The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-08
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BEOlN hENE iNbNA
Major Sam Need, kindly, in
dolent old southern gentleman,
lives on a rundown Blue Grass
farm with his two orphaned grand
daushters, Caroline Need and
katherine Need, called Kate. Fam
ily finances arc constant prob
lem, complicated by the fact that
the Major often wastes his money
on drinG.
Kate is engaged to Morgan
PrentisS, son of a prominent law
yer. who lives in the nearby town
of Shelby. On a shopping trip she
Encounters Morgan. Her pleasure
at seeing him is dimmed when ne
tells her that Eve Elwell is bring
ing a guest home from college and
he has promised TO help ert"rta'n
her. Kate conceals the hurt she
feels. refuses to admit to herself
that she is jealous of Eve.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III
"Meed Meadows" was five miles
west of town on the road leading
toward Louisville. The approach
was a woodland-paSturc, luSn with
unkept blue grass, dotted with
spreading trees of oak and beech
and hard maple, walnut and hicE-
DRY. Beyond this. and enclosed in
a yard with an non fence, was the
house-Square. red brick and
Georgian. its beautiful lines riS-
ing triumphant and serene over
the neglect of the years.
As Kate drove near, her older
sister, Caroline. came 10 open the
yprd cate for her. Kate called out, .
Thanks. Cline" and drove back
10 the garage, once the carriage
house.
From the kitchen came an cld-I
erly negro woman TO help the glr i,
with the parcels. IL think | got |
everything. Althy." Kate said a.
they went toward the kitchen. -
mean everything but vanilla. Il
ran out of money and YOU know !
we can't charge any more. Our /
bills are six months overdue ev-
erywherc.
Althy nodded. Don't matter
bout the vanilla" she said Sooth-
ingly. I'VE kin flavah Wifi corn
cob boilin'S. same as we been
doin'." The old woman had, in
fact. a way of getting a fairly pal
atable extract from the residue of
certain cobS which she boiled
down, though Kate and Caroline !
were very tired of the inSipid ex-
tract. But nevah mind. honey"
she added with a wise wink, "we
gifts ourSel: some vernilla eXtrac'
fore time 70 make yoah weddin'
cake"
Kate laughed. "You won't have
to be in a hurry about it, Althy.
I'm not thinking of leaving you
soon"
She went through the house to
the front porch where Caroline
sat in a hickory rocker. doing the
family mending. well, darling"
she asked her breezily, "can you
still find two stockings that
match.
Carolina smiled and made a wry
face. "JuSt," she answered. ,
whats going on in town."
Kate examined a loose button
on her coat. The college crowds
getting home" she said casually.
"Evc ElwellS being seen and
heard as usual. Has a girl from
St. Paul visiting her Somebody /
who goes 10 college with her, NAM
ed Barbara Lodge"
Ibid you see MCrgan?" asked
Caroline, eyes on her mending.
Kate tossed a pillow on tn etop
step of the porch and sat down.
az ran into him on the street. We
had a limeade together He's
not coming out tonight" sheannen
as If il were an unimportant aft
erthought. Hes tied up all week
end with Ewes gang"
Caroline glanced up quickly at
Hates face, then down again at
her darning. What's on?" she
asked. PARTIES"
81 guess they'll be going 10
or Lexington" Kate an
swered, pretending TO stifle a
yawn. Driving home. she'd been
Eve wouldn't give To-
cal party without asking Kate