The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-26

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dow Presently she said unhap
PLY, 81 could swing 1t Tor you o.
course. But don't you think that
asking rather a lot of me, Nate
! We'd have to ask Mr.. Grayson &c
drive his own team. I'd nave tS
sit beside him. I'd have 10 S'icS
by him all evening. 80
Kate weighed the matter:
guess you would" she ADMITTED
! Suddenly she hated herSell 1ol
the SNUG little scheme: She was
ashamed of trying to force Caro-
line into obligating herself to a
man whom she disIiSed' Forget
liz, darling she said and meant
] il.
But Caroline would not forget
! it. She became keen TO make
the sacrifice, now that she had
tboupbt il over. To prove this to
Kate, she sadd!cd her horse and
rode over to the GraySon place at
once to make the arrangements
Thus the party got under way,
speedily and impuISlveIy'
The omenS seemed good for
everyone accepted.
Caroline asked Morgan first.
She and Kate had decided that il
no could not come on the night
set they would set night when
he could. 1t must be done cas-
'ually, they agreed. so that he
would not suspect his Importance.
But no changes were necessary.
He seemed to find the invitation
"WcII now" he exclaimed with
his famous charm working full
blast, "A hay ride. Caroline! No,
bodv would turn that down! Tell
Kate to save me a seat next her
on the wagon
The night chosen for the hay
ride was to have a full moon.
Caroline, who had become almost
as enthusiastic as Kate, declared,
1--WE don't care how hot 1t is. tn
be gorgeous on top of a moving
hay wagon ,.o
think it's a clever idea. I'm sur.
prised somebody hasn't thought OF
It sooner. Old-fashioned stunts are
clever" ,,.
After il has been fair weather
for a week, one somehow forgets
about rain. When a few clouds
on the afternoon OF the
eventful day no one gave them
serious attention. Just trailing
wisps, they seemed to be, that
Iessened the blazing suns heat for
moments. 1t was not
until 5 o'clock that Kate SAID,
scanning the sky
Those clouds look nasty, Caro-
inc. | don't like the way they're
getting together" =.
Caroline, who had been icing
he cakes Kate had baked, looked
lpward. "Pve been wanting toI
ask Gran'dad about them for an
1our. but | can't locate him.
Zeke and Althy both say rain,
,ut you can't count on them.
never been good weather
prophets" .
"There's still time to call it
,ff," Kate said mournfully, I'VE
could postpone it until tomorrow
night" 81
az don't see how we could
now" her sister pointed out. "The
,akes would get stale. The ham,
burg steak would spoil. The buns
would get hard. No-let's go on
With it."
II did not begin actually to
sprinkle until the last guests had
arrived. The little house seemed
with people. Caroline
,heerfully recalled the saying
about a crowded house insuring
4 good time, and hoped for the
BEST.
Kate announced blithely, Were
keeping the hay-wagons under
.over in the barn. When it clears,
ge'll go"
It was a gallant prophecy which
fooled no one. The slow, steady
beat of the rain was not the way
of a passing shower. They all
knew that. Spirits dropped like
wet hen feathers and from the
very start Hates party seemed to
be doomed.
Mr.. Grayson came in from the
barn, looking embarrassed yet
pleased TO be there. He attached
himself to Caroline, so that she
could not forget him, even for a
Indeed there was moth
ng else for the poor man to do
Kate saw that the crowd regard
I'd him as a tiresome old bore and