Waloo

"Run in and bring him out," suggested Miss Thorley, sitting down in one of the wicker chairs that were under the big apple tree that had lived there ever since Waloo had been some man's farm.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

Waloo so many times that it had become nothing but a necessary bore.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

Mifflin where I used to live, but in Waloo they are basements.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

"Waloo folks don't care about that," her aunt interrupted quickly.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

"I've enjoyed living in Waloo," she told Mr. Jerry one evening as they sat under the apple tree.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

I was away over on the other side of Waloo when a kind lady found me and put me on a street car and gave me a nickel and told the conductor to keep his eye on me.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

Lake Nokomis was on the outskirts of Waloo and was a popular pleasure resort for Waloo people from June until September.

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

When she had found Mrs. Johnson's Hilda crying because she didn't know anyone in Waloo and was so homesick and lonesome she didn't think she'd stay, Mary Rose went down and asked Mrs. Schuneman's

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

"'Stead of havin' so many bach'lor flats in Waloo there oughta be more fam'ly cottages."

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett

That there are flat-houses in Waloo where children can live?

Mary Rose of Mifflin Frances R. Sterrett