The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-04
!. MAIN STREET
The Story of Carol Kenncott
SINCLAIR LEWIS
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-Nopc. must say you're fairly
good about things like that wasn't
kicking. Just meant I wouldn't
want tho fire 20 30 out on us. Leave
that draft open and tho fire might
burn up and so out ON us, And the
nights are beginning 20 get pretty
cold again Pretty cold on my drive.
| put the sidc.ourtalna up. IL was so
chilly. But the generator Is work.
ing all right now"
Yes. II Is chilly. But feel fine
after my walk
Go waiklngr-
II went up to see the perr-ys.- ny
a definite act OF viii she added the
truth: They weren't In. And l saw
Guy Pollock. Dropped into hts
office"
why. you haven't been sitting
and Ginning with him TIN eleven
O'Clock"
~of course there were some other
people there and WIN What do
you think Of Or. wcstiake7"
"Westlakeg why7-
II noticed him on the street to
day"
was he nrnpingr II the poor fish
would have his teeth X-rayed. I'm
bet nine and half cents he'd find
an abscosa there 'Rhewnatism' he
calls Il. rheumatism. hell' He's be
hind the times Wonder ho doesn't
bleed HIMSELF wcnlnlli-- A pro
found and serious yawn. Il hate to
break up tho party. but MS getting
late. and a doctor never knows when
he'll get routed out before morning.
tShc remembered that he had given
this explanation. IN these words. not
less than thirty times In tho year)
Il guess we better be rotting up TO
bed. I've wound the clock ana
looked AZ the furnace. Did you lock
the front door when you came inT
They trallcd upstairs. after he had
turned out the lights and twice test
"a the front door TO make sure Il was
fast. While they talked they were
preparing for bed Carol stili sought
70 maintain privacy by undressing
behind the screen OF the closet door.
Kennlcott was not 30 rcticcnt To-
night. as every night. she was irrt
ta,ed by having 70 push the old plush
chair out OF the way before she
could open the closet door. Every
time she opened the door she showed
the chair. Ten times an hour. But
Kennlcott liked 70 have the chair in
the room, and there was no place for
4, except In front OF the closet
She pushed Il. felt angry. hid her
anger. Kennlcott was yawning. more
portentously. The room srnelled
stale. She shrugged and became
cha,ty.
You wer, speaking Of Or. West
lake. Tell mc--you've never summed
him up: Is he really a good doctorT
-oh yes. he's a wise old coot.-
r.Thcre! You sec there Ia no med
teal rivalry. Not in my house, she
said triumphantiy TO Guy poilock)
She hung her silk petticoat on a
closet hook. and went on. DIR. West
lake II so gentle and scholarly"
We'll. don't know a. ia say he
WINS such a whale OF a scholar. I've
always had a suspicion he did good
deal OF four flushing about that He
likes to have people think he keeps
up his French and Greek and Lord
knows what all: and he's always got
an old Dago book lying around the
sitting. room. but I've got a bunch
he reads detective stories bout like
the rest of us. And I don't know
where he'd ever learn 30 dogRone
many languages anyway He kind OF
let's people assume he went To Har
ward or Berlin or oxford or some
where. but I looked him up In the
medical directory. and he graduated
from hick college In Pennsylvania,
'way back In 1867
But this Is the important thing:
rs he an honest doctor7-
How do you mean honestsf De
ponds on what you mean
"Suppose you were sick Would
you call him Int Would you let me
call him in7"
Not II I were wen enough 10 cuss
and bite. I wouldn't No. sir.
wouldn't have the old fake In the
house. Makes me tired. his everlaSt
ing paiavcring and soft-soapinr He's
all right for an ordinary bellyache
or holding some fool woman's hand.
but wouldn't cali him In for nm
honest.to-God Illness. not much
wouldn't. no-sir' You know I don't
do much back.biting. but same time
- III ten you. Carrie: I've never
got over being sore at Westlake for
the way he treated Mrs. Jonderuuist
Nothing the matter with her, what