The times-news., 1936-10-15
Salute TO ZOzhe
BY Rsehs, Msek
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istence at bay, like a trip to the
dentist.
As the Major opened the front
door now with a crooked key and
ushered them over the threshold,
Kate asked, "IS this the hall?
Its the sitting room, an
swereG her grandfather.
oh! said Kate blankly. .
1t was, indeed, more like a hall
than a room, being poor in win
dows and rich in doors. In one
corner stood dingy tiligreed
stove. its black pipe mounting
crazily to a flue near the ceiling.
Caroline remarked timidly. II
thinl; it must be the hall, Gran :
dad" But they investigated and
found the old man to be right.
Aside from this room. there were
only a dining room and a kitchen
downstairs, with lean-to room
beyond. which would serve Zekc
and Althy as sleeping quarters,
Upstairs there were two rooms
and u storage space. The stair
way was concealed beyond a
door opening out of the living
room. as if the queer little sec
ond story had sinister secrets to
be guarded from the regions be-
low.
They went outdoors and dis
covered the fowls already at home
within the wire netting of the
chicken yard, where Zeke had put
them that morning. "Silly things"
Kate Kissed at Caroline as they
watched them pecking. "They
don't care where they live. That's
the advantage of having no
sense.
A disturbance was heard and
Caroline exclaimed with 4 giggle
Look ut our cavalcade arriving"
The two wagons presented a
grotcSQue appearance. Especially
the smaller one, driven by Althy
for at its rear end sat small and
intent colOred boy - Althy's
grandson, Rutherford - leading
the girls two riding horses by
halterS. Shep. the farm dog,
brought up the rear.
"Well. we're here" Kate call
ed out. Critters and all" There
was sound of relief in her voice.
half-gay. This thing which she
had been dreading with terror
the uprOoting-waS over.
1t took them all afternoon to
get the furniture in place. Kate,
from time to time, would leave
the confusion of the house and go
to the barn lot to see if the horses
were finding life cndurable there.
Caroline'S little mare, Queen. was
getting old. Though her black
coat was still sleek and her small |
feet still trustworthy. she had
passed the time of high tension
and jittery nerves. She was ac-
cepting this comedown i'm life as
calmly as old Dobbin and the two |
work horses would accept it.
But you're different, Brown
Boy, you devil" Kate told her
own riding horse. He was tearing
about the lot disgracefully, kick
ing up turf. whinnying and max
ing display of his newborn
homeSickneSS. You're smart
enough to know what it's all
about. Homes gone. There's Just
this now" He had come up to
her to be petted, but her stroking
hands failed to calm him. Per-
hapS he felt in them the turmoil
of her own heart.
Toward evening, while the girls
were attempting TO mend bro
ken chair in the living room, a
florist truck from town stopped
before the house. Its driver Spied
Rutherford, peeping around a
corner. Boy" he called, "is this
where Major Sam Needs family
moved to-"
At the boys affirmation he got
out. opened the rear of the truck
and took out three of the most
enormous boxes imaginable.
"Ain't nobody died" the little
darkey told him.
IL amt said they did" replied