The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-24
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day nN LILA Ho1SBlNu Hhu
DEREK BLISS. Lila expects TO
live In luxury. while Gypsy tn
tends TO 20 on with her Job
teaching in n settlement.
After returning from n honey
moon in Europe Lila asks the
Viewers to dinner. Among the
guests IL wealt thy NAHhO
BROUGHTON. who once asked
Gypsy 10 marry him. Hc showers
Gypsy with attentions and Tom IN
Jealous.
Broughton offers her job on
Saturdays, cntaloguing his library
nnd Gypsy accepts without telling
Tom. Just M she finishes the
work she In taken III and the
have baby. Tom Insists she
must give up her job Mt the set
Element. Gypsy IL happy keeping
house until Lila comes back from
n winter In Florida and asks her
TO luncheon. Gypsy realizes her
clothes nrc shabby In comparison
with Lila's.
now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII
THE big car slid up and Lila
got out. She was in 'suave
black from head to foot. with ac'
cents of white. White gloves. white
flowers on her tilted black page.
boys pillbox, frill of white or.
candle emerging from Ter jacket
Gypsy. waiting in one corner OF
the lobby. saw her come in. Even
in that well dressed throng OF
MONDAY butterflies, Lila stood out
Heads were turned as she went
through. consciously unconscious Of
scrutiny.
Gypsy thought, humorously
Surely I'm the only woman in the
restaurant who's washed her owr
breakfast dishes" All of these
lunchers were so sleek and assured
they made her feel shabby ant
small.
Lila was all gracious interest
After a brief and gay recital o.
her own winter fitting, she hat
turned the conversation to the
Weavers' affairs. What were theil
plans for the summer? She ant
Derek were taking a little place al
Southampton, just cottage really
only seven rooms-but it wa:
right on the shore. They'd go dowr
the first of June,
1--WE have a lease on the apart
ment." Gypsy said sturdily. eve
will be there all summer"
mot in July, my DEAR" MUIR
INJURED Lila. scandalized. You'll
perish! You must come down t
us for a week or two"
She means to be kind, Gyps!
thought. but 1 wish her tom
weren't so patronizing. Aloud sh,
said something light about millions
of people remaining in the city al
summer and finding it fairly com
Portable, too.
Lila seemed more restless thai
ever. thinner, more feverish. Sh
toyed with her food and smoket
cigaret after cigaret. She was fol-
ever waving to someone at dis
tant table, smiling brilliantly at
passerby.
All in all, 1t was scarcely a sal
isfactory meal. The food was e1
quisitely cooked and served, tempt
ing Gypsy's appetite. Napery. siI
yer and china were Of the finest
An orchestra played, unseen, an
the clack Of gay tongues lent al
air Of festivity. Spring hats, si
yer foxes, costumes fresh from
their Paris boxes, pleased the eye
And still Gypsy was not happy. Sh
had been feeling, these Tranquil
weeks, that she was a very luck
person. Why. she had everything
husband who adored her and VIII
was good-looking, intelligent an
ambitious; comfortable littl
apartment; good friends; lovin
family and. crown Of all. tn
promise of a child. Now che eS
perienced the feeling that tn
scales had moved. Lila's side wa
In the ascendancy. Could it be tina
she was jealous Of Lila? But tina
was absurd