Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-11
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credentials seemed authentic and
okaY' he handed the drawing back
10 Jack. See if you can clean il I'M
a bit. will you?" W
Yes, sir" said Jack.
And as he went out he kent re-
membering two words, two words
winch Adam. at his desk, was also
remembering. They were "cspion-
& C. and cottage" Adam
thought beyond the words, n seri-
GUS expression upon his good look
ing face. 1t didn't seem possible
ne thought, that little town like
Linvillc could he drawn into tho
vortex of spy systems, malicious
destruction. and all the upIinosc
and meanness Occasioned by war
And yet-ond yet
He struggled to think of pleas
ahter things. again remembering
the change in Susan Pottcr's nm.
pearancc. IN telephone her in the
morning" he said to himself and
urge her to come down and worl,
with me. I'll kill two birds at the
same time" he went on, "pettinp
some good advice and hclp out of y
LlnVille wife, whom I've been holm
ing socially, and at the same time
snow Brenda Leigh that I'm not
Just spineless bachelor, an habi-
ttial filler-in, and fourthcr-at-
bridge" He turned back TO his
work.
Meanwhile Susan Potter had lost
no Time i'll carrying ont her plan to
COOK an extra special meal for Bill.
ana get dollcd up to eat it with
nm. She had had Brenda drop her
OH at the market as soon as thcv
reached town, and there she bought
thick lamb chops, Bills favorite
meat, and the makings for a vege-
table salad: crisp peppers, crisper
lettuce, crimson tomatoes and cool
smooth cucumbers. She also bought
some bananas for a shortcake
since berries were definitely out of
season.
There would be time-if she bur-
rled-to make biscuits and have
some of the dough left over for the
banana shortcake. And she did
hurry, rushing into another store
on her way home to get a bottle
OF heavy cream. This would have
TO be whipped, but that wouldn't
take too long. There were potatoes
IN the iceboX, which she'd slice and
Fix with grated cheese. Good coffee
with some of the heavy cream
would top off the meal. And then
she would settle hack and have n
nice leisurely talk with Bill. They
hadn't had one like that in a long,
long while.
The moment she reached home
She got into big apron and
rushed TO the kitchen.
She worked quickly and CONNIE
tcntly, and when everything was
ready, the biscuits to be baked and
the chops to be broiIcd, she went
upstairs and had a nice warm
bath. Getting out of the tub. she
put on a cool green linen dress
which she had purchased two wears
before, when she and Fill were 60
ing on n trip 10 the mountains. 1t
was little tight. but still looked
nice on her. Besides, it went We'll
with the jade earrings Brenda had
given her. She stood for time in
front of the mirror, cycling herself,
and rather liking what she saw.
Tomorrow, when she and Brenda
went to the beauty shop, she would
have her hair curlcd. It looked all
right coilcd the way it was, but
curlcd would look better 1t would
look softer. more feminine. And Bill
did like feminine women. All very
masculine men were like that.
Brenda had once said.
She went downstairs. and was
just starting for the kitchen To nut
the biscuits in the oven when the
telephone bell rang.
Hello she said.
Honey. this is Bill" said the
voice at the other end Of the line.
I'm over in Elmwood again. /
tried to"
an Elmwood?" said Susan. ac-
centing the first syllable for no rca-
son in the world.