The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-07
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ic. A topic seldom attempted; peoo-
pic seemed to prefer to let tneil
enmities, however cHcn, remain
unStated.
Perhaps" she said, II have
wondered, and if so. ! suppose
thought you simply didn't Ike me
much. don't know,
81 think said Dorothy. the
simplest explanation OF Things
I've said to you and the way I've
felt about you is lust jealousy
Jealousy? Over what;
"Over everything you nave anu
everything you are. You nave
money and the things money buys
and. il you've done without
them, you don't know now I'M
portaut they can be 20 a girl VINO
doesn't have them. You're good
looking and talented and nopu-
lar: you're graceful in everything
YOU do. in just the way you Ive.,
And. rightly or wrongly, l nave
attributed everythin" to your
money; I've thought that, WITH
money, | could have and be all
that you are. ;,
al can see what you mean,
said Marcia. but. believe me, 1t
never occurred to me before as
onv,b;no important IN our rela-
tions. | did notice that - wen,
sometimes YOU seemed ANXIOUS 70
show me that you didn't nave a
very exalted opinion of me, put
| thought il must be because you
simply didn't like me. or my type
or something. -,
"Naybe you'll think it's a pose,
but | simply have never thought
of how much money a person mas,
As YOU say. money does make
some things easy. But 1t takes
moro than money 10 make life.
I have been through a few ex"e-
riences that I'd have PAID plenty
10 avoid. if money could nave
solved the problem.
Frank Kendrick?" asked Dor
othy bluntly.
Eyes"
Dorothy fell silent again. -,
There was something else,
she said at last. 81 suppose you
never guessed i'll was IN love
with him. -
~. :.
Eyes, and | hated YOU when 1t
was announced you were gong 70
him. / thought: Marcia
has always had everything ] want
pd, and now she will have the man
| want II isn't pretty, but
| was actually pleased when nc
. went away, and | felt you
were Inundated. I guess 1t never
occurred to me that if I'd been
engaged to him the humiliation
would have been mine, and l was
spared that"
"It was humiliating," Marcia
agreed. "but now - well, we're
both better off this way, aren't
we. you and II" :.
Don't you-oh, it's none OF
my affair, but don't you still love
him. MarciaP
"No, 1 don't. Dorothy" - again
the freside conversation with
uclep Waddell came into Marcia's
mind; she was repeating what she
had said then-"and 1 believe
never did, really. We'd known
each other all our lives and It
seemed natural to get engaged.
But I'm glad, terribly glad, that
I didn't marry him. And still IN
regret all my life what he ana,
because we had been friends SO
long, and it's bad to lose a friend,
in that way"
Dorothy stood up.
T feel better. having told you
all this" she said. Your invita-
ton sort Of brought the tears to
my eyes, after all the years I've
envied you and been spiteful to
you. just couldn't accept with
out confessing. II doesn't make
me proud, but / feel cleaner"
1T was good Of you" said Mar
cia earnestly, because we're bet
ter friends than, we would ever
have been. otherwise. You said
was talented. I'm not. I'm Or
binary. - Don't you see, all the
years you had your notions you,
had also the talent that showed
up last night, so that Mr.. Burtis
offered you your big chance. and
made me and everyone else proud
we know you? You're, our girl
our home town product, and were
proud of. you and glad for you. .
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