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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, IMS .
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1 ":Yyr .-L"4yjZy- I relatives Sunday afternoon. ner 10 nw that you are the one I gagement" (To be continued) .
Uncle Dickie Fix? SCORCHY SMITH The FcrgouenMaf
SOUNDS PLAUSIBLE SlOHCtas bitulH . - . .- . yuuun AUVKiKj
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Those who celebrated birthday
this week are Mrs. Robert Lewis,
Mrs. Bertha , Mann, Mrs. Lester
Hall, Lelland Hall, Mrs. Paul Tay
lor, June Dare Taylor and Mary
Taylor. ,
Mrs. Minnie Sharp visited Mr.
end Mrs. Marvin Dixon Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Herring,
three children and Mrs. Nellie Pot
ter visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sharp
Sunday.
Mrs. Linwood Fulcher and child
ren, of Miami, Fla., have been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Garner the last two weeks.
Those who visited Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Hall Sunday; Mr. and Mrs.
James Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Lin
wood Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Randal
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hender
son, Lester Hall, Jr. and Claudia
Mr. Bennie Russell, ot Wilming
ton, is spending some lime with
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Taylor.
There was a family reunion at
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Garner's Sun
James and Everett Taylor were
business visitors in Raleigh Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. William Piner and
children, Mr. and Mrs. James Tay
lor visited a short while at Mr. and
Mrs. II. 11. Taylor's Sunday.
Mr. Gallard Garner, of Cortez,
Fla., is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. I. Garner.
Mrs. Alvania Garner spent the
week end with Mrs. J. II. Lewis.
The ladies aid met at the home
of Mrs. Robert Lewis Wednesday
night. There were twelve mem
bers present and six visitors.
Mr. Roland Farmer and children
spent part of last week with his
mother at Snow Hill, N. C.
am jo uB 9UH JS-MJ 'BP
Willis.
Mrs. Maney Thomas Salter vi
sited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Taylor Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. Taylor and sons,
children had been together in
years. Those present: Mrs. Lin
wood Fulcher of Miami, Garland
Garner of Cortez, Fla., Jerome
Garner and children of Morehead
City and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gar
ner of Charleston, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hall, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Randal Hall and Lester
Hall visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Hall, Sr. Sunday night.
SMYRNA
Major and Mrs. Guion Simpson
and son, Guion, Jr. returned home
from California Sunday.
The Home family from up the
state are spending this week here
with Mrs. Mitchell Willis and fa
mily. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Chadwick
were in ueauiort ana Moreneaa
City a few hours Wednesday.
Norman D. Gillikin and. family,
of Arlington, Va., are here visit-
ing Mr. Gilhkiras mother, Mrs.
Hilda Gillikin.
The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service met with Mrs. Harry
Lane Willis Thursday night of
last week.
Mrs. Thelma Moore, of Marsh
allbrg, was in our community
a snort time Monaay mgm.
Mrs. Fannie Nelson and Mrs.
Hettic Stead, of Gloucester, at-
l tended services at the Methodist
church here Sunday night.
Reverend L. C. Chandler filled
his regular appointment at the
Baptist church here Sunday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
Miss Eleanor Wade, of Willis-
ton, was the guest of Miss Elise
Willis Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Piner, of
Marshallberg, were here visiting
relatives Sunday afternoon.
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CHAPTER 29
SHE found that Robin wanted to
talk to her. He told her, a
he held the door for her to get
out of the big limousine, having
drawn up before her door, that
he had been wanting to talk with
her about a certain matter for
long time.
"It's about Ellen and me." He
dropped the cap and had to pause
to pick it up. "We're fixing to get
married, you know."
Hildred had known, but she
smiled once more and laid that
that was fine. But she knew that
was not all.
; "It's been on both our minds,
like I told you; Ellen, she's been
after me. She said she knew you,
being a lady, and such a friendly
one and fine, would understand."
Hildred murmured that she cer
tainly would try.
"Mr. Lucien is fine, too just
fine!" Robin said. "He s giving us
a little cottage on the plantation,
that little white one near the edge
of the big grove. He's done so
much and will do more, which is
another reason, as I tried to tell
Ellen, it don't seem right to men
tion this matter first to him."
"What is it, Robin? You know
I'll do anything at all, if I can."
"I know you will, Miss you're
that good!" The admiration was a
soft glow in his eyes. "It's the boy
Jimmy we'd like to have him
Ellen and me. For our own, I
mean. We'd like to have it done
up in court, regular, so he toould
be ours, if you get me. Miss Hil
dred." Hildred "got" him and with it
iher own heart suddenly seemed
too full.
"You don't think it could be
done?" Robin was asking, his
whole face anxious because of her
silence. "There's too much in the
big house for one small boy the
cottage would be a home, if you
CHAPTER 30
HILDRED spent that Saturday
afternoon with Lucien and
Jimmy. She could not have spent
it alone, waiting for the wire
Randy had promised to send as
goon as the operation was over.
She must spend it as if she were
not waiting otherwise she could
not have got through that time at
all.
When she and Lucien were
alone Hildred told him that she
would marry him.
"There's something I want you
to do for me," she said.
"You know, without naming it,
that I will glad'y grant any re
quest of yours, my sweet. He
looked up long enough to flash her
a smile.
"It's about Jimmy. I am sure I
have found the best the right
solution." She had decided to
make the telling seem to be her
decision, rather than explain that
Robin had come to her first. "You
know I feel that he should be
adopted, Lucien, legally; so that
his -whole future "will be the same!
Well" she drew a long breath
"I talked with Robin you know
how fond he and Ellen are of the
boy and it seems they both had
already had that idea that they
would like to adopt him."
"You believe that would be bet
ter for the boy than for him to
stay on with me?"
"I believe so." Her look did not
waver. "In fact, I believe it so
much that, well, I am willing to
marry you, Lucien, if you will
agree and help make it possible."
There! She had said it:
"You mean that?"
"I give you my word," Hildred
answered.
'That is good enough for me,"
Lucien said. He did not come over
to her now, as she had supposed
he would. He surprised her even
more, by adding, "I agree it will
be best for Jimmy. Liz and I
would ruin him between us. He
should grow up to be a fine man
her to know that you are the one
ULIXJLU
Katlikcji Harris
see what I mean, Miss Hildred?
And we, well, of course Ellen and
me couldn't begin to buy him all
the things he could have, but we
eould care for him right and we
think he'd be happiest, in the long
run."
"Robin, I understand fully!"
Now she could speak. "I think it
a wonderful idea. I think it would
be far better for Jimmy."
. "Then you'll talk with Mr. Lu
cien?" Robin's interruption came
straight from his heart so that it
would not be held back.
She said, "Yes, Robin. I promise
you I will talk with Mr. Lucien."
And in saying that she also scaled
the fate t'.r t she felt was over
taking hT. For she would have to
mr.ke that her price Robin and
Ellen must have he boy. If Lu
rn would consent to tint, then
HjIc!: d would marry him
Robui said, 'Oh, thank you . . .
1'iank you, for the both of us, Miss
Hildred!"
SHE did not go with her mother
to Atlanta. Mrs. McNaughten
would not hear of it. She said that
as long as Randy would be there
Saturday she was leaving, with
Dr. Schouemaker Friday evening
it was not necessary for Hildred
to go. For such a gentle little
woman Hildred's mother could be
quite firm when she wished.
"I'd far rather you come to see
me afterwards," she Said, as Hil
dred clung to her in a last good
bye kiss. "I'll be needing your
company then, darling. That'll
give me something to look for
ward to. I'd rather have it this
way, please believe me."
"Then that's the way it will bo,"
her daughter returned obediently.
"There's one more thing," her
mother said, in that new firm way.
She held her daughter at arm's
length, looked into her eyes. "Re
member what I said, dear, about
constancy being a fine thing?
"You must have it, too." her
a sane, normal man with Robin
and Ellen to guide him."
tt am glad you see it that way."
A She could let out her breath
now, slowly. That, then, was set
tled and it was a solution to
which Randy, also, would agree.
And this made it stranger still
that Lucien should speak of him
now. "How about that doctor of
yours, the one so young, so hand
some? You have found, then, that
you did not love him as much as
you thought? You do not mind
you will not regret putting him
out of your heart your life for
ever?" He had said he did not care if
Mildred loved someone else; but
she saw that he did. Lucien was
only human, after all. She would
have to be honest with him, yet
she could make it is gentle as
possible. "I will put him out of
my life and heart, she said, mak
ing it a vow unto herself. For she
would do that no matter what it
might cost her, once she became
Lucien's wife. She had not said
that she did' not lme Rflpdj&jfbe
would love him always,- iU
Still she could not tell, from
Lucien's face, what his thoughts
were. But now he did come over
to her; he sat down beside her,
but he did not take her two hands
in his as he usually was wont to
do. He did not offer to touch her,
though she had just promised to
marry him. His dark eyes had that
intent look, almost that brooding
shadow of tragedy. He said, "I
will do my best, my utmost, Hil
dred my beloved, to make you
happy."
"I know you will." Her eyes re
turned his look.
"May 1 tell my mother?" Lu
cien asked permission now, when
before always he had issued a
command. "This will make her
very. happy. She know, of course,
that we were practically betrothed
your wearing the- brooch the
other night at dinner but I want
now who has confirmed our engagement"
v
mother added now. "Toward your
self,. I mean. You must stand
steadfast, faithful to your own bf
liefs and ideals, and to your own
self. That is the only way to find
happiness." '
"I'll remember," Hildred promt
ised. wondering further why her
mother spoke this way in parting!
"Promise me," her mother urged
gently. "I know if you give me
your word that you will remem
ber if a time should ever com
when remember you must." .4
Hildred had never, in all her
life, deceived her mother. But sha
felt she must deceive her now
She could not refuse this parting
request. Surely it would be more
wrong to do that than to give thfc
promise asked for. She said again?,
"I'll remember, darling if such a
time ever comes." I
"Don't come to the door," her
mother admonished. "You know
never like actual good-byes, darlr
mg. Besides, this is not one just
for a few days then I shall see
my little girl again."
"That's right . . ; just a few
days," Hildred answered. And bey
cause of that bright confidence on
her mother's sweet face, she could
say those words with confidence,
too. She could make her own
smile bright, in this final moment.
How glad she was to be thdt
she had managed that to send
her mother off with a smile, 1
stead of with tears. For Mrs. Mcr
Naughtcn did not come out of the
operation. She went to sleep
that same bright, confident smile
on her lips, as Randy was to tell
her daughter later never to wake
up again. ,
But before she closed her eyes
for that long sleep she had said
something to Randy, standing beV
side her in his long white doctors
robe and his white mask that covl
ered all his face except his steads
fast gray eyes that always would
be the same. .
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"I don't see anv reason whv
should not tell her," Hildn
agreed.
And then he smiled at her once
more; he caught up her hands and
pressed them, fiercely, fervently,
to his lips. h i
Afterwards she was to recaH
that that was their betrothal kis
Would she ever understand, or;
know him?
It was Ellen who brought the
message. But it was not a telt
gram. Ellen announced that therjp
Nauehten. And before either Hili
dred or Lucien could ask who Jt
was. Randy stepped into the room..!
Hildred's surprise was so Brest
that she could not believe her
eyes, or find even a word of greet
ing. And then, seeine Randv'a
face, she knew why he was herfc
why he had come, himself, in
stead ot
the firm
jaw,
mouth
gard
Without tHinking, without words. I
Hildred got up and went to hirrl. j
Straight into his arrns, that openv-J,
ed to receive her as if they hSJ;
Deen waning just tor mat Shet
Klirini4 hor hnarl orti inet Vtitt nknt,'l
she clung to him, as a child might,
have, as if he were her strength,
ner rocK, as indeed ne was in Uils
moment.
"You know then, Hildy?" His
voice was very eentle. verv tender
for him; one of his hands stroked
her fair, bent head; the other aqi
hnlH hpp fact tinVitltr oflsinc, him .
"There is no need for me to teO
vou." l
"Yes ... I know ..." Yet, shftl
Hi1 nn, QVta lrnA,t, tkt ha, mntkAW
was dead. But she could not knor
it, in its fullest sense of reality 1
not yei, anyway, i nai would navfft
to come more slowly, as thwil
numbness that seized her, choking;
all emotion, ail tnougnt, graduaiiyi
HriftpH awav.
wiring. It was written jjt'j
line of his stern leas I
the resolute set of his fine I
; it was in the steadfast re-(
of his clear erav dyes. '' ' (I
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