The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-24

ais SUPPER"
In her bag she had a few tins
of pureed vegetables. There was
farm about a quarter OF mile
away, she remembered. where
they had been accustomed to ouy
milk. Could she carry the oaDy
all that way or dared she get
him to sleep and leave him while
she went to fetch it?
She lighted the water heater
thank heaven there was DILL
and investigated the contents OF
the Shelves She had been pretty
sure Rosina would. have left some
supplies, The, beach shack was
used as a sort of weekend place
by all of them although really
it belonged to Tom. Neither he
nor Gypsy had visited it this
year. Sure enough there were a
few scattered cans -. one OF
peaches. "a tin Of tomato soup. a
round eentainer with sailed
crackers. There was tea in a bfue
canister, And, best Ct all. there
were two cartons Of cereal. David
would have his supper. after all.
/. She debated about fencing him
in with pillows and leaving him
while she went for the milk but
decided against il. You never
knew what might happen >. So.
with the heavy baby on her arm,
she started up the uneven road
toward the farm. It was a longer
way than she had remembered
and she stumbled with WEAKNESS
on the last few yards. She had
passed no one on the road. 1t
was a lonely place.
The Polish woman at the col
lapsing gray house looked at her
curiously and brought milk in a
tin pail. Sure, she could get II
tomorrow. Sure. one Of the boys
would bring , it around. Gypsy
looked at the brood Of tumbling
children in the dooryard-two or
three lank little girls and a tow
headed baby boy or two : and
wondered If she might borrow one
of the older. children for the night
it would be company. >
But that was silly. she re-
minded herself. She would be safe
as safe. Her nerves were jumpy
lately. that was all:
1t was half past six when she
got back. TO the house and David
had begun TO whimper.
He was hungry. He was
bathed, fed and tucked away in
the big bed before the tumbled
girl in blue linen thought about
her own supper. Besides. she
wasn't hungry. She made herself
some 80 and chdked down a few
of the crackers. ,.
CHE drew the shades and
- switched on the electricity,
There were memories to haunt her
in this little house memories S.ot
| two buoyant young people in a gold
and blue September, heginninglife
together. ..... ..., ... . ..-...
Fatigued beyond telling, she
crept at lat into the bed beside
her sleeping child 1t waa moon
less night tut the stars were out.
From where she lay she couiI see
the bright path they made across
the sky, After a .ime she
She did not know ? how long she
had been asleep tit was too dark
to read the dial on :, her wrist
watchl when she heard a slow
stealthy sound. Weakened, she sat
bolt upright In the darkness, every
nerve strained to hear The SOUND
came again. It was as il someone
tried the outer door. r.. .gsgl
SITS probably mouse" she told
herself; but On her heart she knew
il. was not. so. With, crystal clar,
ity she saw herself at every stage
of her days Journey; on the train
the feiry. in the crosstown car, the
taxi to Penn station and the train
and the cab here. All. that was
what she had been trying. 10 re
| member-thst sr'ge:'s lean, rat