An excerpt from The Story of Art Smith:
...I did not hear much of the ceremony. I feared Aimee was dying. She was so white she scared me.
The minister had finished, and the doctors were urging everyone to go away, because Aimee must be kept quiet, when the door opened and in walked her father, her mother and my mother.
Mr. Cour went straight to Aimee and tried to ask how badly she was hurt. His voice shook so he could hardly speak.
"We're married, papa; don't be cross," Aimee said, and began to cry. I had never seen her cry before. I tried to sit up, but the doctor put his hand on my forehead and I couldn't.
"It's all right; it's all right, Aimee," her father said. "If only you are not badly hurt."
Rose Wilder Lane tossed together the serial of the trick flyer Art Smith quickly. And it shows. The serial was so popular that The Bulletin published it as a book. With very, very, very little editing from the printed page. The only photograph is on the cover of the book.
Interested in more information about San Francisco and Rose Wilder Lane?
Rose Wilder Lane's San Francisco by Trini L. Wenniger is a booklet sized publication.
The Ghost In The Little House, A Life of Rose Wilder Lane by William Holtz-has footnotes and a full bibliography. Very useful. You don't have to agree with his thesis to learn from his book.
West From Home, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, is a series of letters sent to her husband, Almanzo, while on a visit to her daughter Rose. I do wonder if all the information in the letters was published, or if they were selectively edited.
