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

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The recently buiit house OF sam
Clark. In which was given the party
20 welcome Carol was one OF the
largest IN Gopher Prairie. II had
clean sweep OF clarboards. solid
squarencss. small tower. and n
arEe screened porch. Inside, IL was
4 ~Ainy. as hard. and as cheerful as
new oak upright piano.
Carol looked imnloringly at sam
Clark as he rolled to the door and
shouted. welcome. little iadyl The
keys Of the city are yournr'
Beyond him. In the hallway and
the living room. sitting In vast
prim circle as tho they were attend.
ing a funeral. she saw the guests.
They were waiting so, They were
waiting for hers The determination
! to be all one pretty fioweret Of ap-
probation leaked away she begged
Of sam Il don't dare face them,
They expect so much. They'll swal.
low me in one moushful-glumps--
like thatr'
~why. sister. they're going TO love
\ you-same as I would " l didn't
think the doc here would beat me
up
Il "B but don't dare, Faces 90 the
q right OF me. faces in front Of me.
yvoliey and wondcrr'
She sounded hystericai TO herself:
-. Szncied that TO sam Clark she
,soundcd insane. But he chuckled
Now you just cuddie under Sans
wing. and II anybody rubbers at you
too long. III shoe 'efn OFF. Here we
go, Watch my smoke--Sam1. the
ladies delight and the bridegrooms'
terror
Hts arm about her. he led her In
and bawied. ladies and worser
halves. the bride. We won't intro
uuce her round yet. because she'i
never get your bum names straight
anyway. Now bust up this sstar-
thamberr'
They Uttered politely. but they did
not move from the social security
Of their circle. and they did not cease
staring.
Carol had given creative energy
20 dressing foS the event. Her hair
was demure, low on her forehead
with a parting and a colicd braid.
Now she wished that she had piled
Ntt high. Her frock was an ingenue
|, slip OF lawn. with a wide gold sash
and low square neck. which gave
a suggestion Of throat and nodded
shoulders. But as they looked her
over she was certain that n was all
wrong. She wished alternately that
Rd worn a splnsterish high
necked dress. and that she had darcd
70 shock them with violent brick
red scarf which she had bought in
Chicago.
She was led about the circle. Her
voice mechanically produced safe re-
nark.:
"oh. I'm sure I'm going 20 like n
ere ever so much" and Yes. we
hid have the best time IN Colorado
mountains" and 'Ues. lived in
4. Paul several years. Euclid p.
Tinker? No. don't remember meet.
ing him. I'm pretty sure I've heard
b. him"
Kennicott took hee aside and whls.
p<red. NOW III INTRODUCES you TO
hem. one at time
TEL me about them first"
well. the rice-locking couple over
here are Harry Haydock and his
wife. Juanita- Harry's dad owns
most Of the Bon Ton. but it's Harry
who runs II and gives II the pep.
He's hustler. Next to him IL Dave
Dyer the druggist--you met him this
| afternoon-frighty good duck shot
The tail husk beyond him is Jack
otE-Jackson Elder-owns the
Inning mill. and the Mlnniemashie
ousc. and quite a share In the
armers' National Bank Him and
us wife are good sports-hirn and
Sam and 90 hunting together a lot.
fhe old cheese there Is Luke Daw-
bon. the richest man in town. Next
10 him Is Nat Hicks. the tailor"
Really? A tailor7s