Obscure Destinies

Obscure Destinies is a collection of three short stories by Willa Cather, published in 1932. Each story deals with the death of a central character . When Doctor Burleigh told neighbour Rosicky he had a bad heart, Rosicky protested. "So? No, I guess my heart was always pretty good. I got a little asthma, maybe. Just a awful short breath when I was pitchin' hay last summer, dat's all." "Well no...