The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-15
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her attractions could. she wOulo
be abie to do much for him and
he was not the sort. tn forget
Early days nor kindnrsSes during
her childhood
lIliHUr hailed a bus. boarded Il
aud settled down To ride uptown.
The visits to Philip always de-
pressed her nan hour lie wuuln
begin pounding . piano III a cheap
cafe Al the same moment she.
her mother. and the other reIa
tives would begin dressing fo'
dinner Philip was weak hut he
had never been helped n gain
any strength Fhe life he had
known had drained his slight
strength Not like Mr Jarrett
Colvin. she unused whose muscles
would have grown stronger II cir.
rumsrances pushed him d"wn-
bet uf course hs was except loual
She rrmemhercd with gentle
?muspmrnf her lii,i".girt adOra.
tiun Of Fin Without amusement
she realized that. p; seeing him
again the feeling mad crepi back
10 sweep over her IN full force.
He was moi exactly handsome hut
sn Iine-looking Perhaps she would
meet him at Aunt Elias.
] EAVlNG the bus she realized
l. that, for the first time after q
visit to Philip. she had forgotten
him and The mood Of depression
that usually came as an aftermath
TO a chat with him.
"Of course" she thought. "a
man like Mr.. Colvin would never
even think twice about me-" and
suddenly she felt the chill in the
late autumn afternoon. III things
had been different and she had
known how to make herself at
tractive he might have thought
twice about her. But she had
heard her mother say often.
"Elinor has no social gift; not
the slightest realization OF what
interests people. how to talk 10
them or what will please them"
Elinor believed tbis implicitly
and, together with the clothes her
mother chose for her. it eclipsed
her for all except the most dis
corning. Most people saw her as
quiet. addressed and somewhat
shy and Immediately forgot her
for the more assured, smartly at
tired girls OF her ase.
ElinOr saw this, OF course, ans
judged from 1t that she was a
failure. Up to this day she had
accepted the fact and concluded
there was nothing 10 do but try
TO make the best of it. Now sud-
denly she wanted to attract as
did other girls whom she knew.
She wanted above all TO have Mr..
Barrett Colvin show some inter
est in her: 10 have him unable 10
keep away.
She nodded. smiled at the door
man outside the large building
into which she turned. the build
ing that held the Staffords; apart
ment.
"A wet night. Miss Stafford"
the man said.
Isn't IT," Elinor paused to
add. 81 hope your little boy is
better. Wilkins?"
Il think he Is. thank you,
Miss"
lie heard her warm, I'm so
glad" and looked after her as
she entered the spacious. too
ornately impressive foyer. She
was one OF the best. he reflected,
as he'd said often to his wife,
He didn't see why she didn't have
good times like the other young
people. Always. coming and 60
ing, she was on foot and alone
1t didn't seem right.
The doorman turned quickly as
motor slowed. That was her
mother in the taXicab. escorted
By the usual young man. The
doorman stiffened his face t.
guard sneer. then deferentiaI.
opened the door of the cab
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