Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
CHAPTER VIII.

Don't I, in looking for things to
do, show that I'm mo- attentive
enough to Will? Am impressed
enough by his work? / will be. Oh,
T will be. If I can't be one of the
town, il l must be an outcast-"
When Kennicott came home she
oustled, Dear, o must tell me a
lot more about our cases. l want
to know. l want to understand
Sure. You bet" And he ven
down to fix the furnace.
/. At supper she asked, For instance.
what did you do today?"
DC today? How do you mean"
Medically. l want to under
stand-'
To-day. Oh, there wasn't much of
anything: couple chumps with belly
aches, and a sprained wrist, and a
fool woman hat thinks she wants to
kill herself because her husband
doesn't like her and Just routine
work" y"
But the unhappy woman doesn't
sound routine!"
Her? Just case of nerves. You
nix-ups."
But dear. please, will you tell me
about the next case that you do think
Is Interestingly"
You bet. Tell you about
anything that Say, that's pretty
good salmon. Get it at Howland's?'
II.
Four days after the Jolly Seven
teen debacle Vida Sherwin called and
casually blew Carols world to pieces,
Ma come in and gossip a
whtle?' she said, with such excess Of
bright innocence that Carol was UNI
easy. Vida took of her furs with a
bounce, she sat down as though it
,out: -
Feel d~isgracetully good. this
weather! Raymond Wuthcrspoon
says II he had my energy he'd be a
grand opera singer. I always think
Ibis climate is the finest in the world,
and my friends are the dearest in
h world, and my work Is the most
essential thing in the world. Prob
ably 4 fool myself. But I know one
thing for certain: You're the pluck
lest little idiot in the woHd.",
And SO you are about to flay me
alive Carol WIS cheerful. about It.
Am /? Perhaps. I've been won.
dering-I know that the third party
to a squabble is often the most to
blame: the one who runs between a
and B having a beautiful time tAling
each OF them what the other has said,
But want you to take a big part In
yitaiizing Gopher Prairie and So
Such a very unique opportunity and
I7 Am / klly?"
Il know what you mean ] was
too abrupt at the Jolly Seventeen"
1T isn't that Matter OF fact, I'm
g.ad you told them some wholesome
truths about servants. (Though per-
haps you were Just y bit tactless) It's
bigger than that.. I wonder II you
-munity like this every newcomer .s on
test People cordial. to her hui
watching her all the time. / remem
Der when A,LAtih teacher came here
from Wellesley, they resented her
broad A. Were sure 1t was affected,
OF course they have discussed you
Have they talked about me
much r,
my dearl"
II always feel - though 1 walked
around in q cloud. looking nut at 9TH
ers but not being seen. I feel 40 Al.
conspicuous and 30 normai-so nor
NAL that there's nothing about me 10
discuss. can't realize that Mr.. and
Mrs. Haydock must gossip about mo"
Carol was working up a small passion
OF distaste. And ] don't like II. II
makes me Gravity to think Of their
daring to talk over all / do ana ~.
Pawing me over resent It, j
Wait childl Perhaps they re..n+
some things III you. i want von. ~
try mi be i~mpersonai. They.s 49,
ovse anybody Who I'M 81 nrv