The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-12
. serial story
KINGS ROW
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HENRY ogllAMANk


nv books. Cassie and started
talking" he broke off. Shes
beautiful, Drake"
Don't know u
4 guess I'm in love with her"
Maybe %. hut you'd stlli better
take off that wet coat And II nr.
Tower finds out you've fallen for
her. even pneumonia won't avs
you"
Psrri. shivsred. Il think I've
got = chill"
Come on and get into bed
Paris laughed . little. What
wonderful friend Drake MeHugh
was, He understood You 40 well.
He thought Of Cassie. An image
Of her floated into his waning
consciousness and her presence in
his mind flooded his nerves with
a faint excitement. lie sank
deeper and deeper into a sleepy
warmth: looked like q child a.
the flush OF sleep mounted in his
cheeks.
Spring In kings Row was never
more than a brief prelude tn sum-
mer. The leaves unfolded and there
was week or two Of halmy
warmth, then a sudden onslaught
Of blistering heat. The idlers who
hung about stoves In the back
quarters of stores came out and
took their accustomed places on
the courthouse lawn. Down at the
southwest corner nearest to Nc
keown's saloon shirt-sleeyed
group gathered shortly after the
morning mail came in.
On the west porch Of the court
house was another group. County
officials, lawyers with nearby Of
fices. and hansers-on Of the towns
administration. This was the
upper order. They were witness.
jury. and judge Of any happenings
in the town or county. Any event
At all was reported, considered In
the light Of their memory's history.
and passed on 10 its probable out
come. Ignorance and wisdom, toll
ersnce and prejudice. detachment
and malice. met here In smiabls
conflict.
Say. hear old man Tod Irving
down at Little Fork PASSED on. !"
odd man Irving dead"
yep"
A new speaker interrupted. II
guess you all Amt heard the news
about Mis- Sims"
she was operated on by Dr.
Gordon last week"
What's that"
rs that so7 What for :"
Il don't know exactly. Some
thing about her ear. heard"
'How's that"
Wei. hear the operation went
through all right, but they say
half her face IL parslyzed
What you reckon could have
been the matter :"
Amt got no idea whatever. But
my wife told me her face had all
kind Of swunr around on one side.
Mouths way off over here. You
know exactly like that man from
81. Stephen, what's his name? A.
you know who ! mean; Alvin Kel-
lsr - that's the name. Alvin
Keller"
Mis- Sims Is pretty likely 10
stay that way"
Sure. DR.. Gordon saved her
If. though. guess
Does seem 10 me, though. this
Gordon does a powerful lot Of op-
srstin'."
DR.. Tower handed q small Ger
man pamphlet 10 Paris This
may intsrest you II IL nsx-snd
important"
DR.. Tower watched Paris keen
". He leaned his head On MA
hand. and his thick black hair
tumbied across his oros. pBeksrsd
q little just nov. a. he scanned
the close print
7 say your grandmother yes
,srdsy."
PARIS BOXED up. Somsyhst
startled. II xss unlike Or. Tower
10 speak Of anything In the slight
est degree personal
Yea, air"
Il thought shs wss not looking
we'll"
"shs sh. isn't quite well
7 hops you won't nsisgndsr-
ssnd my question. olIt have you
any ioss shsts Srons ,"
Paris LAID the book down no.
haven't really. ! belisys-vsil
SIR, ! just hadn't thought II could
% anything serious she's rather
rather lively all the time"
The peculiar emphasis this time
really frightened Paris DO you
think there IL something-
DR.. Tower interrupted brslsqne-
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