Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-17
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&G#1 By MARIE BLIZZARD N1aaN9y
CHAPTER AZ

KIM, YOU'RE insane. You ca.
put French blue and cardinal re
together in a woman's costun
Dut you simply can't do it in
ROOM" Alix said heatedly.
"Oho. the gal is doing her stuff
remember, I knew you when
Young woman, I'm a living au
thority on sundry and such &. >
"Alix is right" Kathleen sale
calmly from her desk. "She's
proven herself a capable decorate,
and Is proving it again so she
must know what she's doing
Does it seem possible that this is
nearly the end of February, Alix
And you've been at your new job
nearly two months?"
mo, nothing seems quite real
any more, Here, in this same
room where have spent so much
time, from which / was so long
absent, some things seem as
though they've never changed and
other things >" Her voice
drifted off and she lay back on
the deep pillows of the lounge
and gazed ceilingward, seeing
things her friends could never see.
You're the same old girl, Alix,
anly you've grown up" Kim bent
over a large book in which he
was pasting clippings.
do you really think SOP" Alix
Inquired idly.
"You used to be little dreamy
girl. Now you're a woman"
do you mean my gray hairs ?"
she asked amused.
IF you've got any gray hairs,
I'd like to know where" Kathleen
retorted.
you don't look any different,
or seem any different than YOU
did two years ago." Alix said,
weaving a braid out of the fringe
Of pillow.
Neither do you, Alix," Kath-
leen said, trying to catch the eve
OF her husband. "Oh, before 1
forget-we've got a new beau for
you who is coming in town Sat-
urday. Alix, he's a mining engi-
f1eer and :"
mo dates 1or Sunday, Kath-
leen. I've promised Howard that
I'd drive out to Greenwich with
him. He's going to do a house
out there and this is the only
chance We'll have to spend lot
of time looking the place over
together"
I'm my day." Kathleen said with |
the experienced tone Of a middle
aged wife, mo business was as
important as meeting a very i'm
portant new beau"
Important to whom?" AliX |
asked disinterestedly.
Kathleen gave up. It was no
good. She and Kim had dug UP
every eligible man they'd known
in their lifetime to introduce to |
Alix. Alix had been charming and |
interesting but not interested,
Kim exclaimed:
"That's what she needs. A new
beau"
do you really think that's my
trouble?" Alix asked amused.
Yes, that's the very thing.
katjen said what you needed was
lots of cream and sunshine to
perk you up but :"
kimH Kathleen shot him a
look of warning. Weren't YOU
supposed to- telephone Ned before
hye? It's 10 after now. Run
along. want to make. sure he
has tickets for the Rallet .s-lease
call him now"
What did l do?" Kim incurred 7,
innocently when he aud Kathleen Il
were alone that night.
What did you do! My dar-
ling" his wife retorted pleasantly,
have you lost your finesse since
you've been married."
e"All said was that what she {
needed was beau. And you'd s
been promoting one so don't
see :"
. I know that you don't see' so
l guess I'll have to turn a light
on. But first I'll tell YOU where !
you erred. You minated that
she wasn't looking so well with
your untimely reference to sun &
SHINE and cream. Alix doesn't ]
look well. She's so fragile, she's I
almost transparent"
why should she be? She isn't t
working too hard, is she ?" /,
mo, darling, she's thinking too '
hard. Or trying too hard not to-
think. burning I'D inside. She