The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-24
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ed a wall OF field stone hip high
He swung himself onto 1t.
"It's ha' past twelve, MISS
Daphne" a strident voice from
within the house echoed. What
cha want for lunch
Daphne Brett pushed back u
strand of black curly hair from
a white and perSpiring brow
and perspiring brow and sat
back on her heels.
IF you've brought eggs.
there'n be scrambled eggs,
bread and butter and fruit. |
didn't bring anything else from
town." she called from the top
of the stair well. Then, ami
onSly:
Prunella, have a look at how
he gardens coming, will you?
II il looks rs though it wouldn't
take more than an hour TO clear
out the worst weeds, tell the
boys they can run home for
lunch. Then, you'd better get
20 work on the dining room"
"Yes, ma'am," Prunella an
swered cheerfully. Just stop wor-
ryin' about this downstairs. | got
things most ready. Sure you don't
want me to give you a hand up
there?"
Daphne rubbed the spot in her
back that was beginning TO burn
and said, mo, thanks, III be fin
ished here by three. They won't
be here until four"
"My Sakes, but it'll seem
strange TO have anybody but
'Bretts Twin in this house" the
conversational voice continued
from below.
2 "You're telling me" Daphne
Brett muttered and gave her mop
q vicious squeeze.
!, eve allus hoped you'd be COM
m back TO Plaintsport when Jen-
infer was graduated from that fin
shin school," Prunella carried on:
: ave will some day soon,
Daphne answered with a cheerful
ness she didn't feel. Her disap-
pointment filled her unhappily
again. She, too, had hoped that
me two of them would be back
here. Five years away from the
home she loved hadn't changed
her affection and longing for it.
five crowded, busy years in New
York. Five years hoping for this
very month until Jennifer's letter
Mad come saying that she was go
ing on to Maine to spend the sum-
iher with a sehoolmate and could
Daphne send her an. extra hun
dred?
An extra hundred?
Daphne suppressed q sigh and
hurried TO the top Of the stair
case. "Prunella, be sure to tell
Willie Cox TO bring back the fruit
cake and sandwiches | ordered
from his mother"
Fruit cake and sandwiches
II Daphne had said caviar and
truffles, Prunella's voice couldn't
have been any more expressive OF
her feelings Just because you're
tryin' 10 rent q house don't mean
you have TO give q tea party"
. 49, - - .-....
This time IL does" Daphne
said firmly and added, "lt cost me
six dolars-a lot Of money-for
the al in the Sunday paper. I've
got to rent this place for the sum-
mer, l need the money, Prunella.
SO it's up TO me TO show the Snyd-
ers what a -home-like place this is.
How much time have I before
lunch?"
"You got q quarter of n hour
Prunella, ex-sehoolmate, friend
and imaid-of-all-work. answered
and went to fetch the eggs from
the back porch.
"Hipf-
Prunella Strengthened and her
eyes followed the hailing voice to
the figure seated on the back gar
den wall. Another tramp, she
thought, and took another look.
She retreated hastily and called:
miss Daphne, one of ems
come. He's out back"
The company she was waiting
for would hardly be "out back"