The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
CHAPTER vT-Continued

III
Even then Vance did not retort
angrily. in fact, he was so pre-.
occupied that only a small part Of
what she said reached his conscious.
ness. Waiting until she had quite
finished he sat folding and unfolding
the napkin on his knee.
Eyes. / a believe all that" he
said at last. Father has had moth
ing more important than his home
life to fn his mind-while the best
energies and perceptions Of the most
successful men are given to their
work. With father II il different;
you may not realize It M dear.
but pleasant AZ he is at home,
father has always been a failure"
Then. Emery, with all my heart
and soul ! wish that you might fail
as he has" and leaving The table
quickly. yet without show Of vulgar
petulance. Eleanor went to the emp
" nursery and throwing herself on
Tommy's bed sobbed herself into
. heart-broken ftful sleep. AZ the
~shild himself might have done.
Strange how women at times
seem to take pleasure in lashing
their emotions" q Emery's men,
tai comment II fear the outcome
Of this unavoidable visit will make
Al unwholesome break in the
routine for us ALL"
There are several parcels that
cannot be packed in the trunks.
Shall I send them to Westover by
express?" Eleanor asked Vance,
early In the week.
mot IL you must have them by
Christmas; the terminals take prec-
edence in a rush. and Westover is
on . branch line. ! will take the
automobile and the things can 20
with US. II we leave promptly at
three o'clock we can reach The
Glen in time Tor supper without
going into Westover at all.
Couldn't you possibly get on at
o on the twenty-fourth. Emery?
The children are so anxious to have
you help to dress the tree. Your
mother has told them how you used
to do it with her. and ! really think
she still has some Of the same
decorations put away. They would
be broken-hearted II we should be
late"
Leave at noon? Certainly not!
Give an inch, take an ell. It is
impossible to satisfy my family: it
seems to me that leaving the city
at all is a sufficient concession"
mot a concession on your part,
Emery. do not forget that. but an
emergency which overlook us. and
your mothers welcome was a loop
hole through which you crawled -
how much to my shame ! never
dreamed until / felt her arms about
me. One thing more, do you in.
tend to drive that car ye urself?
You may have forgotten that some
weeks ago Brown asked for two
days absence at Christmas to be
with his family"
Eleanor snappy. Eleanor sitting
In judgment upon him - Emery
was astounded. more demoraliza-
ton! Yes, / had quite forgotten
Brown" he said. II will get a
special man from the garage. for
1t promises to be too cold for me
to undertake so long a trip-though. |
after all. it might be done without |
a chauffeur, for barrow is taking |
up some painting truck for a weeks !
stay at his home. and he was fuss !
ing so about its transportation that ,
I've asked him to join u.s."
VERY well. / viii be ready-but. |
oh. Emery, please, please, do not
let anything prevent your coming, |
or make you late; / don't think II
could bear it,"
How absurd = Do you
think me purl 23nsible? !
There is no use =. ~hysterical
in advance, for if l expected to be
detained ! should most certainly
have asked you to take the train."
/
With so much to be done. 1t would
seem tina. the days following would