The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-16

the tragedy OF old age. which IL not
tina, IL IL less vigorous than youth.
but that u is not needed rs youth
that its love and proay sagoncsN. NJ
important few years ago. - gladly
offered now. arc rejected with laugh
ter. She OWNED that when Auni
Bessie csnc in with a Jar 90 Wild
grape Jelly ahc was waiting In hope
Of bsing asked for the recipe. After
that abe could he irritatcd but she
could not be depressed By Aunt BsH
sies simeon Of questioning.
She wasn't depressed even when
ehe heard Mrs. Bogart observe. Nov
we've got prohibition II seems 10 me
that the next problem % the eoun
try Amt 20 much aboilahing ciga
rets as IL Is 20 make folks observe
breakers that play baseball and SO 20
the movies and All on the s.ord's
/ Day"
only one thing bruised Carol
vanity. Few people asked her about
/ Washington. They who had mort 81.
miringly begged Percy Hrrsnahan for
/ hts opinions were least interested IN
I her facts She laughed Rt herself
when she saw that she had expected
TO BE- at once hereto and a returned
hero. she was very reasonable and
merry about q: and II hurt Just as
much as ever.
Her baby. born In August. was a
girl Carol could not decide whether
she was 60 become feminist iead.
or marry a scientist. OF both. hut did
settle on vassar and tricolc,ie sui,
with n small blsrk hat for her Fresh
man year.
/ VI
Hugh was ioquRcious az breakfast
lie desired 10 give his Impressions q
owls and r Street
Don't make so much noise. You
talk too much" srowied kennico;t
Carol fiared. Don't speak 90 him
tina, way why don't you listen TO
hlm7 lie has some very Interesting
I things 20 tell
What's the idea1 Mean 10 say
Won expect me 70 spend all my time
listening 20 hia chattcr7"
"why no,7''
"fror one thing. he's got IN learn
little discipline. Time for him 10
start getting educated"
"f've learned much more discipline.
Two had much more education. from
him than he his from me-"
What's thlag Some nsw.fanEied
idea Of raising Kids you got In Wash.
ingtonT'
Perhaps Did you ever realize
that children are people,
That's all right. I'm no, going 10
have him monopollzing the converaa.
ton"
I NO. ~ course. We have our
rights. too. But I'm going to bring
him up as n human being. lie has
Just a. many thoughts as we have.
and want him 20 develop them. not
take Gopher Prairic's version of
them. That's my biggest work now
keeping myself. keeping you. from
educating him"
Wei. let's not scrap about H. But
I'm not going 10 have him spoiled
Kennicott had forgotten u In ten
minutes: and she forgot it--this time.
VII
Tho kennicotts and the Sam C1arka
had driven north to a duck.pass be.
tween two lakes. on an autumn day
OF blue and copper.
Ksnnicott had given her light
twenty.gauge shotgun. She had a
first lesson IN shooting. in keeping
her eyes open. not winclng, under.
I
The barrel really Ind something TO DO
with pointing the. gun. She was
r1diant: she almost believed Sam
when he insisted that u was she who
had shot the rnallard at which they
had fired together.
Che sat on the bank OF the reedy
lake and found rest In Mrs. Clark's
drawing comments on nothing. The
/ brown dusk was still Behind them
were dark marshes The piowcd acres
smelIed fresh. The lake was garnet
| and silver. The voices OF the men,
waiting for the last flight, wero
clear in the cool air.
MARK icft"' sang Kennicott. in a
! ionR.drawn call.
Three ducks were swooping down
in "A swift line. The guns banged.
and duck fluttercd. Tho men
pushed their light boat out on the
FURNISHED lake, disappeared beyond
the reeds. Their cheerful voices and
the slow splash and clank Of oars
came back 10 Carol from the dim.
ness. In the sky "A fiery plain sloped
down to a serene harbor II dissolved:
! the lake was white marble; and Ken.
nicott was crying. "Well. old Indy.
how about hiking out for homer Sup.
per taste pretty good. eh7"
"I'il sit back with Ethel" she said
at the car.
n was the first time she had
called Mrs. Clark by her given name:
the first time she had willingly sat
back. q woman of Main Street.
I'm hungry IT'S good 10 be
hungry" she reflected. as they drove
away.
She looked across the silent fields
TO the west. She was conscious OF