The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-13
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t(onuuucd from rage ID
Prairie was Minnesota wheat
prairie town OF something over 1900
people
PLEASED 20 meet YOU" stated pr.
Kennlcott. Hts hand was strong;
the palm soft but the back
weathercd. showing golden hairs
against firm rcd skin.
lie looked at her as tho she was
an agreeable discovery. she tugred
her hand free and fluttered, Il must
60 cut 20 the kitchen and help Mrs.
Marbury." she did not speak to
him again tll. after she had heated
the rolls and passed the paper nap
klns. Mr.. Marhury captured her with
loud. ~oh. quit fussing now. Come
over here and sit down and tell US
how's tricks" He herdcd her TO a
sofa with DIR. kennieott. who was
: 1ea,her vague about the eyes, rather
dropping OF bulky shoulder. as tho
he was wondering what he was ex
pected 10 do next. As their host left
them. Kcnnicott awoke:
-Marbury tells mo you're a high
mogul In the public library. l was
surprised. Didn't hardly think you
were old enough. thought you were
q girl. still In college maybe"
''oh. I'm dreadfully old. 1 expect
20 take to lip-stick. and TO lind a
gray hair any morning now"
-Huhl You must be frightfully old
--rrob1y too old 20 be my grand
daughter. I Euessr'
Thus in the Vale OF Already nymph
and satyr beguilcd the hours: pre-
ciseiy thus. and not In honeyed pen.
tametcrs, discoursed Elaine and the
worn Sir Launceiot In the picachod
alley.
-How do you like your work.
asked the doctor.
ITS pleasant. but sometimes /
feel shut off from things--the steel
stacks. and the everlasting cards
smeared all over with RID rubber
1Umps."
Don't you get sick OF the city,
-St- PAUL. Why. don't you like its
I don't know OF any lovelier view
than when you stand on Summit
Avenue and look across Lower
Town to the Mississippi cliffs and
the upland farms beyond"
Il know but OF course i've
spent nine years around the Twin
Cities--took my II. A. and NJ ID.
over at the u. and had my intern.
ship IN a hospital In Minneapolis.
but still. oh well. you don't get 10
know folks here. way you do up
home. / feel I've got something TO
say about running Gopher Prairie.
but you take IL In a big city OF two
three hundred thousand. and I'm
just one flea on the dogs back
And then like country driving.
and the hunting in the fall. Do you
know Gopher Prairie at alig"
mo. but l hear It's very nice
town"
-Nicey Say honestly OF course
may be pretudiccd. but I've seen
an awful lot OF towns-one time
went TO Atlantic City for the Amer.
lean Medical Association meeting.
and II spent practically a week In
New York, But never saw a town
that had such up-and-comlng people
~ Gopher Prairie. Bresnahan-
you know--the famous auto manu-.
fncfurcr--he comes from Gopher
Prairie Born and brought up therci
And IT'S = darn pretty town Lots
u fine naples and box.elders. and
there's two Of the dandiest lak.s you
ever saw. right near town. And
we've got seven miles Of cement side
walks already. and building inorc
every day, Course lot OF these
towns stiIl put up with plank walks.
but not for US. you betr'
"Rcally7''
why was she thinking Of Stewart
SnyderD
Gopher Prairie is going to have
IL great future. Some Of the best
dairy and wheat land in the state
right near there--some OF II selling
Bright now at one-fifty an acre. and
! bet II will go up to two and q
[quarter in 10 years.
'Is- DO you Ike your profes
sion7"
Nothing Ike H. Keeps you out.
<nnd yet you have a chance TO loaf
IN The office for a change"
II don't mean that way. mean
-it's such an opportunity for sym
pathy."
DIR. Kennicott launched into a
heavy. "Oh. these Dutch farmers
don't want sympathy. All they need
Il a bath and good dose OF salts.
Carol must have fllnched. for in.
. sfzntiy he was urging. What I
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