trouble getting her scholarship.”
“ There is a problem with her being a female doctor. That’s almost unheard of in medical school,” John said worriedly.
“ Talking to Nora, she doesn’t even seem to take that into consideration,” Jeremy rolled his eyes wonderingly. “I haven’t mentioned it to her. If she doesn’t know it’s a problem, why bring it up to her? It’s one less worry for her to think about.”
“ That’s the way I feel about it.” John turned toward Jeremy and looked him right in the eyes, “Now back to you and Nora, are you there for her for the long haul?”
“ Sir, my intention is to marry Nora as soon as I possible am able to support the two of us. I hate it like everything that I have to leave her to go to Harvard. I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.”
Jeremy stood and leaned against a tree, looking down on the meadow. “ I tried to talk my dad into letting me go to OU law school but he wouldn’t even consider it. He wants very much for me to be successful. For one thing, I am his oldest son and he wants me to go to his alma mater. He will not even consider my studying anything but law. He says, ‘Littlefield’s are attorneys’. That is that!” Jeremy said bitterly. “I also think one of his motives is to separate Nora and I, not that he doesn’t like Nora but he wants me to concentrate on my studies.”
John sat thoughtfully looking down upon the valley. Finally he softly said, “ I understand where he is coming from. Every father wants his son to follow in his footsteps. He wants his son to be successful. Should you and Nora get married young and have children quickly it might change both of your plans. Both of you are ambitious and have a lot in common, which seems somewhat strange to say considering such different backgrounds.”
John stood up and leaned on another tree near Jeremy. “ Nora talked to me some about this problem with choosing your major some time ago.”
Jeremy nodded.
“What do you think you should do?”
“ Well, it’s hard. I don’t want to be disrespectful to my father. I will go to Harvard, should I get an admittance letter and I will study law, but I will study business law. This won’t set well with my father but horticulture will be my minor,” Jeremy shrugged his shoulders and looked at John, “Do you think I’m doing wrong?”
“ You know your father better than I do,” John said narrowing his eyes and turning his head, “but my guess is that he won’t be happy when he sees those courses on your schedule. You asked whether I thought you were doing wrong. I’m not giving my approval one way or the other; however, I can’t say that when I was your age I would have done anything different than you’re doing.”
Jeremy nodded, “ I appreciate that.”
“ I hate to burden you, son, with my problems. It appears to me that you have more than your share, but I have something else I want to discuss with you.”
“ It’s nothing,” Jeremy shrugged, “I’ve tried to please my father my whole life.” He laughed, “Nothing new.”
“ I understand. It’s still tough, though.” John continued, “I knew from the moment I saw you and Nora together that the two of you had something special, although Nora was clueless at the time. Jeremy, I won’t be here much longer.”
Jeremy moved toward John shaking his head.
“Just hear me out.” John said holding up his hands. “As I said, I know that you love my baby girl. I asked you here so that we could have a private conversation. Before I go I wanted to know that you will watch out for her and my family. I believe you and Nora will marry when the two of you see fit. I know she has her heart set on being a doctor and I would hate to see her dreams shattered. I hope you respect that.”
“ Yes, Sir,” Jeremy replied. “I don’t want to stand in her way. She has always been so dedicated to helping others that it would change who she is if she
“ There is a problem with her being a female doctor. That’s almost unheard of in medical school,” John said worriedly.
“ Talking to Nora, she doesn’t even seem to take that into consideration,” Jeremy rolled his eyes wonderingly. “I haven’t mentioned it to her. If she doesn’t know it’s a problem, why bring it up to her? It’s one less worry for her to think about.”
“ That’s the way I feel about it.” John turned toward Jeremy and looked him right in the eyes, “Now back to you and Nora, are you there for her for the long haul?”
“ Sir, my intention is to marry Nora as soon as I possible am able to support the two of us. I hate it like everything that I have to leave her to go to Harvard. I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.”
Jeremy stood and leaned against a tree, looking down on the meadow. “ I tried to talk my dad into letting me go to OU law school but he wouldn’t even consider it. He wants very much for me to be successful. For one thing, I am his oldest son and he wants me to go to his alma mater. He will not even consider my studying anything but law. He says, ‘Littlefield’s are attorneys’. That is that!” Jeremy said bitterly. “I also think one of his motives is to separate Nora and I, not that he doesn’t like Nora but he wants me to concentrate on my studies.”
John sat thoughtfully looking down upon the valley. Finally he softly said, “ I understand where he is coming from. Every father wants his son to follow in his footsteps. He wants his son to be successful. Should you and Nora get married young and have children quickly it might change both of your plans. Both of you are ambitious and have a lot in common, which seems somewhat strange to say considering such different backgrounds.”
John stood up and leaned on another tree near Jeremy. “ Nora talked to me some about this problem with choosing your major some time ago.”
Jeremy nodded.
“What do you think you should do?”
“ Well, it’s hard. I don’t want to be disrespectful to my father. I will go to Harvard, should I get an admittance letter and I will study law, but I will study business law. This won’t set well with my father but horticulture will be my minor,” Jeremy shrugged his shoulders and looked at John, “Do you think I’m doing wrong?”
“ You know your father better than I do,” John said narrowing his eyes and turning his head, “but my guess is that he won’t be happy when he sees those courses on your schedule. You asked whether I thought you were doing wrong. I’m not giving my approval one way or the other; however, I can’t say that when I was your age I would have done anything different than you’re doing.”
Jeremy nodded, “ I appreciate that.”
“ I hate to burden you, son, with my problems. It appears to me that you have more than your share, but I have something else I want to discuss with you.”
“ It’s nothing,” Jeremy shrugged, “I’ve tried to please my father my whole life.” He laughed, “Nothing new.”
“ I understand. It’s still tough, though.” John continued, “I knew from the moment I saw you and Nora together that the two of you had something special, although Nora was clueless at the time. Jeremy, I won’t be here much longer.”
Jeremy moved toward John shaking his head.
“Just hear me out.” John said holding up his hands. “As I said, I know that you love my baby girl. I asked you here so that we could have a private conversation. Before I go I wanted to know that you will watch out for her and my family. I believe you and Nora will marry when the two of you see fit. I know she has her heart set on being a doctor and I would hate to see her dreams shattered. I hope you respect that.”
“ Yes, Sir,” Jeremy replied. “I don’t want to stand in her way. She has always been so dedicated to helping others that it would change who she is if she
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