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"You better stay and eat with us"
Julia said. "Sparrel and the boys'll
be along soon now, and Abral's out
Milking"
Il don't guess l can tonight. I
ought to be getting back now"
''Well, you be sure and let us
know how your mother gets along,
and I'll tell Spared when he comes"
''Tm sure much obliged to you
ALL" Doug said.
Lingering at the gate, Cynthia
watched the evening absorb him as
the morning had effaced Spared
and taken away Jesse, and she felt
that the day had been long and dis
turbingly strange. She watered the
sheep, tasting the difference in the
atmosphere of the place as the rest
lessness of evening surged over all
things with the portent of night
with it's quiet and it's restoration.
Then she went back to the kitchen
to help with the supper.
When Cynthia heard through the
dusk the steps of Abral as he went
into the spring house with the milk,
and then the sound Of Spared and
the boys on the porch, she began
to feel that the balance was almost
restored as before.
But as she lay that night thinking
over the day and it's moods, and of
the brief account of Sparreps meet
ing with Shellenberger and their
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"There Amt Nobody There With
Her Right Now"
plans for surveying the place, she
knew that all was not quite as be-
fore. And as she fell asleep she
heard the restless voice of the dis
turbed timberland signing over the
leaves of the forests and running
down into the roots and hiding
there twisted between the leaf-mold
and the sand.
The days that followed Sparrels
journey to town were tense, and
the self contained peace and quiet
of the familiar routine were inter-
rupted by an unfamiliar conscious
ness Of suspense. Cynthia felt it
acutely as she sat in the weaving
room with shuttle of thread in
her lap going over the brief account
Spared and the boys had given of
their day in Pikeville. 1T has made
difference in everybody, seems
like. Daddy tries to be just the
same but you can see it on his
mind. Jasper is thinking about
Jane Burden all right, but he won't
ever say anything to anybody. Abral
is nervous and wants the strange
men to hurry and come in here.
Jesse is all wrapped up in his law
book and puzzling all the time over
the hard words. Mother spends
hours in her garden tapping the
earth with her hoe and not showing
that anything is any different, but
that is her way and she makes
everything seem all right as it is.
I'll be right glad when Daddy gets
his herbs mixed up for me to take
down to Mason's and feel the Fine
mare move under my legs"
Julia placed two loaves of her
freshly baked wheat bread in the
round basket and Spared put in a
large bottle of his compound.
"And tell her If she needs any
thing to just tell you," Julia said.
Cynthia went down to the barn.
The Finemare tidily brushed and
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block. She set the basket on the
step and went into the barn to look
for Jesse. She found him in the
harness-room astride saddle on a
wooden frame by the open window
bending over his law book propped
against the pommel of the saddle.
This is the way we farm on
Wolfpen this spring." Cynthia said.
Jesse was startled at the sound
of her voice and almost dropped the
Blackstone. II was just reading a
page or two of law. The Fine
mares all saddled for YOU"
II saw. Much obliged to you,
Jesse, for doing it. You looked like
it was right hard reading"
''It is awful hard some places,
and got to hunt up lots of words
in Dads dictionary. See here now.
This law of nature, being coeval
with mankind, and dictated by God
himself, is of course superior in OBJ
legation to any other What is
'coeval? Do you know :"
mot if it don't mean as evil as
mankind
mo, it couldn't be that. That
would make the law be evil, don't
you see? And then it says in or
der to apply this to the particular
exigencies of each Individual Won
der what an individuals 'exigencies'
are?"
II don't know, Jesse. That's hard.
But lawyers have to know lots OF
big words about simple things.
You'll have to ask Tandy Morgan.
But it is nice you're reading about
it. Do you know when the survey
ors are coming?"
"Just any time now"
Jesse laid the book on the shelf
above the saddle rack and went
with Cynthia to the shed to un-
hitch the Finemare. Cynthia ar
ranged herself on the red and green
carpet covered side-saddle, her right
knee in the leather rest, and her full
blue homespun skirt spread care
fully over her feet. Jesse handed
her the basket and opened the gate.
care you going to see Sarah Ma
son or Doug?" Jesse asked, lifting
his eyebrows.
Pm taking medicine to Sarah,
ii and reckon he'll be out in hol
low blowing like, body ought to be
on day like this" Cynthia said rid
ing off.
She rode smoothly in rhythm
with the movement of the Finemare
down Wolfpen and into Cannon
Greek at the ford, listening to the
LIQUID sounds of the horse hoofs
against the boulders under the wa
ter, feeling the mare stretch out her
, neck and nose to gain freedom from
the bride to drink at leisure under
, the shadow of the Pinnacle.
The Mason place was just off the
2 road behind a weathered paling
: fence. Cynthia left the Finemare
: under the elm tree by the gate. The
] yard was full Of chickens. She
found Sarah on the back porch
5 which connected the old house with
! the summer kitchen. The floor was
+ laid but the roof was unfinished.
; ooh, for lands sakes. it's you
: Cynthia" Sarah began, painfully
t drawing her bare and swollen ankles
; under her faded dress. She was g
q heavy woman, and her flabby face
t was lined with work and suffering
f Her agitation and distress at the
e mere sight of kind neighbor bear
s ing gifts of medicine and fresl
e wheat bread sent twist through
8 Cynthia's stomach and she suffered
t with her.
t Law, Cynthia, I'm that glad tt
j see you / have to cry. Why, it.:
e been months since saw you, hahn
J. it, and I can't get out any more ant
Y HnsSia had to go over to help gu
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WNU Service

Doug looked OUT at ueT III the PuZ-
zled incomprehension he so often
regarded her with, and then shifted
his eyes to the mule, patting her
neck.
81 Just didn't allow to see you
down here" he said.
"Well, anyway ought to be get
ting back. I didn't think about it
being so far along into the evening.
Daddy and the boys will be getting
in about dark"
She arose from the roots and
stepped out into the path where
the sun caught the pink In her
cheeks and the luster in her black
hair, and Doug's eyes were frankly
upon her.
us Spared over at town?"
"Yes, early this morning"
II wanted to see him. Mas got
her pains around her heart again,
she says. and she's right poorly
again this evening. She needs some
of Sparrel's medicine"
II don't know whether he's got
any or not, but Mother knows, and
Daddy will be along soon. Come on
up to the house and wait and eat
with u.s."
81 don't reckon / can do that. I'll
have to be getting back. There
amt nobody there with her right
now"
They walked up the path togeth-
er, leading his animal.
"You folks about got all your
crops in?" Doug asked.
| "They're about all in now, guess.
How are your crops?"
II got the lower part of Buzzard
to put in yet and some late melons
down by the barn there by the
creek
They went through the gate into
the lower orchard and Doug closed it.
"pm getting things up and in pref
4 ty. good shape again around the
place." Doug said. "I'm figuring on
new kitchen back of the house
and a covered-over porch between
like down at Connoley's."
II guess your mother'll like that. :
II reckon she will, but wasn't
just thinking of her by herself" and
he was full of surprise at hearing
himself say a thing he didn't know
he was going to say. Doug was
twenty. He had lived all his years
on the Mason place joining Spared
Pattern on one side Of Cannon
Cynthia saw the flush on his face
without turning to look toward
him. She made no answer but tc
, continue to walk easily by his side
, on the edge of Long Bottom.
. 1--WE got something nobody knows
, about, and I've mind to tell yor
. what it is"
{ II won't have any talk on 1t
, Doug, if you want to tell me-"
II got big 'seng patch set ou
! and they're coming up, hundreds Of
them. / went out and gathered W
r seeds out of the berries last fal
) and planted them in that open spo
at the head of Buzzard. / ough
to have sight Of money out o
/ them if the price stays up till thu
drover comes"
: I'm proud you thought of rails
. ing it instead of going all over thu
: hills hunting for it,
= Doug threw the bride reins owe
a a paling, and then walked OF
b through the barn-lot by Cynthia'
$ side. They went through the gait
$ by the we'll into the yard. Juli'
was coming around the house wear
ing her great calmness whic]
= seemed to partake Of the timeles
alteration of evening and mornin
in this valley surrounded and pro
tected by thick acres of trees. Sh
j greeted Doug with soft kindnes
U and inquired of his mother.
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her tears. Cynthia put from her
mind the thought Of deformity and
pain, and looked into the lonely
heart of Sarah Mason. She select
ed one of the questions, and said
with compassion, "Her garden looks
just fine this year. How is Elley
getting along now?"
But she did not hear the story Or
Elley's stomach trouble since the
last baby was born. She was gaz-
ing across the yard, following her
own reflection. 1.-THE grass is aw-
full long and bending over and needs
a sickle in it. Sarah Mason asked
about Mothers flowers because
she's not able to plant any. The
garden looks bare. The meadow is
pretty the way it goes past the
barn and down to the creek. The
Mason place always smells musty,
somehow like it wasn't happy in
it's life. It's not just because Grier
Mason nor Doug never built mill
or brick kiln or a dyeing vat or
smooth finished loom for their
women. It's just the way one place
differs from another the way people
do. Maybe Grier Mason dropping
dead grading oats and Sarah full
of misery and Elley's trouble and
Doug hard working got settled in
down here and won't leave. I don't
think l could ever marry Doug and
come to this place to live. Maybe
if l actually loved him. He'll make
fine place, but it seems like it
sQueezes some good part clean out
| Of a body, even just sitting here in
the must be listening to Sarah
when she's talking to me-"
"A body has to bear what's put
upon them. He knows what's best
for us. Doug's been making this
porch in the evenings. He's such
a good boy" She dabbed her eyes.
"Did the medicine help you any?
Cynthia asked.
'It helps a sight. / don't know
what we'd do on this creek if we
| didn't have Spared to look after
u.s."
mother said tell you if there was
anything else she could do" She
got up and put the empty basket
over her arm.
.'Much obliged. You're not 60
ing back already, Cynthia, so soon?"
II ought to get back now"
'Doug, he'll be put out to hear
you've been here and him not seeing
you. He thinks sight of you, Gym
thia, and that's plain"
II just rode down minute to see
how you were and bring the medi-
cine"
Cynthia listened politely for a
time to the urgings of Sarah Ma
a final good-by.
The soft thump Of the horses
hoofs in the moist earth soon es-
tablished a new rhythm in her soul
and she emerged from the feeling
of oppression which had engulfed
her before the panied and weeping
face Of Sarah Mason.
Doug was watering his mules in
a little pool in the branch at the
mouth of Buzzard Hollow. In q
flash Of joy he called out to Gym
thia. His voice took form slowly
and waited an instant before she
could recognize it as something out
side Of her own thought.
"Why, howdy, Doug"
where you been down our way?"
ITO your house to take some
things to your mother"
"You don't need to be rushing
right back so soOn."
81 guess I'll have to be getting
back this time"
Doug had left his mules to drink
and had come down to the road.
Cynthia observed that his face was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
Damascus Electric To
Display ABC Equipment

The newest idea in demonstration
methods is big display trailer hold
ing five ABC washers and three ABC
ironers and equipped with public
address broadcasting system for
music and announcements.
When Emory L. Summers, of the
Damascus Electric company, local
ABC washer and ironer dealer, learn
ed that the trailer was in this section
he began negotiations at once with
Southern Wholesalers Inc, of Wash
ington, D. c., the ABC territorial dis
tributor, to bring it to Rockville for
the opening of the new store of the
Damascus Electric Co. He succeeded,
and the unique showroom-house on
wheels will arrive at his store at
about 10 A. M. on Saturday, March
81. It will remain in Rockville all day
and will be exhibited in all parts of
the city in addition to being used part
of the time as a special display de-
partment in front of the store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
Cooking Demonstration
At Damascus School To
Be Held On March 19

There will be cooking demonstra-
ton and spring showing Of electrical
appliances at the Damascus High
School auditorium on Thursday,
March 10, beginning at 8 P. M.
The Damascus Electric Company
and the Electric Institute Of Wash
ington, sponsoring the affair, promise
an interesting program. Prizes will be
offered and refreshments will be SER
we'd. There will be interesting speak
ers. Everybody is urged to attend this
spring festival of electrical cookery.
The Damascus Electric Company
announces its opening in the near fu-
ture Of a branch at 16 East Mont
gomery avenue, (Viett Bldg.) Rock
vile. There will be big formal open
ing in the next week or ten days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
RectOr's Aid Elects New
Officers For Coming Year

With representatives from each of
the three churches of St. Bartholo-
news parish in attendance, meeting
of the Rector's Aid Society was held
on Tuesday March 10 at the home OF
Mrs. Uriah Griffith in Laytonsville,
Md.
The rector DR.. Thomas F. Opie
presided at the business meeting, later
turning the chair to Mrs. Thomas
Hyde w., who conducted the annual
election of officers, with the following
result: chairman, Mrs. R. Lauck Ben
son; vice-chairman, Mrs. Samuel
Riggs, Jr.; secretary, Mrs. S. Merhle
Haines; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Lad
son.
Mrs. Ladson, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs
Clarke were named a committee to
see to necessary repairs to the rec
tory. The next regular meeting will
be with Mrs. Rust Candy near Coles
vile in March.
DIR. Opie read a most fitting memoir
ial to Mrs. Adelaide Probert, whose
death occurred early in the year,
which the secretary was ordered to
spread on the minutes of the meeting
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
Board Of Education
Awards PWA Contracts

The Board of Education at its
meeting on March 10th appointed the
following trustees to the Takoma-
Silver Spring Junior High School
Ralph Gould, term expires 1887 and
Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald, term expires
in 1888.
The Board awarded, subject to the
approval of the Public Works Admin
istration, the contract for tool equip
ment for the Montgomery Blair Sen
ior High School as follows:
Barber & Ross
Item 1. Woodworking tools $203.60
Item 2. Metal Working tools $29O.05
Item 8. Woodworking vices S 63.36
Brodhead-Garrett Co.
Item 8. Mechanical Drawing
Equipment $81.40.
Anderson & Ireland
Item A. Work bench legs $3.50
The Board awarded, subject to the
of the Public Works Admin
istration, contract for the East Silver
Spring Addition to Messrs. Morrison
Bros, in the amount Of $36,835.O0, the
same being the lowest proposal bid
received.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
Democratic Women To
Sponsor Open Forum
On The Constitution

Sponsored by the Woman's Demo
cratic Club of Montgomery County
forum on the constitution will be
held Monday, March 16, at $3.50
P. M, in the auditorium of the
Leland Chevy Chase Junior High
School.
Donald Richberg, former MIRA
administrator, and prominent lawyer
and author, whose book "The Rain.
bow" is one of the latest best sellers
will be the principal speaker, dis.
cussing Constitutional Remedies an6
Pink Pills..
The panel will be composed Of DR.
James Hart, professor Of Political
Science at Johns Hopkins University
Franklin Waltman, political column.
list for the Washington Post; John
L. Lambert, head Of the Washington
Bureau for Universal Service; David
L. Cohn, traveller and author, whose
latest book is "God Shakes Creation
Mrs. Raymond Clapper of Chevy
Chase, Md, chairman Of the Pro-
gram Committee, has announced that
a nationally known woman will pre-
side at the session, which is open To
the public. Mrs. Charles Y. Latimer
Of Takoma Park, Nd, president OF
the county wide club win open the
meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
No More Credit
In Beer Dealings
For Montgomery
Retailers Must Pay Cash;
Licenses Will Expire On
April 80

Changes in regulations governing
transactions between beer distributors
and retailers have been ordered by the
Montgomery County Liquor Control
Board, it was announced at meeting
of the board yesterday by Ralph S.
Fowler, chairman.
All sales between wholesalers and
retailers in the future must be on
IA strictly cash basis. All distributors
must post wholesale prices with the
board, and ten-days notice must be
given of any change. Deposit for the
cases must be included in the prices
paid for the beer at the time of pur-
chase. Only one discount will be al
lowed in the future. The wholesaler
will not be permitted to give larger
discount for large purchases. The
changes become effective April 1.
The board yesterday granted per-
NIT for the sale Of light wines and
beer to Ernest L. Fraley, of Gathers
burg, with the proviso that all beer
sales must be made on the first floor
of the establishment.
All license holders will be notified
this week that their licenses expire
April 30 and applications for renewal
must be made before that date. Unless
"a protest is filed against the establish
ment the new license will be granted
without hearing. If protest is filed a
hearing must be held. Protests must
be filed prior to April 1.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
Women Voters Hit
Casey Report In
County Meeting
Numerous Inaccuracies And AL
legged Misstatements Are
Pointed Out

The Montgomery County League of
Women Voters severely criticised the
report of the Casey Committee which
were outlined in the Maryland Legis-
lature by Governor Nice. The occas-
ion was a meeting at Rockville at
which social problems were widely
discussed.
Miss Jane Hooey, assistant to a
director of the Federal Social Sc
curity Board, branded untrue Casey's
report that he had been informed the
Federal Social Security Board would
supervise the spending of the relief
money for Maryland.
''It is unfortunate that Mr.. Casey
did not consult with the members of
the Social Security Board before he
broadcast his report" she said. The
only supervision by the Federal board
she said, would be to determine
whether the money appropriated is
spent in accordance with the law.
Other speakers also pointed out
numerous inaccuracies and alleged
misstatements in the Casey report.
Among those who spoke were Miss
Lavinia Engle, research director of
the Maryland League of Women Vot-
ers and chairman of the Montgomery
County Welfare Board; Lee Dopkin,
chairman on the Commission on old
age security; Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen,
members of the county welfare board
and president of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's Clubs;
Mrs. Isabelle Carter and Miss Anita
]. Faatz of the Maryland Board of
State Aid and Charities.
Mrs. Raymond L. Clapper presided
at the morning session and Fred L.
Lutes at the afternoon session.
The group adopted a resolution
holding there is still a need for direct
relief, and urging the State Legisla-
ture to prepare suitable relief and tax
programs to meet the State needs and
the State share of social security
funds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12
STATE Relief Administrator Warns
Legislature Program Must Be Enacted
Action Is Taken At Special Session. Greenstein
Says-County Delegation Introduces Bills

would amount to about 10 per cent
of the levy assessed by the Federal
Government.
Five Montgomery County bills were
introduced last week in the special
session of the Maryland Legislature.
A Statewide measure, bearing the
name of Miss Ruth E. Shoemaker,
would make it unlawful for men,
Der of the General Assembly to hold
a job under the State government, as
do several members attending the
current session on relief.
The county delegation has spon-
sored bills to repeal both the Mont
gomery anti-trapping law that is al
lowing predatory animals to prey on
game and the law permitting the
county commissioners TO levy 2 cents
on the 500 in Bethesda district for
maintenance Of the Newcomb-B Beth
esda Public Library.
State Senator Prescott introduced a
bill to reduce the cost of county
hucksters' licenses from 500 to $50.
He put in a bill Thursday designed to
raise $4,000 year for modernization
of the County Law Library at Rock
vile.
The latter would be accomplished
by defeating one-half the proceeds
of court fines and forfeitures up to
the sum of $4,000 to the purchase of
new volumes for the library.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-12

Unless the special session of the
Maryland General Assembly agrees
on some sort of welfare program
relief in this State is doomed, &C
cording TO Harry G1eenstein, State
Relief Administrator. He told mem.
bers of the legislature yesterday that
old-age pensions and Federal grants
would be discarded unless action is
taken this month at Annapolis.
The Senate Finance Committee
which killed the proposed consumers
sales tax, will meet with the House
Ways and Means Committee to fur
Their discuss relief.
State Senator Stedman Prescott
introduced three bills yesterday. They
dealt with payment of motor vehicle
taxes in Montgomery County, pro
viding permanent registration and
authorizing a bond issue.
Mr.. Greenstein pointed out that
there is a definite need for local
autonomy in the administration of
relief. He said one county's per
capita relief cost was 1886, while
another's was SIS.
State Senator Wilmer F. Davis,
of Caroline County, said yesterday
that he would Introduce a bill today
calling for State income tax for
revenue purposes. He said his bill
would provide taxes on incomes on a
graduated scale which, in effect,