CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TE2ES, SEAVFOST AND KCZIT2AD CITT. N C
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1941
DICKIE DARE
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nesday evening at Taylor's Com
munity Hall. A large number was
present and enjoyed games and
contests led by Miss Josephine
Stanton of Beaufort. The group
were served a water-.nelon.
The members of Mrs. Walter
Guy Temple's Church School
class and their friends enjoyed a
party Thursday evening at Miss
I Jean Ball's home. The young
folks were served candy, nuts,
cookies 'and iced drinks. '
Mrs. Ervin C. McLawhorn was
honored Friday evening by Mrs.
Gordon Becton and Mrs. Rufus
! Ward with a "stork" shower at
Mrs. Becton's house. Mrs. Mc
Lawhorn received many lovely
gifts from her friends. The guests
were served iced lemonade and
wafers.
Wayne Blanton of Asheviile
came Thursday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Carlton Taylor. Mrs. Blan
ton and Miss June Blanton re
turned Sunday with Mr. Blanton.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Riddle and
daughter, Becky, of Cherry Point
and Johnnie and Frankie Riddle
of Miami, Fla., were here Wed
nesday evening to see Mr. and
Mrs. W. Kuch Williams.
Mrs. Ashton H. Tallman of
near Beaufort was here Friday to
see Mrs. Carl H. Morton and Mrs.
Pearl Olund and guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Horold Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hill and
daughter, Karen, of Hilton Vil
lage, Va., were here Friday morn
ing to see Mrs. W. Kuch Williams.
Mrs. Earl Noe and sons oi Beau
fort were here Friday to see Mrs.
William Noe at Mrs. Carl H. Mor
ton's. Mrs. Emma Oglesby was in
Beaufort Friday on business.
Mrs. John E. Taylor of New
Bern has been here visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Evcrette Taylor this
week.
Joe Sadler Morton and Tom
Adams were in New Bern Friday
on business.
Mrs. Gordon Becton and daugh-
tr, Ann Shirley, and Mrs. Ervin
C. McLawhorn were in Beaufort
last Monday.
Mrs. Willie Bradshaw and daugh
ter, Peggy, returned last Monday
from Kenansville.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Hancock
of Mebane are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus W. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sadler Mor
ton were in Beaufort Friday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Ivey Eubanks and children
of Beaufort were here Wednesday
afternoon to see Mrs. Koy Mason.
Mrs Rpn I.pwis and Mrs. Wes-
cott of Goldsboro, who were stay
ing at Atlantic Beacn, were nere
Wednesday afternoon to see Mrs.
Ashby B. Morton.
Mrs. Charlie Bell and Mrs. Geo.
W. Ball were in Morehead City
Friday on business. ,,. ,
MD 1 InoJ nillilrin Mice Jncp.
phine Stanton and R. M. Williamf
nf BeBufort attendee tne meeting
of the 4-H Service club Wednes
day evening at Clyde S. Taylors
Community Hall.
Mrs. Pearl Olund, Philip Taylor,
Johnnie Olund and their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor and
son, Joe, spent last Saturday at
Atlantic Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Taylor
and cihldren, Harry Barden, Bar
bara and Annie Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. George Carraway and son,
Charles, of Bachelor, were nere
Sunday to see Mrs. Pearl Olund
and guest.
Mrs. Pearl Olund, Mr. and Mrs.
HarnlH Tavlor. PhiliD Tavlor.
Johnnie Olund. and Joe Taylor
visited relatives at Bachelor Wed
nesday afternoon.
PhiliD Tavlor spent Saturday in
l'cw Bern on business.
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i. - CHAPTER 16 v,
THAT Sunday night rapper was
much like every other one that
had preceded it, with Randy
offering to help clear up and do
aisnea aiterwards wnen Mrs. Mc
Naughten said she was going to
run over to a neighbor's. Yet,
somehow, it was not like the
others after all.
!. Hildred was conscious all the
while of Randy eyeing her with
a new look, a perplexed look that
caused that deep furrow between
his sandy brows. As for her, she
was unusually vivacious, telling
at some length about the tea at
the great house and the other
guests, making it all sound quite
gay and exciting, rather than dull
and pompous as it had been.
I "You certainly must have en
joyed yourself today," Randy said,
polishing a plate so vigorously
that its surface glistened. T'I never
supposed you would, Hildy not
with people of that sort I might
say that I am very much surprised
.that you allow yourself to be im
' pressed by outward show. To be
frank I am disappointed in you.
I thought you had more sense
than the average young girL"
"But I am average," she smiled
at him, her one dimple coming
into view, her hands deep in the
soapy suds. "Don't you suppose I
get tired of being sensible at
times? It's not that! am impress
ed with outward show, as you put
it; but I would not be human, or
feminine, if I couldn't be thrilled
at having tea at the Laniers and
meeting a real-live countess."
"I shouldn't care to have them
patronize me," Handy said shortly,
"Nor should I fool myselfif I
were a girl with the idea that I
could be friends with a man like
CHAPTER 17
MAYBE, Hildred thought, on
her way to the clinic, her
mother was right Maybe she
ought to accept Randy just as he
was not hope to change him. He
had actually proposed to her;
though last night because it had
come so suddenly and pierced so
deeply she had not viewed it as
dispassionately as she could in the
clear light of an early southern
morning.
But surely every girl, no matter
who she was rich or poor,
society deb or county nurse had
a right to hold out for her dreams.
They might never come true. But
surely they too were worth fight
ing for.
. If only there was something she
could do if only something
would happen to make him say
"I love you." It would have to be
something drastic, as she had de
cided before. If only she could
make Randy believe she was go
ing to marry someone else that
would do it, if anything could.
BipMhert-wasn't anyone else x
VptXUcTen end bf course he Was
out of the question.
' Yet when Lucien phoned In a
few days, as be had said he would,
about Jimmy, the first thing he
said to Hildred was that his
mother had taken a great liking
to her. "She thought you a very
nice girl," Lucien said. "She said
ishe knew you would be good for
me, just as I told you you are."
i Hildred could hardly believe it,
! yet she knew that Lucien would
not have told her that unless it
was so.
"Liz is Interested In Jimmy,
too," Lucien said further. "She
suggested we have him here, for
the next weekend, instead of you
i taxing mm to your apartment.
That is, of course, if the idea is
, agreeable to you and meets with
'your approval"
Again Hildred was so astounded
she could hardly credit her own
; hearing. "Why, that would be
j wonderful!" she exclaimed. Imag
ine Jimmy having the privilege
of roaming at will on the big
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- "You have been seeing too many
sophisticated shows, Randy. Lu
cien is a very nice person He is
shy and sensitive and I am sure
he has led a very circumspect life
even a somewhat dull one."
You seem to think you know
mm very weu ana in such a
short time."
IN the living room Rand-- stretch
ed out on the couch, as he
nearly always did; often he had
said that this was one place where
be could stretch out and make
himself perfectly at home.
Hildred sat down in her moth
er's vacant chair, the lamplight
making a hilo of hei golden hair.
But Randy would not notice that
he never hM. Yes, it would take
more than this to waken Randy.
"Please don't worrv about me,"
she raid now- sweetly, much too
sveetly but that would be lost on
him too, the dumb darling! "I
promise not to get hurt. I shan't
let Lucien's money go to my head.
I assure you that this friendship
is one of the nicest things that
ever happened to me."
"I see," Randy said, but not as
if he did.
"We have worked together so
long," Hildred said, with sweet
irony once more. "We are such
pals, Randy. Why, anyone seeing
us now, so cozy of a Sunday eve
ning, would think we had been
married for years!"
"So they might!" Randy's sandv
brows went up a bit at such a sug
gestion, but his thin lips smiled.
"That might not be such a bad
idea, at that, Hildy!
"If you consider that you are
proposing to me," Hildred broke
in, me coior aeepening in ner
lovely face, the light in her blue
eyes growing dangerously bright,
"aavp it. mv lad!"
Okav. 1 II ravp it." iH wonHw I
Elantation it also contained a
irge model farm that would de
light the heart of any small boy
and there were all kinds of ani
mals, and a fine swimming pool.
She could not possibly have re
fused or withheld her approval.
Yet tha. did not solve the bigger
problem of her promise to Jimmy.
Apparently Lucien could read
her thoughts even across the tele
phone wires. He said, "I know
that that does not answer what
we must do about Jimmy's future.
But I think I have found the an
swer, Hildred in fact, I'm sure
of it"
"Really Lucien!" Her own voice
shook a little, as such a miracle
seemed unlikely. Yet if one could
be performed, no doubt Lucien
was the very person to do it
"It's simple, really." This was
his authoritative tone, taking
command of any situation so that
miracles need not exist. "We must
?et someone to adopt the boy. So
hat he won't have to go back to
the Home. He must be surround
ed all the time with love and
understanding, as you said, my
dear."
Hildred's heart sank a bit. She
did have to concede it a wonder
ful idea in theory. "That would
be fine," she responded, trying not
to sound too dubious since he had
sounded so supremely confident.
"It would solve everything, with
out a doubt. But I'm afraid it
won't be as easy as you make it
seem, Lucien."
"Why not?" It was evident that
he did not like obstacles put in his
way, or so much as the possibility
that there could be any.
"Well," she would have to be
blunt and frank in order to put
Lucien right at once, "people do
not adopt little boys who are at
the awkward rather than the cute
age. Especially little boys who
have to wear a brace on one thin
leg. They want little girls with
curly hair. Or bright-eyed in
fants. It's a lovely idea and
please don't think I discredit it.
or am ungrateful but I'm afraid
it just won't work not for our
Jimmy."
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"But it really is not such a bad
idea, you Know, xou might thinl
it over, Hildy." ,
"Okay, I will," she returned ii
the same tone as his. But she hdc
to clench her hands tightly, s
that the nails dug into the sot 1
flesh. i
"Well, how did it go?" hei
mother asked, at breakfast the
following Monday morning. For
once, Hildred had overslept ii
that when sne came into the tlnjj
breakfast nook still dewy eyed
from sleep, her mother had thing
an ready tor ner. I l
"I suppose you might say it
went very well." Her daughter
sent her a swift smile, as she slid
in her place. She looked as spic-j
and-scan as only a nurse's uni-l
form could make a girl look; hes
lovely hair was neat under covet
of a restraining net, her fabe,
minus any make-up. She smiled
reminiscently and said, "As
matter of fact, Mummie, Randa
proposed to me. I
Her mother almost dropped tfis
coffee pot.
Hildred laughed. "Don't get ex-l
cited, darling. It wasn't much !
a proposal. i
Her mother was not fooled taj 1
that light, bantering attitude. Sh !
knew that Hildred had been dea)' j
another severe blow. "I take iti' I
sne said, striving to make ner
manner match Hildy's, "that yoilj
did not accept his proposal. Yod
must remember that Randy is noj!
given to fancy phrases, my deanll
"All he had to say," Hildred.
said, not so blithely now, sinoq;
what was the use of trying to prMj
ifiiu wiwi ner muiner, wuosq
kindly eyes saw so clearly, "wefal
three little words. They are cum
tomary, too, I believe, when a
man pops the fatal question. Buf
Ksnnv wouifint know that.
"O
UR Jimmy 1 like that'
and friendly again. "We migttl
take on the task, you and I taj-1
gcther. since we prefer a bov like
Jimmy to a dozen simpering littM
gins or squawking oaoies. Bull
seriously, Hildred, you must nc-f
give up so easily. I still think nM
idea sound. I still believe there
will be some way provided tq
make it work out.
"I only hope and pray you aVJ
rieht!" Til
"Please leave it to me," Lucien
said now. "If this cannot be maH-4
aged, something else will, sortie
other means. I asked you to allow!
me to snare your responsibility
nnci i want you ior tne weekend
too, Hildred' ,
"Oh no!" That slipped out be
fore she could check it. "I mean
I m afraid I couldn't manage.' '
couldn't leave Mother."
"I'm sure your mother would
not mind. Lucien always had i
ready answer: he was not used t
being thwarted in anything or a
any time, uouldn t she have
friend in to stay with her? Of
perhaps she would like to gi
somewhere for a little change,,
a gift from me, of course, since
have long been wanting to sUg
gest some such present " "
"Mummie would not acceto'
that," Hildred's interruption Wll
as firm as his stand. And since shi
did not want him to think her u
appreciative sne added, "we II i
Lucien. I'll think it over. I'll
vou know tomorrow."
"Good but I shan't take no fo:
an answer." T
She went, as she had foreseen
she would. Her mother went U.
visit Ruth, her married daughten
telling Mildred she felt in need I
a change, though Hildred won
dered if Mummie did not haw
Rnmpthintf plsp nn hpr kIppvp Ki
Hildred found herself packing
that Saturday morning Robil
was to pick her up at noon efrii
they would get Jimmy but she
still was not happy about thi
whole thing at all.
(To be continued)
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