The Yale expositor., 1916-08-17
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Yes perhaps" said Allx thought
fully Everybody calls him Fatty al
ready"
II was from Alan that Gerry learned
that Kemp was still in town closing up
his connection with the orchid firm.
Gerry wired him, begging him to come
to The FRS for few days before he
went West Alix had told of Kemp's
word OF comfort.
After the first excitement OF getting
home was over Gerry found himself
restless with the same restlessness that
had attacked him during the days at
Piranhas He tried for solution in
| the same way. Day after day, long |
before the rest OF the Hill was awake, !
he was off for ten-mile walk.
At first II was with head dropped !
and eyes on the ground that he plowed
his way through a dew-soaked world
but there came a time when he walked
with head thrown back. full lungs and
level eyes.
Then Kemp arrived. Gerry tried TO
get him 60 join him in his walks but
Kemp shook his head sadly.
"Ef yo' can't let me have a boss. Mr..
Lansing" he said. III ride the cow"
Gerry laughed They saddled the
horses themselves and started out. On
the top OF old Bald Head Gerry dis
mounted and sat down on a rock.
Kemp followed suit.
Kemp" said Gerry. 81 want to
thank you for the things you said to
my wife-Alix."
Kemp fushed'and waved a dcprecat-
ing hand.
You saw things straight" went on
Gerry. land | want TO thank you. too,
for letting me hogtie myself"
al amt curious about that. Mr.. Lam
sing" said Kemp. 80 muchs about
what you're goin' TO do when yo' unite
yo'sefr."
well" said Gerry, i've thought
that out too. For a while 1t used TO
; break my heart to think about Ia
/ zenda Flores but it came TO me the
other day that what there is Of me that
, amounts to anything is just Fazenda
} Flores.
; when n man learns to eat work
l Just like he does food because he's
] hungry for it. there's bound to be a
I place for him anywhere. 1t has struck
D me there are u lot OF fields around
!, here, some OF them mine, that are
{ about ready for resurrection, and res
direction is my job.
I | 1on't lynOvv how I'm on
/ ing to start but it may he planting po-
tatoes. You can begin a resurrection
with any one Of number of simple
things. 1t doesn't matter much which
one you pick on as long as you start
right down at the bottom and spread
I yourself in the subsoil of things.
| Everything that grows starts down
} deep except your orchids and they are
t parasites"
n EASY on orchids" interjected Kemp.
n "Sorry, Kemp. Orchids are ornamen-
t tai but excepting your fayortes they're
: not even beautiful. Look at Cypri.
/ pcdium VeXil!arium-"
r Hybrid" grunted Kemp.
: "a man in his ID. It's couldn't bea,
g it for gorgeous horror" finished Gerry.
Y "But that's neither here nor there
i What I'm driving at is this. II | had
IL never been tossed over the home fence
y 1 would have lived and died an orna
IL mental citizen with the girth of a beer
i barrel. But now my eyes are bit
open and / can see that the simple
l. things OF life are the big things
q ~ Al .tr ,,,fl
(. OF a man and Of his people. I've
X come home In more senses than one
e I'm going to send down my roots righ
n here"
Kemp had been whiting. Wher
II Gerry had finished he pocketed hi;
IS knife and gazed thoughtfully dowI
r the valley. 1T seems TO me, Mr.. Ian
d sing, that you nd me have been trav
i. elm diff'rent trails but come togethe
y at the same gap. You remember 'Th'
lie Purple City'T
y Gerry nodded.
"Wal, seems to me tibet 'ceptln' In
T. mans own mind the amt no pupil
n. cities. What mans got to find ain
IN puple cities but the power to see on
ID when he's got It, You had yourn RICH
r. here in this valley an yon side on Re-
e. Hill. You growed up in 1t but vol
in never seen it--not till you learne'
I'd how. What you been sayin' about tn
ne simple things OF llfe-the things the
In is at the bottom-has Helped my seeir
I'd parts powerful lot. knowed befor
IS l come to Red Hill that was goir
IN out West to stay but | didn't right
ed know why. Now ef you ask me wha
err / know l can tell you / know col
lis sid'able.
ry "Out in Moo Mexico they's ranc
Dr. In the fork OF Big and Little cree
lis that's the greenest patch in the shado'
w OF White mountain. It's mine and IL
RS got three-room shack on Il that coul
eh grow il need was. know girl that
lie been holdin' n four-hush against a
~. orchids weak pair till she's jest aboi