TH£R£ISTODAY
Sy JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE - \
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CHAPTER VII
Big hearted Sarah Daffodil
acts in every eaacity ioi ;-tiie four
family house in Dorset alter lier
derly Mr. ami .Mrs. Feppercom
husband’s death. The lritgal, el
and the newly wed Andrew and
Candace Thane occupy the two
top floor apartments and below
them middle aged here Kitts and
his wife—who is tdp engrossed
in war activities to cam for her
home—-and King Wave s, v> te.r.it
of World W ar i and In- wife Em
ma, a devotee of tine v loefioi in«.
Toni Fitts censures Comlmv for
refusing to devote evening hour
to volunteer war sc vice and
Mr. Waters sneers at Andrew, fm
marrying when he nta; he called
for seleetie tiaining.
The gre at lumbering bus iutch
ed to a stop. Candace felt herself
hauled aboard, wedge i h the
centet of a lighting furious au.ih
that panted and struggU u .1
foothohl on the step. In.. liie de
termination to be the tits'. }•'
enter.
Candace, who could mu M-nie
to reach a strap, steadied '<i;
by grasping "the look oi a
seat. There was sonic bine a 11
—almost vindictive m 1 i < .
tude of these women, - <■ .in .lee
Suddenly ami smoothie
she had read in ti e papvi ; the
night before s!inj>ei! into dec. r
Candace's mind; She ;om!u-u V!
Waters’ arm "Silk stoi ..
she whispered. "Thee n - i-> „
intr to buy silk stock;1
Mrs. Waters' faded eves i-:t •
rowed behind the thick ' m- o;
her veil. “For heaven's -ake
where have vnit Ins-ill M
you suppose I'm doing ■ .1;
time in the morning .' dP ov say;
that in a edit nit of . Week - •
VOll won’t he able to get a pad
of silk stockings for love .»>• pm
ey."
Toni Fitts, who had
the check, down for Cm \.,ve:ii
her rent, curled up on S., .1 1
fodil's big- couch and .-'au-d ,..•■
ily into the fire “1 .suppose i s
dace Thane will v m > -a
last minute. I'nle-d la- : u- .i
should he called for ':ao tor I*'«
unite the thing- I'm w.•••■••>
to go to business up to a w.-t k u
so before they are m: •>» It's
surprising that employe - oar-;
for it." she said.
"The wav I feel " . ' ' a
that it’s the v\o;St pm idle Ibm
to bring chidren into In- Id."
Toni stated, applying
stick. "We re on tin- . .■ of
war ami Mr. Waters tells -m- it
most of these young fath- ; v.
til d themsoiv 1- in t‘ • .So. . .-.0.“
MIC suit I'll !l:li. :
sped ins iter thin t'a e. •. ; • -n .:
spite of till lien t'o' .t i■ • ri
cream. "What do ye-.. . mese
people are tiiiiil.a.iy ' n’l :;a\e
children now she . -Ted,
"They can't have art . ■ • •1 ■ ■..
tion for the poor 'little an:*--, or
any res Pod for if v.Mi:
Waters says it's nua-i; w, ■ h:in
in the last mu”
Sarah said. 'Tmr. i!" \ "U
have to lie a pel fer! I ■ . I no! "t
think that a wop.;,: v.. . will
never have a e i>: T< nm a pent
to pass jiiVjy IIP! l mi * * v •
mot hers. And v. ! i :e IT • nmji
off, let' me sa, • . ;-iu
of yoiilpv pe of fill -IV i . : nasi
military aye unite i .T! • ess
me. 11 also sj rike- :.y
ill ext remely pom M.-p
After a Itumii'T 11. ■ ■ ; ■
Oil .uncertain: " \V ,■ I - a; e
Thev didn't. -I.. .. ,.■,... n
was foolish to hi; T s.
po.-ed. "I tl.oiiy!-; ■ ,,, ...... .: . w
to tell me ahopt l he .• ! i ms
did il conic (►;!' or i. , ;
There had .. p., . To
lli grimaced, She s: i ea- er
lunar slim ley a nd m: a. i I ml lie,
ankles. '".My. uni form ■' ue,:
-it one ht In. I pa ■ s '■■lims
to have it Titled. I: - ' . pm
women- those dopi 1" ,x'.. Ope
knew what it n. . ..■ ,
plained lieree!v in • ; . m ■ i -
i'/.e a^ deleyat a-:. ■!' Svm , •«
parade who hail 1 y ii i r a:
idea wind was ex ;,e, mj a np.-m.
Out of three hlHidi.e.: ipppsed
to aptlear, thirl V In,.: t ; i ired ■; p.
‘‘ A ml they t a r ip ■■ i a ■ p a I : -
terv'als if you know vvTn 1 .yT*
Toni scowled. "While I wa- wan
ing- for them to a. s.s'm ■ ■ h | e' -mnr
officious Cleat lire 1're.u ,iiine oil.
er unit came over a: 1 aifornpo!
me that w e wvi« ec . 'ml : „
march in her :il. '.I.;-- , min
ute," I said "I'm I a,- aipl
I’m heading niv o\v i nil i Imi e
is the car with the h,-,Tpe now."
The hanner had mm..,I a o.n
■ isance from the -i.n i, ouu'cs-cd
Toni, now well laimimerl op i.ho
recital of her y i iev and--. In the
of 2-Way Help*
suggests you try
i
I know wli.It y ou want." Andy said. "You want soim-ihing to ryniembor."
first place it had heen packed in
ti e hack «11 p truck and the dri
\ci irfii-eil tc> haul it out until
lie delivered the banners nearer
ii i' dom s
"It was one of those folia
'l l earner etVeets." Toni reeou.n
yh.d. "and the uomeii wctc to hold
! v you could have seen them!
:■ in - 11 • 11 j ' of the a' they mat cued
Mi 'of ' % hem w ore hie lit;!' -
waved: kii.dw.- whv; atul of course
1 ■ was a nasty, windy day you
etiieiuhet ' Si. they edluivned
;hci" ha' - with one hand and lhe
;. i e: uii! the ot her atul ev ery
n if tcii extra heavy xu.-i came
■ . I IJ I a' 'tied t heir - kil ts it'll
■ 111 ha: <10.1 hands so thti' tll
-i c.'e! 11uit11 ch : lie I hey, did a ..mil
Sarah 1 1 otesteil: "You le mak
j mg tliis in. Who wears a large
; a' with a, uniform?"
1 rntfornrs. unfitted. cost around
... ' \ ried ia is and Vvv o f t he
wo el' had bought them. Tom
:i -i ,: . ’i hey were waiting to
if toe', remained in tile lll.'P
\ nlc ivsign cverv day or
; i ft el :i low. I’.ut more come
: I ilieui tiiat not everyone
jfi i-xecut i\ e type and
' •ha:, f ti.ovTe really interested
I : se vnui tot dl'cusc they'll put
. , ,,!„ o behind them."
| A .hi at: executive?"
Sue had iieeiii in the move
liter: l'liuh the start. Toni repor
ted proudly. 'I'u like to see any
• ■.111til: w ho. i eiies on her social
i .e.net'-■ tons to laud her a key pn
- lull, sini'vi me around. Some ot
riie gill' coming' into the work
'now dot: ' want to do ^ anything
• : ,-m •. ■ .cu-vc t! to the older
■, n; : ' w .. v e 111 O'e poise -
” A ini • i.e. aa i tide'." .-aid Sa
i ih why . we got started, tin
' \ . lot: my ntriy co ,ain't keep
: . let a.i""e in step Site had
111 o'. • I em tin in live ro\\ s, six
abreast, Toni related. with the
banket held by the lifst row. I
led them, inarching alone. The
'o'si tune I looked ai ou■ •. at them
: In' were s,, fa r a p;i I t 11 at t In
■ • 111>i■ i«- winner were wnihiiur in
•, -j.il!! i-i > So I mol mho.I to
• eii.i t-- in on.I ail tiu-v did
w a - ;., nod nioi smile they
! 11.>:1- I jvji- m iti.'ii.e- tln-ni."
A I 1. I ! I - lit t he a I: e, 10.01; had |
- eei a suecessuni of disasters.
I'm "'loaned. she could sympa
fli/.e Villi t - uciierals who had
■ ies to coiiiiaand. Several of
i- v..>1.11 • n mai rlie! ' had worn
liii ; hce; - and tilev had soup
; 1 I'l.-d. When she finally succeed
ed , ||. per-i.iidii-.- the 1 auks t«« I
. ii'-e np. ■; lie.v -luit up like aeeor
a.lro■ - pleats and couldn't In- prieil j
a par! furani." Hut the woist mo
■1-1,1 had III . -! 1 i mi pie l he re
view inc' >5.1 lid.
“The Mavor all. 1 Iii- 'tali' were
01 the I 11 \ had -reps as we came
.•iVi.iiml ! e 1 nriii-r. 1 looked hack
m make ' in- the barinei wasn't
1 erne iieid upside down it luul
'Ill'll -i oil rind way. Well, heav
enly da\ . every woman in my
tin-' v, a a (dock In-hind — not
otic of them any" here near pie 1
'till' 1 know what to no - drop
iii:I. Wait for them, nr march on
alii-iii I kept mnri-hine- anil I
i.inisi have looked like a fool.
I'riu . me passinji the review
ing stand all iiy myself! I went
i 'inn- a I tei 1 hat and on one
knows what heeame of the ban
ner. We p.a ved plenty for it
I no.."
This i. not tin- time for un
seemly mil tli. Sm all admonished
horseil'. i m t she could not for-j
bvar askitic. "Do vcu tliiuk it
ni'ies-aiy for women to parade'.’
"Well. 1 certainly do," Tom
biislled. "Lots of women would
never know about om work it we
stayed in a eliimney corner and
drooped. l!e-ules. there's such a
thing as inspiration, you know—
a good band and snappy march
ers are attractive. They draw re
cruits,”
“Don't forget the uniforms,"
Sarah inui nut red.
Uniforms improved morale.
Toni insisted. they conferred a
feeling of importance on the
wearer. “Our main trouble is
that everyone applying now is
determined to he an executive—
from the beginning we've been
swamned with natural born lead
ers and no will admit she's will
ing to take orders. The younger
crowd' tlmiks that a long bob
and a twenty-four inch waist en
title them to a place right out in
front..
She thought so herself, Sarah
said, duty might he more attrac
tive if pleasant to contemplate.
“The OCD doesn't happen to
be a musical comedy,'’ Toni re
proved sharply. "If you were a
little mote interested in defense
work vou wouldn't be so rady to
With Zither to help. Candace
Thane declared, the Thanksgiving
dinner would be easy to get.
They were short of chairs,
Audi reminded her. Why don't
wc go out to dinner, just you
ami I'.' No bother, no fuss, and
vou save your strength and
time."
Candace refused to consider
such a plan. Their lint Thanks
giving, >11e said, meant too much.
She wanted to have dinner in
their ov\ n home, she was deter*
mused they should have guests.
"1 want to do all the tilings wom
en for generations have done t:>
get ready for Thanksgiving. We
'll have two kinds of pie, shall we.
ami let's ask Mrs. Daffodil for
her lecine for stuffing a turkey."
"i know what you want," An
dv said. "Vou wain something
to remember."
For the Thanes, the question
i)!' whom to invite to their first
I hank.-giv ing dinner revolved
around such details as the num
ber of chairs aailablc, the eti
quette of piecing out their supply
of silvoi by borrowing and the
amount of money in the budget
envelope marked "Margin". They
decided that six at table must be
tin1 maximum number to avoid
ov erci ow ding and that they must
manage to seat eight, for the
simple unison that they wanted
to ask three couples instead of
two
■‘We’ll have Leila' and Kurt,
f cause. Candace checked. "Le
ila won’t he happy with or with
out Kurt if she has dinner with
her relatives. They might go to
a restaurant, but that’s dull. They
can get a restaurant dinner any
dav in the ,veek." Andy suggested
that they invite Minnie Davis
and Halsev Kenneth. “The poor
guy won’t he Very gay, but at
least lie’ll be glooming among
firiends. Between watching his
father’s business evaporating
like mothballs and not knowing
when Minnie will give him the
air, he's in a line state. What lie
needs is to he allowed to watch
me carve the turkey if that
doesn't settle Ins nerves, nothing
will."
She wasn’t sure that she could
endure the spectacle herself.
Candace demurred, hut every
thing was handy in the lirst-aid
kit. “Andy, there's a girl at the
office I’d like to ask. Muriel
Wright—she’s married to an Kll
glish soldier—a Canadian— and
he's here on leave. Muriel has
only one room and a gas plate.
He may' not get another leave
for ages—”
‘The honor of the presence of
Mr. and Mrs. Wright is reques
ted.’’ Andy recited. Let’s turn off
the heat and have a lire in the
fireplace. Have we eight highball
glasses?"
Tht v spent theii evenings in
dustriously polishing htlver, wash
ing china and altering the menu
and the list of suppliess to be
bought. To their consternation a
fair share of the mishaps they
had optimistically regarded as
gags in the comic stiips befell
them, from the overflow of cook
ed lice to the collapse of Andy,
tray-laden, on the highly polish
ed floor.
The reason for waxing floors,
simply because of guests coming,
for dinner puzzled him long af
ter he had painted his abrasions
with an antiseptic and l ad picked
the fragments of broken china
11 oin the crumpled rug.
The floors were more slippery
than she had intended. Candace
confessed. “We tried n new wax
and it's wonderful, only you get
—MORE ABOUT—
Tri-County Horse
Show
(Continued from front page.)
Pat, ridden by his owner, A. A.
Lockman. of Lincolnton. Third
honors went to McDonald Chief,
owned and ridden by C. R. Dog
gett. of Shelby and fourth to
Two-Tone, owned and ridden by
George VV. Wray, also of Slielbv.
PLEASURE CLASS
Stewart Dellinger's big, black
Sir McAlvann, ridden by his
owner, placed first in the pleasure
horse class. The Dellinger family
of Stanley kept top honors in the
famli.v in this particular event,
with second prize going to Mack
Dellinger’s Beauty Hutchison
Third honors went to Buddy Al
len. owi ed and ridden by Am
brose Cine of Shelby, and fourth
to Roving Tom. owned and ridden
by Lee Scarboro of Gastonia.
Powers Girl, owned and ridden
| by C. R. Doggett of Shelby, was
the blue ribbon winner in the
| gentleman's three gaited com
petition. Second prize went to
Ralph Leonard’s Golden Dawn,
third to Mrs. James Rhyne's
Gail, riduen by her husband,
and fourth to Ed Chapman’s
Queen Victoria, ridden by Ed
Cline.
Riding bareback on her fleet
footed Mexican pony, Silver,
Miss Barbara Robinson of Dallas
won the "thrill race” of the
■vhovf? well named because it
provided thrills for the specta
tors in the onlv cVct.t fur *he
show in which riders were allow
ed to give their mounts full rein.'
• ii** »aiu Tiiei wun inunueriitis
mobilise from the crowd. with
whom Miss Robinson and lici
j nony. Silver, were prime favor
J tes. Second thrill race prize
I vent to Mrs. Rhyne's Goldii
j Gail, ridden by her husband:
third to Trigger, riddt n hy hi
owner. D. T*. Ragan, .Tr., of
Gastonia. and fourth to Dan.
owned by \V. T. I.ong of Gasto
nia, and ridden by Chester King,
also of Gastonia.
Stewart Dellinger’s Sir Mc
Mv'ann placed first in (he walking
"iorse class. Second was Ralph
Leonard’s Golden Dawn, Lee
Searhoro’s Roving Tom was third
ttid Maek Dellinger’s Beauty
Hutchison fourth.
Three gaited and five gaited
stakes sweeps, open to previous
winners in their own classifica
tions classed the show on a note
>>!' keep competition.
Three gaited stakes blueribbon
winner was C. R. Doggctt's
Powers Girl. Second honors in
this class went to Ralph Leonard
Golden Dawn. third to Mrs
Rhyne's Goldie Gail, and fourth
,o Ed Chapman's Queer. Victoria.
in the tie gaited stakes Dr.
E. M. Houser's Boh ridden b\
Rev'. Mr. Fisher of Kings Moun
tain. took the blue ribbon. The
red ribbon went to George Derr's
Lady Crockett. Third honors to
Daggett's McDonald Chief, and
fourth to A. A. Lockman's l’at.
PEANUT HAY
Peanut hav i> good this year
and central buying stations are
being set up at Tarhoro. Willi
amston and other points to prn
ido a market for the crop, re
ports H. L. MeaehamT State Col
lege marketing specialist.
Ex-Governor a Gol)
I.ewis O. Barrows (left) former
governor of Maine, i* a temporary
rrservist in the Coaai Guard. He
Kdwmrd N. .'(crriman wash
ti(cites as part of his regular duties.
so interested in swabbing that
the first thing you know you've
got a dancing floor."
“Vou be careful you don’t go
on your ear,” Andy warned.
“Don’t trust the rugs either—a
rug let me down.”
He still didn't undeistand, An
dy expostulated. why so much
had to he done that' had no con
nection with the dinner. “Do you
honestly believe all this flurry is
necessary? Are you doing be
cause you like to fuss, or to im
press our company?” Andy drew
his dark brows togethei. “Do
vou mean to tell me," he deman
ded, diligently rubbing the spoon
“that all women everywhere act
like this when they’re expecting
six people to dint'?”
(TO HE CONTINUED)
! LETTERS OF THANKS
—TO—
AMERICAN LEGION
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
November 24, 11)43
American Legion
Cherryville. N. C.
Dear Hubert:
I want to thank you for the
gift that 1 received from the
Legions. It was greatiy appreci
ated. I think the work you fel
lows arc doing for all the hoys
will be a great inspiration.
Thanking you.
Pvt. Judso.i Rudolph Hlack
Nov. 12. 1943
Dear Sir:
Received your most wonder
ful Christmas gift and flvank you
more than words can express. 1
sure wish other service men
could be as fortunate as 1, those
who are really doing their part
at the front. Maybe soon we all
will be together for Christmas
again. I say thanks as 1 close;
sure wish I could repay this to
you in some way. Mac he by
helping some one who is in need
Hope you huvV the most enjoy
able Christmas that exist and a
Happy New Year.
Again I say thanks a lot.
As ever
Richard Reynolds, a sailor
P S. The hoys iiknl the peanut's,
especially those Yankies. | told
them they were Rebels’ peanuts,
Ha. ha.
November 20. 19 12
The Amedican Legion
Oherryville, N. C.
Dear Legionnaire-,:
Thank you for the cigarettes
vou sent me. It makes you l'eel
good to know that tin people at
home are thinking of the boys
m service and doiii" aii that they
can to keep their spiiils up.
Even though ti is will not' o
iuo.ij Anvil suuijsi.ihj is.iij \ui
home. 1 realize how 1 felt and
will always feel at Christina:
tune. I know that tin will he
some boy's first (Tidisuiias away,
and I know how good the Christ
mas package you send will make
him feel.
F am getting along line in mv
work and am staying very busy.
I hope it will not be too long un
til the wai will be won and we
can all come back to Chen yv'ille
to stay.
Thanks again for the package.
Respectfully,
HEN R Rl'DISILL
120K Oma Alto
Dallas. Texas.
Tbomasville. Ga.
November 20. 1912
American Legion
Tryon Rost No. 100
Cherry vilie, N. C.
Gentlemen:
Your kind thought of me ex
pressed with cigarettes was
very joyfully teeeived last Fri
day and in very good condition.
It is t-xtreinely gratifying to
know tile people back home are
thinking of you. You can be as
sured the home town is never
forgotten. 1 dare say you cannot
listen to a group of servicemen
talk for five minutes without
! hearing some fond expression of
“Mv Home Town.” Yes we are
all happy to be remembered by
: the folks back home and after
jail it is because we love our
home back there that we are
separated from loved ones.
Thanking vou again for the
cigarettes and most of all for
thought behind it
My kindest. regains to the
many of you which help form a
group 1 call “Mv Honu Town”.
Yours verv iiulv
BOB BOGGS
| Mr. A. K. Melton has recei
ved tlie following letted front
his son. Major Romie l ee Melton:
November 11, 1940
Dear Dad:
Do you remember this day
25 years ago and the wild cele
bration over the news of the
Armistice and the war all over?
I don't suppose either of us had
'the slightest idea that a period
of 25 years would find me over
seas and inv'olved iu a continua
tion of the last war. This time 1
i hope we can finish it for good.
I haven’t heard from you in a
long time and Klvia writes me
that she has not hud a letter re
cently either. \\ hat about a
short note now and then?
Several days ago I received a
very nice Christmas package
from the Tryon Post of the
American Legion at Cherryville.
I peeped inside but am saving
the small packages to open
Christmas eve. It was swell of
them to send me a package and I
am deeply appreciative. Yes I
wrote them a note on a card
which was enclosed and used as
a receipt. I am doing fine and
all I can.
As ever ROMIE
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Please hrinjj me a bride dull
Some fruit, nutsjiml some new
lothes.
You i friend
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