The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04

erintendent," Gary said. Il want
to see the papers on the case a
gainst decentralization case"
Sorry" the girl was cool and
lofty. I'm not allowed to discuss
cases with anyone. If you want
to wait, you can sit in the other
ROOM
Adelaide fairly danced with an
ger. eff you think we're going to
sit around here all day, waiting
for a crook"
'Take it easy" whispered Gary,
taking her elbow and steering her
out. Fight guile with guile. Who
s your fathers lawyer"
dan Hobson. 1 suppose Dads
there now. Shall we go over
there?"
GAS fast as we can CO."
Harvey Mason was not in Hob
sons office. Neither was Hobson,
but an obliging young law part
ner producted the papers.
What we want is the name
and address of this woman, the
mother of this plaintiff" Gary
said.
"Her name is Maggie Williams"
the young man discovered, land
she lives away down in the south
end of the county"
eff Hobson comes back, tell him
to stall along until we find out
what there is to know, will you?"
They explained nothing to old
Hughey. He was sound asleep in
the rumble.
The car bounced and skidded
over ruts, and in places the road
was so narrow that bushes rasped
at tenders and the top.
They made inquiry, and were
regarded with half-hostile suspi-
cion by a lanky man in faded
, dungarees. What you want to
see Maggie fur?" he demanded
harshly.
Were from the government"
lied Gary cheerfully. 1--WE might
have some money for her. Which
is her house,"
GO down the road about a
mile, and you can't INSIST. It's
got a chimney made out of oil
cans"
They found the place at last.
And there's Maggie" Gary
said. as they cloWed in the sand
outside leaning. two-wire fence.
She has been to town. all right.
She bought herself new green
calico dress. You wait here, and
III talk to her" He got down
and carefully unfastened the gate.
The woman in the yard advanced
toward him suspiciously. a broom
IN her hand. She was a narrow
faced creature with a cold blue
eye.
! "Howdy," she said, sullenlv.
is your name Maggie Will
llams?' Gary asked politely.
"Yessir. What you want?''
I'm from Mr.. Ellis office"
Gary prevaricated glibly, keeping
a bland smile. MIR. Ellis sent
me out here with a paper for you
TO Slgn-yOu and YOUR SON"
The woman did not answer.
Instead she turned and raised a
Whoop. so ear-piercing that Gary
Jumped. 'Purdy! Come h'yere!"
From the door of the house a
youth appeared, also shoeless and.
like Maggie. attired in new raj
'ment-a stiff pair of blue over
alls.
"How do you do, Purdy." Ga
ry said. "1'm from your lawyers
Purdy glared, kept his hands in
his pockets. ''Me and Naive
amt signin' nothin'." he an
nounced belligerentlv. ellis
told us not to-"
"And he told us not to talk to
nobody but him." added Maggie. |
with vicious emphasis.
ellis is in court today" Gary
persisted, using all his best wiles.
But the people you are suing
are trying to prove that you did
mt sign the papers that Ellis has.
So I came down to get a dupli-
cate of your signatures, on his
card"
ellis knows I cayn't write
nor purdy. neither" snapped
Maggie. eve made our mark to
them papers, and he knows it.
Ellis didn't send you, young teller
it was that skunk, Harvey Ma
son."
She made a menacing advance
with the broom, followed him to
the gate and then. suddenly. she