Uncle Tony's is the most social spot in town and is from a
news-gathering point of view most ideally situated. Sitting in one of
the smooth-worn old armchairs that Uncle Tony always keeps handy, you
can view the very heart of Green Valley's business life. Without
turning your head scarcely you can keep an eye on Martin's drug store,
keep tab on the comings and goings of the town's two doctors, and the
hotel's arriving and departing guests. If a commotion of any kind
occurs in front of Robert Hill's general store you see all the details
without losing count of the various parties who go in and out of Green
Valley's new bank.
Twice a day the active part of Green Valley dribbles into the
post-office where friends instantly pair off and mere acquaintances
stand idly by and discuss the weather. Besides its mail, Green Valley
usually buys two cents' worth of yeast and a dozen of baker's buns and
then goes down the street and orders its regular groceries at Jessup's.
Jessup's has been the one Green Valley grocery store ever since the
flood or thereabout, so venerable an establishment is it. Green Valley
would as soon think of changing its name as permitting a new grocer to
open up a rival store. And nobody dreams of disloyalty when buying
trifles at the post-office.
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