Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-18
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TO JULIAsN'S usual, ibid Won
have a good time last night?', Joan
answered savagely that she had not.
that she never did like night clubs
and she didn't ever expect to get to
like them.
She didn't tell him that if night
Clubs were the gathering places of
young Gmen married less than a year
who met their wives there with other
men, It was part Of something of
which she wanted sno small part.
Doubtless Win and his wife.
Beatrice. understood each other so
perfectly tthat one didn't mind what
the other adid. Trust was a beautiful
thing but that wassgoing too far.
Win hadstold her.that Beatrice was
Jealous Of her. He probably told
Beatrice who she was, which would
AZ things up just. fine. Whatever
happened between them She didn't
care but she didn't want thefwoman
who married him. to think, that she
was so cheap that she would stoop
to taking anything ,she could get.
But hadn't she been doing lust
that?.
Angrily she went, back to thinking
OF the job she was doing. Joan was
busting the books in the library and
nearly busting their covers off. That
was the kind Of work she needed
that morning. Something to let off
steam.
Dust cloth in hand, she sat down
disconsolaMely on the top of her
stepladder' and pondered on the I'M
happy fact that she wished she had
never seen Win in her life. A few
days before she had wished that she
had neversmet Sheila True.
Perhapsi it YVES getting to be a
habit Withsher - Wesh she had never
met people.
Julian Sloane came into his library
at that point and noting-with the
glow she reserved specially for him
that he was looking more and more
like the Julian she. had first known,
she thought she would never be
sorry that she had known him,
akhared his work.
Feel like going back to the book
today?" she asked.
"Feel like taking the whole world
ON" he said. and reminded her that
she had smudge of dust across her
cheek.
Cant be helped" she said. ''These
books look as though they haven't
ever been busted before"
'"They haven't been. properly.
Nothing was ever done the right
way until you came along"
Joan went after them again and
rubbed furiously.
"You know sometimes I think
about poor Jane Spencer. I wonder
IL the job she got could ever have
been half as good as mine and all
done through a auke! Did it ever
occur to you how dishonest I was to
take advantage Of that mistake in
our names?"
II don't think it was a 'f1uke'. !
Joan. I think it was one of the
things that the Three Sisters were
planning"
The heavy volume fell from Joan's
hand. It was suddenly so weak she |
couldn't hold handkerchief in it.
I'm. glad you feel that way" she |
@atd. when she found her voice. I'm
glad have been able to help you |
It. has been the most wonderful ex-
perience / have ever had. It has
given me a purpose in life. / never |
had one before and, while you didn't |
know it, when came to you was the |
time that I needed one most"
5"Yes. Of course, the work is absorb
ing" Julian said, and some of the |
life had gone out OF his voice.
1T is the most worthwhile thing
In life. isn't it?'' she asked tensely.
He didn't answer her Immediately. |
qae busted himself lighting the In
evitabie pipe. Then he didn't answer
her directly.
ha.ansWeT ia that Is something