The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-17

know that Percy Bresnahan enms
from here Used TO go TO scnoo
right at the old buIldlnK.'
Il heard he did."s
Yes. He's a prince. lie and
went fishing together. last time h.
was here" -
The Dawsons and Mr.. Mott teet
cred upon weary feet. and smiled al
Carol with crystalixed expressions
She went on:
Tell me. Mr.. Mott: Have you ever
tried any experiments with any Of
the new educational systcmsf IN,
modern kindergarten methods or tn,
Gary SYSTEM
"oh. Thee. Mosc OF these would
be rcformcrs are simply notoriety
seekers. believe In manual train
inEs bu, Latin and mathematics al
ways will DO the backbone OF SOUND
Amcricanism. no matter what theas
faddists advocate heaven knows
wha; they do want Knitting. sup
pose. and classes IN wiggling tbs
ears
The Dawsons smiled their aprre
citation OF Listening TO a savant Car
oil waited I'LL kcnnlcoit should res
cue her. The rcst Of the party waited
for tho miracle OF being amused.
Harry and Juanita Haydock. Rita
Simons and DIR. Terry Gouid--the
young smart sc, OF Gopher Prairie
She was led to them. Juanita Hay.
dock flung at her In . high. eack
ling. friendly voice:
We'll. this Is 30 nice 70 have you
here. Wen have some good parties
dances and everything. Your
have TO join the Jolly Seventeen.
We play bridge and we have a sup
per once a month. You play. OF
coursey-
"N.no. I don't"
Really In ST Paul.
1--WE always been such book
worm
wen have 10 teach you. Bridge
Is half the fun Of life" Juanlia had
become patronlxing. and she glanced
disrespectfuliy at Carols golden
sash. which she had previously ad.
mlrcd.
Harry Haydock said politely
How do you think you're going to
like the old burgG"
I'm sure I shah like II tremen.
deusly."
Best people on earth here. Great
hustlers, too. Course I've had lots
Of Chances 20 GO live in Minnesp.
oils. but we like II here. Real he
town. Did you know that Percy
Brcsnahan came from hereg"
Carol perceived that she had been
weakened In the biological struggle
by disclosing her lack of bridge.
Reused TO nervous desire TO regain
her position she turned on Or. Terry
Gould. the young and pooLplaying
competitor OF her husband. Her eyes
coauctted with him while she
gushed:
I'm learn bridge. But what I
really love most is the outdoors.
Can't we all get up a boating party.
and fish. or whatever you do. and
have a picnic supper sfterwards?''
NOW you're talkingr' Dr. Gould
affirmed. lie looked rather too OBJ
viously al the cream smooth slope
81 her shoulder. Like fishing I?
Fishing Is m ymiddIc name. III
teach you bridge. Like cards al alI7'
Il used 10 be rather good at be.
zique."
She knew that bczique was a game
Of cards-or "A game OF something
else. Roulette. possibly. But her
lie was n triumph. Juanita's hand
some. higb-colored. horsey face
showed doubt. Harry stroked his
nose and said humbiy. "Bezique?
Used to be great gambling game.
wasn't IT."
While others drifted TO her group
Carol snatched up the conversation.
She laughed and was frivolous and
rather brittle. She could not dis.
tinguish their eyes. They were a
bury theatre.audience before which
she seIf-consciously enacted the com
edy OF being the Clever Little Bride
OF Doc Kennicott.
"These-here celebrated Open
Spaces, that's what I'm going out
for. IN never read anything but the
sporting page again. VIII converted
me on our Colorado trip. There were
so many mousey tourists who were
afraid TO get out OF the motor 'iNls
that / decided to be Annie Oakley,
the Wild Western Vampire. and /
bought OH vociferous skirt which
revealed my perfectly nice ankles to
the Presbyterian glare of all the
Ioway schoolma ans, and leaped
from peak 70 peak like the
nimble chamoys. and You may
think that Herr. Doctor Kennicott
Is a Nimrod but you ought TO have
seen me daring him to strip 20 his
II. V. DIS and go swimming In an
icy mountain brook"
She knew that they were thinking
of becoming shocked. but Juanita
Haydock was admiring, at least. She
staggered on:
I'm sure I'm going to ruin VIII
as respectable practitioner Is he
a good doctor, DR.. Gould?"
Kcnnicott's rival gaspcd nj this in.
multi 10 urofeasional 6fllicn and he