The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-26
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Kate and Carolina Need live oil
n farm, Need Meadows, with thei
lovable and indolent grandfather
Major Sam Need, and two old ne
FRO servants, Althy and Zeke
Kate is engaged to kansome Nor
gan Prentiss, who ncgleets her to-
Eve Elwell, beautiful and veal
thy. -,
Major Need loses Need Mead
ow, 10 Jeff Howard, a bitter
Young mountaineer who owns
coal lands. Kate treats jeff rude
ly and he responds with insolenee
though he is drawn to her. The
Needs move into a nearby tenant
house. Kate learns that her fam
;ly buried a valuable silver ser
vice during the Civil War. She
broods over this news and per
,uades Althy and Zeke to ae'
company here to Need Meadows
one night, where they dig for the
silver.
Jeff shoots to brighten them,
ard wounds Kate slightly in the
shoulder. He does not know this
until he finds the spade with a
bloody handle. jeff fights his
growing love for the girl. He re-
turns the spade and Carolina tells
him that Kate is not badly hurt.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
Kate recovered from the shout
der wound. But you're going TO
have an ugly little scar there,
Caroline pointed out. "The doctor
might have prevented that"
Kate said, IL know it's not ethi-
cal 20 be your own surgeon. |
reckon | deserve the scar. But /
couldn't bear for Doctor Grace to
know what a fool I'd been. Be
sides | haved the price of his
visits. That means my $40 Dill
is velvet. -,
you need a pair of shoes"
Caroline suggested. And you
could do with a new hat. We
could both use stockings
well manage TO get the stock
ingS," Kate answered, from next
weeks egg money. But that's all
that's going to be wasted on
clothes. We're going to have a
party" :,
Caroline was aghast. Kate had
made the money by selling pile
of old "Goodey's Ladies' Books
that had been stored in the attic
al Need Meadows and discovered
at the time of their move. Are
YOU deliriouS again, Kate" Car
oline demanded.
81 don't see why the desire Tor
q marty points 70 delirium. We're
indebted to everybody, but that's
not the only reason want a
marty. We've got TO show people
we still enjoy being alive. We've
cot 10 show them misfortune
hasn't gotten us down"
VERY eommendable." Caroline
smoothing the counter
pane on the bed she was making;
And the third reason, daring
The real reason for wanting 10
throw a party when we're stoney
Kate blushed. 81 often wish
YOU were a fool, Caroline
The real reason is Morgan oil
course. I haven't been blind 20
the way things are. Hes rushlng
Eve i'm the good old famlIy-frienG'
big-brother guise. I've too much
nride TO call him up and ask for
a date, but I've a feeling that II
we could be thrown together Tor
a few carefree hours things would
be all right with US again,
at makes sense" Caroline ad-
mitted. Then, thougtfully, But
we'd have TO ask lot OF people
How'd we do it on slO?"
1--WE could do it," explained
Kate. talking rapidly. because
I've got a trump up my sleeve. A
hay ride Our team to the big
wagon, and Mr.. GraySon team
and wagon. We'd make his lake
the destination, and we'd cook
hamburg steaks and coffee on
grills"
81 see." Caroline said. who's
to ask Mr.. Grayson, by the way?"
"You," answered Kate rather
contritely. Mr. Grayson was
kindly, prosperous widower of 90
who admired Caroline excessively.
Though his flake" was only an
artificial pond, it was not to be
Scorned by people who lived 20
miles from a stable river. Mr..
Grayson himself priced his ornate
little lake highly and rarely per-
mitted it 10 be used except for
Sunday school picnic once a year.