Then he heard Mona singing in the kitchen, and recollected that Mrs.Stevens had promised him warm doughnuts for supper.

Perhaps Mona was frying them at that identical moment--and he had never seen anyone frying doughnuts.

He caught up his cane and limped out to investigate.

That is how much his heart just then was set upon writing a story that would breathe of the plains.
One great hindrance to the progress of his story was the difficulty he had in selecting a hero for his heroine.

Hank Graves suggested that he use Park, and even went so far as to supply Thurston with considerable data which went to prove that Park would not be averse to figuring in a love story with Mona.