Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1942 — Page 25

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Serial Story

Kings Row

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hoolmates in smallre orphaned Parris

+ By Henry

CHARACTERS: Sc i town Kings Row & Mitchell, desperately ill after overseer father of childhood sweetheart Renee beats her, whisks her away; “all boy” Drake McHugh; tomboy Randy Monaghan; beautiful Casandra Tower whose doctor father, town mystery, takes. her out. of school after social snub from Gordons; Louise Gordon, leading physiofan’s daughter; half-wit Benny Singer, brunt of schoolboy [jokes. Other characters: Madame von Ein, French grandmother of Parris | whom he adores; n_Dr. Gordon, whom Parris fears;

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: C SEVEN RENEE WAS GONE, He knew he would never her again, He felt his stomach shake, but his eyes were quite dry. | a “Parris! My darling child—you mustn't. “Tl try to send for Renee “4if you'll be very quiet and not Aworry.” | : “mot. Never, never, never! “What time is jt?” “Why—I don't know, child. Almost seven, I suppose.” : 4I mean—no, no—I mean what time this week?” | | “Oh~it's'Sunday” ~~ = 7 “Croodness! y, 1 got sick last Tuesday, didn’t on + Yhonger than that, dear. It's the

/ middle of August.” ° :

#“The—middle + of-—August?” He whispered the words. “Have. I ‘been—" | i “You've been) unconscious for - weeks, Parris.” ¢ “What's the matter with me?” “You've had fever.” : He was silent for a few minutes. He turned his head very slowly on ‘the pillow and |looked out of the : window, {‘When-—when did she go away?” “What? Oh! left just the sick.” | “Why?” : “Well, Sven told me he had the offer of better and he'd have . to go.” | . “Did Renee—did—" He couldn't frame the question, : “I didn’t see Renee, Parris. Anna said she came to the kitchen i She thought Renee seemed | very frightened—

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80 sick. She ran away again very ' Quickly. Sven made up his mind very suddenly. [It seemed queer.” “Where did they ga?” | “I don’t know, dear. I don’t think He packed up

+ down toward the Ozark Mountains, somewhere. Nqw don’t talk any more, Youll pe getting strong soon; now.” } : i His Ho was slow and

tedious. Graduslly he learned to

take a few steps, and then to walk ‘without leaning jon Anna, . It was a 1 time ‘before he ‘gould bring If'to so much as look toward .the Gyllinson cottage. ' He wanted to lie down and cry when ‘he thought of Renee and what had

"happened to her, He blamed him-

‘self. He could hear again her voice saying, “Maybe we'd better go back.” “1 guess Uncle Henry could hitch up and take me to school next week, couldn't he?” Parris asked the

~~ question a bit diffidently one morn-

ing at breakfast; “I guess I couldn't walk that far yet?” X Madame folded her napkin care fully and p it beside her plate. “You're not going to school this year, Parris.” | 8 = > _ “WHA-AT?" His eyes opened very wide with astonishment. ; “You won't be strong enough to

TB gtart next week, and I have decided

to get a tutor for you.this winter. You can study at home.” _ - “Oh, ‘goodness.” ‘The tone of his

. woice dropped a little. It was mixed

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with dismay, School was reaily not bad. He had been: looking forward

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learned, from their conversation, the nature of his dliness. : “So this is your grandson!” Mas« sive. Mr. St. George affected surprise. “Yd never have known you, boy.. Been sick, I hear.” . “Yes, sir.” “What's the matter?” ‘Madame interrupted hastily. "It a. spell of brain fever.” td “Hmm, That's not so good. Been studying [too hard, sonny?” “I—I don’t think so, sir.” “Parris, ask Anna to make some lemonade.” p The talk had run to other mat. ters when he returned with glasses and a pitcher making a pleasant tinkle of ice. “By the way, Marie,” Mr. St. George was saying, “I hear you've lost your overseer. Know old Tom Carr?’ “Oh, yes. Big bushy head of white hair? I've seen him.” “Believe he’d be a good man. for you.” : . “Well, I’ might talk to him.” “Tell you what. I'm riding out that way tomorrow. I'll send him around. I'd like to see him get a good place. Surely you remember the Carrs!” “Don’t recall them, Thurston.” “They came here from New York state. Had some money. Started off in big style—horses, carriage, everything. | He tried trading in real estate. Lost it all. Wife went crazy—she's been. in the asylum shere twice, but he keeps her at home now and looks after her himself. He’s 4 good man.” “Um—gend him to see me.” “It'd be a ‘mercy, maam, if you could take him. I heard she was a graduate of ‘Vassar College back there, but she’s crazy as & loon now. Got dropsy, téo. Fat as an elephant.” na “Dangerous, do. you think? I wouldn't want to have—" - “Oh, .no, no! 'Not at all. Just sits and sings. Too fat fo move.” “Heavens. I'll be glad if I can help the poor man. What a lite that must be!” ; he 8 » = : THE FIRES OF Indian summer burned on every hill, and th nostalgic odors of autumn filled

of all seasons ih this region,

boys swarmed down the hill after school, shouting the relief of their

It was Fulmer Green's “gang” Fulmer Green wou through to

miration * and adheredce of his His mother, ambitious for

a ‘rock

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more.” tered on the low roof, making the spliriters of ‘dry wood fly in every direction. Mrs. Singer came out on the front step. “Get on with youl You're going to hurt somebody first thing you. know.” The boys did not answer. They grinned and shuffled a shade un~ easily. Mrs. Singer went into the house and closed the door. A heavy clod shattered against the panels, and yells of laughter greeted Ful-

answer. “C'mon,” he commanded, looking back at the house as they passed. “Who does she think she is, anyhow? Crazy, that’s what she is.

ness livin’ round Kings Row, nohow.” One of the bolder boys sent another rock banging against the side ofthe house. Mrs, Singer appeared. once more. “Go'on, now,” she called. “You quit that, or I'll have the law on you.” Fulmer stood in the road facing her squarely. “Aw, you shut up,” he said. : “Go on, go on. If you don’t be= have yourselves, I'll sick the dog on you!” She closed the door once more. “I'll tell you,” he said. “Let's give her ol’ house one good rockin’, then we’ll run.” : » » ® A HAIL OF stones fell on and around the house. A few windowpanes shatered with loud crashes. At that moment Benny, returning from a neighbor's, ran down the road and yelled at the top of his vwoice, “Stop that, stop throwin’

dirty ol’ snoozers, youl” The stones whizzed so close to his head he had to dodge, He ran quickly around the house and reappeared with an old rusty pitehfork... Holding it ahead of him, he charged straight at his tormentors. Benny chased them well out of Jinktown, and came back wiping the sweat from his face with his sleeve. A week later Drake McHugh came to.see Parris after school,

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