The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-27


pounding one another IN parties or
Sides IN game well called Pound
l."
~ The southwestern extremity Of
The Green. and Immediately oppomts
the Tybar Arms. war a blaeksniths
forge perpstualiy inhabited and d.
r-eted ~ race named Wirk. The
forge was the only human habltation
or personal and individual xorkahop
actually on the Green, and II was
said. and freely admitted by the sue.
c@nsive members OF tt~ tribe OF
Wifb. that u had no right 70 DO
there. There II nevertheless was,
had been for centurwM no fmr as
anybody knew 20 the contrary, ana
Administered always by a Wink.
The present representatives Of cbs
tribe or Wirk were known as Old
WIKI and Young Wlrk- Young
WIKI was siyty-seven. No one knew
whore = stiil younger Wirk would
come from when Old WIrk died ana
when Young Wirk died. But no one
troubled 10 know. No one knows.
precisely. where tho next Pope Is
coming from. but he always comes,
and successive Wirks appeared as
surely. Old Wirk was past duty al
the forge now. lie nat on a Wind.
sor chair all day and watched Young
Wirk. When tho day was finished
Old Wirk and Young Wirk would
walk across the Grs-n % the pound,
not together. but Old wirk in front
and Young wirk Immediately behind
him. both with the same gait. bent
and with a stick On reaching the
pound they would raze profoundly
into Il over the decayed, gray wall,
rather AZ n they were looking 10 s-s
II the power that WAS going to turn
out the forge was there. and then.
the power apparently not being
there. they would return. trailing
back In the same single file. and
take up their reserved positions on
The bench before the Tybar Arms.
~
Marx Sabre. intensely fond Of
Penny Green, had reflected upon IL
sometimes as n curious thing that
there Was scarcely oDe Of the VII
lagos inhabitants or Institutions but
had evidenced little difference. Of at.
tituds between himself and Mabel.
who was not intensely fond Of Penny
Green. The AIRED wirks had served
their turn Mabel had once consid.
erred she wirks extremely pic.
turerque and. quite early IN their
married life, had invited tfrem 20 her
house that she might photograph
them for her album.
They arrived. I'm single fr'e, but she
did not photograph thcm for her al.
bum The photograph WIS not TAX
en- hrcause Marx. when they pre-
scented Themselves expressed sur
prise that the AGED pair were led off
By the parior maid to have tea In
the kitchen. Why on earth didn't
they have tea with them. with him
self and Mabel. in the Eardcn7
Mabel did what Sabre called Flew
up and at tire summit Of her flight
M inquired. Suppose some one had
cafied7''
Wen. suppose they did- Sabre
inquired.
Mabel IN . markedly calm voice
then gave certain orders 20 the
maid. who had brought out the tea
and remained while the fate Of the
aged wirlH was in suspense.
The maid departed with the orders
and Sabre commented. Sending
them Off Well. I'm dashed-'
Half an hour later the aged pair.
having been led into the kitchen and
having had tea there. were nd out
again and released by the maid on
to the village Green rather as IL they
were two old ducks turned out 20
grass.
Sabre. watching them from the
lawn beside the tea-cups. laughed
and said. What dashed stupid
business. They might have had tea
on the roof for all care"
Mabel tinkled little silver bell for
the maid. Ting-a.iing-tin
The houses OF Penny Green car
ried out the Kate Grrenaway effect
that the Green itself established.
Along the upper road Of the tilted
dish were tire larger houses and
upon the lower road mostly the cot
tares OF the villagers: also upon the
lower road the five shops of Penny
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