The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-07

slipping up between the dark banked
l.coaiA
II was luxurious In bed, and the
house would be warm for her when
she rose. she roflccted. What a
worthless cat she vast What were
her aspirations beside hts capabilityf
She awoke again as he dropped
into bed
Seems Just . few minutes ago
that you started out-
"rve been away four hours i've
operated a woman for appendicitis,
in q Dutch kitchen. Came awful
close TO losing her. too. but l pulled
her thru all right. Close squeak
Barney says he shot ten rabbits last
Sunday
OF rest before he had 90 be up and
ready for the farmers who came In
early. She marvcied that In what
was 10 her but a night.blurred mo
mcnt he should have been In q dis
tan, place. have taken charge or a
strange house. have slashed a won.
an. saved a life.
What wonder he detcsted the lazy
westiakc and McGanuml How could
the easy Guy. Pollock understand
this skin and enduranceY
Then kennicott was grumhnns.
Seven .fiftceni Aren't you ever GO
ing 10 get up for brcakfast?- and he
was not a hero-seicntlst but. a rather
irritable and commonplace man who
needed a shave. They had coffee.
griddlc cakes. and sAusages. and
talked about Mrs. McGanum's afro.
cious aiilgator.hide belt Night
witchcry and morning disiiiuslon
were alike forgotten In the march
Of realities and days.
III
Familiar 10 the doctors wife was
the man with an injured leg. driven
IN from the country on q Sunday
afternoon and brought 10 the house.
He sat in n rocker In the back OF a
lumber gon. his face pale from the
anguish OF the jolung. His leg was
thrust out before him. resting on a
starch.box and covered with n icath.
er.hound horse blanket Ills dub
courageous wife drove the wagon.
and she helped Kennicott support
him as he hobbied up the steps. into
the house
Fellow cut his leg with an At
pretty had gash-Haivor Nelson.
nine miles out Kcnnicott observed.
Carol fiuttered az the back Of tbr
room. childishiy excited when she
was sent TO fetch towels and a basin
OF water. kennicott lifted the farm.
or into q chair and chuckicd. There
we are. Haivor. Wen have you out
fixing fences and drinking Aauavit
IN = month"; The farmwife sat on
the couch. exprcssionicss. bulky In
a mans doxsiSin coat and unplumbed
! layers Of Jackets. The fiowcry silk
handkerchief which she had worn
over her head now hung about her
scanned neck Har white wool gloves
lay In her iap.
Kennioott drew from The injured
leg the thick red German SOCK" the
innumcrous other socks Of gray and
The leg was Of an unwhoIssome
dead white. with the black hairs
feeble and thin and flattened. and
the scAr . puckercd line Of crimson
Surely. Carol shuddercd. this was
not human flesh. the rosy shining
tissue OF the amorous poeta
Kennicost examined the scar.
smiled At Haivor and his wife. chant
ed. Pine. b. gosh: Couldn't be bet
teri
Tho .Noiscns looked deprecatins.
The farmer nodded q cue TO his wife
and she mourned:
'veii. how much " going to owe
you. DOCTOR"
Il guess H'n be- Let's see: one
drive out and two calls. I guess it'll
be about eleven dollars IN all. Lena"
Il dunno We can pay you ycost
little vile, doctor"
Kennicott numbered over 70 her.
patted her shoulder. roared. why.
Lord love you. sister. I won't worry
II I never get Il; You pay me next
fan. when you get your crop. :.
Carrie, Suppose you or Bca could
shake up . cup of coffee and some
cold lamb for the Nelsons1 They
got . long cold drive ahead
III
He had been gone since morning;
her eyes aehed with reading. Vida
sherwin could not come 10 tea She
wandered thru the house. empty a.
the bieary strest without. The prob
lem OF ''wii the doctor be homo IN
time for supper. or shall I sit down
without him7" was important In the
household. SIX was the rigid. the
csnonicai supper hour. but at half.
past six he had not coma Much
speculation with Bea: Had the OBJ.