Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-12
CHAPTER XXXVII,-Continue.l.

The theory of the Dauntless regard
ing Carols absence:
Mrs. Will Kennicott and son, Hugh
left on No. "a on Saturday last Tor a
stay OF some months in Minneapolis,
Chicago, New York, and Washington.
Mrs. Kennicott confided to Ye Scribe
that she will be connected with one
of the multifarious war activities now
centering in the Nations Capital for a
brief period before returning. Her
countless friends who appreciate her
splendid labors with the local REQ
Cross realize how valuable she will be
to any war board with which she
chooses to become connected. Gopher
Prairie thus adds another shining
star to its service flag, and withou,
wishing to knock any neishboring
any town OF ~anywheres near our size
in the State that has such a sterling
war record. Another reason why
you'd better Watch Gopher Prairie
Grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID Dyer, Mrs. by
er's sister, Mrs. Jennie Dayborn. O
Jackrabbit. and DR.. Will Kennico1
drove to Minniemashie on Tuesda,
for a delightful picnic.
She too him to the obvious sights
49, LIN
Corcoran Gallery, the Pan-Anerican
Building. the Lincoln Memorial. with
the Potomac beyond it and the Airing
ton hills and tho columns of the Lee
Mansion. For all his willingness to
play there was over MIN a melancholy
which piqued her. His normally ex-
p~ressionless eye had depths to them
now. and strangeness. AS they walked
through Lafayette Square, looking
poct t1,@ 1,,l.co,, .L,%,, - - Iz...1
tranquil facade of the White House,
he sighed, Il wish I'd had a shot al
places like this. When / was in the
T.. I had to earn part of my way. and
when / wasn't doing that or studying,
! guess l was roughhousing. My
gang were a great bunch for bum
ming around and raising Cain. Maybe
If Id been caught early and sent to
concerts and all that Would /
have beer what you call intelligent? %
ooh. my dear, don't be humble!
you're the most thorough doctor
He was edging about something he
wished to say. He pounced ON it:
You did like those pictures OF G..
P. pretty we'll, after all, didn't you,"
Yes, of course"
wouldn't be 80 bad to have a
glimpse Of the old town, would it!''
mo, it wouldn't. Just u + was
terribly glad to see the Haydocks. But
please understand me! That doesn't
mean that / withdraw all my criti-
cisms. The fact that l. might like a
glimpse of old friends hasn't any par
ticular relation to the question Of
whether Gopher Prairie oughtn't to
have festivals and lamb chops"
Hastily, "No, no! Sure not. l md
stand"
But 1 know it must have been
pretty tiresome to nave to live with
anybody as perfect as I was"
He grinned. She liked his grin.
at V. @
He was thrilled by old negro coach
men, admirals, aeroplanes. the build
ing to which his income tax would.
eventually go, a Rolls-Royce, Lynn
haven oysters, the Supreme Court
Room, a New York theatrical mana
ger down for the try-out Of a play.
the house where Lincoln died, the
cloaks Of Italian officers, the barrows
lat which clerks buy their box-lunches
at noon, the barges on the Chesapeake
Canal, and the fact that District OF
Columbia cars had both District and
Maryland licenses.
She resolutely took him to her fav-
orite white and green cottages and
Georgian houses. He admitted that
~fanlights. and white shutters against
rosy brick, were more homelike than
a PANTY wooden box. He volunteered,
II see how you mean. They make
me think OF. these pictures of an old
fashioned Christmas. Oh, If you keep,
at it long enough you'll have Sam and
me reading poetry and everything.
Oh say, d. r tell you about this free
green Jack Elders had mis- machine
painted? ?"
VI.
They were at dinner.
He limited, Before you showed me
those places today, I'd already made
up my mind that when / built the new
house we . to talk about, I'd fix II
the way o wanted 1t. I'm pretty
practical about foundations and radia-
ton and stuff like that, but 1 guess
I don't know a whole lot bout archi-
lecture"
my dear, 1t occurs to me with j
sudde shock that L don't either!"
"Well--anyway-you let me plan
the garage and the plumbing and YOU
do the rest, IL you ever-rI mean-if;
you ever want q.
Doubtfnny. That's sweet Of yeu..