Mystery mill plans stir concern at Moehaine lands
Barry Houston learns of a rumored sawmill and full plant to rise on Jerry Martin land near the lake within a month, while Blackburn carpenters arrive from Chicago. Baptiste hints at hidden motives as Thayer’s disappearance echoes through the cabin as old ties fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thayer
Batiste
Mount Taluchen
Barry
Golemar
Medaine
Teese
Blackburn
Chicago
Moehaine
Jerry Martin
Bor Houston
Medanie
Baptiste
Mon Ami
M'sieu Thayer
Gar
Ra'teese
M'sieu Shuler
M’sieu Shuler
Comet-Legs Leaves Moon in Wild Escape
Nancy and Nick glimpse Comet-Legs flee on a star horse as the Moon-Man takes back the star. Comet-Legs vows to stay away and to return no more, while dream fairies trundle toward earth and a cliffhanger ending signals the tale continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Nancy
Nick
Comet-Legs
Mr. Peerabout
Jack Frost
Important Purchase for First Year of Marriage
In preparation for a summer motor trip the narrator buys a new electrical sewing machine with a down payment and five dollar monthly installments. She plans to sew dresses from blue dotted Swiss and French organdy, charged to account, hoping to save money but hampered by interruptions from important people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mary Smith
Mary
A Picnic Way Up on the Hill Memory
Grandmother recalls a fourth of July picnic around forty years ago at a Presbyterian church site near Fourth and Madison. Wagons carried folks up a steep timber road to a grassy clearing where Ivy Cottage once stood and Beriah Brown lived. Mrs Brown served hot baking powder biscuits as part of the feast. The humorous tale, she says, lies in the dayBeattle’s first railroad began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Pather
Thayer
M’steu Thayer
Medaine
Flouston
the Presbyterian
Fourth and
Madison
Mrs Madison Reflects on Aiding Others and Fashion Dilemmas
A humorous memoir fragment describes Mrs Madison juggling favors from society women, aiding orphans, and a summer toy project while neglecting home tasks. She reveals overextended finances, failed dressmaking plans, and a sudden need to buy ready made clothes after shopping two days for perfect fabrics. A bank teller warns of an overdrawn account awaiting Jack’s fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Jack
Madison
Seattle
Mtagy
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Houston
Ofeo
Barry Houston
Hans
Adventures OF the Twins
Clive Roberts
Burien
Beattle Star
Denver
M’sieu Thayer
Cresline
Salt Lake
Tabernacle
Carrow Peak
BY Ahern
MR. Buster
Stanley
Stanle
Mike. Bergen
Mralofne
Helen
BY Allman
Freckles
BY Blosser
Tegaration OF
Tus
TMNG
Gus
Sier A
Mabel Cleland
Davie
Mrs. Ran
Dolph
Ivy
Ivy Cottage
Beriah
Lelative
Jessie Langdon
Everett True
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