At the Canoe Club he was greeted by Tub Pearson,
admirable in whitekid gloves.
A valley of colored patchwork fields seen from a
harsh tor ofDartmoor.
Why, theyll just about drive the poor old
horseright off the highway!
My way ofbeing diplomatic is to come out
flat.
Wouldnt mindskipping off to Florida or some
place.
We must go back to the clubhouse,dont you
think?
She justtries to amuse me by playing at being a
kitten. Seriously: Realize that we finally windup the old Revelation Company today?
Kind of a shame to have em ruin any more wilderness. We must go back to the
clubhouse,dont you think?
WithFran Voelker, he was inspired; he waltzed as
though he was proud ofhis shining burden.
They sat talking by the lake at midnight. And Ive
bought me an automobile of my own.
Oh,dont let yourself get tied up with anything new!
But they wanted the Revelation label and would pay for it.
Id hate to see a brother of mine in on anysuch
game.
Herman Voelker had brewed his way into millions and
respectability.
Only American loans that keep em fromburying the
corpse! But they wanted the Revelation label and would pay for it. Icant keep this
open, and Ive offered you our pos-o-lutely highestsalary.
His religion is roastgoose, which has some sense to
it. Well go abroad, only Ill make her fight for it or shell feelshes running the
whole show. Tonight he was particularly uplifted because he was driving hisfirst
car.
This may be our only chance, the only time youll be
freetill were so old we wont enjoy wandering. Tub marveled, as Sam stepped in
triumph from the car. Ill get less salary, butits a swell gamble.
THEY weresomething more than just Alec Kynance and
a few other officers ofthe U.
That gray and flabby and ineffectualold man, in his
worn and baggy blue suit.
But he was fretting as he sat erect in
hislimousine, while Smith drove him into town. You can take iteasy and just think up
mean ideas to shove over. I tell you, what Ialways say is: theres no rest like a
little extra work! I didnt want to speak to youabout it till you had the U. Ill bet
that some day automobilesll run forty! Kind of a shame to have em ruin any more
wilderness. When I graduated, I thought Id be a civil engineer and see theBrazil
jungle and China and all over.