The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-09

back from face when must. VI
its time. nave been lovely. but
which now bore the marks OF i'll
ness and discomfort.
You oughtn't TO go walking
IN the sun like that" said the
Gentle voice Of the woman IN blnt
bingham. It's bad for you"
IL know. know" Laura
Briggs was impatient. But rs
Rissy-l had TO get the stun foi
dress she wants TO wear FIJI
day night. and she's at me all III
time. VIII couldn't drive me
He had to go up to the city"
She paused and her listenfi
waited for the declaration which
was sure 10 come. Laura Briggs
never came TO call unless She de.
sired to unburden herself.
How're all your folks?" the
caller wanted 10 know.
Mrs. O'Dare put back a strand
Of curling hair before she an
swered. She was a pretty little
woman, an elder replica Of Mon
lea. They're fine" she assured
Laura Briggs. They're just
splendid. How's Rissy?"
But it was plain the other had
not come to discuss her daugh
ter. Mark. reflected his mother
had been right. Laura had some.
thing on her mind. Well. what
ever 1t was. she would hear II
soon. She rocked TO and fro.
waiting.
What's this we hear abou,
Bill getting married." demanded
the newcomer with an arch smile.
You're such a deep one. we never
hear the real news from you"
The woman in the rocker
showed no sign that the blow
struck home. Her expression
was still admirably placid. undis'
turbcd.
wei, you know Bill" she
said lightly. He's always had a
lot of girls-but he's never really
been serious. You don't mean
Gertrude. do you?"
MRS. BRIGGS shifted disdain-
LII fully. or course. she said,
she Hidn't mean Gertrude. No.
it was the other. that blond
from the Sweete Shoppe. Didn't
Bills mother know Bill's girl?
1--WE met-such lot of
them" protested Mrs. O'Dare,
pretending TO brush away a cob
web. avoiding the sharp eyes OF
the other woman. Il can't re-
member them all"
Somehow" said Laura Briggs
acidly, 81 don't believe Bits ever
brought her to the house. You
see" she paused to give her ar
row its full flight. You see. this
ones married"
Unmarried" Edith O'Dare STAN
mcred over this. Then she was
angry. She had always tried
to see the best in Laura Briggs,
had stood up for her when every
body else was furious at her. but
this was really too much. Her
Billiard a married woman!
Colby she said. IL think you
must be mistak ken. I'm sure you
must" She rose to her feet. a
small. flashing guardian of her
home, an angry hen brooding over
her maligned chicks. She waited.
withdrawn and a bit disdainful,
for her caller to make her adieux.
This Laura Briggs did rather
badly. She was chagrined at the
effect her news had made. What
she had expected. she could not
say. Tears. perhaps. Harsh
words for the errant son, curl
osity about the charmer. the
blond siren. None OF these
would Mrs. O'Dare accord her
Crestfallen, she withdrew.
Left alone, the little mother
stormed inwardly. Not that she
believed there was a word OF
of. lasts forever.
The THING to do il to impount
the hcadwatcr3 Of the trihutar,
streams, up in the rock covc%
with their deep and narrow val
legs, so rs to got the high head
which are so valuable, and 81
create Il series of reservoir
paralIeling the main rivers; from
which both pure water and powe
can be derived and sent down t.
all the settlements from Toxawa,
to Cairo. But the broad ricI
mountain bottom lands ought t.
be conserved, and also thos
splendid second bottoms at tn
foot Of the mountains, whcrevc