The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-18

lively known 10 have worn hsndker-
chiefs in her bodice a. padding-oh.
tho town had simply roared at her.
OF course the rector and she were
got nd Of tn . few months.
Then there was the mysterious
woman with the dyed hair and pen
ctlcd eyebrows. who wore tight Eng
fish dresses, like basques. who
sneiied OF stale musk. who fiirted
with the men and got them TO adj.
vance money for her expenses In a
lawsuit. who laughed at vida's read
ing a. = htsolentertainment. and
went off owing q hotci.bili and the
three hundred dollars she had Dor
rowed.
Vida Insisted that she loved Carol.
but with some satisfaction she com
pared her to these traduccrs Of the
town.
vida had enjoyed Raymie wuth-
erspoon's singing In the Episcopal
choir: she had thoroiy reviewed the
weather with him At Methodist 30
cisbies and in the Ron Ton. but she
did not really know him uil she
moved 70 Mrs. Currey's boarding.
house. II was five years after her
affair with Kennicott She was
thirty nine. Raymie perhaps q year
younger.
she said 20 him. ana sincerely.
MY, You can DO anything. with
your bruins and tact and that heav-
eniy voice. You were no good In
The Girl from Kankakee.' You
made ma feel terribly stupid II
you'd gone on the stage. believe
you'd be just rs good as anybody
In Minneapolis. But stili. I'm not
sorry you stuck 10 business. It's
such a constructive career
DO you really think sor' yenrned
Raymie. acrc.s the applessuce.
n vas the first time that either
Of them had found n dependable IN.
seliectual compansonship- They
looked down on willis woodford. the
bank-eierk. and his anxious baby
centric wife. the silent Lyman
cssses. the slangy travelling, man.
ana the rest OF Mrs. Gurrey's unen-
lightened guests. Thev sat opposite.
and they sat late. They were ex.
hflsrated 70 find that they agreed
IN confession Of fsith:
s'Peopie Hike sam Clark ana H1ry
Usvdock aren't earnest about mn'
80 ana pictures and eloquent ser
Mona ana really refined movies, but
then. on the other hand. people ike
Carol Rennicott put too much stress
an an this art. Folks ought to ap-
ur~ctase lovely things. but Just the
Same. they got 10 be practical and
thew 70, 10 look at things In prac-
teal way
smiling, passing each other the
rr~rsed. glass pickle-dish. seeing MIS-.
currev.a Unity supper-cio,h IRA
dated by the light Of Intimacy. siaa
and Raymie talked about Carors
rose colored turban. CaroFs sweet.
ness. Carols new low shoes. carors
erroneous theory that there was no
n.ed OF strict discipline In school.
Carols amiabiiity In the Bon Ton
"a ro,.s flow OF Wild ideas. which.
honestly. Just simply made you ner-
Won. irving TO keep track OF them:
About the lovely display OF gents
shirts in the Bon Ton WIDOW NJ
dressed by Raymie. about Raymies
osfrrtory last Sunday. the fact tnat
ther. weren't any Of these new solos
=. mic. as .JerusaIcm the Golden.
ana the way Raymie stood up 70
Juanita Haydock when she came INTO
~. store and tried 20 run Things
a "A n. az much as told her that she
rms an anxious 20 have folks think
en-. was smart and bright that she
said things she didn't mean. ana
anyway, Raymie was running ,ne
eho. department. and Juanita. or
Harry either. didn't like the way ne
ran things, they could go get an
other man; 80
About yida's new jabot which
rrade her look thirty.two vida's e.
,inate, or twenty-five dsaymie's es-
t,ynate,. vida's plan TO have the
h,ab. .cbooI Debating Society give
nlayiet. and the difficulty OF keeping
the younger boys well behaved on
,he playground when n big lubbcr
,,re cv Bogart acted up so;
About the picture postcard wnicn
Mrs. Dawson had sent TO Mrs. Cass
srom pasadena. showing roses grow
,rg right outdoors In February, the
change in time on No. 4. the rcck-
,esa wav DIR. Gould always drove
HE auto. the reckless way almost
All these people drove their autos.
the falIacy Of supposing that these
socialists could carry on govern.
,nent for az much as six months II
thew ever did have chance 10 Try
ort their theories. and the crazy way
" which Carol jumped from subject
TO subject.
VIDA had once behcld Raymie as a
,n,, man with spcctacles. mournful
drawn-out face. and colorless stiff
h.,r Now she noted that his jaw
was square, that his long hands
,,oyAd quickly and were bleached In
a refined manner. and that his trust.
,ng ewes indicated that he had lied
clean life" She began to call
rim ray" and to bounce In defense
Of his unselfishness and thoughtful
ness every time Juanita Haydock or