Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-14
.AGNES
4 LOUISE
PROVOST

you mean," she asked slowly, "that
your mother refuses to sit at the
same table with me?"
Don't take it that way, Nancy.
She'd old, and-shee doesn't see
things as we do"
"There's no other way to take it,
she said DULY.
He had just come back from a
bitter half hour with his mother.
and he was stung with a humiliation
that he could o admit, even tc
her.
"Oh, my dear!' Her eyes stung
with sudden tears of contrition, but
she blinked them back hastily. 81
know it's hard for you, Barry. If
could do anything-if there's any
possible way"
He shook his head. s'No. I'm
afraid it can't be helped. It's-her
house. I'm sorry; that's all I can
say. But of course this can't go on.
w must look for other quarters"
He looked worried and his Jaw
was tight. The Perch would have
provided comfort and a decent liv-
ing, but the Perch was closed to
them for six months in each year.
'I'm terribly sorry to have got
you into this, Barry. We can go any
where you like. Were you think
ing of-staying in Granleigh?'
II haven't thought much of any
thing yet" He stopped and gave
her a quick, embarrassed smile. mo,
I suppose lot Nc use in advertis-
ing things-and it's pretty expen-
sive here"
"Of course She was afraid that
her eyes were blazing with hope
and excitement. "There are lots of
places. We a get a tiny apart
ment somewhere and have lots of
He faced her with obstinate de-
termination, angry, but more alive
than she had seen him in weeks.
"I'm going in to town tomorrow,
and I'm going to see Gage again
if I have to knock down a row of
secretaries to get to him. We're go
ing to have one more round over
the Junipero."
She gave his arm a sudden
squeeze. "He must agree this time.
1t means so much!'
Barry was called to tile telephone,
but Anne stayed there, curled up
in a chair.
Barry took an early train the next
morning.
II don't know how long 1 may
have to wait before l can see him,
but I'm going to be on hand. Wish
me luck, Nancy"
"Oh Barry, I do!' She gave him
a desperate little hug as he kissed
her goodbye.
The morning mail came as he
left, and Matthews handed her some
letters. There was one envelope that
she looked at twice. She hurried to
her room and ore the envelope
open.
l must see you again. It's
important. I am going in to
town on Wednesdays and will
meet you at the Roosevelt, on
Seventh, at two o'clock sharp.
Better decide to come. Gran
leigh won't do. Think you are
being watched there.
JIM.
An hour later she rang for Mat
"I've decided to go in to
town, Matthews. If Mr.. Barry
should call up later, tell him where
l have gone. He can have me PACED
at the Plaza, any time after three"
Barry was talking hard. He had
waited over three hours for this
audience. Gage listened and grunted.
"Oh, its that, is it? Thought
you'd given up that nonsense by
this time"
eft isn't nonsense, Mr.. Gage. It's
horse ense. The land is there, acres
on acres of it, as rich as the I'm
perial could ever be; the water is
there, and all that separates them
is one spur of rock"
"And a pot of money. And don't
forget that the first project got a
black eye, and nobody's going to
be anxious to see his money go the
same away"
cit can't. Not for the same rea-
son, anyway. If you don't want to
risk it, I don't suppose that I could
say anything to change your deci-
sion, but why don't you sell your
side of the spur and give me the
chance to interest somebody else?"