Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-03
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CHAPTER sc

THE TELEPHONE rang and
Mae Alexander picked up the re.
ceiver. Its Bill" she said and
handed it to AliX.
Hello, Bill" Alix said in a very
small voice as though she had
done something very wrong.
Hello, Allie" he said, I'm the
Teller you promised to marry last
night. Remember 2"
Alix nodded her head. She
thought she had said she did.
II can't hear you," he said.
Are you there?"
"Oh, yes" she said and was
quite sure that she wasn't. That
was another girl. She couldn't
feel. She couldn't make herself
believe that she had promised to
marry Bill. Surely girl who had
said that, who was planning to
share her life with man would
have some feeling. She'd be hap
Ply or sad, or something. She'd
have a sense of right or wrong
even if she lacked a feeling of Joy
or sorrow.
"I'm coming around to get you
in half an hour. l have a surprise
for YOU"
"All right" she said obediently
and checked the impulse to tell
him she was busy, that she needed
time to think.
Bills surprise was her engage
ment ring. A clear white stone in
. simple platinum setting that
slid around on her finger because
it was so heavy and her finger
was so slender
They told Bills father about
their engagement that night.
He wanted to give a party to
announce it. Miss Lizzie said she
didn't think that was right. Mae
Alexander said they wouldn't have
TO give party to announce any,
thing in Bairdsvale. And she was
right. 1t was all over town by
the next night.
Nevertheless, the senior Boyd
did give a Sunday night supper
party and after that AliX gave up
thinking. It seemed strange to
her when she was away from Bill
but when he was there it seemed
all right. 1t was the only thing
to do and apparently Bill knew
or sensed how she felt-for there
was no lovers talk between them.
There was tenderness and affection
and the tomorrows that they
talked about.
Bill Boyd, ST., wanted them to
live with him but Bill held out
against that. He had property on
q hill 10 miles out from town. He
had plans-all kinds of plans-for
their home. He wanted Alix to
select the ones she wanted and,
curiously reluctant, she finally
selected plans for simple regency
period house but she wouldn't let
Bill start building. They had
time, she said.
She wished in the weeks that
followed that they had not been
so hasty in announcing their en-
gagement. She wanted to be able
to think Of herself as an entity
not as Bills bride-to-be. She
wished that people would talk to
her as one person and not always
as you-and-Bill.
She wanted to be left alone at
her work but she wasn't.
It was, "Alix, I've invited some
friends of mine who live out near
where you're going to live. Can't
you get away by four? The party
is really for you."
Or: Honey, this is Bill. I
thought we could go off some
where alone tonight but the
Spencers have invited us to din
ner. Do you mind?"
No, Alix didn't mind. She didn't
mind anything. Alix, putting on
her pretty frocks, adding a last
minute smile, saying, "Oh, thank
you so much. I'm sure we will
be. Isn't Bill a darling?"
Alix lying numbly in the big
four-poster saying, mo, no, no!
can't" And Alix falling off to
sleep and waking to say, I'm
glad! I'm lucky! I'm going to
marry fine boy who loves me.
Nothing is going to stop me-"
When Betsy returned from her
honeymoon, Alix went to see her
and found her alone. Cocktail or
tea?" Betsy inquired.
Alix laughed, what would be
the most fun for you to show
off,"
Everything is such fun" Betsy
said breathlessly. isn't it?