The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-02
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The Story Of Carol Kennicott
ny SINCLAIR LEWIS
ocpyvtsht. 1870 uarcours. Br.c. q How. rnn

you down guess l can take tho
ume-como right back after supper. Z"
Before Carol could sum n all up.
Erik stammered. ''why, Haydock
didn't say anything 60 mo about the
change. OF course he's the president.
but
kcnn,oott looked At him heavily,
and gruntcd. Il don't know thing
about H. Coming. Carrier
Il am mott The match was TO
be herr. and I, win be herci You
can tell Harry Hasdock that he's
hoastly rudor' She rallied the five
who had been left out. who would
always be left out Come oni Wen
toss 20 sec which four Of us play
the Only and Original First Annual
Tennis Tournament OF Forest Hills.
Del Monte. and Gopher Prairier'
Don't know aa l blame you" said
Kennicott Wen have supper at
home them lie drove off
she hated him for his composurc.
He had ruined her defiance. She
felt much ics- like Susan n. An
thony Ms abe turned TO her huddied
followers.
Mrs Dillon and wits wocdfor'i
lost the toss. The others played out
the game. slowly. painfully. stun
bling on the rough earth. muffing
the easiest shots. watched only by
the small boy and his eniveling sis-
ter. Beyond tho court stretched
the eternal stuhhle. fields. The four
marionettes. awkwardiy going thru
sweep Of contcmptuous land. were
not heroic. their voices did not rims
cut In the score. but sounded apollo
gctic. and when the game was over
they glanced about as tho they were
waiting TO be laughed at
They walked home. Carol took
Erik's arm. Thru her thin linen
sleeve she could feel the GRUMPY
warmth Of his familiar brown Jersey
coat. She observed that there WERE
purple and red gold threads inter
woven with the brown. she rernem.
bercd the first time she had seen q,
Their talk was nothing but i'm
rrovisations on the theme: Il never
aid like this Haydock. lie Just con
! siiers his own convenience Ahead
% them. the DfilonS and wcodfords
spoke OF the weather and ". J.
Gougeriinw's new bungalow. No one
referred 20 their tennis tournament.
Al her gate Carol shook hands firmly
with Erik and smiled nj him.
Next morning. sunday morning.
when Carol was on the porch. the
Haydocka drove up.
we didn't mean 60 - rude 70
you. dearse-" smplorcd Juanita- 7
wouldn't have you think that for
anything. We planned that WIN and
you should como DOWN and have sup
per at our cottagr.-
No. I'm sure you didn't mean
to be- Carol was super neighboriy.
but I do think you ought 60 apollo
gize to poor Erik vaiborg. He was
terribly hurt
'oh. vaiborw. dcnr care ~
much what he thinks.- objected Har.
ry. Hes nothing but eonceited
buttinsky. Juanita and I kind OF slg.
urrd he was trying tn run this ten
MS thing too darn much anyway
But you asked him to make ar.
rangcments-"
Il know. but I donr IKE him.
Good Lord. you couldn't hurt his
feeiingxi Hc dresses up like a chorus
rnan-and by roily. he looks like
one,-but he's nothing but a swcds
farm boy. and thr~e Foreigners. they
all got hides like convey Of
rhinoceroscs-
But he is hurt
well I don't suppose ought
to have gone off half-cocked. and
not joiiied him along. III give him
n cigar. Heb
Juanita had been nckfnr her mrs
and staring at Carol She inter.
rupted her husband. Yes. I do think
Harry ought to fin n up with him.
You like him. don't you. CaroI7-
Over and thru Carol ran q fright.
cncd cautiouEnesa. LIKE him, I
haven't an Idea Tie seems 10 be a
very decent young man ! just felt
that when he'd worked no hard on
tho plans for the match, II was q
shame not TO be nice TO him.
Maybe there's something to shat. -
mumbied Harry. then. at sight Of
Kcnnicott coming round the corner
Juggling the red garden hose by It's
brass nozzle. he rnarcd IN relief.
What a. you think you're trying
20 do. DocY-
While Kennicott explained IN de-
tan all that he thought he WINS try.
ing 10 do. while he rubbed his chin
and gravciy stated. Struck me the