He 's bossed the Glen for years , and he thinks he 's forgotten more than other people ever knew . Speaking of doctors , I wish Dr. Blythe 'd run over and see to that boil on Dick Moore 's neck . It 's getting past Leslie 's skill . I 'm sure I do n't know what Dick Moore wants to start in having boils for -- as if he was n't enough trouble without that ! '' `` Do you know , Dick has taken quite a fancy to me , '' said Anne . `` He follows me round like a dog , and smiles like a pleased child when I notice him . '' `` Does it make you creepy ? '' `` Not at all . I rather like poor Dick Moore . He seems so pitiful and appealing , somehow . '' `` You would n't think him very appealing if you 'd see him on his cantankerous days , believe ME . But I 'm glad you do n't mind him -- it 's all the nicer for Leslie . She 'll have more to do when her boarder comes . I hope he 'll be a decent creature . You 'll probably like him -- he 's a writer . '' `` I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial , '' said Anne , rather scornfully . `` Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths . '' Nevertheless , she looked forward to the advent of Owen Ford with a pleasant sense of expectation . If he were young and likeable he might prove a very pleasant addition to society in Four Winds . The latch-string of the little house was always out for the race of Joseph .
CHAPTER 23 OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to XXXXX .
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