Evening star., 1934-04-10
CHAPTER xxx.
nrT Duv,S TTTTER

I'm liz DALE" Delphy cam
49, MI from the house full o
A v new dignity and impor
& 4 ' L tance, Il have q lette
4 he'ah and I done Togo
Ito bring my readin' glasses. Woult
kyou-all read it to me?"
4 Judith nodded, She saw through
Sthe ruse. Delphy belonged to th'
sgeneration which could neither reat
kpor write, but proud Of their chill
sdren's ability, dreaded to admit theil
Gown lack.
4 She took the letter and, with the
Eight shining through the door at hel
tshoulder, read:
Z Dear Mammy-Delphy: I guess
you don't suspect to hear from
me so soon"
4 "Thatll be from Lge," contributed
sDelphy.
1 Judith nodded and went on:
I But got something to worry
4 me. Mister Norman, he come long
home from Galveston the night
you-all left and he sure was up
\ settled.
! Norman's wife looked up, startled
"Delphy, I don't know that hav'
"a right to read this letter." Sh'
sstarted to suggest she ask one OF th'
Sboys to read it, then, afraid OF wha
sit might contain, went on reading:
i He brung Miz Dale and Miss
{ Tiliy with thin. They was sposed
1 to talk to Miz Judy.
s Mister Norman he ask me where
: Is Miz Judy. I tell him she gone
to the dam-devil and Miss Tilly,
she told him so and Mister Nor
man, he sit down quick and he
I say did she leave letter for him.
I I tell him she didn't and he say
! where is Delphy and I say she is
gone with Miz Judy, and Miss
{ Tilly she say. Miz Judy have her
y nerve when Delphy done raise him
for Miz Judy steal you way.
4 did she say that?" fumed Delphy
S"She allays has been the cussednes'
sgirl in the world. Go on Miz Dale
/. tell Miss Tilly, right sharp,
that Miz Dale didn't know you was
I going. I tell her Delphy she say
! she is real quality and she going
Z to take care of her and tell her
you took goose grease and flannel
an a brick and chocolate. Mister
Norman he laugh some then like
4 he feel better and he say where did
I Delphy get the money an tell
3 him you got it from me and he
{ say he sure pay me back. but I
/ tell him you won it honess shootin'
4 crap and he laugh some more.
{ But he pay me anyhow and now
! got eighty dollars and think
] better marry Rosa Williams cause
she got twenty left from her first
{ husbands funeral and we can put
I it in the bank and 60 to GAL
7 weston for our trip.
! I ask Miz Dale, you know, old
! Miz Dale, If she think that is a
! good plan and Miss Tilly she speak
{ up and she say it is, cause If
s Delphy was going to stay til Mas
/, ter Norman got ready to take Miz
{ Dale back I'd be too old to
marry"
J Judith put the letter down a mo-
ament. So she had had right to bt
sjealous of Mathile, and Norman wa:
Through. Queer to be reading of it
sseeing the things she saw through
sthe penciled scrawl of servant.
{ what does he mean, Miz Dale?'
questioned Delphy, puzzled.
Goodness only knows" answered
judith and turned again to the letter
i Mister Norman he is gone up
stairs when she say this, but Miz
Z Dale she don't like.it none. didn't
{ go long with him because I amt
never forgot the time Mister Nor
man had his tenth birthday and
1 had mine same time. Mister
{ Norman, he say I can have the
box of candy, the biggest one with
{ the red bow, then he go way and
/ Miss Tflly she stole that box right
outen from under my eyes and she
say she have Big Tom hoss whip
1 me If tell didn't want her to
steal nothing from Miz Dale SO
/ I stay.
! Judith put the letter down again
3What Mathile was stealing from he
scouldn't be seen with the physica
.eye, but it was more valuable thai
sany treasure in Hillendale.
s Read on" prompted Delphy.
J Miss Tilly she acted up juss like
she own the house. She make
I some talk about how she'd put the
! danveporch by the sun window and
: then Miz Dale she speak up right
4 sharp. She say "'Lissen here, Ma
! tilly." she say. don't you go long
] holdin' no wake till the patient is
I sure nuff daid"
{ Nanny Delphy. why didn't
/ you-all tell me Miz Dale, our
/ young Miz Dale. was so sick?
Miss Judy, what do he mean by
sthat?"
Judith looked up. her eyes hot will
Humiliation and bright with tears