Some life situations make us more uncomfortable than others and that’s the situation Struther Tanksley found himself in that I want to focus on in today’s ‘Character Confessions‘ post.
Scott: Struther, I really appreciate you stopping by today.
Struther: And I’m glad you asked me to stop…though I hope it won’t take too long.
Scott: Why? Do you have another tractor to repair?
Struther: How did you hear about that? You been spyin on me?
Scott: No Struther. I read my dad’s book Bluebell and know about how you fixed Tog’s tractor.
Struther: Yeah, I wish that was the only thing I had to deal with that day. I remember when I saw him, I “waved and shouted; “G- got the t-tractor runnin’…” Then, seeing Christine and the girls scurrying into the house” I broke into the lurching gait I call running.
Scott: The girls?
Struther: The Watkins’ girls. “When Claude and Charlotte Watkins had asked that he and Christine be the godparents of their two children, the Ericsons were thrilled; and through the years they had come to love the girls as their own.”
Scott: After the girls were safe with their godmother, is that when Tog brought you up to date on what had happened to their mom?
Struther: Yeah, I remember his sayin, “Charlotte Watkins has been…” and then it was like “Tog’s mind refused him access to the words.” He finally went on, “She- she’s been badly injured. Doc is going to take her to the hospital. I’ll give you the details on the way, that is if don’t mind comin’ back with me.”
Scott: Sounds like I should keep this short for both of us Struther…thanks again for stoppin by.
What I didn’t ask him about was how he responded to Tog’s news that Charlotte had been severely injured. The question wasn’t necessary because I knew from my investigation that after shaking his head, he said, “That’s a mighty shame” and those “last words, as a pure extension of his instinctive feelings for others, came easily in his rich, rumbling baritone, but no question followed.”
More to Learn
Bluebell is a long book, by novel standards, and this blog has been live since January 14, 2017, so there’s lots more to read here, such as…
- All Things Bluebell – a page dedicated to dad’s novel “Bluebell’
- Previous “Character Confessions” with Stacey Norton and Carl Schenfield
- How to get 3 Free Short Stories
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