The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-15

IANEr explained about the cloth
y ing they had brought. Most OF
the things. she said. would have to
be made over but they were good
material. jeffrey went outside and
began to carry in the packages.
Tommy. who had been sitting In
the rear of the room. got on his
crutches then and came hobbliDg
forward. lie stood In the windo"
and looked out at the roadster
Little Rosie crept beside him and
the children exchanged whispered
comments. ... Ills. .-...
II was when the cast-of suit and
/ the sweater for PAT .Silvani were
displayed that Mrs. Silvani broke
down and wept. .....
My poor Pat!" she mcaned
Hes needed a suit for so long!
All the time in the freezing
weather he didn't have an overcoal.
Oh. can't help 1t. IL just can't
help crying!" ..,
They were joyful tears and no
body minded them. Presently Mrs.
Silvani wiped her eyes and after
! thai she seemed TO talk more
easily. Pat was such a good hus'
! band. she told them. Oh. ii haG
( ali been so different a few years
! agoi These days when he had
nothing IL do were hard on him
1t worried her, Rose Siivani said
1t wasn't just not having money
Ii was the way Pat looked. Some
times when he'd been ont all day
trying to find job and then walked
home because pennies for carfare
counted up there was something In
his eyes that frightened her. Sht
was afraid Pat might do something
something desperate!
''But we're going to find worl
Tor him." Janet assured her. He:
going to have a job"
oh, Miss. If you only could!"
Jeffrey Grant explained then thu
important part of the visit. jeffrey
had talked to man in the ottic'
where he worked. AS matter O.
/ fact he had talked to several o
them. This man (Simpson was hi!
name) needed some repair wori
done at his home. Somethin:
changed about the garage and
couple of rooms painted upstairs
Simpson had expected to do thu
work himself but he'd kept putting
it off. II Jeffrey was sure Pat Sill
yani was reliable he'd be willing
to hire him. 1t would be about {
weeks work and he'd pay what wa:
reasonable.
PATH do it," Mrs. Silrani sait
eagerly. He'll do a fine job too
Pats so handy with tools. Wher
does he want him to begin? Maybe
l could get hold IF him this after
noon"
GRANT told her gently there va:
~ no such hurry. Simpson hat
suggested that Pat Silvani shoult
drop in at the Office Monday morn
ing. He'd tell him what was TO bt
done and arrange a price. Ther
the work could start in the after
noon or next day.
Meanwhile. the young man wen
on, there was the matter of thai
rent bill. If the Silvanis were II
danger of being dispossessed they't
better accept a loan and pay i
back after Mr.. Silvani was working
Jeffrey drew out his check bool
and fountain pen. The amount wa
s25, Rose Silvani said. There were
tears in her eyes again, tears tina
obscured the faces OF the yount
man and young woman before her
1.-THE saints bless and keep you!
Rose Silvani murmured. Her voice
caught and then went on, You're
like angels from heaven!"
Janet turned quickly to speak II
Tommy and to listen to the excited
story little Rosie wanted to tell
1t was about how a man had come
with the coal and wood and said II
was for them and that 1t was pale
for.