The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08

she uIdn't care now why ne had Il
nor how. All that mattered was
that 1t would get them TO Jersey
as quickly as possible.
When they got down to the
street. the sleeping baby on bis
fathers shoulder, they found
broken clouds scudding over the
face of the moon The days, rain
the weeks rain. was quickly drying
in the cutters as the west wind
blew through tie narrow s&eets.
Two O'Clock" Tom offered. as
the attendant wheeled the little car
out into the middle OF the big
empty concrete garage u was cold
! dreary. deSolate Only this man. IA
his shabby blue overall. warming
and blinking over a copy or detec'
I'VE magazine. was visible. Gypsy
Shivered and held David's warm.
limp softness close TO her as Tom
took his place beside the wheel, II
was strange: IL was all strange and
infinitely terrifying. They plunged
into the NAV Of the Hudson Tun
nels and flashed by solitary police
men who gazed at them incuriously.
Once on the other side Of the river.
Tom made time. The roads were
empty except for an occasional
cruising taxi.
Fifty minutes" Tom announced
as they passed the first sign read
ing. You are now entering the
incorporated village of Blue Hills:
20 miles an hour speed limit"
Gypsy sat tense. rigid. her fin
gers curving around the baby's
shawled form. Upper Dean street
home with lights In all
the windows and the doctors coupe
parked in the drive. She was in
fever Of suspense. Her knees
were shaking. her hands icy.
Here. let me take him." Toms
capable hands took the bundle from
her and she was free to rush up
the worn steps.
HLYTIE opened the door sound
~ lessly at their approach, an un-
familiar Clytie in black dress put
on hastily. her woolly mop all awry.
How is he?" Gypsy whispered.
The doctor say he very bad"
Clytie said. rolling her eyes. He
say you come right uf." She
reached for the baby and held him
with q capable air. leaving Tom to
follow Gypsy up the broad stairs.
Everything in the big house was
hushed. Beatrice and Bertram sat
gravely on the window seat at the
head of the staircase. The girl twin
had been crying. Her eyes were
red-rimmed and the handkerchief
she pressed TO them was sodden |
She whispered that Gypsy was to
90 straight up. Mother was waiting
'or her.
The wide room with the old
fashioned rounded pay. the room
gypsy remembered from earliest |
yirlhood as mothers ROOM" was
still and orderly now. A twist OF |
white paper shaded the lamp on |
he little cherry table beside the |
bed. Doctor Bannerman was there |
Mrs. Morell was there. A nurse
vas there. Gypsy. who had been
frightened before. was transfixed at
he sight Of the latter. II Daddy
had a nurse he must indeed be
desperately i'll The Morells never
had had q trained nurse in the
house except once for a day and
night when Mother came home
rom the hospital.
The doctor caught sight Of Gypsy
Ind Tom in the doorway and said
inau6ible to Mrs. Moren.
She lifted apathetic eyes, and fol-
owed him out into the hall.
He gave the girl a warning
glance behind her mothers back.
Perfect quiet" he said. Gypsy
hought proudly that he was mis-
AIKEN II he thought she was going
o make fuss. Why, to make a
uss now. with Daddy desperately |