The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-05
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fusion. | am taking it for grant
ed that you will do this for US.
Your voice is clear and true and
nicely adapted to the ballad type
of song. The celebration, as you
know, will be out-of-doorS, so an
amplifier will help you out on
volume. One other matter. VIII
YOU wear the 1850 watered-silK
party gown that your grandmoth,
en- once lent us for the historical
exhibit? 1t would add great deal
to the interest and colorfulness OF
your song. Let me hear from you
Immediately. The dress isn't es-
sential. but your presence on the
program IS. We're in quite hole.
Hopefully, Jane Alsworth.
Tomato canning was suspended
while they eagerly discussed It,
II simply couldn't Caroline pro-
tested. "My voice is too little.
Kate disagreed. "Your voice is
all right. At least the amplifler
will make it all right. fouli LOOK
the part, too"
Caroline continued to protest
Il haven't practiced since we've
been without piano But sne
half closed her eyes and began 10
sing the old song experimentally;;
"Dere noww Althy pronounced
when she had finished. 1t was a
sort of verdict. for the old wo-
mans ear was true and critical;
"All you need is little poIiSh-
ing" was Hates opinion.
Caroline left them and went up
TO the store room. Half an nour
later she came down smudged
with dust and carrying 4 music
book. A.
"I've found the Foster Songs,
she said, "but | can't locate the
dress. I've looked everywhere.
Do you remember, Kate, where
Grandmother kept it," AVA
Kate tried to think back. III
was wrapped in blue tissue pa,
per-" she recalled, "and then laid
in a pasteboard box. The box was
tied with a red silk cord with tas-
seled ends. can see it as PLAIN
as day." g..
Eyes" Caroline agreed, so
can |. That's the box | was hook
ing for, but | can't find it."
Kate said, Leave the dress to
me. Pm a good retriever. l can
look for it later. Go write your
acceptance to the committee and
take it to town to mail. Take your
music with you, too. Go to Gym
thia's. Her pianos always IN
tune"
After Caroline had gone Kate
spent the long hot afternoon look
ing for the dress. At first hastily.
Then methodically. Finally fran
tically.
Around 5 o'clock she threw her
self on the bed, puzzled: The
dress was simply not in the
house. Where was it, then? Where
was the box tied with the red silk
cord, the cord with the tasseied
ends?
Suddenly she knew. 1t was in
the small doeskin trunk. And the
doeskin trunk must have been left
at Need Meadows.
For a time she considered this.
She herself had helped empty the
attic when they moved. She had
chosen some things to be burned,
other things to be put on the
wagon. She had entrusted both
consignments to Zeke and his
helper . Just before the garrett
was completely emptied she had
found that stack of Godey's style
books and had bounced upon them
excitedly. That had caused her to
forget the little doeskin trunk be-
hind one of the chimneys, though
she knew it was there and had in
tended calling Zeke's attention to
it Yes, they had gone away
and left the trunk! 1t was still
there, in Jeff Towards attic, if
he had not destroyed it!
Kate said aloud, clenching her
hands, give sworn I'll never ask
another favor of him, and won't.