The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-21

secure. what II needs IL 20 be less
secure. more eager The Nvic i'm.
provemants which I'D like the Thana.
tonss 10 advocat. are Strindberg
plays. ana classic dancsrs-cxluisitc
iega beneath tulie--and Il can see
him 40 clcariyo a thick. black beard
cd. cynical Frcnchman who would
sit about and drink and sing Opera
and tell nawdy storics and laugh al
our properties ana quote 1,abclais
and not be ashamed 70 kiss my
hands'
"iIuh' Not sure about the rest of
Il. but I guess that's what you and
all tho other Disconnected young
women really want--some stranger
kissing your handr' At Carols
gasp. the old saulrrcilike vida dart.
ed out and cried. ''oh. my dear.
don't take that too seriously. l just
mean---'.
FL know. You Just meant ~ Go
on. Re good for my soul. Isn't u
funny. here we all are-une trying
10 be good for Gopher Prnirie's soul.
and Gopher Prairie trying 20 be good
for my soul. What are my other
sinsg-
"Oh. there's plenty Of them. Pos
sibly some day We shall have your
fat cynical Frenchman horrible.
snecring. tobacco stained object. ruin.
ing hts brains and his digestion with
yile llauorD but. thank heaven. for
n while wc'il manage TO keep busy
with our lawns and pavemsntrl You
see. these things really are coming
The ThanaiopsA Ia getting some
where. And you Her tone
italicized her Words 10 my great
disappointment arc doing iess. not
more. than the people you laugh att
Sam Clark. ON tho school. board. in
working for better school ventiia-
ton. Ella stowbody f~hose elocut.
ing you always think is NO absurd
has persuaded the railroad 10 share
the expense Of parked space A. the
station. TO do away with that wa
cant lot
You sneer 20 easily. I'm sorry.
but I DO think there's something
essentially cheap In your attitude
Especially about religion.
III you must know. you're not
sound reformer at all. You're an
lmpossibllis,. And you give up too
easily. You gave up ION the new
city hail, the sntifiy campaign. club
papers. tho library board. the dram.
attic association--just because We
didn't graduate into Ibscn tho very
first thing. You want perfection all
Mt once. DO you know what the
finest thing you've done is---aside
from bringing Hugh into the woridg
IL was the help you gave DIR. VIII
during bsby-welfare week. You
didn't demand that each baby be
philosopher and artist before you
weighed him. as you do with the
rest OF us.
And now I'm afraid perhaps III
hurt you. Were going 20 have a
new school building in this town
In just a few years--and wen have II
without one bit Of help or interest
from youi
Professor Mott and I and some
others have been dinging away Mt
the moncycd men for years. We
didn't call on you because you would
n'Fer s'a"n ''' pou''', ,'oun"'pou
ing year AFTER year without one DIT
OF announcement. ana we've won
I've sot he promise OF everybody
VINO counts thst Just as soon ~ Wal
conoiuons permit 'hey ~ Vo'o tnc
bonds Tor inc scnooi mouse. ana
Wen nave wonaerfui pnhnins
lovely brown prick' WIN DIE WIN
COWS. ana agrion'urai ana manuai-
training deph.'meh's. "nen We set
~ that u DC my answer 10 AL your
tneorics i
I'm giah. ana I'm ashamed
haven't had any part N ectuns ~
but-- fiesse oon tnink IN IN
sympatheuc " l ASK one u"esuoh'
WIN the tehchers IN the nysienic
new building go on informing the
children Nat fersla Is a yeho" spot
on tne map. ana caesar 'ne w.
OF book OK gramina,icai pu@ziess
VII
VIDA was indignant; Csro, was
apoiogetic; they uikeo TOT snoerr