The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-08

cur eyes. The sooner shc's sent to
the school for incorrlgihie girls down
A ssuk centre. the better for all
and Won't you Just have q
cur az coffee, Carrot dearie. I'm sure
YOU won't mind old Aunty Bogart
calling you by your first name
when you think how long I've known
WIN. and l was such a friend Of his
acar lovely mother when she lived
here and--was that cap expensiveg
But Don't you think IT'S awful
the way folks talk In this town"
Mrs. Bogart hitched her chair
nearer. Her large face. with It's dis
surbing collection OF moles and
and lone black hairs, wrinkled Gun.
ulnxiy. She showed her docayed
teeth In a rcrroving smile. and In
the confidential voice OF one who
ueenntg stale bedroom scandal she
\ xhed.
~ Just don't see how folks can
talk and act like they do. You
don't know the things that so on
under cover. This town-why It's
only the religious training I've given
Cy that's kept him 80 innocent Of
things. Just the other day I
never pay no attention 20 stories.
but I heard II mighty good and
straight that Harry Haydock Is
carrying on with a girl that clerks
IN q store down In Minneapolis. and
poor Juanita not knowing anything
about it--though maybe it's the judy.
met Of God. because before she mar.
r1cd Harry she acted up with more
han one boy Well. I don't like
% say II. and maybe ain't up.to-
cate. like CIV says. but I always be-
neved a lady shouldn't even give
aames to all sorts OF dreadful things.
but just the same I know there was
q least one case where Juanita and
. boy-veli. they were Just dread.
full. And---and---- Then there's
that Ole Jensen the grocer. that
49, he's 80 plaguey smart. and
i Know he made up 10 q farmers
wife and And this awful man
R3crnstam that does chores. and Nat
Hicks and"
There was. n seemed. no person In
town who was not living a life OF
shame except Mrs Bcgart. and nat.
urally She resented it,
She knew. She had always hap
pened to be there. Once. she wills
percd she was going by when an
indiscrcct window-shade had been
left up = couple OF inches. Once
she had noticed q man and woman
holding hands. and right at a Meth.
odist socsabie,
Another thing Heaven know-
I never want 20 start trouble. but I
can't help what see from my back
steps. and l notice your hired girl
Bca carrying on with the grocery
boys and ALL
Mrs Bogsrt' ia trust Bea a. I
would myseif-
-oh. dear1s. you don't understand
mek I'm sure she's . good girl. I
mean she's green. and hope that
none Of these horrid young men that
there are around town win get her
bcfoa trouble. It's their parents
80 letting them run wild and
xvi things II had my way
~ ~ wouldn't BE- none Of them. not
Ubys nor girls neither. allowed -
tnov anything abous-about things
uu they are married. It's terrible
the bald way that some folks talk.
II just shows and gives awny what
awful thoughts they got inside them.
and there's nothing can cure them
except coming right to God and
kneeling down Ike do at prayer.
meeting every "wednesday evening.
and saying. . God. I would be .
miserable sinner except for thy
gf1cas
ia make every last one Of these
brass 80 to Sunday school and learn
70 think about nice things stead Of
about cigarettes and goins-on--and
these dances they have at the lodges
are the worst thing that ever hap
pened 70 this town. lot Of young
men squeezing girls and. finding out
- Oh. It's dreadful. I've told the
mayor he ought to put . stop to
them and There was one boy In
this town. I. don't want 20 be sus-
plcious or uncharitabIe Gut.
~ vas half an hour before Carol
She stopped on her own porch and
thought vic.ousiy:
II that woman IL on the side OF
The angels, then have no choice
] must be on the side OF the devil.
But-isn't she like ne7 She too
wants to reform the town. She
too criticizes everybody. She too
thinks the men are vulgar and lin.
hed' Am like herr This is
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