The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
CHAPTER TX.

Isabel's ~uneasiness about her hus-
bands health-soinetimes reflected In
her letters to George during the win
ter that followed-had not been alle-
Waited when the accredited Senior re-
turned for his next summer vacation,
and she confided to him In his room.
soon after his arrival, that "sOme-
thing" the doctor had said to her late
ly had made her more uneasy than
v
Doctor Rainey says we ought to
get him away"
well let's do it, then"
He won't CO."
Hes a man awfully set in his
ways; that's true" said George. II
don't think there's anything much the
matter with him, though. Have ycu
seen Lucy lately? How Is sher'
"She looks-prettyw said Isabel.
II suppose she wrote you they've
noved7"
Yes; I've got her address. She
said they were building"
"They did. It's all finished, and
they've been In 1t a month. It's small,
but oh, such a pretty little house!"
swell that's Fortunate" George
said. zone thing I've always felt they
didn't know a great deal about Is ar
chitecture."
Don't they?" asked Isabel. sur-
prised. Anyhow, their house Ia
charming. It's way out beyond the
end Of Anderson boulevard; it's quite
near that big white house with a gray
green roof somebody built out there
a year or SO ago. 1 suppose you'll be
driving out to see Lucy tomorrow"
II thought" George hesitated. II
thought perhaps I'd 60 after dinner
this evening"
At this his mother laughed, not as
tonished. ut was only my feeble
joke about tomorrow George! I
was pretty sure you couldn't wait that
long. Did Lucy write you about the
factory"
mo. What factory?"
"Ihe automobile shops. This spring
ey've finished eight automobiles and
sold them all, and they've got twelve
more almost finished, and they're sold
already! Eugene is SO gay over it
They're very interesting to look at;
behind the drivers seat there's a sort
Of box where four people can sit, with
a step and a little door In the rear,
and"
II know all about H." said George.
1--WE seen any number like that, east.
You can see all you want Of ZEN II
you stand on Fifth avenue half an
hour any AFTERNOON. I've seer half
a dozen 60 by almost at the same
time-within a few minutes, anyhow;
and Of course electric hansoms are a
common sight there any day. I hired
one myself the last time I was there.
How fast do Mr.. Morgan's machines
go?"
Much too fast! It's very exhila-
rating-but rather frightening; and
they do make a fearful uproar. He
says, though, he thinks he sees a way
to get around the noisiness in time"
II don't mind the noise," said
George. "Give me q horse for mine,
though, any day. must get up a race
with one Of these things; Pendenuis'l
leave 1t one mile behind In a two mile
run. How's grandfather"
"He looks well, but he complains
sometimes Of his heart"
George had taken off his coat. 81
don't like to hint to a lady," he said,
"but / do want to dress before din
ner."
Don't be long; I've got to do a
lot of looking at you, dear" She
kissed him and ran away. singing.
But his Aunt Fanny was not so
fond; and at the dinner table there
came a spark of liveliness into her
eyes when George patronizingly asked
her what was the news In her own
particular line Of sport"
SWELL, what's the gossip? You
usually hear pretty much everything
that goes on around the hooks and
crannies In this town, I hear. What's
the last from the gossips' corner
auatieT"
Fanny dropped her eyes, but O
movement of. her lower lip betokened
a tendency to laugh as she replied
"There hasn't been much gossip lately
except the report that Lucy Morgan
and Fred Kinney are engaged-ant
that's quite old by this time"
There was a clatter upon Georges
plate. "What-what do You think
you're talking aboutf" he gasped.
Miss Fanny looked up ~innocently
"About the report of Lucy Morgan,
engagement to Fred Kinney"
(TO BE coNTINUED)
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