The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-14
KIN GS ROW
ev HENRY BEllAMAkN

be more sensible for me Just to be
doctor. and not start out 10 spe-
.cislize in any sort Of way. but
/ We'll ="
ITS Just that think really
want 10. Il sounds lot more in
teresting
1t is. II is a vast field for re-
search. don't know II the time
has come for this kind Of study. or
not. II looks as If it might come
now. There is a stir in Vienna.
Whether it's the real thing or not,
l fancy no one can say"
Il guess keep thinking of Lucy
Carr. the"
"Oh, yes The insane woman
you played to. Oh. yes yes"
And Benny Singer
You don't feel such people
well. sort Of Objectionable ."
Paris looked as IL he didn't I'M
derstand what the doctor meant.
He shook his head. mo. sir.
Never. I liked Mrs. Carr. and I
like Benny Singer"
Or. Tower half closed his eyes.
'I sometimes think the whole
thing is a problem for the poet"
Because he's a sort Of mailman,
too?"
The madness Of poets is simply
larger sanity that comes from a
special vision. / suspect poets. and
great writers of other kinds
novelists, know more about the
way the human mind works. and
is likely to work, than all Of the
psychologists rolled into one"
DR.. Tower stood up. He pushed
books and papers about inpatient
lly. We'll. l hope you've enjoyed
the chat. l did. Now, get on
with you, Paris Mitchell. You've
got a summer of tough work
ahead. l won't fool you about
that. Wen get those letters off
to Vienna, and then we'll know in
month or so how things stand"
Paris was deeply concerned for
Drake. whose pride had been dealt
a telling blow by DR.. Gordon. That
Drake was in love with Louise
Gordon. Paris did not doubt-nor
that frsil, pretty Louise. weakened
in strength and purpose by the
united wills OF overwhelming par
ents, loved Drake.
Because Drake was considered
wild" and the town was talk
ing" Louise was forbidden to see
him. The two of them had quar-
relied, Paris interceding in hopes
of salving brakes petulance, cas-
ing Louises pain. How, he Won
dered. could Dr. and Mrs. Gordon
be such pillars of virtue in Kings
Row and at the same time so de-
termined to make their daughter
miserable He felt again the
strange working of that intuition
that made him doubt accepted
values. They were steely - the
Gordons. Couldn't they see that
Louise wss-he supposed sweet
was the word, and really in love?
And that Drake, for all his swsg-
gering, was fine boy. and lonely?
Listen, Drake"
Il know that tone of voice.
You're going to have some kind Of
sensible suggestion. / don't want
sensible suggestions. 1 want you
to say something to make me feel
better"
Il was just going to ask you
why you don't marry Louise. right
off You're your own boss, as
Louise said. You've got enough
money"
Not TO get married"
What do you mean"
I'm not 81 yet, Paris. The
Farmers Exchange Bank hasn't
got much to say about what I do,
but they don't have to give me a
cent moren they think I need to
live on"
But ! thought"
I've got a checking account.
But it's just about three thousand
dollars, or was. mean. I've spent
lot Of it. Can you imagine what
old Mr.. Curley, he's the trustee,
would say IL I told him / wanted
some OF my money so / could get
married? He's already been after
me about spending so much
Gould you start in some kind
Of business. do you Think"
I've been turning that over and
over in my mind. You know I've
been talking to Peyton Graves.
He's going TO work in real estate"
Sure enough. Old Peyton
Graves. didn't know he had any
get-up about him"
"Peyton's got the same idea I
had about that tract Of land right
up there by the public school. He
said if I could get my money out
and put some in with him-his
uncle would let him have some
We could swing it together and
make US lot of money"
Paris looked respectfully at
Drake. Drake talked like a man
Of affairs.
Are you going to do it,
Can't ! just halfway limited 10
old Curley something about an in
vestment, and he nearly jumped
on me. Not a cent till I'm 81!
Id borrow 1t against my inheri-
lance. but I don't expect any
bodyd let me have il. Curleyd
stop anything, I guess"
tTo Be Continued)
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