The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-01
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DootS KaeDurny 10, eloPes win
Russ Lund, swimming instructor.
When Russ goes to Florida, prom
ising to send for her later, Boots
goes to work in department
store.
Russ does not write. Months
pass and then comes word that
he has been killed in a motorboat
accident.
Boots meets Denis Fenway,
young author, and Edward Van
Solver, wealthy and socially
prominent. She is in love with
Denis and jealous Of. beautiful
Kay Chillingford. w.
Boots gets a job in book
store and goes home to live in
order to help her parents finin-
cially. Edward repeatedly urges
her to marry him and finally she
agrees. On Christmas Day they
go for a walk in the fog and
Edward is badly hurt, saving
Boots from a reckless driver.
Mrs. Raeburn learns she has a
winning ticket in a lottery and
plans to take her husband to Cali
fornia. Boots and Edward are to
be married as soon as he leaves
the hospital. He tells Boots the
engagement between Denis and
Kay is broken.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XLVI
They were packing in the old
! house at Larchneck and it was
ilong, Wearisome business. Upstairs
Miss Florida was in a tangle of
tennis rackets, curtains to be sent
to the laundry, crates already
nailed up and marked for stor-
age. The house had been rented
to some people named Blair from
Pottstown. They were coming in
on the first Of May. Meantime
everything which could possibly
be packed was in that state. Old
books. magazines, china that had
not been used for ycars-nor
would be again-was being sent
to the Salvation Army. The big
rooms had bare, unlived-in
aspect. The cat prOwled uneasily
about. aware that great changes
were taking place.
Mr.. Raeburn was staying at
| Dr.. Harris during the general up
heaval and his wife, turbaned
and aproned, went brisllly from
task to task with an energy she
had not known for years. Colored
Black Hettie came in to ''he'p
push things, around" and left
nightly with such treasures as
old panama hats, faded pictures
and chocolate boxes which had
been allowed to gather dust in
the attic. =,
Boots had finally given up her
work in the Bay Tree and was
quietly making her marriage
preparations, 1t was the first
week in April. Edward had gone
back to the house in upper Fifth
avenue. Next Friday-in three
days-Boots, and Edward were to
be married, very simply, without
fuss or furry in the church near
Larchneck Square. Their plans
had been kept secret. No one,
with the exception of Mrs. Rae
burn herself, knew what they
were.
"Want this, Barbara"
Boots glanced up from the
bundle of lampshades she was
conscientiously wrapping in
brown paper TO see her mother
holding a white linen frock many
times washed and ironed, limp
from its frequent visits to the
tub.
CT don't think So" Then she
remembered. Yes, Of course. That
was the dress she had worn that
ealy summer morning when she
had first met and talked with
Denis Fenway. On an impulse
she picked it up, hugging it to
her. .,
"Think I'll keep it, after all.
| was always fond of that dress"
Denis. Denis. Two weeks had
passed and still there had been
no word of him. Where was he
and what was he doing? Would
she ever be able completely to
forget him, with his dark brows,
his slow, unwilling laughter, and
the deep gaze he bent upon her?
II didn't hear what you said,
NUNS"
II said / thought I'd pack up
all this trash and put it out for
the man to cart away"
eyes, I'd do that"
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