The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
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BY Rsehsl Msek
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pine floors. lhey ueClueu OH pIai''
northumberland mating for all
rooms. They would scatter over
this the hooked rugs which their
grandmother had made.
For bookcases they would use
two sets of backlcSS shelves from
the fruit cellar. These and all the
woodwork must be painted white.
So Kate added three gallons OF
white paint and some brushes to
her list. go
Caroline said, Wen have to
nut the walnut table ii the mid
die of the floor, for lack OF wall
space. The love seats Will balance
most anywhere we put them.
Maybe we'd better make a focus
of this one window, since there 5
no fireplace
In the Need Meadows attic they
had found carved Victorian
center table" with cracked
marble top. and two love seats OF
walnut. upholstered in frayed
hair-cloth. 1t was these that they
were discussing. =.
Kate remarked, 1--WE can't af-
ford good damaSk to upholStel
them with. even if we put it on
something cheap and deceiving'
Caroline nodded agreement
And let's leave the portraits up
stairs in the junk rOom,' she sug'
gested. They'd look queer II
here u
Kate compromised. "All but
CAPTAIN Bobby and his wife
Wen put her in the dining room
facing the front door because hcl
red dress gives such a touch OF
color. Wen hang Captain Bobby
on this wall space, right here
" it'll the swords crossed undei
him. as usual Wen put th'
blue Bohemian glass vases on one
set of shelves, and the Dresden
rusticS on the other. Ihere j
be room for the miniatures, TOO
and the snuff boxes .,
Caroline looked at her sister
absorbed face and thought. = w her
you're in love, nothing really get
YOU down, She's bent on making
this place slick enough to enter
tain Morgan in,
That evening, to Hates sur
prise. Morgan Prentiss drove on
| from town in the June dusk. Inc!
had no telephone now, so ne came
unheraldcd. They were sitting OF
the front porch when he drove up
When he came in, a strong SSns'
of embarrassment gripped theh
ALI. The Major soon stole ava,
"to attend to something at tn
stable" and Caroline went to "heIl
Althy unpack dihses." Kate wa
| left alone with him.
She said eagerly, The roses are
so beautiful, Morgan, Last nigh
| | cried over them. Because | wa
happy, l mean 49,,
"Did they cheer the place up?'
"Oh. a lotw Kate told hin
earnestly. They've cheered m,
up. too. so Red the Rose. You're
a darling spendthrift."
! 81 thought you could seattle
them all around" he said engag
ingly. "Some in every room.'
well" Kate replied honestly
1--WE haven't any vases unpackeC
vet. We had to put them in a biz
tin milk can. And | set the car
or the back porch in the shade t(
keep the roses fresh"
He burst into laughter, looking
offended and chagrined. "ln 1
milk can, On the back porch
Lord. what tender sentiment"
Kate almost wept in distress
ooh. Morgan. Now that | thlni
of it. it does sound terrible! Blu
II was only trying to save them
And | slept with your note under
my pillow"
She leaned toward him tenderl,
penitent, childishly honest. Will
| inc him to understand. Wol dlessl.
pleadin gwith hi INTO realize nov
| devastating to her was the fall o.
the house of Need, how cruel thu
transplanting. how humiliating
J these new surroundings. Wantins
him to see that she could keep hi'
roses in milk can on the bacl
porch and still think them heav
emily.
! But he leaned away from her
i lighting a cigaret, nursing his in
iured pride. She saw his cameo
| features in the match'S flare, anC
curl of his crisp black hair. She
wanted to carcss his hair. But she
dared not. He was too angry anC
remote.
He punished her by talking Of
Eve Elwell for half an hour. After
that he forgave her and talked
about himself. Then he made love
to her, and her heart melted again
with happiness.
(To be continued)
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