The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

ming off into biobs Of giit--an aiumi
mum ash tray labeled "GreetinE-
from Conner prairie"--a christiar
Science magazine stamped sofa
cushion portrayinx a large ribbon
tied 10 = small poppy. the correct
skeins OF embroidery silk lying on
the pillow. Inside tho shop. a
glimpse OF bad carbon prints OF bad
and famous pictures, shelves OF
photograph records and Gamers
films. wooden toys. and In the mids,
an anxious small woman sitting In
a padded rocking cha4.
A barber shop and pool room A
man In shirt sleeves. presumably
Del snaffiin. the proprietor. shaving
man who had a large Adams ap
pie.
Nat Hicks Tailor shop. on . sids
street off Main. A one-siory build
Ing. A fashion plate showing human
pltehforks In garments which looked
a. hard as steel plate.
On another side street . raw red
brick Catholic church with . var
nished yellow door.
The postofflce--mereiya partition
Of glass and brass shutting off this
rear of mildewed room which must
once have been = shop. A Tilted
writing shelf against q wan rubbed
black and scattered with official no
tees and army recruiting posters
Tho damp. yeliow.brick sehoo
building In its cindery grounds-
The State Bank. stuocs masiK3na
wood.
The Yarmers' National Bank. An
Ionic temple Of marble. Pure. ex
quisito. solitary. A brass plate with
Ezra stowbody. Prcs't"
A score OF similar shops ana estab
tishments.
Behind them and MIXED with them
the houses. meek cottages or large
comfortable. soundiy unin,ercstins
symbols OF prosperity.
In all the town not one building
save the Ionic bank which gave
pleasure 20 Carols eyes; not a dozen
buildings which suggested that. In
the SO years OF Gopher Prairie's ex'
isience. the citizens had realized that
II was either desirable or possible to
make this, their common home,
amusing or attractive
II was not only the unxparing un.
Apologize ugiiness and the rigid
straixhtncxs which overwhelmed her
II was the planicxsncas. the flinf-y
temperatures Of the buildings. their
faded unpleasant colors. The street
was cluttered with electric ngh'
poles. gasoline pumps for motor
cars. boxes OF goods. Each man had
built with tho most valiant disregard
OF all the others. Between n large
new block" OF two-story brick shops
on one side. and the friedrich Over
land garage on the other side. was
one story cottage turned into a
millinery shop. The white temple OF
the Farmers Bank was elbowcd
back by a grocery Of giarins yellow
brick. One store building had a
patchy galvanized iron cornice: the
building beside II was crowned with
battiemcnts and pyramids OF brick
capped with blocks Of red sandstone.
She escaped from Main Street. fled
home.
She wouldn't have cared. she IN.
sisted. ~ the people had been comedy.
She had noted a young mar, ioafine
before shop. one unwashed hand
holding the cord OF an awning; a
middle-a aged man who had n way OF
staring at women as tho he had been
married too long and too prosaicaIIy
an old farmer. solid. wholesome. bu.
not clean--his face like a potato
fresh from the earth. None OF them
had shaved for three days.
IF they can't build shrines. out
here on the prairie. surely there's
nothing 20 prevent their buying
safety razors.' she ragged.
She fought herself: II must be
wrong. People do live here. II
can't be ms ugly as--as know II lei
I must be wrong. But I cant do IT,
I can't go thru with It,"
She came home too seriously wor.
ried for hystcria: and when she found
Kennicott waiting for her, and ex.
ultiHg. Hafc Wink wei, IKE
the town. Great lawns and trees,
eh7" she was able TO say. with a
self.protective maturity new TO her,
IT'S very interesting"
QID
The train which brought Carol Ia
Gopher Prairie also brought Miss
Bea Sorenson.
Miss Bea was stalwart, corn
colored. laughing young woman. and
she was bored by farm work. Che
desired the cxcitemcnts on city life.
and the way to enjoy city life was.
she had decided TO go get yob as
hired girl in Gopher Prairie" She
contentedly iugged her pasteboard
telescope from the station to her
cousin, Tina Malmquist. maid OF all
work in the residence OF Mrs. Luke
Dawson.
"veli, 80 you come to town." said
Tina.
"Ya. Az get a yob." said Bcs.
"veli You got fclla
now7"
"Ya. YIN jacobson"
ssyclf I'm clut TO see you How