Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-10

run the restroom 1or arH1er wives
And they do take such an interest in
refinement and culture. So-in fact,
so very unique"
Carol was disappointed-by nothing
very tangible. She said politely, IN
think them all over. l must have a
while to look around first"
Miss Sherwin darted to her,
smoothed her hair. peered at her.
"Oh, my dear, don't you suppose l
know? These first tender days OF
Neutrality-suspicious. sacred to me.
Home, and children that need you,
and depend on you to keep them
alive, and turn to you with their
wrinkly little smiles. And the hearth
and She hid her face from
Carol as she made an activity of pat
ting the cushion Of her chair, but she
went on with her former briskness:
Il mean. you must help us when
you're ready. -. I'm afraid
you'll think I'm conservative. l am!
So much to conserve. All this treas-
ure of American ideals Sturdiness
and democracy and opportunity. May
be not at Palm Beach. But, thank
heaven, we're free from such social
distinction in Gopher Prairie. 1 have
only n good Notwithstanding
belief in the brains and hearts Of
oAt AAobAOA, OuI SOdIc, our lO"H. II 8
50 strong that sometimes l do have a
tiny effect on the naughty ten-thou-
sandaires. l shake en- up and make
EN- believe in ideals-yes, in them
selves But l get into a rut Of teach
ing. I need young critical things like
you to punch me up. Tell me, what
are o reading"
i've been ~re-reading The Damna-
ton OF Theron Ware Do you know
it 2"
Yes. It was clever. But hard.
Man wanted to tear down, not build
up. Cynical. Oh: 1 do hope I'm not a
use in this high-art stuff that doesn't
encourage us day-laborers to plod on
Ensued q fifteen-minute argum...
about the Oldest topic in the world:
It's art but Is it pretty? Carol tried
TO be eloquent regarding honesty OF
observation. Miss Sherwin stood ont
Tor sweetness and {. cautious use of
the uncomfortable properties of light.
At III end Carol cried: !
Il don't care how much we dis
agree. It's a relief to have somebody
talk something besides crops. Let's
make Gopher Prairie rock to it's foun-
stead Of afternoon coffee"
h delighted Bea helped her hr;ne
out the ancestral folding sewine-tahle
n yellow n black top was scar.
red with dotted lines from a dres,-
maker tracing wheel, and to set II
with an embroidered lunch-cloth. and
the mauve-giazed Japanese tea-set
which she had brought from st pail
Miss Sherwin confided her latest
scheme-moral motion, pictures for
country districts, with light from a
portable dynamo hitched to a Ford
engine. Bea was twice called to I'm
.ne not-"ater pitcher and to make
cinnamon toast. ~A'
When Kennicott came home At five
ne tried to be courtly. as befits tbe
husband OF one who has afternoon
tea Carol suggested that Miss Sner.
win stay for supper. and that Ken
nicott invite Guy Pollock, the much
praised lawyer, tho poetic bacheinr
Yes. Pollock could come. We. +.
was over the grippe which had ,nre-
vented his going to Sam C:ark's ma nv
caro- regretted her impulse. Tie
mar would be an op~inionated polite.
ian, heavily Jocuiar about The Bride
but' u the entrance Of Guy POLLOCK
sne a personality. poliorr
was a man OF perhaps thirtv.sish.
slender Still. deferential. His voio.
was low. 1t was very good a, vou
to want me-" he SAID, and ~ ~ you
no humorous remarks, and Az na
Isl her II she didn't thinL Ga, no.
rrairie was the livcst little bmrp q
the state" 1850 oufs ~
p fancied that his ever
might reveal a thousand tints - Co
vender and blue ana oliver. "a
AZ supper he limited his Inv. a.. 81
Thomas Browne, Thoreau. Arna. 3 or
plter, Arthur Symons CiamSa tsep-
osrn. Charles Flandrau. He present-
ca his idols dinidently, but he n17
banded in Carols bookishness - *
Snerwin's voluminous praise ~ Sst.sS
nicott's tolerance OF n owe II.
amused his wife. 5g. WAC
carol wondered why Guy po,,,.,.
went on digging at routine iav ro.osk
n ne remained in Gophar psssHs'
Sne mad no one whom she could ass
Neither Kennlcott nor Vida shaa ask.
would understand that thera terwan
De reasons why a Pollock sho,ia Issn
remain In Gopher Frairie. ~ not
Joyed n faint mystery. She ~. Sn-
and rather literary 81
already had a Group, II wo,, S9e
only awhile now before "uuluS De
ea ne town with faniights ma
snpwtedgc Of Galsworthy. : q
doing ti1ingsl As she servea az was
ergency DESSERT OF 49, I'm.
oranges she cried to poiioc,, ..na "o
yousthtnk We ought IL rnr II. Don,t
matic club ~ e0tSup 2 dra-