The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-29
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Kate and Caroline Need live on
a farm, Need Mead ows, with their
lovable, INDECENT grandfather, Ma
Tor Sam Need, and two old Negro
servants, Zcke and Alshy. Kate
i, engaged TO Morgan Pren,iss,
who neglects her for beautiful
and wealthy Eve El~eiL
Major Need loses the farm to
Jeff Howard, bitter young
morrtaireer. Kate hates jeff TOR
taking their home. Morgan tells
Kate they can be married it she
will ditch" her burdensome fam
ily. Kate finds herself torn be-
tween two loves.
MORGAN, meanwhile, sees E"e
Elwell, who frankly makes a play
for him. Eve appeals to his am
b;,ion and makes him promise to
withdraw his offer of marriage to
Kate. Morgan and Eve declare
their love for each other.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xxx
After kissing Morgan good
nigh, (it was dazcd. unrcSpon-
sivc kiss because Of the CONVEX
sation they had just had, Nate
went into the house and upstairs
70 bed without waxing anyone. II
was almost 8 o'clock and she did
not want TO think. She forced her
self 20 20 20 sleep. holding her
problem in allowance.
But when she arose IN the morn
ing the problem came rolling to-
ward her like giant bowhngz
ball. She stood quite still and let
IL strike her. full fore. Morgan
wanted 10 marry her only on con-
dition that she definitely rid her
self of her grandfather and Caro-
line and the old Negro servants
Only on condition that her grand
father be put in an institution
that Caroline should become self
supporting in some distant city'
that Zeke and Althy and Ruther-
ford should be discharged without
sentiment. and soon.
Hates belief in Morgan'S Wis
dom still awed her Her belief IN
his love and moral rectitudc still!
was wrapped about her like roy
nj cloak. Such thoughts were q
habit. emotiOnally created.
At breakfast she could not look
al Caroline. She tried, but the MS
inc tears made her lower her eyes
hastily 20 her plate. She thought
of Caroline in some distant place,
standing behind q counter, wrap
ming parcels. In some dlngy OF
fee. tipping all day. =
But why not Nate aSSea
herself angrily. why shouldn't
Caroline do such things? Other
girls do them. Well, suppose Car,
oline is a tmid little home-oody!
An the more reason for her TO get
our and meet the world Nor
gan said the farther from nome
She goes. the better LouiSvilIe
won't do. Morgan doesn't want
her coming 10 spend week-endS
with Us Why should Caroline
come and spend week-endS with
ms? Plenty of other girls live IN
hall bedrooms over the weeN-ehuS'
Why shouldn't Caroline?
"You aren't eating, dear, Car
oline said gently. =
81 am" Kate contradicted' ana
gulped her coffee. Il
Althy came in with a plate OF
cornmeal batter cakes. She Of
fered them TO the girls with her
usual affectiorite interest IN tneir
appetites. Take two-three' non
ey," she urged Kate. You look
kinda peaked dis mornin'.
Kate answered, Just one,
please. I'm not very hungry. She
could not look at Althy, either. A
moment later she caught sight OF
Althy's calico-elad back, going to-
ward the kitchen, and tears blind
ed her. Kate could hear Zeke fill
ing the coal box behind the stove.
His legs would be bent a trifle
from age and hard work, yet his
face would be like a CHEEKY old
knomc's a ne shifted the coffee
and contemplated his breakfast.
They hadn't much sense about
wages, Althy and Zeke. They'd
been working for practically moth
ing since Gran'dad'S purse had
been so flat. Well. get rid of
them soon, Morgan says, or you'll
be caught with a dead weight on