Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-14
FLOWERS AT HER FEET - 81!
BY MAIZE nu, B H.! ,:o Az $500.
CHAPTER 40

hAIf1LEEN BCOOU lOE 1OllS
time in Mrs. Anderson's kitchen
staring at Alix'c mail, at the Eng
lish postmarks a year-and-a-half
old, at the character in the hand
writing, at the precise sameness IN
every letter of the chirography.
Everything Indicated a man who
wouldn't make his decisions light
ly, a man who knew his mind.
The two letters sent from Eng
land had been posted in April. The
two in the same handwriting sent
in New York were posted in May.
An April and May almost two
years gone!
Kathleen hesitated a moment.
then:
do you remember me?" she
asked Mrs. Anderson.
'"That I do. Shure, you're a
friend of Miss Carey's, amt you ?"
"a very good friend, I hope"
Kathleen said. MRS. Anderson,
Miss Carey has just returned to
New York. She isn't very well.
I wonder if you'd trust me to take
these letters to herr"
Certainly And will you be
rememberin' me to her? And tell
her I'm still wearin' the lovely
things she give me before she went
away"
Kathleen stuffed the letters
along with the ones she had mailed
to Alix into her bag and hailed a
taxi.
Take me to Reyburn and
Goodies she said to the driver.
It would probably take her the
rest of the afternoon she reflected
and this was the day before
Christmas. She had packages to
tie up, four guests coming to din
ner, a number of last minute
things Kim would want done.
Well, those things could wait!
She had duty, a debt to pay.
She owed everything she had to
a girl she loved. Kathleen blinked
away a tear that blinded her.
Kathleen drew herself up to her
. last inch, called upon every atom
Of command she had in her as she
approached the secretary at the
door of the Office OF Mr.. Milton
Reyburn, president Of Reyburn
and GOode. -
She scrubbed across her card
which read:
MRS. KIMBALL FOSTER
PRESTON
The scrubbed message said,
will Mr.. Reyburn receive Mrs.
Preston as a personal favor?"
She waited five minutes. Five
minutes while Mr. Reyburn re-
membered who Mrs. Kir1ball Fos-
ter Preston was.
He came to the door in person.
with great pleasure" he said.
Twenty minutes later Kathleen,
with the information that Alix
Carey's address was the Y. w.
c. A. on Lexington avenue, gave
her hand graciously to Mr.. Rey-
burn and said, Thank you SO
much, Mr.. Reyburn. I hope you'll
forgive me for coming to you on
such an important day. The day
before Christmas must be frantic
In such successful store as this.
I wish you Merry Christmas.
Twenty blocks away Alix Carey
was saying, II hope you'll forgive
me, Mr.. Towner, for coming to
you the day before Christmas but
you see was so afraid someone
else might get the job, couldn't
wait"
I'm glad you came" he said
"And think Howard is a lucky
fellow to get someone with your
experience. Of course, the salary
isn't very big but that's all he can
pay now. Perhaps if you can put
into effect some of the things
you've tried in Bairdsvale, together
you can make a great success OF
it. Good luck"
Good luck to you too, Mr.
Towner. Thank you for making
this very happy Christmas fol
me-"
Then, as darkness fell, she re.
turned to the Y.
"Ot., Miss Carey!" the desk clerk
called Alix as she crossed the lob.
by on her way to her room
There's some mail for YOU"
Alix appeared surprised.
"It's package. Do you want
the elevator boy to take it up?"
There was a big package with a