The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-25


ness gave a thunderous knock on
the door.
Coming as it did into the sweet
ness of that silent, holy night"
of long ago, it was somewhat OF
a shock.
Ted snapped on the lights and
opened the door, and there stood
a tall naughty young man.
docs this happen to be num-
Der 1865 Aster Street," he ask
ed.
Ted nodded gravely.
SIS Miss Wetherill here?"
"Wetherill?" Ted hesitated and
was about to say no, then sud-
denly it dawned upon him again
and he took a deep breath like
one about to relinquish some
thing precious and answered with
dignity:
"She is" Then he added with
what was almost haughtineSS in
his voice, won't you come in?"
Evan Brewer stepped into the
house leaving the taxi throbbing
outside, and looked about the tt
ny hall, and the equally tiny par
lor beyond, searchingly like a
warhorse out for battle.
But Mrjorie, her color perhaps
a trifle heightened, came forward
at once.
"Why, Evan" she said pleas
antly, 'this certainly is sur
prise!"
She presented them one by one
as they were standing about in
the doorway and each bowed
courteously, trying to veil their
disappointment at the interlude
in their pleasant evening. But
Evan Brewer merely acknow-
lodged the introductions by a le-
vel stare at each and the slight
est possible inclination of his
head.
"And won't you come in and
meet my mother?" went on Mar
jorie blithly though she wasn't
at all sure from the look in Ev-
an Brewers eye whether he was
going to follow her or not.
Marjorie led the way to the
couch, and Evan Brewer reluc-
family stepped a few feet nearer
and inclined his head again at
Mrs. Gay.
Il came" said he to Marjorie
in a rudely lowered tone, "to
take you out this evening. Can
you get your wraps and go al
once? Will you need to changer
He glanced down at her pretty
knitted dress with annoyance
This was part of finding her in
this little insignificant house in
common neighborhood, that she
should not be dressed for the
evening! Christmas night and in
a daytime dress!
But Marjorie did not look en-
barraSsed at his evident disap-
proval. She lifted calm eyes to
his face, and speaking in an or
binary tone that she was not at
tempting to disguise, she said:
mo, I'm sorry, I couldn't go
this evening. already have an
engagement for later in the even
ing, and this is our first Christ
mas together. 1 wouldn't break it
for anything"
Really, Marjorie, I don't see
that you are required to do du-
ty all day and evening tool" Ev-
ans tone was exceedingly an
noyed.
well, I'm just as sorry as
can be, Evan, to disappoint you,
but it's quite impossible. If you
had let me know that you
thought of coming this way
would have told you not to count
on Christmas at all as I had made
other plans"
And then Evan turned and
stalked haughtily from the room
without anything but the merest
nod in Mrs. Gays direction.
But Marjorie, her color rising
and her head a bit high, walked
cody to the door with her caller,
"Too bad, Evan, to have this
ride for nothing, but is just
couldn't be helped" she said
sweetly, and smiled indulgently
upon him.
At the door he turned savage
ly upon her and said in a low
growl:
"When ran COO vo11 o1oro0 T.,