The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-30

Isoftencd. Her expression mad oeeh
a reflection of this uplift. But it
was gone now; she wore again the
deiiar, look Of a representative
.ncrson who is bitterly conscious OF
having less money than the neigh
hOrS.
Marcia Garfield was the un-
known author Of the latter ex-
nrcssion Marcia. who had every
tbinr, We'll. fate and other pco-
pies intentions MISUNDERSTANDING
here was something which Marcia
or any one else would not aPpro-
pirate without battle. 900
4 voice on the wire said "het
To-" Dorothy leaned toward the
phone.
Hrucc McDougall likewise sur
vcvcd his new home with a sense
~ sa,isfac,ion. Except for his
books. a few pictures and his
drawing board. he had done moth
ING toward creating the rooms,
bnt since thcv fell within the
broad category Of what nc wanted,
he was as pleased with them as
Dorothy Osborn was pleased with
the fruits of her own labors.
Living room. bedroom. bath and
q room that served as studio--his
own nriyate world. The rooms
comprised the second floor Of the
house owned by Mrs. Amy Sellers
a widow of indefinitely great age
whose spinstcr daughter taught IN
the RobbS Neck high school and:
among many other services, had
been chairman of the casting com
mittee for the Stagccratt uuiid 5
current effort. The Sellers wom-
en-. last of their line. lived COM
fortably in the old house, attended
BY a negro couple.
By arrangement with his land
ladies'. McDougall received break
fast and lunch in his rooms. Din
ner would be each day a separate
,
The artist had just returned
from an afternoon walk. wander
ing aimlesSly TO get acquainted
with the village in which he was
20 live.
Now a bath and shave and glad
raiment, and a dinner by invita-
tion.. He put new blade IN ms
razor.
Since some of mans trueSt
thoughts occur while shaving. Nc
)ougall was impressed when. sud
denly, il came 10 him out of the
mirror that he was by way OF be-
ing bit lonely.
II was the purely temporary
ceiling of living alone in a strange
community that had struck him,
e course. Living alone was what
inally drove lot Of people TO get
married., he supposed. They want
Vi someone around TO talk to.
On the subject of getting mar
RED, what a site 70 ra home he
had run across on his walk this
afternoon. A piece of land at the
crest of a hill: the real estate
agents sign said half an acre.
Half an acre, half an acre. What
vas the name Of that show--"Half-
Acre in Eden?
He thought, too, Of another sign
he had seen. in furniture store
window: "You furnish the girl. we
furnish the home"
All right. Make out contract.
mister. I've picked out a lot: |
nave my eye on the girl. Miss
will you? Marcia,
Marcia!
Well, the beauty Of living alone
vas that you could think what you
pleased and there was no one else
around to guess it from your ex-
preston. No sneering, prying
TO say, Nuts over the
gal, Ell? McDougall has fallen at
last, has he? McDougalPs love-
sick, McDougall gets to thinking
about her until he can't get to
sleep! Old sap McDougall"
Well. wash off the shaving
cream. McDougall, and rinse away
the dream. You've known her just
long enough 10 do a thorough job
IF falling in love. and long enough
TO find out there's another guy
ahead Of you. :.
He could not forget the whls-