The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-04
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Yesterday: Joe returns home
; and then he meets strange little
Terry Mallow who comes from
a mean. useless family where
she seems to be holding the bog.
CHAPTER V
Terry did not talk much abou
her home outside. These thre,
| expressed and acted upon tn
conviction that she was doomed
to come to no good end, and slit
probably had believed it from in
fancy herself, never hearing an!
other possibility. That's why sht
was so apologize, and at the same
time so quantity bold; feeling il
Was hopeless and she might a:
well be taken for a sheep as &
goat and enjoy a little company
while was she about it.
She did not talk, this Terry
| MalIow. but the ncighborhOod
could make its own observations.
neople i'm the same house had in
lignantly reported the sounds of
anger and then of pain and fear
.ominr through the walls when
rerry's father took it in mind to
1uniSh her. They had seen the
Igly welts of blows on her small
white shoulders. Whot the child'S
lad behavior could consist Of was
mystery entirely, for she had
been locked in. aside from church
and school. all her life. Now that
he had take ma job--which she
,ccurcd the first moment possible.
as he only cscape-lt was said
hat sort Of thing was no longer
so frequent; she earned. with the
pay envelope she turned over I'M
opened each week, the first little
freedom she ever had, which il
seems she was deavoting to visits
on the Murrays. But always were
the cardinal sin, forbidden and
condemned.
Now know such family
sounds hard to believe. but am
giving the main facts bluntly, be-
cause to explain them fully would
be whole story in itself. The
two old ones had never forgiven.
Terry's mother for marrying their
precious son: between all Of them
they had killed her in time, and
I guess she died finding no release
wen in death because of the baby
irl she must leave lehind. The
baby girl grew up with all that
hatred and unforgivingness turn
ed upon her. That was the whole
thing. Do you think it is UNI
natural and incredible?
As Joe took this all in, even
though the kid Terry meant moth
ing at all ohm, his blood began
to boil a little.
"Why. the hell don't she blow"
he asked Irene. She's making
living. She's healthy"
Irene smiled; she understood
how his thoughts ran. "She's a
girl, remember, Joe. And she's not
of age. They'd go after her and
put her in the hayward home"
what for? If they're so down
on her wouldn't they be glad to
be rid of her."
at would be the satisfaction of
their lives to put her in the way
ward home. 1t would prove every
thing they ever said about her"
Joe thought that over. and
shrugged slowly; it was beyond
him. Your own flesh and blood?
That didn't make sense! He slid
it. from his lean shoulders and
went out. But he raised no more
questions about the visiting fire
woman in the kitchen; instead he
gave her short smile and a curt,
"'Lo, kid" whenever she crossed
his path.
Terry gave him back big, kind
of timid smile with quick light
ing of her brown eyes as if she
sensed. as q dog would, a new
and unexpected welcome and was
grateful, but presumed nothing
more.
So Terry continued to make
i herself at home, and Joe contin-
ucd on his detached way, and
nothing in particular happened
and YOU would never thing. if
YOU happened to meet them. that
there was anything interesting at
all in either of their lives or even
likely to be. But life never stands
still for a moment; something is
always happening, down out of
sight in the hidden dark where
most of life is really lived.
Terry's visits suddenly were
less frequent. were irregular and
shorter. When she came, there
was something about her air that
told anyone who looked twice that
she was secretly excited over
something. that life was suddenly
cventful enough to send the blood
racing in her veins and made he,
laughter a little exultant and de,
fiant. Then one evening, about
nine o'clock. Terry's dad called a.
the Murray's to ask for her.
He came in, big flashly-look
ing, soft man with bright greer
eyes and laugh wavering be
tween condcsccnsion and apology
His manner intimated plainly how
sorry he was to bother them owe
his family affairs. hut they coul,
judge for themselves how dutifu
a father he was.
No, Terry's not been in to
night" Mrs. Murray told hin
guardcdly. trying to keep dowl
the hostility that come instinc
lively at sight of him. She ha,
daughters of her own. and shy