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

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poxsrt called next day. She
- hen like. erumh pecking. dill-
-, .nnearancc. Her smile was too
,srecrnt The pecking started in
SANITY:
-1,r SAYS you had lots OF fun al
the picnic yesterday. Did yea en-
~. I'm YES. ! raced Cy at swimming,
Ne heat INC badly, Hes so strong.
.rcor boy. Just crsy 10 get into
an, war. too. but This Erik Val
hore was along. want hsf'
yes"
81 think he's an awful handsome
fellow. and they say he's smart DO
you Ike him"
..He seems very polite"
.cv saws YOU and him had a lovely
hcat.rsde. Ny. that must have been
pleasant"
~Ye~. except that couldn't get
ar valborx 20 say word. ! want.
"a 70 ask him about the suit Mr..
Hicks i making for my husband.
Nm, he insisted on singing. sim, II
as rrxtful. floating around on the
v.,er ana singing SO happy and In
,ccent. Don't YOU think It's "A shame.
NrsL Bcxart. that people in this town
acnt DO more nice clean things like
ira, instead Of all this horrible SOS.
npingg"
~yes. Yes
Mrs Bcrart sounded vacant. Her
Nenrst was awry; she was ineom.
car>h,v dcwdy. Carol stared az her.
ian consempsuous ready az last TO
r~hei against the trap. and as the
arusty socdwife fished again. Plan.
min some more plcnicsg" she flung
out. Il haven't the slightest ideal
On. Il that Hugh erylng7 must
run up to him.
gut upstairs she remembered that
Mrs.. Eosart had seen her walking
with Erik from the railroad track
into town. and she was chilly with
dlsauietude.
Al the Jolly Seventeen. two days
after. she was effuslve 20 Maud by.
r. 10 Juanita Haydcck. she faneied
that every one was watching her.
but she could not be sure. and IN
rare strong moments she did not
carr. she could rebel against the
towns rrying now that she had
sornefhlne. however indiStinct. for
which 70 rebel.
In passionate escape there must
b. not only place from which 10
flee but place 10 which TO flee.
She had known that she would esadly
iezTe Gopher Prairie. ieavs Main
Street and all that IL sirnified. but
she had had no destination. she had
one now. That destination was not
Erik vafhorx and the love OF Erik.
She continued 10 assure herself that
she wasn't in love with him but
merely fond Of him. and interested
In his Success Yet In him ne had
discovered both her need ~ youth
and the fact that youth would wei.
GENE her. II vas not E.rsk "a whom
she must escape. but universal and
y Joyous youfA. in elass-rooms. in stu
dos. in offices. n meetings 20 pro
test against Things in General.
RAk uEitFT ~ anu f4r WlN
youth rather re.eusblsd Erik
An week she thought Of things sh.
wished to say TO him High. Inn
rtcving things. She began 10 admit
that she wss lonely without him.
Then she was afraid.
II vas At the Baptist church sup
per. a week after the picnic. that
abe saw him seain- She had gone
with Kennirctt and Apnt Bessie 20
the supper. which was spread on oil
cloth covered and frcsfle.supporte
tables IN the church basement. Erik
vas helping Myrtle Cas- 10 fiii coffee
cups for the Mattresses Tire corr
Fr>xaticn had DOTTED their ps~sy.
Children fumbied under the tables.
and Deacon Person greeted the
women with rolling. where's
Brother Jones. sister. where's Broth.
e. JonesT Not going to be with rs
tonight Well. you tell Sister Perry
% hand you Plate. and make EN-
gfve you enough oyster pie.'
Erik shared In the cheerfufnexs.
He laughed with Myrtle. joxxed her
elbow when she was filling cups.
made deep mock bows 10 the walt
rcsses a. they came up for coffee.
Myrtle was enchanted by his humor.
From the other end Of the room. .
usztron among matrons. Carol Oh.
served Myrtle and hated her. and
caught herself at II. To be jealous
Of = voodsn-faced village girfr' But
she kept II NJ. she detested Erik:
gIoatsd over his gaucheries--hi@