The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-28
, SERIAL STORY s
KINGS ROW


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She looked at him without smii-
ing. After q moments hesitation
she replied. My name 10 casssn-
drs."
"oh. no, IL that sol You are
DIR. Towers little girl ?"
Yes. Yes-sir" She spoke with
a certain reluctance. and Colonel
skeffingtons small brown eyes
twinkled.
Fine crop o. curly hair you've
got. miss. fine color--like mine.
He removed his hat and shook his
long straight locks 'Redheads
have got spunk and character,
Don't you ever forget IL"
She smiled . little wan. UNI
certain smile.
DR.. Tower came out on the
front porch as Colonel skeffington
walked away.
"cassandra!"
yes. sir"
Come In the houss."
The child hurried back 10 the
house. Her father stood waiting
until shs came in. then closed the
door.
DIR. Alexander q. Tower had
lived in Kings Row for eight Years.
No one was quite sur. =nere he
had come from. Such arrivals were
few In Kings Pow professional
ranks. Ur:siiy. n new doctor or
lawyer moved In. II was only after
looking over the field and consult
ing with the banks and business
men. Dr. Tower had settled here
without any preliminariss. Ills
wife and 5-year-old daughter ar
rived . few weeks later.
A few women called. They found
Mrs. Tower q quiet, well-bred lady.
but singulsrly uncommunicative
Mrs. Tower returned none OF the
calls and no further advances were
made by the town.
So far ss anyone knew. Dr.
Tower had never had q patient
After a while the office rooms re-
manned shattered. and Dr. Tower
was seen less and less frequently.
He sent Negro boy for his mail.
and he was known TO order q
great many books through Brigh-
tons Bookstore Strange books,
too. some Of them In French and
German.
II vas said on the authority Of
Lucius curlsy, the banker. that
DIR. Tower was well fixed"
regulation phrase describing any
one Of ample means. II was also
known that he drew regular drafts
on q bank tn Philadelphia.
Everyone heard that he had
fitted up q long room At the back
Of thu house a. a sort Of lsbora-
tory. Bottles and curious appara-
tus and hundreds Of books, IL was
said. But there was no guessing
what he might be studying or
working at Making experiments.
people said. ana let II 60 At that
DIR. Tower was the town mys-
terry. and however little ground
there vas for speculation. there
was never any lack Of whispered
wonder and comment
For several years nov. Mrs.
Tower could b. seen every day.
sitting inside her living room Win
dow. Colonel skeffinRton often
said that hrs. Tower looked as II
shs Nsrs afraid. She's listening
for somsthing" he remarked 70
ms friend. Miles Jackson II That
woman dossn't end up IN ths luna
TIC asylum over there. I'll Dc sur
prised. wonder what that /
o IN his name stands for"
Several days after czzsandra /
had mentioned her party % Paris.
some 80 children received invita-
tionz.
Louise Gordon showed her In
70 her mother. Louise
Sas the only child q DR.. Henry
Mrs.. Gordon was = social
power.
\ think would prefer you
iidnt 20 she said
On. but AOthsr--al-syery-
oody's gong. she sent cut lota
ma lots Of invitations DO want
% go
Mrs. Gordon smiled a peculiar
lmils Why Don't you have .
'arty Il your own ?"
Honestly Could u But
want 70 20 70 Casssndrss party,
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