The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-07

eyes that seemed to take in every
She watched him crush out his
cigaret. saw that he was gong 10
speak. Waited.
Kate" he said, how aD3uS
my coming out Monday hiGh'
Monday" repeated Kate
blanklv. She had the diSmaylng
feeling that a whole weekend
had topplcd about her ears, rails
ing bumps. 'Why--why yes, Nor
gan" she answered. Il M not do,
ing anything at all Monday night. y
She thought. Maybe he's going
ont OF town on business" But his
next words corrected that.
The ElwcIlS have visitor, he
said, still not looking at her.
Ewes asked me for dinner to-
NIGHT There's something else
rlanned for Saturday and Sunday
I'm not sure what. but Eve
asked me to keep both nights
"Gb " Kate said. She felt her
checks growing hot with anger.
Quite inconsistency the anger was
an directed against Eve ElwelI.
Eve knew how things were be-
tween Kate and Morgan PrcntiSS.
She knew they were engaged
even though it had never been
announced Kate wore Morgan 5
fraternity pin i'm lieu OF ring,
and she'd given up all her other
braus for him. This. 10 a south
erin Girl reared in southern ira
Gitions was the public mark of
surrender.
With an effort. Kate smiled at
lIor~ar We'll" she said. when
the college girls come home for
vacation il livcuS up the old town
considerably. This girl goes to
Sweet Briar with Eve doesn't
She"
Morgan nodded" Names Bar
bara Lodge. From ST. Paul. Quite
a locker. She and Eve got IN Just
about an hour ago. Eve was show
ing her the town before they went
home TO unpack.
Il guess they were in stitches
over our rustic Main street, Nate
remarked. with quick and thrust
ing intuition. Eve always acts as
if Shelby convulSes her when she's
showing it 70 visitor.
well" said Morgan defensive
". Ewes been around, you know.
The new pOStoffice couldn't pos
siblv look as big TO her as 1t does
to the rest of us" :,
Kate finished her drink and
looked at her watch. She had no
need for hurry but she suddenly
longed to be daShing off to some
important appointment, leaving
Morgan impressed and curious.
However. she could think of moth
ing interesting TO call her away.
No civic enterprise needed her.
No young men were pining for a
sight of her. She had, a year ago
at least. let them know that she
was interested only in Morgan
PrcntiSS. She had burned her
bridges. Morgan, strange to say,
seemed not quite TO have burned
his.
"Well." she said, rising, hating
the proSaic excuse, Il must go
back and finish my shopping"
Flows Caroline?" he asked,
TO the door beside her.
His polite, impersonal tone made
her think suddenly, HE doesn't
care a darn how Caroline is. Hes
just breaking off our converse
ton"
She answered primly, Caro-
lines fine, thank you. Goodby
and thanks for the little get-to.
gether. I hope haven't wasted
too much of your time"
stuff and nonsense" he re-
torted quickly. "As if | could use
my time any better than being
with YOU. ,,I
His eyes caressed her in TIE old
way. and her heart lifted again.
She thought, "He's just the same,
of course. mustn't be poSSeSSive.
He's got to be agreeable to Eve
on account of their fathers
Don't forget Monday night"
ne reminded her.
"Oh no. | won't" she replied
eagerly. Too eagerly? She Won
iercd later as she started the car
for home.