Word: sorrell
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...Though the formula would not be recognized by a chemist, it is well known to some popular writers. And there is nothing so pleasing to some tastes as a good mouthful of treacle. Gene Stratton Porter was an expert at this mixture; so is A. S. M. Hutchinson. In Sorrel and Son Warwick Deeping had the formula just about right, but last week his latest novel showed that even specialists in sad-gladness cannot always hit the proper ratio, that too many sobs spoil the ink. Only a nursery word like ooky-gooky or perhaps icky-poo could justly describe...
Last week 8,000 people crowded Hillsdale's fair grounds to see Contractor John Adrian's record-holders, Flaxie & Dan, brought from Williamsville. N. Y.. defend their laurels against their old rivals, George H. Statler's Ohio team of roan and sorrel Belgians, weighing 4,700 Ib. For five years one or the other of these teams has always held the world's record. Once they broke it three times in one day and they have dragged it up to unbelievable heights...
...their way. Heroine of her tale is a young girl, Victoria, who has cast off her family and country to find "something" abroad. In Paris, nearly on her uppers, she is befriended by two Russian spinster sisters, who introduce her to a simple-life colony presided over by one Sorrel, gentle U. S. fanatic. Victoria, who takes things as they come, soon makes a place for herself in Sorrel's crazy circus, keeps clear of bickering and intrigues, treats aging Pundit Sorrel like an understanding daughter...
When Antony, a rich, chattering but intelligent expatriate, discovers Victoria, she finds him disturbingly attractive. Antony is happily married, tells her all about his wife, Fontana. Antony falls in love with her, and her allegiance to Sorrel begins to waver. When Sorrel makes senile love to her, when the colony breaks up in mutual recrimination, Victoria in despair debauches herself with one man after another, but never with Antony. Antony leaves for the U. S. on business. Victoria discovers she is pregnant, makes herself ill by overdoses of pills. Fontana comes to find her, is taking her to a hospital...
...last year's encounter with the Blue the sorrel-headed timbertopper won the low hurdles in 24 seconds, but fell on the tenth barrier in a stride-for-stride race with DeVoe, this year's Eli leader. In the culmination of this rivalry at New Haven last month Record won in 14 2-5 seconds, a world record mark not allowed because of favoring wind, and shortly later fought off Fates to win the low event in 23 1-10 seconds...