The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-25

Carol Was Watching thete NnitNFft
she knew from his taut expression
that he was not listening TO Aunt
Bessie but herding his own thoughts.
and that he would interrupt her
hmntiy. He did.
win. where en- I ret an extra
Pair 81 pants for this coat and Vestf
n want TO pay too much"
well, guess Nat Hicks could make
you up pair But n l were you.
I'd drop into Ike Sifkin's-his prices
oxs lower than the Ron Tons"
-Humph. Got the new stove in
your office yeti"
-Nc. been looking at some at sam
Clark's but"
wei. v ought get = In. Don't DO
20 put off getting a stove all sum
uer. and then have IL come cold on
YOU in the fan
carol smiled urcn them tngratiat-
fngiy. $40 you dcars mind II slip
IN to bed I'm rather ured--cieaned
the upstairs today"
She rctreated she was certain
that they were discussing her, and
seuliy forgiVing her. She lay awake
bed which indicated that kcnnicott
had retired Then she felt safe.
II was Kennicott who brought NJ
the matter OF the Smsiis at break.
fast with no visible connection he
said uncle Whit " kind Of clumsy.
but Just the same he's a pretty wise
old ccot. He's certainly making good
with the store
Carol smiled. and Kennieott was
pleased that she had come to her
senses. AS Whit says. after all the
first thing ~ TO have the inside OF
house right. and darn the people
ION the outside looking i'm
81 II seemed settled that the house
-as 10 be sound example OF the
arm Clark school
kennicott made much OF erecting
i entirely for her and the baby. He
1pkc OF closets for her frocks. and
IS Z comfy sewing room" But when
u drew on a leaf from am old &C.
4 s1ntbook one was psper-saver and
\ string picker, the plans for the gar
II lie. he gave much more attention
IL = cement floor and work bench
II Nd q Easoline-tank than he had TO
h wing rooms
FL She sat back, and was afraid
II In the present rookcry there were
"A id thingx-s step up from the hall
% the dining room. a picturesaueness
|<n the shed and hsdraxgied lilac
hush. But the new place would be
smooth. standardized. fixed. II was
probable. now that Kennieott was
past forty. and settled. that this
would be the last venture he would
ever make in building. SO long as
| she stayed TN this ark. she would
| always have a possibility OF change.
hut once she was In the new house.
there she would sit for all the rest
~ her life there she would die Des.
p~~tety she wanted 10 put IL off.
against the chance 81 miracles.
While kcnnlcott was chstfersur
About patent swing door for the
psrar~ she saw the swing doors Of
prison
- Shr never voluntarily returned IN
Ire project AxErievcd. Kcnnicost
torf,eh drawing plans. and IN ten
Bays the new house WAS forgotten.
I'll Every year since their marriage
I,aroi had longed for a trim thru the
EAST Every year Kcnnicost had
baked Of attending the American
&desiical Association convention. "and
|ythen afterwards We could do the East
Hup brown I know New York clean
hru-- spent pretty near q week
here--but I would like to see New
England and all these historic places
Ind have some sea-food." He talked
m II from February 10 May. and in
May he invariably decided that com.
1ng confinementcases or land-deais
would prevent his getting away
from home base for very long this
year--and no sense going TIL we can
do n right
Tho WEAKNESS Of dfsh.washing had
Increased her desire to 70. She pic.
fprrd herself looking AZ Emerson's
manse. bathing IN a surf Of Jade and
ivory. wearing a trotfoir and a sum
mer fur. meeting an arfstocra tic
tkranRer. In the spring Kennicoti
had pafhcticaily volunteered. "s'poss
you'd like TO get in good long tour
81 this summer. but with Could and
81 Mac away and 30 many patients de
En- pennsng on me. don't see how I can
make It, BY roliy. feel like n
81 tfghfwad tho. not taking you Thru
all this restless July after she had
tasted Bresnahan's disturbing flavor
Of travel and gaicty. she wanted Il
Igo. but she said nothing. They