The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-06-22
THE sKYLAND POST, WEST JEFFERSON, N. c.

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well, MN, this is a pleasant
surprise! I'd just popped in to
take a quick dust around. There
now, all you young ladies will be
wanting some tea, I'll be bound!"
Cherry smiled. 1--WE would
love some, Mrs. Greene, if you
can manage it."
TIL girls admired everything,
tactfully pretending that they
didn't know there was any breach
between Cherry and her husband.
Lane said: IF only Drek and I
could find little place like this
to come to when we're both off
duty!'
It crossed Cherry's mind to say
bitterly they could come to this
one if they wanted, now that she
and Simon were no longer to-
gether. She glanced from the
window and saw Mrs. Greene
taking the deck chairs out into
the garden. Come along girls"
she said. "Tea will be ready in
a minute"
Mrs. Greene was warming the
teapot. AS Cherry had surmised,
she'd popped home to get them
the most wonderful tea imagin-
able.
II do hope we're not putting
you to too much trouble" Cher
ry said.
TROUBLED" Mrs. Greene scoffed.
'Why, I'm that delighted to see
you! AS things are, I don't feel
I'm earning my money. But I had
bit of an extra turnout ere the
other day, MN. hope that was
all right. You know that bureau
in the sitting room? I put fresh
paper in all the drawers. There
was few odds and ends of letters
and bills and things. I was going
to throw them away, but as you're
ere perhaps you'd just take a look
at 'em, please, MN.
Cherry glanced through the
odd scraps of papr. Suddenly her
heart faltered. She picked up a
bill from among the rest. Oh
God, what had she found? What
was this she was reading?
It was jewelers. bill. Zone
ring (copy of Originally, 2 pounds
ten" She looked at the date
Yes, it had been made at the time
Simon had been in America. What
did it mean?
Did it refer to the ring Denise
was wearing at the time of the
accident this was what she
must find out. She must 60 to the
jewelers. and show him the ring
that was here at the cottage. ''Is
this an original or a copy" Anc
whatever he might answer, "Dio
you make one like it? Look, car
you track down the ring mention
! ed in this bill?"
Was it possible that here al
last was way to learn the truth?
Mrs. Greene looked intently al
Cherry. ''Is there anything there
worth keeping, m'm?"
I'm not sure, Mrs. Greene.
rather think I've found something
of the greatest Importance. Oh
Mrs. Greene, if I have "
Mrs. Greene poured boiling wa
ter into the teapot and decided
that it was just as we'll she hadn'r
thrown away them there papers
1t was only a toss-up that she
hadn't done so. If Mrs. Lindor
had arrived just a half-hour OF
so later =.
In the meantime, Cherry raced
upstairs. She pulled open the lit
tie drawer in the dressing table
rummaged for the box and founo
the ring. She or Simon should
have put it away somewhere SAT
er, but both had felt too sick al
heart on that CHASTITY Sunday t.
care what became of it. She hac
merely stuffed it back agair
where she'd found it. But now
Carefully she tucked it way in
snug corner of her respirator
1t would be quite safe there. To.
morrow no, it would have tt
be the next day when she had {
whole afternoon off duty. She'e
! manage without S1eeD and 81