The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-22

an actor that he convinccs his own
self. I'D hate him In Boston.
He'd have all the obvious blg.clty
things. Llmousinea. Discreet even
ing Clothes. Order a clever dinner
at smart restaurant. Drawing room
decorated by the best firrn---but the
pictures giving him away. I'D raih
er talk to Guy Pollock In his dusty
effice. How lie. His arm
ccaxed my shoulder and hts Eyes
dared me not TO admire him. I'd be
afraid Of him. | hate hint oh.
the inconceivabia cgntirtle imagins-
ton OF women! All this stew OF
analysts about man. good, de-
cent. friendly. efficient man. because
he was kind 10 me-. as WINS wife,
Nv
The Kennlcotts. the Elders. the
clarks. and Bresnahan went fishing
at Red Sauaw Lake. They drove
forty miles to the lake in Elders
new Cadillac. There was much laugh.
ter and hustle at the start. much
storing OF lunch baskets and Jolnted
poles. much inquiry as to whether
IL would really bother Carol TO sit
with her feet up on a roll OF shawis
When they were ready 90 so Mrs.
Clark iamcnted. "Oh. Sam. forgot
my magazine" and Hrrsnahan bui.
lied. Come on now. II you women
you can't 20 with us tough guysr'
Every one laughed n great deal. and
~ they drove on Mrs. Clark ex.
planned that tho probably she would
not have read II. attn. she might
have wanted TO. while the other girls
had nap in the afternoon. and mhe
was right In the middle OF a serial
Il Was an awfully exciting story
II seems that this girl was Turk
lab dancer toniy she was really the
daughter OF an American Lady and
a Russian princei and men kept run
ming after her. just dIssuasIngiy. but
she remained pure. and there was
a scene
while the men fionted on the lake.
casting for black bass, the women
prepared lunch And yawned. Carol
was a little resentfui Of the manner
in which the men assumed that they
did not care 10 firth. II don't want
10 20 with them. but I would iiks
the privilege Of refusing"
The lunch was long and pleasant.
II was a background for the talk OF
the great man come home. hints OF
cities and large Imperative affairs
and fsrnoun people. joconely modest
admissions that. yes. their friend
Perez was doing about as well M
most OF these Boston sweiis that
think 80 much OF themselves because
they come from rich old families and
went TO college and everything. BE.
lieve me. it's us new business men
that are running Hssntown today.
and not lot Of fassy old bucks
snooxing In their cIubsi'
Carol realized that he was not one
OF the sons OF Gopher Prairie who.
IL they do not actually starve in the
East. are invariably spoken OF ms
highly successful: and she found
behind his too incessant flattcry "A
genuine affection for his mates IL
was I'm the matter OF the war that
he most favored and thrilled them.
Dropping his voice while they bent
nearer tfhere was no one within two
miles 20 overhesrl. he disclosed the
fact that In both Boston and Wash
lngton he'd been getting a lot Of in
side stuff on the war-rirht straight
from headaua rters---he was in touch
with some men--couidn't name them
but they were darn high up In both
the War and state Departments
and he would say--only for pcte's
sake they mustn't breathe one word
OF this: II was strictly on the @. T.
and not generally known outside Of
Washington.-but just between our
seIves--and they could take this for
sospel--spain had finally decided tn
ioin the Entente allies In the Grand
Scrap. Yes, sir. fhere'd be two mil
lion fully equipped Spanish soldiers
fighting with us In France In one
month now. Some surprise for Ger
many, all right,
How about the prospects for rev
olution In Germany" reverentiy
asked Kennicott.
The authority Rruntcd, Nothing
10 IL. The one thing you can bet on
IL that no matter what happens to
the German people. win or lose.
they'll stick by the Kaiser iii hell
freezes over. ] got that absolutely
straight, from a fellow who's on the
inside OF the inside In Washington.
No. sir! don't pretend TO know
much about international affairs but
ono thing you can put down as set
tied Is that Germany will be Ho-
henzoliern empire for the next forty
years. At that, ! don't know az it's
30 bad The Kaiser and the Junk.
crs keep firm hand on a lot of
these red agitators who'd be worse
than king II they could get con.
troll"
I'm terribly interested In this up
rising that overthrow the Gar in
Russia" suggested Carol She had
finally been conquered by the mans
wizard knowledge of affairs.
Kennicott apologized for her: Car
rIe's nuts about this Russian revo.
luton. IL there much to II. perce7"
There Ia mott" Bresnahan said