Believing the Dream
“Thorliff made himself return to his book rather than stare out the train window. Hoarfrost rimmed the sides, sending feathers out to take new territory. He’d already scraped it away once. At least he didn’t have to study. Exams were over, as was his first term. He’d made it through. What a relief.
“Grand Forks. Next stop, Grand Forks.”
Thorliff watched the conductor sway his way down the aisle, stopping to answer a question posed by a man most likely a drummer, from his appearance. The salesman looked a mite familiar, perhaps one of those who frequented the Blessing Boarding House.
Why, Lord, can I not read here? I can with the babble of students in the reading room or even when the press is running. His thoughts roamed back to the pressroom where the antiquated press tried to shake the walls down. But there he could concentrate on his books and listen for the slightest change in the printer cacophony that signaled trouble, trouble that occurred with dismaying regularity.
Taking the p...rinter apart, fixing the problem, and putting it back together came after he’d learned to set type, put away type, clean the rollers, and grease the gears.MoreLess
“Grand Forks. Next stop, Grand Forks.”
Thorliff watched the conductor sway his way down the aisle, stopping to answer a question posed by a man most likely a drummer, from his appearance. The salesman looked a mite familiar, perhaps one of those who frequented the Blessing Boarding House.
Why, Lord, can I not read here? I can with the babble of students in the reading room or even when the press is running. His thoughts roamed back to the pressroom where the antiquated press tried to shake the walls down. But there he could concentrate on his books and listen for the slightest change in the printer cacophony that signaled trouble, trouble that occurred with dismaying regularity.
Taking the p...rinter apart, fixing the problem, and putting it back together came after he’d learned to set type, put away type, clean the rollers, and grease the gears.MoreLess
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