The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-08

aspernted the piano quite a lot with
quotations from the operas. I gave
limitations ~ a rattieanake. and told
her about snaky MeFee's new way
Of plkipning cows aud described the
trip | MAIZE 10 Saint Louis once. We
was getting along IN one anothern
ordinations fine. Thinks I. n Jack
son Bird can now be persuaded TO
migrate. I win. l recoIiect hts prom
ise about the pancake recipe. and
thinks ! Will persuade II from Miss
wfilella and give II TO him. and then
II catches Birdie off Of Mlred Mule
aFRin. III make him hop the twig.
40. along about 10 o'clock ] put
on "a whcedIina smile and says TO
Miss willeiiai Row. if there's any
thing ! do like better than the sight
OF red steer on green grass. It's the
taste of a nice hot pancake. mnoth.
cred In Hugar.house molhssen'
Miss Willelia gives a little jump
on the piano stool. and looked at me
curious.
Yea shys she. They're real
nice. What did you say waa the
mime OF that street In Saint Louis.
MIR Odom. whore you lost your hat ?
Pancake ave says I. with a
wink. 10 show her that ! was on
about the family recipe. and couldn't
be sidrtrscked off Of the subject.
Come. now. Miaa wilieila.' ! ssys.
Tets hear how you make 'orn. Pan
cakes IL just whirilng In my head
like wagon wheels. start her off.
now pound OF flour. eight dozen
eggs. and no on. How does the Gaia
iogus % constituents rum
Excuse me for mofn@ns-
please says Mirs wiiielia. and she
gives me a quick kind of sideways
look. and slides off the stool She
ambied out into the other room. and
directly Uncle Emsicy comes In In
his shirt aieeyes. with n pitcher OF
water. He turns around 70 Ect a
glass on the table. and 1 s~e a 40 In
his hip pocket. Great post hol.eF
thinks I. rut here's a family thinks
a heap OF cooking recipes. protecting
IL with firearms. I've known outfits
that wouldn't do that much By .
family feud.'
Drink this here down says
Uncle Ernsisy. handing me the glars
Of water. You've rid too far today.
Jui. and got yourself over-ercitsd.
Try 20 think about something else
now
"TDo you know how TO make tfssrn
pancakes. Uncle EmsieyT ] astod-
- axA krx
the anatomy OF them as soma says
Uncle Enaley. hut ! reckon you take
sitter OF piastsrof.pArta and a
little dough and saicrntus and corn
meal. and mix 'em with egws and
huttermiik an usual Is old BIN
going 70 ship be1v~r 20 kansas CITY
again this spring. Judr
.~rha, war all the pancake specifi-
cations could get that night ]
didn't wonder that Jackson Bird
found 4, uphiii work. 10 ! dropped
the suhiect and talked with Uncle
issnaiey a with. about hollow-horn
and cyclones And then Miss Willeiia
came and aid Good night and ] hit
the breeze for the ranch
ABOUT a week afferwnrd ] naes
Jackson bird riding out Of Pirni@nta
as I rode IN. and we stopped In the
road for a few frivolous remarks.
Got the bin Of particulars for
them flapJAeks yetT asked him.
-'wcIi. no. says Jackson d0t
seem 20 have any success In getting
hold of n. bid you tryy
81 did says I. and twas me try
Ing TO dig n prairie dog out Of his
hole with a peanut hull That pan
cake receipt must be a tookalorrrn.
the way they hold on TO IT,
Tim most ready 10 give II m,
says jackson. no discouraged In his
RECOMMENDATIONS that l felt sorry for
I him. but | did want 20 know how TO
mako them pancakes 70 eat on my
1 lonely ranch says he I lie awake
at nights thinking how good they
are
You keep on trying for ~ tells
him. and III 90 THE same One Of
us In bound 70 get a rope over 10
horns before long. Wen. soionr,
Jacksy.'
You s~e. by rhis time we was on
the pcacefnIicst OF terms. When
saw that he wasn't after Miss WIN
ella had more en8urahle contempia.
tons OF that sandy. haired Encozer.
In order 90 help out the ambitions
Of his appetite l kept on trying GO
get that recipe from Miss willclla.
But every time would say pan
caker she would &c. sort OF remote
and fidgey about the eye. and try
TO change the subject. II held her
to II she would slide out and round
up Uncle fsnsley with his pitcher OF
water and hip pocket howitxer.
zone day I Talloped over to the
store with fine bunch OF blue yer
benas that ! cut out Of herd OF
wild flowers over on Poisoned Dog
Prairie. Uncle Efnsicy looked nj EN-
with one eye shut and gays;
Haven't sc heard the newsr
"'Caiuc up7' asks.
'Wlliclla and Jackson Bird was
married in Palestine yesterday says
he. Just rot letter this morning.
II dropped them flowers in q
cracker barrel. and let the news
triekle In my ears and down toward
my upper left-hand shirt pocket until
II got to my feet.
would you mind saying that
over again once more. Uncle Ems
icy7' says /. Maybe my hearing has
got wrong. and you only said that