The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-31

cum. powder atmosphere. but she
FASTENED TO get into the fresh air OF
her plans.
Maud Dyer granted that the city
hall wasn't $50 very nice" yet, as
Dave said. there was no use doing
anything about II TN they received
an appropriation from the state and
combined new city hall with y
national guard armory. Dave had
given verdict. what these mouthy
youngsters that hang around the
pooiroom need Is universal military
training. Make men OF EN-"
Mrs. Dyer removed the new school
building from the city hall:
''Oh. so Mrs. Mott has got going
on her school craxei She's been
dinging at that TN cverybody's sick
and tired. What she really wants Is
a big office for her dear bald headed
Gawge to sit around and look I'm.
portant In. OF course I admire Mrs.
Mott. and I'm very fond OF her. she's
20 brainy. even II she does try TO
butt In and run the Thanatopsts. but
must say we're sick OF her nagging.
The old building was good enough
for us when we were kids, hate
these would.bc women politicians.
don't your
The first week Of March had given
promise OF spring and stirred Carol
with . thousand desires for lakes
and fields and roads. The snow was
gone except for filthy wooily patches
under trees. the thermometer ieaped
in day from wlnd.bitten chill 10
itchy warmth. As soon AZ Carol was
convinced that even In this impris.
oncd North. spring could exist again.
the snow came down as abruptly as
. paper storm IN . theatre: the north.
west gale flung Il up In half
blizzard: and with her hope OF q
eiorified town went hope Of summer
meadows.
But a wreck later. tho the SNOW
was everywhere In slushy heaps. the
promise was unmistakab'e. BY the
Invisible hints In air and sky and
earth which had aroused her every
year thru ten thousand generations
she knew that spring was coming. II
was not a sccrching. hard. dusty day
like the trcacherous intruder Of
= week before. but soaked with
lsnguor. softcned with a milky light
Rivulcfs were hurrying IN each ~
ley; . calling robin appeared BY
magic on the crabapple tree In ths
Howiandr yard. Everybody chuckied
Looks Ike winter 10 GOING and
'"ThisTl bring the frost out Of the
ruads--have the autos out pretty
soon now--wonder what kind Of bass
fishing wen get this summer ought
TO be rood crops this year"
Each evening Kennicnst repeated
we better mot tnke of our heAvy
underwear % The storm wfndowS TOD
soon--might b mother spcE Of cold
|-Gos 10 b. careful bout catching
cold--wondsr X the coal wm 49,
thru
The sxpandlng foross q me- wfsAfn
her choked ths 6snfrD ~ reforming
she trOttsd thru he houD. PLANNING
the spring eleanfng win Bea- Whom
she attended heP naupnA meeting Of
the Thanatopds ne aid nothing
ahout remaining she tpvgn. ghe flst,
snsd rsGpecs1hly y sen<hticD On pick'
ems. Thaekeray. 9ane Austan. Osorgs
mok Scott. Hardy. Lamb. D. Gum.
60. and Mira Hunphry ward. who.
Il seemed constituted The writers a
Engiish Notion an sssays-
Not TN shs inspscted the rsss roosn
"a She again become . fanatic She
had ofted glanced at the store build.
ing which ha1 ben turned into Z
refuge In which farm wives could
wait while their husbands transacted
business She had heard vida Sher.
win and Mrs.. Warren caress the vir.
tue Of the Thanatopsis IN establish
Ing the rest room and In sharing with
the city council the expense Of main
tanning IT, But she had never en-.
tered Il tin this March day.
She went In impulsivcly. nodded at
the matron. = plump worthy widow
named NodeIquist. and At . couple
Of farm women who were meekIy
rocking. The rest room resembIed Z
second hand store. II was furnished
with discarded patent rockers, iop-
sided reed chairs. . scratched pine
table. . gritty straw mat. old steel
engravings Of muI<maids being moral
" amcrous under willow trees. faded
chromos Of roses and fish. ana =
kerosene stove for warming lunches.
The front window was darkened by
torn net curtains and by a mound Of
geraniums and rubber plants.
While she was listening TO Mrs.
SodelQuist's account Of how many
thousands Of farmers' wives used the