The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02
pEcIN MERE TO-DAY


Kate and Caroline Need live on
a farm, Need Meadows, with their
indolent, lovable grandfather, Ma
ior Sam Need, and two old negro
servants, Althy and Zeke. Kate is
engaged to Morgan Prentiss, who
negleets her fo- Eve Elwell, beau
tiful and wealthy.
Major Need loses the farm to
Jeff Howard. bitter young
mountaineer. Kate hates jeff for
taking their home, but he, in spite
of her insolent treatment, finds
himself in love with her.
Kate decides TO give up Morgan
lust as he is on the point of jill
ing her for Eve. Needing money
Kate end Caroline work up cot
tage cheese route, but soon after
ward their COW dies. One day
Kate finds Caroline crying. Cues
tionine her. she learns Caroline Is
preparing to marry MIR. GraySon'
a weIl.,o-do widower whom she
does not love. Kate protests
against this sacrifice.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER NNll
Caroline hcsitatcd. then burst
out hreathlcSSly. Mr. GraySon'S
promised me $1,000 4 year for
Gran'dad, For the house here:
He says he's always admired
Gran dad and would consider II
an honor 20 give il, through me.
He's a kind man. Kate"
Kate was too surprised 10 an
Swer for a moment. Then she
said. Eyes. ne i kind-but he's
even smarter than he's kind. Car
olinc. He's buying you. You're
30 years younger than he is.
You're other desirable things, too
pretty and feminine and easily
managed. Aren't you worth a.
thousand q year bonus. over and
above your board and keep"
you've no right TO put 1t like
that" Caroline protested.
1--WE a right 10 discuss the bar
gain when my sister sells herself.
You can't stop me. He asked you
last night. Of course? | thought
YOU looked queer when you came
upstairs. When'S he coming for
his answer? Plenty soon. I'll bet. "
Tonight" Caroline admitted.
Il don't mind it. Kate. Really,
honey. | don't know what made
ne cry. Just nerves, | 'SpoSe."
Kate asked. DO YOU mind be-
ing poor so dreadfully? | mean,
is il getting YOU down."
Caroline twisted her hands to-
gether. like a child in distress.
ats not the work | mind, Kate.
Or this dinky little house. Or
even the doing without things. It's
its the fear
Kate could not pretend 20 mis- !
understand. She, too. had felt 1t. !
Fear OF debt and failure and fam T,
lily dissolution. Fear of sickness. !
even death. without money to;
carry it through,
$50
Caroline said i'm 4 gentle, tired ,
voice. "Well not be- able TO pay |
ont. Kate. Every week we go in
debt = little deeper. Winters
coming on. Wen need coal and |
food. and warmer clothes
Eve can make our old clothes
do" nate answered sharply. Are
you too proud to wear patches?
We can eat palmer food, Caro-
line. we havc"S begun TO econo-
mize vet, We won't have 20 burn
coal till the dead OF winter. There
are old trees on the place that
Zeke can cut. Wen get a man 10
help him. on shares. There's our
fuel, And we've still got the order
for Jeff Towards baked goods.
There's several dollars cleared a
week, right there"
In excited Staccato phrases she
tried 70 show Caroline that they
could weather the winter. BE
sides" she said, "l've a scheme
that'll bring us in a few hundred!
It's as good as done-only don't
ask me about it yet. Oh, Caro-
line, promise me you won't throw
yourself away like that. Promise
me you'll tell him No"
Caroline was looking at her
younger sister in bright relief.
you're wonderful, Kate. |
thought | had to do it. | thought
| was being noble, but ! was Just
being a SpineleSS fool. "l'll tell |
him whatever you say"
Kate replied grimly, "Pll not !
trust you 70 tell him anything. |
I'll make you write il. The man
over-perSuaded you last night.
I'll not give him another chance |
at you. You're sort of weak |
willed. and yet you have an
enormous capacity for self-sacri-
flee"
Caroline had reached for pen