The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-03

CHAPTER NH

II CHAPTER Mi
she tried mere from loyalty than
Incm desire. % call upcn the rcrrys
Il. . November evening when Ken.
Isicctt was away. They were not
Iat home.
Like q csft Who has no one 20
inlay with she ioiterrd thru the dark
hal. She saw a light under an
|efflce door. sac knocked To the
Iecrson WHO epsned she murmured.
.spc you hxre<a 70 know where the
IPerrys are SNe realized that IL
HAS Guy roshe~S
I'm awfas:y SORRY. Mrs. Kenni-
Iepft but I &sut kncv. Wont you
Iccme IN sr8 wsis Err them
aw.why-- SIC Observed. as she
Hvsecsed that n Gopher Prairie II
q not d~ccns - cail on a man: -
he dccidec that no. really. she
vcuidrr 70 In: and as she went IN.
4 dsdnr knew your office was
y here
sYes. Office. tcvn-housc. and cha
leu IN ric2rdy. But you can't sc
~ chateau ard town.house tnext
ID the Duke OF Sutherland'xl.
lAey're beyond that inner door.
my are q cot and a wash-stand
"a my other suit and the blue
gspe tie you said you liked
lou remember my saying that.-
sOf course I always shall
~. Try this chair
ne glanced about the rusty office
-nunt stove. shelves OF tan law
ssks dexkchair filled with news
mpers 20 long sat upon that they
Vsrs In holes and smudgcd 10 gray
80 There were only two things
vheh suggested Guy Pollock. On
L. green felt Of the table-de<k. be-
ewsen legal hanks apd ciotted
Ihkvsii, vas eaotscrre vase on
IA swing shelf vas a row Of books
vnlAmfiiar 20 Gcph~r Prairie: Mosh-
I9 editions Of the pcetx black and
M German novels. . Charles Lamb
Ia crushed <vant
Guy cid rot sfs down He quar-
Iered the office. a greyhound on
ne sc<nt: . greyhound with glasses
ol1ed forward on his thin nose. ard
Il silky tn3ecisfve brown musfsche.
Ne had . gok Jacket Of jcrssy. worn
orr at the crezaes Ia the sleeves
Ne noted that be did not Apologize
4r II. as kennIcott would have
lnn&
He made conversation: Il didn't
knsv you were a bosom friend Of
The Psxrys. Champ 10 the salt Of the
nrth but somehow I can't imagine
him jnlnlng you In symbolic dane
hx. y uakins improvements on the
I Diesel engfns--
ma He's . dear soul. bless him.
bot be belssgs N the National Mu-
Rum. ajoeg with General Grants
GguEa an6 FIN on. suppose
n see1dng for . gospel that Will
Nnngelizs Gopher Pr1trfe-
Hnl1yf EvAngeisze ~ To WHAT
~ anything that's definite Ser
iounO o. frfvolousncrs or both. I
vc1n10 eare whether II Was lab
ersnuy "a carnival But It's merely
safa - me. Mr.. Pollock. what Is
she 49, with Gopher Prairsc7-
q anythinx the matter with ~
- 0Prs perhaps something the
- with you and met CAfay
- you ia the honor Of having
GN1hing the matter1-
Ne. thsnks} No. i think It's the
as
Dszuss they enjoy skating morr
- bioiogy7-'
hut TN not only more interested
y eo,osy than the Jolly Seventeen.
- ain In skating. IN skate with
Nm. o. side. or throw snowflake.
~ - gladly ~ talk with you
fOh. no-1
U09 But they want 70 stay
bome and embrosder.-
Perhaps. I'm not defending the
Uvn- It's rnereiy--r'm a confirmed
eeuotsr Of myself Probably I'm
Docsited about my lack Of concefsn
Anyway. Gopher Prairie isn't partie-
sSf>y bad It's like all villages in
n countries. Most places that have
n& the smell Of earth but not yet
neguired the smell. Of pztchouli---or
Factory -smoke--arc Just an sus-
ad0us and righteous. wonder IL
~ small town isn't. with some
lovsly exceptions. q social appendix
Done day these duli narketfowns
Imny Be as obsolete as monaxteriez I
can imagine the farmer and his local
Hemanaser going by n,onorail. at
~ end Of the day. into a city more
haFming than any William Morris
topia-music. university. clubs
~ loafers ike me. Cord. how ia