CHAPTER II
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
• • . Lisheth Carmichael started
°ut in the sleetv rain to call upon
Cassandra Devine, known to her
friends as Cassv, who was one
°* New York’s foremost fashion
authorities. As she arrived in
lront of Cassy’s apartment bui'd
inft, a young man. Jon Ever on
arrived in a cab. They both en
tered the elevator together on
"av to ('assy's apartment.
The pleasant room m erned in
that moment very still. There
was only the sharp clatter of I.is
beth's cup against he; saucer as
she set them down, the frigh
ts tied urgency of her voice, say
ing. "No. No. I haven't. Cassv.
What is it?"
Cassy semed blind to the fear
in the girl s eyes and voice. She
said callously, "He got ten years.
And I’m inclined to think he de
served it. making so free with
otn.r people’s gurney. 1 heard it
on a news broadcast just before
you came in, and nn ant to toll
you. But the sight of Jon here
made me forget the whole tiling
until just a mir.ut or so ago.”
Ltsbeth repeated, "Ten years.”
Jon's puzzled glance took in
her sudden pallor and the warm
rush of eo! ,r that followed it. the
pitiful tremulousn.ss ,.f Inn
young mouth. He want d. all at
once ami perhaps absurdly, to
s.in .d her f om : i.. bd \ ; 11:s
news had inflicted, although her
connection with Kerr s still ro
main d obscure to him.
I “My d.ar child!" Cassy sound
ed impatient, "it's nothing for
1 vou to blush over. Hob Kerris is
| nothing to you. Merely your mo
ther's fourth husband — or is :t
j l.lihV 1 o. vet can remenibt r. '
1 isbeth's chin cam. up. Tit re
was a gleam of pure fury in her
j n\ o. "You know pei fvctly well n*
w;ts hot thiiu and last. Cassy l)e
1 vino! Jti-t b iao.s you \e get a
•i.i in your la a.! is no r* as >n
for you t > bi nastier then use a..
C ssv chuckled, "i deso1 ve •
that. 1 s w >-th being snapped o'
just to see tit. way you always
j r s * > (lay’s defense. And..speak
ing of Cay—’’
i Lisbet.ii was on her feat now.
her blue • v s serious. "I've got to
go Cassy. Gay"—her voice seem
. d to cart ss the name- "this is
I going to bo shocking news for
j her. 1 wor.d r if sin s heard . • .1
j ought to be there."
Jon rose. too. pn polled i. re.-"
ibly by the immin.r.ee of l.is
beth's departure. II said. ‘Til
have to be going, too. Miss I)t -
vi :e. I've stayed too long. a> it
is. when you aren't foil'ng well.
Had and 1 will sui ly call toge
ther before we sail."
■■Veil'd bettor." Cassy boomed.
There w; s a fiurrv of far wel's.
t' *■ s i aid a a o', m oil's me. !. en
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for the tea things. Cussy Dev e
chuckled. ^tr«.tchintf out comfort
ably once more on the cha se
For a mom: : t. Emma. I th nk
he was afraid he was going
to K out on a c.'.ai.'.f .o iu i
her home — but w won’ 1 ' t
know about such thin.es. v ould
we'.’"
Tti'1 ancient maid str.lT'd. "Bo
miss" . . .
It seetm d :■ or dildo - "
that on tins ve y corner, only :
little lr.or lha an hour h'l ’’ e
he had first laid iy s on I/sheth
t’armichai i. It. slip.pi d a hand
tinough her cm. detaimn • lie".
I He a->ked. "A’ay 1 take you holm ?
I'll get a eab."
| But Ihsh th sad. "Th; d;s:
I don’t lecher. It's onlv a few,
h! eks. And the rain's stopped."
“Th. n I’ll walk with you."
“If you like."
They walked through the dusk
tog ther. tall buildings on the one
: hand, ears flashing | ast on the
other. Presently Jon managed,
dovish eirbarrassm nt in his
voice. "I'm sorry about your -
, your step-father, your mother's1
husband."
“He isn't her husband any
more." Ihslv.th said cons'rained
I Iy. "They were divorced a coup!'
j of years ago."
"I'm afraid yen tl<*n’*. Bn* ‘
you're very kind t<> b s "ry. I I
. ! ki' v ii. .b n Kverl u.
I -1 ■■ 1;.!k :■!'.>i■ t III i. Krvbs ;
and—ami ' ."•■:(! b * in1 ;-v th- j
.1 a; y. ill h. -A hi'.'" :
has m ,u, y in tone.
"T nt> Three. And y <i• V
"Mini teen—;ind don’t say, "A
■ r. infant'’'
"I wasn't going to."
“Tell me more. I interrupted."
“T- il nn- more. She int• rrupt
rd."
j "Well. I work for my father. j
He's the he;Td of the company. 1 1
j mean. 1 haven't much of a job
j vet. They switch no here and
there at intervals to give me per- ;
spent :vt."
"Learning the business from the
1 ground up.'' she tested. .And then.
"What line are you in?"
"Farm equipnn nt. harvesters,
that sort of thing. The Evertons
were farmers originally. Tie a my
groat - grandfath.-r invented a
real :.
nr- (
vd. asking
and th**n. ju<t
him u.< F:n;,
vnirc* .- dan n.
suf‘h a drona
:n a-. I'ei-H, <.
oucst inns
’* < 'U L’ h to
y she sa:
t lines
fa S* > vt nf
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ka,n
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ne n t.
it a
Ah: aptly sk*
a and nu'strata
..v win - c I iiv
his. ‘-This
’A'a: imv. hard. H. fell absurdly ,
’“1 da- •" :ann:Sl t! I : V had !'• ^‘h- ■
ed their destination so quickly.
a 1. ! : l; SiV . >• \A a a : 1 l L‘1»
::.l‘ i an i\. "I'v< u I to o
■ , ■. . .! I Jim .. i" .ut 11 ’in i nm "
II ■ .v jiis.’iut dinner --- at av n.
shall we say? And we could see
a show.”
He thought her fingers returned
the pressure of his own. He
thought there was a queer breath
lessn 'ss i: her low voice, saying,
“I’d like that." Put she was gone
befor. he was quite sure. . .
Letting hi rself into the fourth
floor apart in : t s' e and her
mother shared. L sb til heard
v. ices. Lay's and a mans. Recog
nizing those slightly mocking
ntasculin. toms as she slipped
out of her coat in the hallway,
I is,both was aware of a sharp j
ilow 11.• : o! i: s.a.he.
Reid Terry!
What Guv saw i:i the man ’a 1 ,
i e\ ' a ia i ' ; ' iparent '.1 ' |
o; j.Jit r. 1 .i-,1 vth despised his
. h • k onod looks, J is til it t r . S'
da' ic immi'i Sin* wo; id !tav •
■ v to J .■ i wt room to await
]i < d< pa. titl e, had not her mo
th. r's v i"i - to: oil lmr .n mid- i
flight: I.isl.etii; Darling s that j
you?"
Lisb 11t wont into the livin"- !
room hooause thorn was not'.lino
else to do. Site smilod at Gay and
emoted R id politely for hoi
mother's sak . Only one lamp was
lit m ‘.he exquisi’ely furnhshed
room, its dim glow falling on the
warm rusts and browns of fab
rics. the pale, dull wood of mod
ern furniture. Gay and K id sat
side by side on a low couch. Gay
was wearing a house gown of
pal S-. ivory, high-necked, long- 1
sleeved, e'assieally simp'e. Slip j
was : lovely it ntaii. la. betas i
throat ache a little.
In that iinil' (lay pel ; :s might ]
have b i twi t>, test a;i of al
most twice that. Him hair w.s
mucii 11u!i' ■ than 1 .isbet1: a -
i1 . 'll1 J . .-hade. 1 1’ a eyes
1 a! and i c. i - a
i velv 1» d:. , ’ You: smok
ings ' are m a You arelKi
walk in tins be; stlv weather". -
a faint qua\a : mai d the sm •• it h
f! w 1 ‘f in ; v see. but «h« smil
ed bravely—v n if we arc prac
tically destitute."
Ht-id lifted his glass to Gay.
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“That’s the spirit, darling. Car
ry on. Keep up a front if it kills
you. After all, you’ve been broke
b.fore,’’ Reid said.
Lisbeth wondered when Gay had
heard about Bob Ferris. Perhaps
Reid had told her. There was a
s ’(iist'c streak in his nature; he
always seemed to revel in being
the bearer of bad news.
‘TJm't mind m Gay pleaded.
Her tone was light, but beneath
the lightness was a mile of pan
ic. I.isb, th could sense that, he
mg so close to Gay, knowing iier
so w 11. she f It, m that moment.
•Ifler than her mother, stronger,
eiuoiusly pnreetive toward her
help!.'smi ss. her ledden tears.
Gay said hitt ly, "I hate Boh
Ferris! He always was a fool.”
"For being d shonest (,r gel
ling caught'.’'' Reid imputed, one
eyibiov quirked in tin supercil
aais way lksheth disliked so ae
lit ly.
"Both! And for snvral oilier
reasons, wldch we won't go into
at the moment. But he was gen
rous about alimony. I’ve never
denied that. Wh n 1 remember
how Steve Butler fought against
even the tiny settlement that
judg allowed me ..."
(To he eon!inn d)
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
l friends for the kindness shown
| us during the long illness and
; death of our loved one, Mary
: Jane Miller. Also for the beauti
j ful floral offerings.
Ira Miller and children,
Daily, Odera, Alpha.
j The yield per acre for all types
of tobacco L-rt wn in North Caro
lina increased from fi<>5 pound
in lf!2!) to 1.142 pounds in lil-hi.
We have an order for a
p1 oto nf a good III 1.1 -Heifer.
We will he glad to rrak<* a
large photo of one I'RF.K if
sonnbndv wh* please tell us
where to find one.
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