The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-12
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she had vicarious happiness In tho
rcturn 81 Major Raymond Wuther.
specn. lie was well. but stili weak
from having been gaSscl.s he had
been discharged and he came home
As the first Of the war veterans. II
Was rumored that he surprised Vida
ev coming unannounccd. that Nida
tainted when she saw him. and Tor
a night and day would not share
IN with the town. when Carol saw
was haxy about every
thing except Raymie. and never went
~ FAR from him that she could not
sin her hand under hts. without
understanding why. Carol was
srouhled By this Intensity. And Ray.
uss--~nrcly this was not RAynaie.
bus stcrner brother OF his. this
man with the light blouse. the shout
der emblcms. tho trim legs In boots
Ills face seemed different. his lips
rnsre tight lie was not Raymie:
he was Major WutherSpeon. aud
Kennioott and Carol were grateful
when he dlvulgcd that Paris wasn't
half as pretty as Minneapolis. that
all Of the American soldiers had been
distinguished By their morality when
on leave. kennicott wAa respectful
rs he inquired whether the Germans
had good Reropianes. and what
salient was. and a oootie. and Going
West.
In. week Major wutherxpoon was
mSe1nil manager OF the bon Ton.
Harry Haydock was going to devote
himself TO tho half. dozen branch
stores which he was establishing az
eros. roads hamicts. Harry would
Be the towns rich man Ia the com.
ing generation. and Major wuthcr.
spoon would rise with him. and Vida
vas jubilant. tho she was rcgrutful
a. having to give up most OF her
Red Cross work. Ray stili needed
nursing. she explained
When Carol saw him with his uni
form Off. In a peppcrand-salt suit
and . new gray felt hat. she was
atapponted- lie was not Major
wutherSpcon. he was Rayuic
For month small boys followed
him down the street. and everybody
called him Major. hu, that was pres
sntly shortened to Maze. and the
mali boys did not look up from their
Mrbls< an be went by.
Ill
The town was booming. as a 70
salt Of the war price OF wheat.
The wheat money did not remain
IN the pockets OF the farmers. the
tonws existed 10 take care Of ali that.
Iowa farmers were selling their land
d, four hundred dollars an acre and
coming into Minnesota. But who
ever bought or sold or mortgaE.d.
the townsmcn invited themselves to
the ssast--miIiers. reaiex,ate men.
hwyers. merchants. and DIR. WIN
Kenricott- They bought land at
I'd and fifty. sold II next day
- hundred and seventy. and
sought again In three months
Kmnicott made seven thousand dol
hrs which wH2 rather more than
-four times ~ much as society paid
him for healing the sick
In early summer began . -r~m-
paixn Of boosting The Cpmrner
etAl Cub decided that Gopher Prairie
was not only vhea:-c~nter but also
the perfect site for factories. sum-
n,er cottages. and state institutions
In charge Of tho campaign was Mr..
James Biauxs@r. who had recently
come 20 town TO speculate In land.
MFR. Hlausser was known NJ a
Hustler. He liked 10 be called Hon.
est jim. He was n bulky. gaurhc.
noisy. humorous man. with narrow
eyes. a rustic complexion. large red
hands and brilliant clothes. He was
attentive to all women. He was the
first man in town who had not been
sensitive enough TO feel Carrots aloof.
ness. He put HIS arm about her
shoulder while he condeScended to
RennIcott. Nice IN wifey. I'll say.
doc and when she answered. not
warmly. THANK you very much for
the imprimafur.- he blew on her
neck. and did not know that he had
been insuited.
He was a layer-on Of hands. He
.uexer game 10 the house without try.
inF 70 paw her. He touched her
arm. let his fist brush her side. She
hated the man. and she was afraid
Of him She wondered II he had
heard of Erik. and was taking ad.
horne and In public places. but Ken
nicott and the other powers insisted.
Maybe he tx kind OF rougrneck.
but you got to hand ~ 10 him: he's
got more rit-up- nd sit than any fel-
low that ever hit This burg And
he's pretty cute. too Hear Whit he