The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-09

hands TO applauu he''
Seats had been erected on the
shade-flocked grounds of Federai
Hill, and all of them were iiiieu,
Hundreds of people stood nate
and Major Need sat tar to tne
rear, but they could see the plals
form. There had been orlef
speeches and choral singing OF GER
tain Foster songs. A college gree
club had done 'Susannah very Ell
fectiveIy, and an expensive I'M
ported tenor had Just sung Jeanne
With the Light Brown Half' II
was time now for Caroline, VINO
was to conclude the program.
Major Needs hand, resting on
mis- cane, trembled. Kate put ner
own hand over it. She tnougnl
iervently, Caroline won't ran US.
She'll do her best
And then Caroline walked up
the steps of the platform and rae
ed them. She seemed astonish-
ingly small and fragile and fair.
The dress Rugged her tiny waist
and beloved to the floor; FROM
her shoulders old lace fell soitiy;
Her ash-blond hair was coiled
quantity and there was PINK rose
in il. As she walked to the amph-
fer a shaft of sunlight came thru
the trees and fell full IN her lace;
| ike a surprised child, she olinked
her ewes against it while the audi
ence laughed an amused ripple of
laughter Kate thought, Its a
good omen! ;
The violin and flute accompani-
ment started. Then Caroline was
singing. more surely and sweetly
than She had ever sung before.
Kate was conscious of the still
ness of the audience. The huge
scattered crowd was giving breath
less attention to the Sweet.o song
that bade them "Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming and TO the
girl who was singing it, the giri
who seemed q tender, lovely ghoSt
from the past. Every syllable
could be heard, for Caroline enun-
ciated clearly. Through her voice.
in spite of it's defects and limita-
tions. there seemed to flow a quar-.
ity that warmed the heart and
misted the eyes. Eyes" Kate de-
cided. "there's q little golden
throod rnnnino through Caroline'S
voice."
When the applause was break
ing Kate noticed the young man
beside her. "Who is she" he
asked loudly in her ear.
Kate laughed. "Her names on
the program. There! Can't you
read?"
ayes, I see. Caroline Need.
But that doesn't tell me anything.
/ mean who is she?" =.
"She's my sister, for one thing.
ooh! Would you give me her
address," :.
Kate did. smiling inwardly. A
mash note for Caroline tomorrow.
She made a quick appraisal Of the
young man, so that she might de-
scribe him to Caroline: about 20,
she decided. Blondish. Medium
height. Slight. Energetic. Well
dressed, in a careless way.
"My names Carl Nelson" he
said as the crowd separated them.
"Hope to see you again
They drove the 10 miles home
afterward. Zeke and Althy in the
front seat and the three Needs IN
the rear were united in bond OF
proud contentment.
Such happiness should have
lasted a while, yet fate decreed
otherwise. The following day,
shortly before noon, Caroline wit
messed a disturbing sight. Zeke
was crossing the yard from the
vegetable garden, supporting Ma
jor Need as one supports a very
sick person.
Caroline ran to meet them and
Zeke said to her, "He JUS got his
self little touch O sickness, dat's
all. Bilious, maybe"
The Major himself did not speak.
He was breathing rapidly. The
pupils of his eyes were dilated and
he had a dazed appearance. AS
they reached the porch he tainted.
Caroline was alone in the house,
Kate and Althy having driven to
neighbours who had offered to
give them peaches for the picking.
Seeing her grandfather on the
floor, she exclaimed in panic
"What'll we do, Zeke"
81 stop de furst person dat
passes! Here come car now
While Caroline sped to ge'
water from the kitchen, Zeke rar
to the fence and hailed the ap
preaching motorist. The car came
to a stop. "Please, shu, come lent
ban'p, Zeke called. "MalO'