The Challenge of the North (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781421896533)

Oskar Hedin, head of the fur department of old John McNabb's big store, looked up from his scrutiny of the Russian sable coat spread upon a table before him, and encountered the twinkling eyes of old John himself. "It's a shame to keep this coat here-and that natural black fox piece, too. Who is there in Terrace City that's got thirty thousand dollars to spend for a fur coat, or twenty thousand for a fox fur?" Old John grinned. "Mrs. Orcutt bought one, didn't she?" "Yes, but she bought it down in New York-" "An' paid thirty-five thousand for a coat that runs half a dozen shades lighter, an' is topped an' pointed to bring it up to the best it's got. Did I ever tell ye the story of Mrs. Orcutt's coat?" "No." "It goes back quite a ways-the left-handed love me an' Fred Orcutt has for one another.

Author: Hendryx James Hendryx, James Hendryx
ISBN-10: 1421896532
ISBN-13: 9781421896533
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2007
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d