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


theatre called "The Rosebud Movie
Palace" Autographs announcing n
film called Patty TN Love"
Rowland a Goeid's grocery. In
the display window. black. overripe
bananas and lettuce on which a cat
was sleeping. Shelves lined with red
crepe paper which was now faded
and torn and concentrically spotted.
Flat against the wall Of the second
story tho s'gns OF lodges-the
Knights Of Pythias. the Maccabees.
tho woodmen. the Masons.
Dahl a blossoms Meat Market q
reck OF blood.
A jeweiry shop with tinny looking
wrist.watohes for women.
In front of II. at tho curb. . hugo
wooden clock which did not so.
A fly-buxxing saloon with a bril-.
liant gold and enamel whisky sign
across the front other saloons
down the block. From them stink
OF stale beer. and thick voices bel.
lowing pldgln German or trolling out
dirty songs-vicc gone feeble and
unenterpri-sng and duli--the deiicacy
Of n mining camp minus It's vigor,
In front of the saloons. farmwives
sitting on tho seats OF wagons. wait
ing for their husbands TO become
drunk and ready TO start homo.
A tobacco shop called The Smoke
House." filled with young men shak,
ing dice for cigarettes Racks OF
magazines. and pictures OF coy fat
prostitutes In bathing suits.
A clothing store with display Of
"ox.blood. shade Oxfords with bull.
dog toes" Suits which looked worn
and glossless while they were still
new. fiahblly draped on dummies
like corpses with painted cheeks.
The Bon Ton store-Haydock 4
Simons'--the largest shop In town.
The first.story front OF clear glass.
the plates cicvcriy bound at the
edges with brass. The second story
Of pleasant tapestry brick. One win.
dow OF excellent clothes for men. In.
tsrspersed with collars Of floral
riaue which showed mauve daisies
on a saffron ground Sowness and
an obvious notion Of neatness and
service. Haydock a Simcnr. Hay.
dock. She had met a Haydock a,
the station: Harry Haydock: an ac-
tive person OF IS. He seemed great
20 her. now. and very like saint.
His shop was clean.
Axei Egge'g General store, FIRE.
auented by Scandinavian farmers.
In the shallow dark window space
heaps of sleaxy sateens. badly wo-
ven galafeas. canvas shoes designed
for women with bulxtng ankles. steel
and red grass buttons upon cards
with broken edges. q cottony blan.
ket. q granite-ware frying pan re-
posing on a sun-faded crepe blouse.
sam Ciark's Hardware Store. An
air OF frankly metallic enterprise.
Guns and churns and barrels Of
nails and beautiful shiny butcher
knives.
Chester psshaway's House Fur
nishing Emporium A vista Of heavy
oak rockers with leather scats.
asleep in Q dismal row.
Biliy's Lunch. Thick hsndieiess
cups on the vet oiicioth-covered
counter. An odor Of onions and the
smoke Of hot lard In the doorway
. young man audibly sucking .
toothpick.
The warehouse Of the buyer Of
cream and potatoes. The sour smell
Of dairy.
The Ford Garage and the Buick
Garage. competent one-story brick
and cement buildings opposite each
other. Old and new cars ON grease.
bisckened concrete floors. Tire nd.
vertisemenfs- The roaring OF q test
cd motor: a racket which beat NJ the
nerves. surly young men In khaki
union overalls. The most energetic
and vital places In town.
A large warehouse for Agricultural
implements. An impressive barri-
cade OF green an1 gold wheels. OF
shafts and suIky seats. belonging 10
machinery Of which Carol knew
nothing potato planters. manure
spreaders. silaEe cutterA disc har-
rows. breaking pl0ws-
A feed store. it, windows Opaque
with the dust Of bran. q patent medi-
cine advertisement painted on Its
roof.
Ye Art shoppe. Prop. Mrs. Mary
Ellen wiiks. Christian Science IA.
brary open daily free. A touching
tumble at beauty. A one-room shan.
ty OF boards recently covered with
rough stucco. A show window dell
catciy rich in error: vases starting
out TO initiate tree trunks but run