The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-03
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PSH NORE l. and TOM
H.Ah ER are married ON the
same day rs LILA HOTALING
ana DEREK BLISS, but Lila ex-
poets 10 live In luxury while
4 settlement school.
gypsy has 10 struggle 10 keen
! expenses within Toms Income,
another profile is Toms
geaIousy OF wealIh MARIO
BROUGHTON. 4 former admirer
The Blisses' home.
when Gypsy learns she IL 20
awe baby she gives up her job.
The baby IL born in September
and is christened DAVID.
Derek Bliss wenries OF the
social Mhirl i'm which he and Lila
live. This annoys Lila and she
encourages Mako BrouShton's at
tentlOnS,
On the morning following
lonely evening at home Gypsy
ends wOmnn'S handkerchief in
Toms coat pocket. She tries TO
Danish her suspicious but cannot
quite succeed. While visiting her
parents home friend tells her
or seeing Tom nt luach with q
pretty girl. Gypsy IL sure 10 must
have been VERA GRAY.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
pUT before Gypsy had a chance
~ TO face Tom with what she as
sumed was plain evidence against
him something happened.
Lila came. .'
Gypsy was Just carrying the
baby's luncheon upstairs. Clytie
had cooked it and there remained
now only the task of seeing that
David tucked it away as his
mother painstakingly Spooned 1t
into bis small mouth. He was
having a few spoonsfuI Of pureed
carrots and some beef juice.
Clytie came painting after her.
There's a lady asking for you,
Mis- Gypsy. She says she'll come
up il you're busy"
Clytie produced a thin. ivory
colOred card. Mrs. Derek Bliss"
"Oh. bring her up. of course"
Gypsy trowned. How odd-how
extremely odd!
Lila rushed in upon her a mo-
ulent later. filing the big. high.
ceiled room with scent and a feel
ing Of excitement. The shades IN
the guest room had been raised
TO the top TO allow every bit of
morning sun to stream in. IL lent
the room a cheerful aspect but
there was no Disgusting the shah
biness O. the tan carpet nor the
tact that the wallpaper. with its
roses and faded blue garlands,
had long since been outmoded.
David sat erect in his high chair,
beating at the tray with mother
OF pearl rattle to which were at
Iached three silver bells.
My dear. I'm so ashamed,
barging in on you like this" Lila
began. EvpSy silenced her. Lila
vas positively emaciated - her
eyes were like great pools in her
face and not all the cosmetics
in the world could have hidden
the telltale circles under her eyes.
GO ahead, I'll watch" Lila
said. Sac settled herself in the
old rocker as Gypsy alternately
coaxed and bullied her son into
some show of interest in his food.
The talk was necessarily desul-
tory. Meantime Gypsy's thought
roEed wildly to the state Of the
family harder. Common courtesy
demanded that Lila be asked TO
lunch. But it was Saturday.
There would be, of a certainty,
the usual homely meal of tomato
soup and deviled ham sand
swiches. Could one, Gypsy thought,
caught between laughter and
tears. invite Lila to sit down to
that?
CHE squared her shoulders. "Bea.
- ask Clytie to lay another
place. Lila's staying"
mo indeed I'm not l couldn't
eat a bite" Lila was feVerishly
twisting a lacy handkerchief. II
only wanted to see you for mo-
lment. Gypsy"
IF you'll wait until tuck this
young man away" Gypsy began
doubtfully. Already David was