The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-29
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BARRETT COLVIN. back I'm
New York after years abroad,
falls Ina love with 20-year-old
EIISOR STAFFORD. barrett IL
-, wealthy, and has made n name
for himself as an Archaeological.
Ida AFFORD. Elinor'n
beautiful mother. has kept the
girl i'm the background, wanting
attention for herself. Ida IL
carrying on n Irritation with
VANCE CARTER and constantly
schcming 10 keep In the good
GrareS of rich MISS ELLA SEN
1ON, her husbands aunt. I'm order
TO inherit Il share of the Sexton
fortune.
Years before Barrett shielded
his half-sistcr, MARCIA, when u
youthful romance ended diSas-
trouSIy. Marcia had u son whom
Harriet adopted. She tells Bar
rctt that II her husband ever
learns Of the affair he will never
forgive her.
EIiuor's mother goes to Miami
for three weeks. When she re-
turns she deliberately tries 10
break up the romance between
barrett and EIinor and succeeds.
The girl iS hcnrt-brokcn because
she does not hear from him.
Barrett and ElinOr meet uneN-
pcctedIy at bliss Ella Sections.
He offers Ida a ciraTct and she
refuses, declaring she does not
smoke. RcbcIiiOuS ut her mothers
hyp0crisy. Eiinor takes n cigaret,
thereby offending her aunt who
once more decides TO revise her
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CHAPTER XVI
TLINOR had never had such a
session with her mother as
that on the drive home from Miss
Elias. She said again and again,
Mother, people are staring-!"
but it made no impression.
The chauffeur's face Redeemed
from the stares Of men and
women in the cars they passed.
Lida's voice was so loud and high
pitched it could be heard through
the glass. az pity that grill" the
chauffeur thought. The thought
was an old one that frequently
became q chant when the servants
We're together.
Now Ida was laughing-a
shrill, sncering, hysteriCal laugh.
SO far IS the chauffeur could hear
there had been no reply at all
from Miss Elinor.
He sympathized with the girl
even more deeply as he opened
the door Of the car a little later.
Ida swept into the building, brit
tie and strong from her flaming
anger. Elinor crept after her. her
face paper-white.
For a moment" the cheufeur
told the butter later, Il thought
she was going to fall-poor kid! "
ElinOr's reactions were divided.
In one way she was glad that she
had done what she had. For an
other reason she deeply regretted
it. Ida had said, eyes narrowing
and glittering, Think OF your
father! The way he has shaved
all his life. And now you-with
a cigaret!-have burned every
chance he ever had for rest and
independence"
Elinor would even have lied to
give her father all that he de-
served. She would have lied
gladly and as well as she could.
But it was too late.
Barrett Colvin had not once
looked at her. This realization
crept between every separate
recollection of the afternoon. She
had stolen side glances at him,
unable to help it. Each time he
had seemed coldly composed. en-
tiTely unaware Of her.
Two long days and longer
nights stretched ahead. Elinor
could not seem to sleep. On the
morning following the second
night Ida awoke to find the girl
standing by her bed.
"Well, what is it?" Ida flung
pctulaatly. She loathed being
disturbed so early.
Aunt Elias gone" Elinor
said. Ida sat up. She laughed