The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-15
LOVE LAUGHS
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iIacy spravs of white Derek
jnTed color white is too
much like a funeral, darling"
The fresh beauty and fragrance
of the flowers tore at Constance's
nuivering nerves like raw acid.
II was to have been a quiet
wedding-iust she and Derek
with two young married friends
of her own, Don and Anne Cable
-Derek, strangely enough, seem
cd 10 have no friends among his
male accouaintanceship whom he
particularly wanted with him.
When Constance remembered to
telephone Anne tn enews of the
postponement, Anne had insisted
That she spend the day with her.
We'll have dinner together
inst rs we had planned to do aft
or the wedding-you and Don
and /" she said. you can tell
ms all about Derek's piece of
Ick Then you and can take in
2 show afterward. Pm going to
, he widow, too, tonight. Don has
n ~oxout of town. He has case
before the supreme court" Anna
added with the ill-copcealed pride
of the wife of such a promising
young attorney.
thank you, Anne" Con-
stance fumbled for words. But
if YOU don't mind, / think III
! inst rest 1--we been terri
bly rushed lately
Just the wrong thing to say, Of
course. She shouldn't let them
think she was TRAVELLING into cor
ner to lick her wounds. She
| should have gone, her head high.
But she couldn't face Don and
Anne's interested friendly ques-
tions - watch them wondering,
coniecturing behind their eyes
while they tried to make gay( IN
consequential talk. won't be
pitied, Constance thought.
"Too bad you couldn't get
ready in time to go with Derek."
Already Anne's tone was to elab-
orately bright and casual.
Wasn't it? But of course some
one had TO stay to break up my
apartment. You know we intended
coming back here later - after
wards, while Derek finished some
work.
She hung up as soon as she
could, for fear Anne's generous
heart might prompt her to insist
on coming over to help speed the
packing. -......
The airmail letter from Derek
came while she was washing the
dishes after her desultory break
fast.
She was thinking. By this time
| should have been getting ready
In a few hours Derek would
have been here-when the mes
senger raped at the door and
handed in the gayly red and blue
bordere envelope.
The letter had been mailed the
evening before at an airport half
way across the continent. Con-
stance sobbed when she realized
how, many miles these few hours
had put between her and Derek.
Connie, darling" Derek began,
81 am writing this at my earliest
opportunity. 1t is incredible how
very full every minute has been
since l last saw you"
/ And how empty for me, Con-
stance thought. She read on:
Baron, Grapefruit has the most
amazing grasp of detail of any
man l have ever met. Together,
we have gone with a fine-tooth
comb over every item Of the
plans for the studio he is furnish
ing for me. Already he has wired
orders to workmen for enlarging
the window space and installing
special lighting. Within week it
should all be ready for work. If
there is any angle he has not al
ready gone into and decided up
on, even to the gown in which his
daughter is TO be painted, | have
vet to discover it. | shall be lucky
if he doesn't go ahead and paint
the portrait while he is about it.
Part of his plan is that | am
to take plenty of time to get &C.
quainted with Miss. !Thorvald and
to study her before | begin actual
work on the portrait. | am not at
all sure that this is not going to
be the most critical part of the
job; for although she seems to be
very casual, friendly, simple
Personal---very. much like a clear
shallow, sunny pool-you can't
Il help feeling that she has hidden