Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-06
CHAPTER FOUR

SARAH ANNE slipped out of
the booth while Judith talked to
Jack, but the eyes of the minister's
daughter came roaming back to
the animated, vivid face of the tall,
slim girl. Judy was serious and she
spoke quickly. Then laughter broke
through the earnestness in her
eyes and around her mouth. After
that she was gayer. freer. Sarah
Anne knew.
When the door opened and Judy
came out she was smiling. sally
Anne, you're lucky. Now, why
didn't they make quintuplets on his
pattern?"
I'm not lucky. He's not fastened
to me by even a piece Of pink
string" She caught sight of the
colored cord wound in a ball on the
drug store counter. HE hasn't seen
me for ages, but he remembered
your beauty"
"He did remember me 2" Some
thing shining, like awe and sur
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in Judy's eyes. you're not hand
ing out packages from an empty
larder?"
"Of course not. Who wouldn't
remember you?"
And for the second time that day
Sarah Anne felt small, unimpor-
tant, just a scrap of a girl with
freckles on her nose, dark hair and
eyes, and nice disposition. A girl
who played the piano for the young
peoples meetings because, while
there were better musicians in the
group, no one else could be count
ed upon to attend regularly. A girl
who told stories to the children, in
the church reading room at three
o'clock every Saturday afternoon,
because everyone else was too
busy. A girl who called on the sick
and shut-ins because she had a
habit Of bringing some sparkling
comment from the outside world,
they said, though she never knew
why it sparkled.
She did not pause to remember,
nor would she have recognized the
description had she read it, that
her hair was blue-b black mystery,
and her eyes were so wide and so
changing that sometimes people
were frightened at their challenge
and the tilted nose with it's seven
freckles was delightfully."- human.
"How about soda ?" Judith was
saying, that odd ringing of bells
In her voice.
But when the two girls were
seated, she laughed softly. IT don't
want to attract attention to the
parsonage, but isn't that your
young sister Corrine who apparent
ly has fallen in baptistry?"
"She drips" Corrine's skirts
were giving off a steady stream of
water. Now she saw the two girls
and came over to them.
L won't catch pneumonia, really.
1t just happened. Bob Ferrall had
ideas about life and I didn't agree.
so he pushed me into the swimming
pool at the Country club. You see,
Bob wanted to elope tonight and /
didn't. So he said I aggravated him.
Now Ted and Melville are getting
me some hot coffee before I 20
home"
Corrine was nonchalant and CAV
about her bedraggled appearance.
Her yellow hair shone and her
sparkling sea-green eyes approved
OF life, no matter what it did to
ner. She was freshman in COL
iege. home now for the summer.
and wherever she went crowd of
young people, preferably men.
greeted her enthusiastically.s
Whom were you calling?" Cor
rine asked candidly. IFS the par
sonage phone out Of order or
working too well?"
I'VE called jack" Sarah Anne
answered. "He belongs to us-the
older generation. you know. He's
all Of "a"
mot a bad age for a mar" Cor.
rhine volunteered. "You should