The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-16
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MABEL
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CcpTRlCgr 1854
BY Men JfSNIcf NC.

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ture about her face at that mo'1
ment.
"I'll show her, she said to thin
air.
Boots, at home, was singing =
over the salad bowl. She had had
dozens of fine impulses today, had
made a great many good resolu-
tions. Last night, lying uneasily
awake with her worry, she had
said that if she got ont of this dist
lemr,a safely she'd turn over g..
new leaf, be more amiable at
home. She was carrying out this
particular resolution now. Mrs. ,
Racburn was lying down in a."
shaded and darkened room. nurs.
ing one of her bad headaches
Boots was prcnarirt dinner. "
was fun to be busy. to zig-zag be-!
tween kitchen and dining room,
laying the table correctly, slicing
cold meat, heating rolls, pouring
iced tea into the tall amber glass
es. Johnny had called to ask il
she wanted to see the new Mar
lcnc Dietrich picture and she q
had said yes. Everything was
pleased . =. life was very pleasant
if Won didn't ask too much Of IT.
Everything in the kitchen was :
worn and old. The bowls and !
dishes she handled were Clipped
The tea towels were worn thin"
but tonight none of these details
irkcd her as they usually did. She.
was above such petty matters. It
was enough that the lettuce lay
crisp in a wire basket. that the ia,
BILE. with it's islands of white mats
on its dark, Scared surface, look
ed attractive. Boots trilled an air
gavlv. She could almost forgive
Sylvia tonight for being horrid. -
maybe I haven't tried to be
decent to her." she thought con-
tritely. Maybe it's partly my
fault. ="
The next time they met she
would make an honest effort to
be friendly.
Isabel met Jane Fernell in
Berg's drug store next morning.
Jane, who belonged to the slightly
younger group, was freckled and
wholesome, her sandy hair worn
perfectly straight, her generous
mouth innocent of cosmetics.
Jane admired Isabel immensely
and it was not often she had very
much to talk to her abont so she
plunged awkwardly into CONVEX
sation about the Juniors.
"Sylvia Rivers is coming to see
Mother this morning." she said
garralously. Something very i'm
portant."
"Sylvia isl" Isabel widened her
eyes.
eyes. I think there must be
! something up" Jane elaborated,
pleased at having caught the older
girls attention. "She said some.
thing about calling special meet
ing. Something about a disgrace
ful incident (you could hear Mrs.
Ferncll's voice here) at the club
the other night"
ooh. I think there must be a
mistake" Isabel said smoothly.
eve were all there -. nothing
happened 49," Her heart beat a
little faster.
1-1 can tell your mother any.
! thing she wants to know about tho O.
club Dance" she went on, blinking
and smiling. "No-no Junior did
anything she shouldn't have, I'm
sure of that" b., an
well then, that's all right. isn't
it?' said Jane. comfortably dispos-
ing Of the subject, little bored
by this time. '.'.. -.--
The two girls parted and Isabeis
walked swiftly on toward home, :.
conscious of a tug Of worry at her :,
heart. Sylvia was ruthless, unfor-
giving, but it didn't seem possible
she would do anything to harm !
! Boots with the Juniors. Why. be-ss
longing to that exclusive littlA !.
group, affiliated with the Wos
mans Club. was terribly import
ant. 1t would simply kill" Boots,r
Isabel told herself, if anything |.
happened. jas
! But, of course, nothing would.u
Jane Fernell was just imagining,
things. Or Sylvia was seeing Mrs.
Fernell about something entirely
foreign to the club dance. No, 1saT
bel wouldn't believe it. 1t was
I just too fantastic. .,
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