can
Erik see IN that welded spinster
tnere7 He does like me. Because
I'm the only woman who's decent
10 him How long before he'll wake
ND 10 met I've walked up 20
myself. Am / an old as--as
old as ann
Not really old. Become careless.
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