The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-19
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a Blue SfasS iaF" M..J
grandfather, Major Sam meS I
and two old negro servants A'nS
and Zeke. Kate is engaged 80
handsome Morgan Prenti:'' VIM
nealects her for Eve Elweii' oe"u
tiful and wealthy. Ju:.L
Major Need, addicted to DRINK
mortgages his home and us lu
n;.b;ngs and the mortgage is fore
eIo,ed by Jeff Howard, bitter
uowne mountaineer, who decides
70 ,ettle among the Blue Grass
f,milie. whom he hates.
While the Needs are packing TO
move into a dilapidated tenant
hou,e. Jeff arrives to inspect his
nronerty. Kate treats him rudely
and he responds with insolenee.
The day for the Needs to move
arrives.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xl
After Kate and Caroline had
finished painting the woodwork
white there was a little paint lett
in one of the cans. Rates brush
was still temptingly wet. She said
to Caroline, with an innocent look,
81 must put Granddad's name on
the mailbox. There's a law about
it"
"Do it neatly" Caroline warn
oil "The box sits right beside the
front gate, you know"
Kate nodded and went out to
the picket fence. With corner
of her brush she painted Sam
Need on the box In even, blocked
letters. But beneath it she paint
ed RICKETY HOUSE in letters
twice as large and very struggling;
. When Caroline came out and
saw it she frowned and burst into
laughter. She called her grand
father to see. He laughed, too.
Only Althy was scandaliZed.
"What dey all laughin' bout?'
she asked Zeke. What Miss Kate
done gone an paint on ouah mall
box?" :.
Zeke slapped his leg in merri-
ment. Done wrote her granpa's
name" he said. Done wrote
'Rickety House undah it. Rickety
mean bout to fall down" .
Althy snorted in anger. u
guess i know what rickety mean,
all right. ! guess everybody know,
But what de sense calm dey ten
ton to it? What for we got to
point ouah fingers at ouahselves?'
The little joke caught on III
town. Some of the younger set,
sensing the fact that humor was
the only tolerable approach to the
Needs new position, directed mail
to them with that address attach
ed. There came a dance invita-
ton to the Need girls of Hickey
house before week had passed.
1t was from Cynthia Chenault who
would be senior at Wellesley the
following year. The card was en-,
graved, but there was an informal
note accompanying it. Kate read
it aloud: -,
Dear Country Jakes! You will
spend the night at my house, of
course. Come before dark. Well
have tray dinner up in the II.
brary because the downstairs will
be ready for the crush. I've two
men coming for every girl, can
you bear it? And a little orches-
ira you've heard over the radio.
Louisville papers please copy
Don't worry about"
Kate paused and scrutinized
the paper. She said to Caroline
with sharp little frown between
her eyes, "Cynthia's rubbed out
something and written over it. AT
first she wrote don't worry about
new dresses, but she's rubbed out
the last two words and written
anything Well, she needn't give
any thought to our clothes! We
generally look all right, don't
we?"
Caroline said hastily, "Now
don't get steamed up over that,
Kate! You're as touchy as the
dickens. If we're going to turn
into a pair of sensitive plants and
go around with chips on our
shoulders, then we're done for!
"Your metaphors cockeyed,'
Kate answered. Sensitive plants
don't have shoulders. However,
l get the idea. l guess do look
for Sights and condescension. I've
got to quit it. Our poverty won't
matter a darn to our friends un.
less we keep waving it at them
like a sore thumb in a bandage."
Exactly" Caroline said, con-
tinuing to manicure her nails
"Finish reading the note, please.
Kate resumed. Don't worry
about anything. Just come. An
fectionately, Cynthia"
"Good old GYM Caroline said
Cynthia was her own age, yet she
had never seemed to belong to
any particular set. The whole
town, the entire state claimed her
She was a tall, smart-looking bru-
net in whom a distant French
strain was still visible. She had
good nature and plenty Of money
to fortify her. Though not pretty,
she had her share of male atten-
ton, local and otherwise. Hel
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