The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-22
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GYPSY MORELL and TOM
WEAVER are married on the
same day ~ LILA HOTALING
and DEREk BLISS. but while
Lila lives iu luxury Gypsy has TO
struggle 10 keep expenses within
Toms income.
After Cypsy's son IL born her
days become dreary round OF
caring for him and for her home.
She suspects Tom Is interested in
VERA GRAY who works in the
same office.
Lila divorces Derek. Vera finds
excuses to see Tom often and one
night. after trickiaI him into TAX
ing her home suggests they ruu
away together. Tom leaves hastily.
'Dcrek. lenraiRG Lila divorced
him TO marry NARkO BROUGH-
TON, richer and older, comes I'M
Invited to n dinner party given by
HUNT GIBSON. Derek. who has
been drinking. falls from n bal
cOny to the street.
Hunt takes Gypsy home. There
Tom, jealous and angry. qu.rrelS
with Gypsy and leaves the apart
ment.
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CHAPTER XLIII
AIRS. PETTINGILL thought she
IVA would just run over and see
now those Morell children were get
ing along. now that their mother
and father were away. Wasn't it
Just wonderful the way Harvey
Morell had recovered after that ter
-ibla accident? 1t would have been
! great loss to the family and he
had had a close call. a very close
,aN indeed. said Mrs. Pettingill
signing and wiping her eyes.
1t was a hot day. Hot and still
with big. fat. fleecy clouds sailing
in a high blue sky. But not hot
enough to deter Mrs. Pettingill
from making pie before she pu,
on a fresh lavender dimity and
brushed her iron gray hair into its
customary neat waves. She knew
Bcrtram and Beatrice loved pie.
The baby was parked in his car
riage in the side yard under the
big black blot of shade thrown By
the old sugar maple. A glare OIL
sunshine lay all over the rest Of
the place and most Of the shades
in the house were drawn. too. Well
bless his heart. said Mrs. Pettin
gill. smiling and clucking at the
sweet lamb. Did he love his ole
Auntie Pettingill and was he love
of a child? He was!
Nobody seemed to be about, sc
Mrs. Pettiugill went up on the
porch and rang the FL Through
the screen door she could see ap
prOvingly that everything was in
good order.
Clytie came rumbling through
from the kitchen regions after
moments wait. She showed hel
teeth and said Mis- Gypsy was lying
down and she'd just call her.
she not well?" Mrs. Pettingil
wanted TO know.
"Oh. she's just a mite peaked.
Clytie told her. she not feeling
so awful good this afternoon Cues:
maybe it's the heat"
They both nodded solemniy oyel
this. This heat was enough to lay
anybody low-except, Of course
themselves. Whatever the weather
Clytie scrubbed and baked ant
roasted; Mrs. Pettingill did tn
SINE. varying the routine will
trips to the Ladies' Aid and mis-
sionary suppers on the church lawn
1t wasn't to be expected that young
folks would have their stamina !
TLYTIE refrained from express
~ ing her own private opinion
that Miss Gypsy had something OF
her mind. that she was fussing 4
herself about something. She haC
said. on arriving, that Mr.. WeaTel
was out Of town on business. Ba
Clytie didn't take too much stool
in this, since she knew the ways
Of men. Although she would sa!
for Mist Tom he seemed a yer!
nice gentleman and always had.
Mrs. Pettingill sat in one Of tn
wicker chairs on the porch, fan
ming herself. and after bit Gyps!
appeared in filmy pink frock Mrs
Pettingin didn't remember haVin'
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