Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-07-04
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THE OLD
LOVE-SEAT
BIG ENOUGH
FOR TWO
10 by D. J. Walsh.)

wy ~ ~ - 'NASa'S
I'VE MORGAN stood at the win
X dow in the south gable of the
l. old gray house gazing out at the
river where the pond-lilies were
just coming to creamy, fragrant bloom.
An old flat-bottomed boat lay bleach
ing in the sunshine among the lily
pads. 1t was bit Of genre that would
have made an artists eyes sparkle,
but Eve did not even see it. She
could only hear the voice Of the auc-
tioneer coming up from below. Mr..
Bell had perfect lingo calculated to
make auctioned articles go off like
hot cakes. But the things were not
going off like hot cakes. Eve knew
why. Folks had come from miles
around out Of sheer curiosity to see
how the last descendant Of the high
nosed Morgan tribe was taking the
humiliations of adversely. She was
taking 1t Ill, but she kept out of sight,
up here in this small, low-ceiling
room, with the door locked.
Already she had torn her handker-
chief into shreds for she would not
cry. Tears did no good. Tears did
not bring back one who was dead or
produce money where there was none,
or inspire love where there was only
Indifference. She had tested all that.
1t was hurting her cruelty to sell the
s," aceunlulation ol ,tnree genera,
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80 9" III 'nere' 4narS "nispeie"'
'r"ii, "e'ow the auctioheer starting
III "Sa'n' eres tnis SOFA what
,,S' MISE fiost! WHAT'S thaC you can
WNe-seaI! burst oI iaueh-
't. "hlc' drowned tne auctloneer 5
"''''sn'' rive put her manu- 10 her
,.''" ""'te tlroat. Inc loVe-seaC' just
wv "us' lor Two. MANY was the
'''"t '',at sne hau SAT there OF an eve
''"' WIN ''oe hussell' playing check-
'FS. n"iulnS the BOARD on their knees
anu ''"S'i'is "hen al tne men slipped
u" '''''" me carpet ana they mad TO
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,,r''' my hated TO Deat each other'
''r y !" "'''e'eu-
"'' WIS near the breaking point.
i'or women Ihey were coming
DICK. Inc WINDOW was open. 1t was
Oh the size OF the house opposite
rom where the auction was going on.
iht "o"@hS OF the ola apple tree
Scraped the sizing. she mad gone
"""I 'h"t way oelore. Leaning OUT
nhe '"'k Ir" hoiu OF the friendly
Drah'h' She silpped down the tree
truhk' SomeDody was shaking the
uoor hahdle' ANYBODY In here|
e' 'oucheu lhe srounu' one
neu 'o""ru tiie river ollnDlhe INTO
.ne Do", CO sue pus"eu II oil INTO ueeP
"a'er' sue ''"u II" oars' ohe ioaleu
uomh WIN the current
ING Hoise vi the auction grew
Iaih'ei "'" i"ihter' Inc poaC leaked'
one "au 10 put her rect up IN order
~ Aeep tneni ury' IL came 10 her
."at " "ou'uh ne such Dad ldea
10 20 uriltlhe oh-oh until one sank
'ne "a'er-ioeseu ooat' All eVII
'"ousnt' unworthy oL the Morsahs'
Shed nave TO walk back. But by
the time she got there the auction
would De over.
Ihe boat drlfted on for half mile,
then nosed In under the old covered
bridge squirt or dust in the dis
lance marked the approach of ear.