A Cottonwood Stand by Chuck Redman

Author:Chuck Redman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A novel of Nebraska
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 2018-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

“No, Ida,” says Florene, gliding a low-heeled pump onto Ida Sweetzer’s right 7½ narrow, “that was Gil Mason, Dan’s older brother. Gil’s the one who married Owen Stanley’s second oldest daughter who sold carpeting at Wacklund’s for a while. Dan’s married to that Carla Lanterman from North Platte. She—well anyway, Dan was gettin a detail job on his Camero over at Stickler’s Detail, and Merv Stickler was selling new seat covers to Susie Lapides, and Dan overheard Susie tell Merv that—oh, hey Janet.”

The funny thing is, Janet come right through that front door of Florene’s store without so much as a tinkle from that little bell. It don’t seem possible, even Flo herself on a slow day can’t come and go without a jingle of some sort. But then, this ain’t the Janet I know. This Janet has got me worried to the gills. With her pasty cheeks and lost eyes. Florene signals to Janet to sit herself down and wait til she’s free, and I’ll be darned if the news gal doesn’t do just that, without a peep of protest. Almost—not quite but almost—like a marionette let go of by some little kid that’s cranky and ready for her nap. That’s the sorry picture this Janet calls to mind, settin there astraddle one of Florene’s fitting stools and waitin for somebody, or some thing, to snap some life into her. Pulling strings may not be enough.

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