Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-05
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~ NTHERINE BROWNE passed
The house every day on her
way to work. AT night when
she returned home she noted
the progress that had been made upnn
1t during the hours since she had Inst
seen II. Thus she came to know II,
stick by stick and stone by stone
II was such house as she might
nave built for herself II she had the
means cleverly proportional two
story and attic dwelling, with porch
at one side looking into the orchard,
where porch should look, and n
fireplace at the opposite side to help
ward of the east winds.
Mlddleheld folks hnd a great deal to
say about the house Elmer Hubble was
building. II WIS going to cost
mint oi money without looking IT,"
for only the best materials were going
into II II was a house that would
shield and shelter generations
Elmers children and grandchildren.
and even further on perhaps
Somewhere down South was the
woman II was being built for, Elmers
hancee, Middleheld folks had never
seen her, but they knew about her.
Elmer had met her few years be-
fore and ever since had been trying
to get her to come North as his wife.
She was New Orleans beauty, highly
seasoned with Creole blood, the sister
OF the girl Elmer's cousin, Sam Hub.
BILE, had married. Sam had sugar
warehouse, or something of that kind,
In New Orleans, and Elmer had visited
him one winter. Hence this romance.
The fnct that Elmer was building the
warmest possible nest proved that
Miss bSOule had promised to be his
wife.
Catherine Browne thought of Elmer
and his love being happy In the house
Of their dreams She wanted him to
be happy, even though his being so
must cost her all the happiness she
had In life. For she had loved him,
had always loved him. Way buck
WHEN they were tOddlers they had
plnyed together and he hnd kissed her
when she fell and hurt herself. They
hnd been playmates and schoOmntes.
Then their lives dIverged. Elmer went
into business with his father and be-
gan to make money, while her father
In one unlucky speculation lost every.
thing and then Insanely threw his life
away because Of II.
Catherine and her mother had sui.
fnPnh sInaIfnn 80
faster than falling downstairs. In.
deed. II produced something OF the
same effect upon them, only that Cath.
crime picked herself up, bruised and
lettering, and tried to raise her moth
or. with home and income ana pro
lection gone the girl snatched hur-
rled business training and went to
work In the Office Of the district at
lorney who had been her fathers
warmest friend She made new
home for her mother from few
rooms and no one heard her com
plain. Every morning she went to
work with smile and the slender
fingers that had played the harp so
prettlly now piled the typewriter keys.
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