The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-13
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The Story Of Carol Kennieott
nv SINCLAIR LEWIS
csvyrsrAt. 1859. narcourt. Brace q Hswr Inc


.,srved From Yesterday
- FAR only because Ken.
. slow in shaking of re.
Asr Now he hayed;
-, n about all from you I've
xour sneertng AZ this town,
Nr how ugly and dull Il IL.
go cor your refusing to appre'
Fellows like sam. I've
- for your ridiculing our
e;spher Prairie Grow cam
~ M, enc thinE I'm not going
rm not going to stand
vsfs being scditious. You
srcasiage all YOU want to. but
800 darn well that these rad
) |. yea call EN-. are opposed TO
ana let me tell you right
nov. and you and all these
! .nr<d men and short haired
a beef all YOU want 20. but
.s..r 10 take these fellows, and
.inv patriotic, were going TO
.s.,, Ne patriotic. And--lord
, rev,r thought ia have TO
-. 10 my own wife-hut II
srsendlng these fellows. then
srs thing applies to you Next
suppose you'll BE- yarr,ng
49,. sreech. Free speech
~. 100 much free speech and
- and free beer and free love
d the rest Of your damned
freedom, and " had my
, "a make you folks live M 70
.,ssassed rules cf dcccncy even
IVA TO take yoo--
~m- she was not tfmcrous
.tr | prcoerman n | fan TO
, !, Honest Jtm Rlausser. too
a, ave my whole duty as a
~ rrurabisrg. The whole
80 rrht In line with the criticism
y, .s~ays been making. Might
.rswn you'd oppose any de-
!. destructive work for the town
w.
1.Yws- right An I've done has
q Ire. I don't belong to
-s>- Prairie. That Isn't mean, as
ssS<raaiion Of Gopher Prairie.
mar be a condemnation Of
II. lsrsxhti don't oarcs I don't
Ia~< here. I'm going. I'm not
IL, ~rmlssion any more. I'm
kr-y gong
II rarsre. TO you mind telling
keskrt too much trouble. hsw
n ycure going forT''
II nnf know. Perhaps for a
Perhaps for n lifetime"
H. we. Well. Of course. IN b.
.<s 70 asxih 10 sell out my prae.
4ra 20 anywhere you say.
MA yea Ike 70 have me so with
p Paris and study art. maybe.
w.sr velveteen pants and a
rr's bonnet. and 1--we on spa
W.
!. 10 think we -sr save you tina,
~ You dent quite under.
.a am woins--i really am
isnei I've got to find out what
VIA Is"
1 Txx' Work. Sure, That's the
II -uehle with ycul You haven't
<wayA work 10 do. IL you had
Htwfnand no hired girl. and had
HI - NJ the chores and separate
1snaz like these faru~rs' wives.
- - wouldn't DO so dtscon-
4nrv. That's what mc~s men
y punen--Iike you would say.
n ho~ they would explain all
nrd all I want And shouidn't
- With them. These business
y bonn their crushing iabors OF
~ IN an office seven hours a
puld calmly recommend that
psa dozen children. A. II hap
"A I'VE done that sort OF thing
3H'se been n good many times
F9vs hadn't a maid. and I did
As housework. and cared for
~. and went TO Red Cross. and
kaH very efficiently. I'm good
= and a good sweeper. and you
~ Care say I'm not"
Mo. yoa're---
Bot vss more happy when I
n dr-t<inx, was not. was
bstrsgxied and unhappy. It's
xt-bus not my work. could
A. offiee or library. or nurse
q isaeh children. But solitary
Asashinr isn't enough 10 satisfy
~ many other women. We're
f1 % chuck IL. We're going TO
- 'sm by machinery. and come
and play with you men In the
- and clubs and politics you've
E'y kept for yourselves Oh.
hopeless. we dissatisfied WON.
hen why do you want to have
nout the place. TO fret your so
sf'r your sake that I'm gofnwr'
Neourse little thing like Hugh
~ no difference"