The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-15
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The Story OF Carol Kennicott
ny SINCLAIR LEWIS
Copyright 1890. Hsrcoar, brace 4 Hswe Inc.


pretty tiresomc TO have to live with
anybody a. perfect as was"
lie grlnncd. She liked his grin.
lie was thrilled by old negro coach.
man. admlrala. acruplancs the build
ms TO which his income tax would
eventually go, Roils.Roycc. Lynn
haven oysters. the Supreme Court
Room. a New York theatrical man
egvr down for the try-out Of a
play. the house where LINCOLN died.
the cloaks ~ Italian officers. the
harruws at which clerks buy their
box lunches AZ noon. the harges ON
the Chesapeake Canal. and the fact
that District OF Columbia ears had
both District and Maryland licenses
She rcsolutely took him TO her
favorite white and green cottages
and Georgian houses. lie admitted
that fanlishts, and white shutters
against rosy brick, were more home
like than a painN wooden box. lie
volunteered. II see how you mean
They make me think OF these pie
lures OF an oidfashloned Christmas
Oh. II you Keep ~ Il long enough
you'll have sam and mo reading po-
ciry and everything. Oh SAY. a. tell
you about this fierce green Jack
Elders had hats machine psintcdt'
vi
They we're At dinner.
lie limited. Before you showed me
thoec places today. ia already made
up my mind that when built the
New house We used 10 talk about. Id
Tx Il the way sou wanted n. I'm
pretty practical about foundations
and radiation and stuff like that. but
guess don't know a whole lot
a.'oat architecture
MY dear. u occurs 90 me wi'f a
sudden shock that I don't either"
"weil--anyway--ynu let me plan
the garage and the plumbing. and
You do the rest. II you evcr--I mean
If you ever want to-"
noubtfuity. That's sweet OF YOU :"
Look bere. Carrie. you think I'm
going 10 ask you 20 love me. I'm
not. And I'm. not going 20 ask you
TO come back TO Gopher Pairiel
She CAPPED.
II = N+tFfi n NnAAf Nf \ ftAnNs ftuk
I guess I've got uvseif to sec that
YOU won't ever staad @. =. uule-ss
you want TO come hack 20 4. I
needn't say I'm crazy 90 have you
Eut I won't ask you. just want
YOU TO know how I wait for you
Every mail I look for a letter. ard
when set one I'm kind of scare.i
90 open u. I'm hoping 80 much iha,
you're coming hack. Evenings ----
You know I dldn't open the cottage
down at tho Lake at all. this past
summer. simply couldn't stand an
tho others laughing and swimming.
and you no. there. uscd 90 sit on
the porch. IN tcvn. ard III couldn't
get over ths feeling that you'd sim.
ply run up 20 the drug store nnd
would he rish. hack. AMI tin after
:. got dark ia catch myself watching.
( looking up the street. and yon never
came. and the house was 80 empty
and stiil tina, dtdnt like 70 60 IN.
And sometimes I fell as.e~p there.
N my chair. and didn', wake up 'iil
after midnight. aud the house----oh.
tho devil, Please get nc. Carrie. I
Just want you 20 know how welcome
you1l be II you ever do come. But
I'm not asking you to-"
You're It's awfuiiy----"
" Mother thing I'm going 20 be
frank. haven't always been abso.
iuieiy. uh. absolutely. proper. I've
always loved you more than any.
thing else In the world. you and the
nd. But sometimes when you 'wcrs
chilly 70 me ia get lonely and sore.
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She rescued him with n pitying.
It's all right. Let's forget it,
''Eut before we were married you
ssasf II your husband ever did any.
thing wrong. you'd want him TO tell
/ you"
Did II I can't remember. And
I can't seem 10 think. oh. my dear.
I I do know how generously you're
trying 10 make mo happy. The oniy'
thing is---- ! cant think. I don Z
know what think"
Then lisfrnl Don't think. Here's
what want you 10 do, Get n two.
weeks leave from your office.
J weather's beginning 20 get chilly
here. Let's run down 10 Charleston
and Savannah and maybe Florida"
"a second honeymoon" iudeclsive.
iy.
NO. Don't even call u that. Call
I IL n second wooinR. won't AJAX
anything. just want the CHARGE
; TO chase around with you. I guess
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