The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-30


Arthur Epson. whom she had once
seen IN Minneapolis. lie was at once
TOO sensitive and too sophisticated
20 touch business as she knew Il In
Gopher Prairie.
With restrained amusement he was
snaiyzing the noisy Mr.. Zit,erel.
Carol was ashamed TO- have this spy
from the Great World hear the pas.
tors Numbering. She felt rcspon.
s'elc tor the town. She resented his
gaping AZ their private rites. She
flushed. turned away. But she con.
tinued TO feel hts presence.
How could she meet him. She
must For an hour Of talk. He was
all that she was hungry for. she
could not let him get away without
word--and she would have to. she
pictured. and rldiculcd. herself as
walking up 20 him and remarking,
Il am sick with the Village Virus.
WIN YOU please tell me what people
arc saying and playing in New
forkr" She pictured. and groancd
over. the expression OF kcnnicott II
she should say. why wouldn't Il be
reasonable for you. my soul. 20 ask
thai complete stranger In the brown
Jersey coat TO come to supper to
nIxhty"
She hrooded. not looking back. she
warmed herself that she was prob
ably exaExcrating; that no young
man could have all these exalted
Qualities Wasn't he too obviously
smart too glossy now. Like a movie
actor. Probably he was a travelling
salesman who sang tenor and fan.
cfed himself In limitations Of Newport
clothes and spoke Of ~thc SWEETEST
business proposition that ever came
ogwn the pike" In a panic she
peercd nj him. No. This was no
hostiing salesman. this boy with the
curving Grccian lips and the serious
eyes.
She rose after the SERVES. care.
flliy taking ksnnicott's arm ard
smiling sf him IN a mute assertion
that che was devoted to him no mat.
tar what happened. She followed
the Mystery's soft brown Jersey
shoulders out OF the church.
Fatty Hicks. the shrill and puffy
son Of Nat. Tapped his hand at the
beautiful stranger and icercd. '-Hows
the ktdf All dolled w Ike plush
horse today. Amt WEI
Carol was exceeding sick. Her her.
aid from che outside was Erik Val
borg. Elizabeth" Apprentice tai
lof! Gasoline and hot goose, Mend
ing dirty Jackets, Respectfully hold,
Ing = tape measure about a pauneh,
And yet. she insisted. this boy was
also himself.
They had Sunday dinner with the
6naikz. In . dining.roorn which cen
tered about fruit and flower piece
and = crayon-cniargement OF Uncle
Whittier. Carol DID not heed Aunt
Beasie's fusxtnx in regard to Mrs.
Robert H. Schminke's bad necklace
and Whitticr's error IN putting on
the striped pants. day like this. She
did not taste the shreds OF roast pork
She said vAcuousiy:
Uh--Will. I wonder II that young
man in the white flannel trousers.
~ church thiz morning. was this
vaIborx person that they're AL talk,
I'M NV00t{
lump. That's him Wasn't that
the darndess get up he had on Ken
nicctt scratched at q white smear on
his hard gray sleeve
1t wasn't % bad 1 wonder where
he comes from7 He sesns 70 have
lived in cities > good deal IL he
from the East
The East? Him? Why. he comes
rom . farm right up north here.
iust this side Of jefferson. I know
his father sIixfstiy--Adolph valborg
Typical cranky old Swedc farmer"
.-oh. really r. biandi$.
Believe be has lived In Mime
apoiis for quite some time tho.
Learned his trade ehera 1, And I win
say he's bright. sorne ways. Reads
: lct- Pollock says he takes more
bpoks out Of the library than any
body eLss In town. Hull He's kind
- like you In THAR
The smAils and Kennicott laughed
mery much At this sly jest Uncle
Nhittxef ssfzed the conversation.
sThat fellow that's working for
H1ckn3 Milksop. that's what he is.
Makes me tired TO see a young fellow
that ought to be in the war. or any
way out IN the fields earning his Iiv.
ing honest. like done when I was
young. doing a woman's work and
then come out and dress up like
show actor: Why. when / was his
age
Carol reflected that the carving