The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-02

Can you stop ScoldIhg 'o"N
to dictate" u... .b;s
Dear Mr.. Grayson: My answer
to your proposal OF marriage !;
no appreciate the c0mplmen
YOU have paid me, and | shall al
WAYS be deeply grateful for youi
inclination 20 help my GRANDPA
Their. but those feelings are no.
enough for my marriage. Are
YOU Keeping up. Caroline =.
Eyes. and / changed 'compll'
ment' 70 honor. That's kinder
Go ahead. . :.
"All right Thirty years II
too great difference III age
Somewhere. | am sure. there is .
woman more suited 70 you and
a man more suited 70 me. LEI
us try to find them. sincerely
Caroline Need.
Il think its 4 very good let
ter" Caroline remarked when she
had written her name. Its much
palmer than could have said II.
Kate was getting into her nd,
ing clothes. Nov lick the Hap,
she instructed, and I'll deliver 1t
at once.
Eatc lost no time. In half an
hour she was leaning from her
horse. putting the letter into Mr..
Grovson's hand. Its from my
sister, Mr.. GraySon. No, thank
you. | won't stop. I'm IN quite u
She rode away and left him
lingering the envelope in surprise.
She thought. 81 hope he doesn I
read il till I'm out OF sight. |
hope he isn't too much broken up
over it"
She could not feel greatly con-
cerned for Mr.. GraySon because
he had brought all this on hlm-
self. He needn't have gone out
of his way 20 pick out Caroline
80 years his junior There was
Miss Alice Fenwick. who'd been
in love with him for goodness
knows how long. Even before ms
first marriage. people said. Miss
Alice was Il handsome woman, not
much past 10 with Il CHEEKY DIS
position and many excellent traits
of character. If Mr. GraySon had
any sense at all he'd appreciate
her.
No. Kate decided. she would not
distress herself over Mr.. GraySon.
She had rescued Caroline from u
CHASTITY mistake and that closed
the chapter. Some thing else must
be done now. Something that re-
quired more courage than tossing
a letter at Mr.. GraySon.
She touched Brown Boy with
her crop and turned his head to-
ward home. but when they reached
Rickety House she did not turn H.,
Her destination was two miles up
the road. She came 10 the Hold
farm and let herself and Brown
Boy through the gate that led to
the barn. There she found Mr..
Hold. for whom she was looking.
She said to him. Last year you
wanted 10 buy my horse for your
son. told you I'd never sell him.
but I've changed my mind
Mr.. Hold. who had come up to
prosperity from the tenant class
and was wholeSomely proud of
the fact. was a man of few words.
He now yanked u Suspender strap
and Spat reflectively.
Kate said. II wouldn't offer him
TO anybody else, Mr.. Hold. ! know
you'd never work him. Brown
Boy wouldn't stand being worked,
He's proud :,
yeah" Mr.. Hold remarked.
"But | been thinkin' of q thor
for Ralph. Man over
near Lexington's tryin' to interest
me-"
Kate shook her head in disap-
proval. "A thoroughbred costs a
lot of money, Mr.. Hold. And
then what've you got? Just a fast
stopper. Ralph ought to have a
gated horse. He ought to have a
big comfortable riding horse like
this one"
She rode Brown Boy up and
down the lot. exhibiting his sew
eral gaits. Then she got off and
held his head while Mr.. Hold in
spected him. The man asked,
Glow ODDS he. exactly?"
Turning eight years, Mr.. Hold.
Just a youngster.'
me an you know eight years
is no youngSter, Miss Kate" the
farmer said with a laugh. But
he's a fine lookiu' animal, at
that" He took off the saddle and
ran his hand approvingly along
the horses glossy back from
to Group; stopped and
felt a strong hind leg from hook
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