The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-07
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" BEGIN HERE TODAY
Kate ard Caroline Need live or
afarm with their INDECENT, loyseis
grandfather, Major Sam Need
and two old Negro servants, Aith'
and Zeke. Kate is engaged te
Morgan Prentiss but breaks the
engagement when she finds him
on the point of jilting her for
Eve. Ei~en, wealthy and beauti'
full.
Major Need loses the farm to
Jeff Howard. bitter young
mountaineer. Kate hate, Jeff for
taking their home and treats him
in,olently. yet he cannot help low
ing her. Caroline is asked to sing
nj a celebration, wearing an heir
loom dress. Kate realizes the
dre,, has been left in the attic at
Need Meadows and goes there to
get il.
Before she can leave, jeff dis
covers her there. Both are angry.
A candle is turned over and the
attic catches fire. Kate beats out
the flames with the heirloom
dress.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII
Kate took bus to the city next
day and shopped for material for
Caroline's dress. She found a
doye-colored corded silk which
copied an old weave. II was 81 a
yard, and, since 10 yards were
required, the total cost was rather
staggering. There was old-fash-
toned ribbon to be bought, too,
and thread for sewing. .
twenty-five dollars out OF
Brown Boys hide" Kate reflect
ed. "But it doesn't matter, II only
/ can make Caroline look right.
The following morning Kate cut
out the dress, adapting the tight
bodice and straight bouffant skirt
Of the original model. Success at
tended her labors. Though the lit
tie upstairs bedroom was distress
ingly hot, enthusiasm kept her at
the sewing machine until Caroline
forcibly took her downstairs TO
lunch. Afterward they had an
other fitting, Caroline standing
patiently while Kate fashioned the
lining to her figure and the dress
to the lining.
At 4 o'clock Caroline protested,
81 can't try on the thing another
time. Fold it and put it away till
tomorrow. We're both exhausted.
Look There comes Zeke with the
ice. I'll go down and make ICED
tea for u.s."
Presently she called Kate down
10 the dining room, where she nad
the. tea and tomato sandwiches
waiting. "And here's a note Zeke
brought from Cynthia. She's de-
c;ded to entertain informally for
Eve and Morgan tonight. A crazy
shower. Everybody's supposed 10
bring something discouraging 10
divorce Here. Read the iet'er
Kate read while she slipped her
ten Between the tactful lines she
read Cynthia's supposition tnat
thew would not want to come. IL
nettled her. She saw Caroline
watching her, anticipating her re-
fusal. see ,y .ho nv
claimed. 'I'll take a recipe ioI
that cheese-cake Morgan's so
crszv about, if you dare me. :,
aTet's Caroline agreed, and
40 5are YOU. What can / take!
"A bottle of hand lotion, Nate
suggested. She was referring 20 a
compound made at home from an
oid recipe of their grandmother $.
II was scented with rose water
and smooth in spite of houseworS.
"It's a cute idea," Caroline sara.
"But are you sure you want 10
90. Kate? There's no use perse-
cutting yourself" ,n
az want to CO." Kate told 'her
firmly. "If I'm going to spend
, the rest of my life in the same
set with Morgan and Eve, the
sooner / get used to them belong
ing to each other the better.
, sfThis sounded reasonable to Car
oline, so she did not try to ans
suade her. She went to the kitchen
TO prepare her gift, pouring the
lotion into a wide-necked cologne
bottle which had some value as a
piece of Victoria glassware. Kate
wrote ont the clheese-cake recipe
carefully.
< AS they drove into town that
evening Kate grew more and more
animated. Caroline thought in a
worried way, "She's wound up
like a person with high fever. |
hope she doesn't overdo." She
said cautiously, 81 think you're
sort of keyed up, honey. Try to
a be more, nonchalant."
The party, like all of Cynthia's
affairs, went off with bang.
: There was a bowl of champagne
!. punch TO start things off, and lat
err they opened the gifts. The
Acknowledgements to dive r C e"
d, were carried and ridiculous, rang
ing from biscuit cutters to kiss
:, proof lipstick for Eve, and from
bedroom slippers to, bottles OF
bourbon for Morgan. Someone
brought a patent can opener