Thursday, June 15, 1939
BRENTWOOD
By Grace Livingston Hill
SIXTEENTH INSTALLMENT
But the next day wasn't half
long enough, and sped away so
fast they were aghast. Marjorie
was here and there and every
where. with her mother and the
children, and everybody restless
because the time was getting
shorter and shorter. How they
were going to miss her, the
A daughter who had only known
P them a few short days!
Finally Marjorie and Gideon
were seated in the train as it
moved off, waving to the father
and Ted. Then the train swept
out of the station and they were
alone.
The minister got out his pocket
Bible and again and again the
two heads were bent over the
text. Marjorie took out her pen
cil and notebook and kept a great
many references for -her help
when she got back to Chicago
alone. So the time flew fast. It
seemed only a brief space before
Gideon had to put on his over
coat, seize his hat and suitcase,
grasp her hand for a quick in
stant, and hurry to get off at
Harrisburg.
He waved to her from the plat
form an instant, and then the
train moved on and she was
alone. A great desolation came
her. Would she ever see him
again?
/ It was strange the next morn
/ ing to waken and find herself al
most back in Chicago, to dress
hurriedly just in time to get out
and to find her own chauffer
waiting at the station with her
car according to orders.
The house was immaculate, the
servants all there in their places,
welcoming her, thanking her for
their holiday, apparently ready to
go on with life as she had left it.
After breakfast she went from
room to room and tried to take
up the thread of life. For this
one week at least she was com
mitted to do nothing definite
L about leaving her home. But that
I did not include Evan Brower. In
" the afternoon she wrote a note to
him.
"Dear Evan:
This is just to tell you that I
got home today and shall be glad
to see you whenever you feel like
calling.
Sincerely,
Marjorie."
The time passed very quickly
and in the afternoon she went to
see her lawyer and check up on
business matters. Then just after
dinner Evan Brower came.
Evan told her of the news since
she had been gone, and at last he
got out the little velvet box again.
"Marjorie," he said in a calm
voice. "I want you to put my ring
on now and wear it."
Then Marjorie looked calmly
at Evan Brower and answered in
a clear voice:
"Evan, I do appreciate your
kindness and your thought for
me, and I feel sorry that I had
to be so uncertain in the past
when you talked to me about
these things. But now that I am
home again I have thought it all
ever and made my decision. Evan,
I am not going to marry you,
either now or at any other time.
I am quite sure that I do not love
you as a woman ought to love a
man she marries."
Evan Brower looked at her
steadily, calmly, and slowly put
the ring back in. its box and the
box away in his pocket.
L "Very well," he said quietly, de-
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to your senses yet I can wait, of
course, till you do."
So presently he took bis leave.
Finally there came a letter
from Gideon and her heart leap
ed up to welcome it singing a lit
tle song even before she opened
it. It wasn't a long letter. It was
mostly about his work and the
questions she had asked, and
some books he was sending. But
it did say how much they missed
her.
The next day Gideon sent flow
ers. They were crimson roses,
deep and dark. She buried her
face in their sweetness and closed
her eyes as she carried them up
stairs to her own private sanc
tum. She did not want them out
of her sight.
And then the week was up.
Marjorie arose with a feeling
that great things might happen
today. Would her mother write
at once, or wasn't the week long
enough for them to decide? She
had decided. She was only wait
ing for their word. Would the
morning mail bring her answer?
But it came sooner than that.
Thelma brought it up to her be
fore she was dressed. A telegram.
"We have kept our contract.
The time is up. We want you
with all our hearts. We feel that
this is your place if you still want
to come to us. But not unless
you would rather come. Letter
follows."
It was signed with all their
names.
Marjorie wasn't long in an
swering that. She caught up her
telephone and dictated a tele
gram :
"Was coming anyway, whether
you wanted me or not. Could not
stand it without you. Brentwood
for me! Love to you all. Glory
hallelujah!
Marjorie."
Next morning Ted appeared on
the scene. A very properly-clad
Ted. looking handsome and cap
able.
"Mother said I was to come
and help pack," he said simply.
"She said you oughtn't to be
alone. Dad would have come but
he couldn't leave his new job, of
course." ,
And then when his sister fell
upon his neck and embraced him,
crying for very joy, he remarked
quite casually though in a jubi
lant tone:
"Gideon Reaver said he was
coming over on Monday to drive
us back home. He said you were
bringing your car, and I haven't
any driver's license yet. He said
I was to wire him when we would
be ready. He's crazy to come!"
They were hard at work pack
ing and there was a large van
drawn up before the door taking
away furniture, some that was to
be sent to the auction rooms for
sale, and some that was to be
given to the mission, when Evan
Brower arrived.
Evan Brower glared at Ted,
with scarcely an inclination of
his head, and then he said sav
agely to Marjorie:
"Can I see you alone some
where?"
Marjorie gave him an absent
minded smile.
What was said behind that
closed door Marporie never told
him, but it must have been de
cisive for the caller presently
came out walking as if he were
following to the grave after a
dead hope.
The last ( truck was filled, and
started on its way; the cook had
wept a farewell and had been
taken to her train en route for
her sister's in the far west; the
house was locked and the key
handed over to the lawyer's rep
resentative for the new owner;
and they were all comfortably
seated in the big luxurious car
ready to start,
"It's a beautiful house," re
marked Gideon. "I'm so glad to
have seen where you were
brought up," and he smiled at
Marjorie. "Yes, it's a lovely
home. But you're going to one
just as pleasant, I think!"
"Sure thing!" said Ted fervent
ily. "Though this one's all right,"
Ihe added as if he feared Mar
jorie's feelings might be hurt.
| Then they wound down aiong
the lake shore, into the city and
outjjn the highway for Home.
And such a drive as they had!
But oh, that homecoming. How
precious it was! To be folded in
her mother's arms and to know
that she Was at home! To watch
the lovelight on her father's face
as he said: "Welcome home, my
daughter!" To feel the children's
eager sticky kisses and hear their
screams of welcome. To see real
joy in Betty's face, real welcome!
Ah! That was better than all the
other world had to offer her.
And then to drive hastily over
to Brentwood and meet the
trucks which had , just arrived,
and with Betty direct where
things should go. It was great!
There was Betty in the parlor
with Keith Sheridan to help,
taking off the covers from the
upholstered furniture. And there
was Gideon going quietly about
doing things without having to
ask what to do next, just as if he
were a son of the house and had
always lived with this furniture
and these rooms.
"You want this here, don't you,
Marjorie?" he would say, and
proceed to put it there.
And once in the back hall, to
ward dusk, those two came hasti
ly upon each other, Marjorie
from the way of the kitchen, and
Gideon from the big pleasant
library where he had Just depos
ited an armftt of books that had
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parted movers, and they ran right
into each other. Gideon put out
his arms and enfolded her, per
haps to save her from falling, but
it became mate than that of it
self as suddenly tHey were close
to one another, and Gideon
stooped and placed a tender kiss
on her lips.
Then, just as suddenly, while
they were still under the spell of
the wonder of each other's lips,
and did not know anyone else
was in the world for the moment,
there stood Betty and Keith hand
in hand.
"Might a mere brother-in-law
offer congratulations?" saluted
Keith joyously, "because we're in
a position ourselves to under
stand."
He grinned and bowed low
with his hand upon his heart.
That is, one hand. The other
Betty had.
Then he looked up at the em
barrassed two who had been tak
en unawares and grinned.
"It's a little soon, I suppose, to
spring all this on the assembling
multitudes," he offered.
Marjorie with glowing cheeks
and dancing eyes was laughing
now. \
"We didn't know anything
about this ourselves till a minute
ago!" she announced shyly.
"I believe you!" said Betty sol
emnly. "That's the way it came
to me, all suddenly."
"Well, I'm not ashamed of it,
though I didn't think I dared an
nounce my intentions so soon.
But I'm glad!" said Gideon sol
emnly.
"Yes!" said Marjorie. "Aren't
we?"
But the rest were scurrying to
the front door to welcome the
family.
The mother walked into her
house and stood and looked
around with eyes full of wonder.
"Oh, it's too good to have all
these things at once!" she said.
"My girl come home to Brent
wood, and all my children here!"
"Yes, Mother, dear," chirped
Betty from the doorway, her
hand again in Keith's who wink
ed across at Marjorie and Gid
eon, "even more children than
you had bargained for!"
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NEWS FROM THE
Court adjourned Thursday af
ter only four days of wotk. No
cases of much importance were
tried. Two manslaughter cases
were continued.
Mr. and Mrs. Colon Spoon and
children left Friday for Max
Meadows, Va., to attend the china
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Tilley, held at their home Sun
day afternoon, to which more
tnan one hundred guests were in
vited.
Misses Mary Cooper and Lula
Betsy Folger have returned from
the Woman's State College at
Greensboro, and will spend their
oummer vacation with their par
ents in Dobson
Mr. and Mrs. Vr. E Hancock
a-.d daughter, Linde, returned
from Prosperity. S C., Thursday
after spending some time with
Mis. Hancock's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pugh'.
Wilson Comer, student at
Chapel Hill, has returned to Dob
son for a summer vacation.
Miss Katherine Irwin, of Har
riman, Tenn., who is nc.w at
tending summer school at Boone,
is spending a few days with Miss
Edytne Reece and will return to
Boone Tuestiuy to resume her
wci'k.
Norman Harkrader is very ser
iously ill ui the Davis hospital in
Statesville.
.Alice Louis-? Adams, of States
ville, is visiting the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Evan, on Kapp
si.eet.
Mrs. Wade B. Hampton has
many friends in Dobson who will
be glad to know that she arrived
at her Washington, D. C., home
after spending one year touring
the Orient and studying some
months iiw Berlin.
Marianne Mock is a week-end
feutst of Ecttie Steele at her
n-me, Route 1.
Miss Lucille Freeman is attend
ing the summer session at
Greensboro Woman's College.
Bausie Marion, Robert Free
man, Jr., and Spencer Novman
spent the week-end at Mouth of
Wilson, Va., on a fishing expedi
tion.
Miss Mary Bettie Norman has
gone to Chapel Hill to attend six
weeks of the summer session on
the "Hill."
Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian South
ern and children were Sunday
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Llewellyn.
Mrs. Blanche Norman spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Daisy Norman. She is attending
summer school at Catawba Col
lege, Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sandneg
and children, Mary Jean and Jer
ry, visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. V. J. Myrick several days
last week en route to their home
in Gibsonville after spending
some time with relatives in Elk
Mound, Wis.
Miss Clara Freeman is attend
ing the World's Fair in New York
this week.
Geese
A teacher asked her class to
write an essay on geese. This
paper was turned in by an eight
year old miss:
"Geese is a low, heavy-set bird
which is mostly meat and
feathers. His head sits on one
end and he sits on the other. He
ain't got no between-his-toes and
he's got a balloon in his stummick
to keep him from sinking. Some
geese when they get big has curls
on their tails and is called gan
ders. Ganders don't haff to sit
and hatch but just eat and loaf
and go in swimming. If I was a
goose I'd rather be a gander."
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