The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-01-27

solved the problem by placing
one of the extensions on the win
dow sill of the living room which
overlooked the garden. Toni was
expecting to hear from the new
ly organized office of the Civil
ian Defense. No one knew yet
what the duties of the volun-
teers would be, but Toni was
firm in her determination that
there must be becoming uni
forms.
about refrigerators," Mrs.
Waters explained. ut seems to
me that if there is likely to be a
shortage, it might be good
thing to ask for new refrigerators
now"
"You mean here?"
She had spoken to Sarah DAT
fodil, Mrs. Waters revealed. 81
pointed out that while the ice
boxes we have now are in fair
condition, if the prospect is that
they can't be replaced within
three or four years, they'll be
pretty we'll worn out"
Toni Fits stared absently at
the toe of her heavy tan brogue.
She said slowly, I'D like larg-
er box. I may have to do con-
siderable entertaining this sum-
mer. In a way it's up to me to
get the women interested in CT
william Defense"
''Well, you know how Sarah is"
Mrs. Waters slapped at a fly. I
had quite a time getting her to
see the logic of the thing and then
she agreed to replace the old
boxes only if all the tenants were
willing to pay five dollars more
a month, beginning in October
when the leases are signed"
You mean she would raise the
rents?" Toni glanced toward the
house, lowered her voice. ''What
in time - why, that isn't fair. It
will improve her property won't
it? Why should we pay more?"
''I've wondered lately about
Mrs. Thane-" Toni studies the
initials on her smart cigarette
case. 1T may be all my imagin-
alton" .
''You don't think"
Offhand she'd say that even
couple of idiots had more sense
than to bring a child into the
world in it's present distracted
state, Toni murmured. She really
hoped she was doing the Thames
an injustice. with him likely to
be called for training any day,
you might say, they ought to
know better"
'King says it's perfectly dread
full, the number of young couples
who are having babies for no
other reason than to have the
man deferred. Not, of course, that
the Thames are like that-still this
is certainly no time for them to
be planning to have family"
AS Emma Waters had foreseen,
neither the Thames nor the Pep
percorns would agree to an IN
crease of five dollars a month in
their rents. The present refriger-
ators were quite satisfactory,
they insisted, it was positively
wasteful to think of replacing
them. ''Of course the rent should
be increased, if we ask for new,
expensive equipment, but we do
not ask" old Mr.. Peppercorn ar
gued.
Andrew Thane was equally
firm. eve can't possibly consider
any increase in rent. Things are
too uncertain"
By the middle of June the gar
den was lush with white lilac and
wine and white peonies and the
close-clipped emerald lawn, Sa-
rah DaffodiPs pride, had trium-
phed over the city's dust and SCOT.
The Thames, who had taken their
vacation at the time of their mar
riage and would have no time
off for another year, turned to
the fragrant, open space in fer
vent gratitude. An unreasona-
BILE blanket of heat had shut
down early in the month and the
beaches began to report week end
One hot, sunny morning Can
dace Thane came to Sarah and
announced that they had engaged
a cleaning woman for a halliday
each week. II wanted you to
know, for I'll have to leave the
key with you. One of the girls at
the office recommended her to