Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1936 — Page 20

BEGIN HERE TODAY and Caroline Meed live on a un - Blue Grass farm with their indfather( Major Sam Meed, and two Negro servants, Althy and Zeke. is engaged te Morgan Prens but is neglected by him for Eve just home from college. Kate Caroline start to Louisville with ® to deliver four baked hams or- | by a club. Their sedan is struck 8 car with an eastern license. The Hyer, » stranger, gives them $50 for fepairs and consents to take the twe ‘girls and their hams to the city. En goute he asks fo buy the formula for euring and cooking the hams. out the formula and asks the ‘stranger $500 for it. He hastily pays sum asked when Kate tells him that has seen him steal the license plates from their damaged car. The girls bank money and buy a new dress for Kats to wear to a dance. In Lexington a wealthy and bitter ; mountaineer has just arranged with his lawyer fo foreclose a mortgage i the Meed farm. He is Jeff Howard, owner of coal lands and a hater of Blue Grass aristocrats. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER VI HEN the girls returned from ; the city on the 5 o'clock bus he Major was impatiently awaiting “them. Already, from Zeke, he knew of the disaster of the morning and a few of fthe subsequent events. It had been a shock to him, awak#ning that morning to hear Zeke excitedly phoning a Shelby garage cerning the injured car. " The old Negro had hardly hung

up the phone before the Major had

~ dent with the car?”

fim cornered. “What say, Zeke?” he called. “You've been in an acci-

replied “Seem

* “Yessir, Major Sam)” Zeke, coming to his bedside.

. ike de engine still run first rate, but

one tire is flat 'caus’n de left hine fender is bashed agin de wheel.” _ “Good Lord!” exclaimed the Major. “How did it happen?” _ “Seem like a white man in a big gar done hit us, Major Sam. But he right nice an’ perlite about it.

. He done pay $50 to get us fixed up.

e done take Miss Kate an’ Miss

Cline an’ de hams in to de city, too ” ¥ .

The Major jerked himself to a sitting posture. “You mean the

~ girls were with you when it hap-

pened?” he bellowed. “Yessir, Major. Dey shore was. Dey meant to ask you could dey go. But bein’ as how wou come home

- las’ night under de weather——"

attention from his own ill luck to

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paused, having with darky cunning shifted the focus of

the Major's drunkenness.

The old gentleman sank back on

his pillow with a chastened sigh.

" "Jt were Miss Kate's idear.

He inquired anxiously, “Was it a strange person that hit you, Zeke? Surely the girls didn’t get into a car with a stranger?” “Seem like dey did, Major Sam. She “said how I was to stay an’ look ‘after de car while her an’ her sis-

"ter take dem hams tp de club.

But don’t you worry, Major Sam, ‘Pat was a right nice actin’ white ‘man all right... He pay fer de “damages.” ' Zeke went back to the roadside gate to await the wrecking car, and Major Meed gave himself over to confused reflection. He felt that his spree was somehow responsible for the accident. Althy discovered Jater shedding tears of remorse

and anxiety.

" She snorted cheerfully, “Worryin’ ‘bout de girls, is you? Well, you jus’ trust Miss Kate to man-

_ age. She'll get dem hams whar

dey’s goin’. See if she don’t!!” "The old gentleman was dressed ‘and pacing the porch when the \ girls returned. As they walked up

~ through the woodland pasture to

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‘the house they: could see him there. Some of the high spirits of the day fell away from them, for they knew “session” was unavoidable.

3 ” ” HEY went inside and waited until the old man was combly settled in his favorite chair. Then Kate said, “Well, Gran'dad, 1 can see Zcke's told you what happened this morning. We had a w escape but it all turned out beautifully.” "Caroline took up the tale: “We got three of the hams there safely, t one was ruined. It was the only one that spilled out of the ‘ear. Did you ever hear of such ‘good luck?” © The old man said, Ive good Juek “enough to have you girls salely out of it! And Zeke. Nobody hurt. Remarkable!” ~ «And the man who hit us gave $50 to have the car repaired. n'dad,” Kate said. She showed him the bills and then, at a wise from Caroline, put them back » her purse. “We risked spend$10 of it for a dress for me to Sear to the Dalton dance Thursday night. A beautiful dress, -Gran’dad, marked down to a fourth of its reg- " Blue satin, The sweet-

AAJOR MEED patted Kate's Wl hand, “I'm mighty glad you it, baby. I reckon you've been n' a new dress for a long time. ou ought’'ve got one for Caroline, in i Kate said quietly, “We got somehi else for Caroline—a senior at the University of Louisville. fou see, Gran'dad,: we sold your un formula to that man who took 3 fo town. I made him pay $500

3 She talked rapidly, telling the

story while he listened in ned amazement. “Exhibit One!” she said, showig Caroline’s new bank book with ts meat entry. . . . “And Exhibit 'wo!” unwrapping a flat package 3 Jeoved 10 be their recovered

Major Meed spoke. “W’ll have to id the man and return his money | him. What you've done is not ht, baby. It ain't honorable.” »

"ATE said, “We knew you'd feel « that way about it, Gran’'dad.

Kate .

goatee, “I believe the Lord sent that money! It'll pay our debts!” Kate exclaimed indignantly, “Pay our debts nothing! It's going to give Caroline her senior year at Sollege. I told you that, Gran’-

The old man seemed not to hear. His face wore a relieved, happy expression. “Yes,” he told them, “it'll pay our debts. We can hold up our heads after all.” s s » . AROLINE said gently, “Tell us about the debts, Gran’'dad. You've never really talked to us about business. Do we owe much?” The old man sat down again, He put his hands on his knees and looked at the floor. He said, “There's almost $200 owin’ to the grocery and dry goods and hardware stores. And there's that $300 that I borrowed from Judge Prentiss two years ago without security.” Kate exclaimed quickly, “I didn't dream we owed money fo Judge Prentiss!” Her skin prickled. The idea of being indebted to Morgan's kindly and successful father ‘was too intolerable to contemplate. “Yes,” said Major Meed. “For two years now. I borrowed it to repair the tobacco barn after the big storm unroofed it. I've felt mighty badly about not paying him. Not that he’s ever pushed me. He's been as patient as you please, but just the same I've felt small.” Kate remarked, “The money belongs to Caroline now. I gave it to her. She's the one to say if you can have it.” She looked at Caroline rather pleadingly, sharing with her the sorrow of the lost year at college which had been S0 near reality.

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AROLINE said steadily, “Of course he can have it! We've got to pay our debts. The money's yours, Gran’dad. A gift from Kate and me. Easy come, easy go!” she concluded gayly, determined to hide her sense of loss and disappointment. : Kate thought with a proud surge of love, “Caroline's a thoroughbred!” Then when her grandfather had concluded his formal little speech of thanks she said to the old gentleman urgently: “And now tell us about the mort-

two days ago sayin’ oreclosing. That's why I went to town and got drunk yesterday, I reckon.” Kate said, “You poor old darling! Why didn’t you tell us instead of trying to bear it all by yourself? ,.. Of course we won't let them foreclose, Gran'dad! That's out of the question. We'll refinance. We'll apply to the government for one of those loans—" ” » = ? HE old man shook his head wearily. “I've tried that, honey. Prentiss and Elwell have done everything they could to work it for me that way. But the fact is, 1 ain’t a good risk. The mortgage is too heavy and I'm not a good farmer any more. Since I lost my tenant a few years back, my crops haven’t been worth the seeds, hardly. Zeke and I are both wearin’ out, and the farm hands you hire nowadays .don’t take an interest. . . « No, not even Uncle Sam is goin’ to finance a poor risk like old man Meed.” Kate and Caroline looked at each other incredibly. Caroline said in a queer voice, “You mean we've got to—got to leave Meed Meadows, Gran’dad? Move out of our house?” He nodded, not looking at them. “Wherg will we go?” asked Kate, not flinching. “We'll have shelter,” he replied almost cheerfully. “The tenant house over on the Mount Hebron road. I've held on to that. It's got 20 acres to it. We can have a mighty fine garden there.” The tenant house! The girls were seeing it as they. looked unbelievingly at their grandfather. A stark little six-room house. Its porch sagging. Its upstairs windows resembling a pair of close-set eyes in an unhappy face. Beside it a worn-out, untended orchard. Behind it a hideous, paint-peeled barn. Before it a broken picket fence, separating a weedy lawn from the pike. . . . Was that to be their "home?

(To Be Continued)

YCLONING through the outer office, Bill Avery snorted at the door bearing the words E. Gordon Garrett—Private, and slammed through with such force that the girl at the filing cabinet looked up in startled surprise. 2 “I want to see Mr. Garrett—at once!” Bill thundered. “Have you an appointment?” the girl asked crisply. “No, I haven’t!” Bill roared, but it wasn’t a really first-class roar. There was something about this girl—confound it! He hadn't come over 1000 miles to be balked by a pair of serene gray eyes and a mouth that held exciting possibilities. She shrugged. “Then I'm afraid--" “Listen!” Bill turned the roar down still further, = “I'm ‘William Avery, and I've come: al the way from Wyoming to see Garrett. Ah!” he nodded. “I see you've heard of me. You know your boss is due to get the legacy that should be mine, but what you don’t know 1s that I mean to stop him from getting it! I'm going to collect my $50,000—in full!” » » ”

HE girl met his blast with icy : calmness. “You'd better sit | down, Mr. Avery, before you burst a blood vessel.” She waited for him to obey and then went on firmly, “You can’t see E. G. without an appointment. And what do you expect to gain by violence?” “$50,000. Enough to get my ranch on its feet again.” She raised her brows slightly. Mrs. Blythe's will is very explicit. The money goes to you only on condition that you do not intend to spend 1t on your ranch. You must give up your ranch within three months from the date of her death, and return to the East. Otherwise, the money goes to E. G.” “With no strings attached,” Bill added grimly. “Was she in love with the old coot?” \ The girls’ rounded chin tilted.

quietly. Bill stared. “That was a blind shot.” he admitted. “I didn’t think Aunt’ Hattie loved any one or anything. When do you expect Garrett back?” 2 = ” “FN a month. He's on his vacation.” ” “A month!” Bil] felt suddenly deflated, weary. He'd been a fool to come East. If he'd stopped to think—but he'd been in a blind rage. He'd been maddened by the knowledge that the money to save his beloved ranch was so near and yet so inaccessible. But he saw now how futile it was to fight the situation. He grinned crookedly at the girl. “Sorry I made a fool of myself. Thanks for not having me thrown out. Tell Garrett I won't pester him again. Good-bye.” “Wait!” Her eyes, wide and troubled, searched his. “I can reach E. G. I dont think he understood—" ‘ = » » : S,” he smiled. “But don’t

wv 3 loan.” possible, tried it already—bu

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WHERE THERE'S A WILL

By Barbara Leigh Daily Short Story—

Jean’s mouth, her smile, and the

“Love!” he thought desperately. “And all I've got is a ranch that’s dying on its feet” : For Jean had told him that the will couldn’t be broken. “E. G. would fix it if he could,” she said wretchedly. - “He’s changed his mind about you. But he’s helpless.” “Changed his mind?” “Well, your aunt gave him the idea that your ranch was just a sort of wild escapade of yours, but I wrote him how serious you are about it. Oh, if only something could be done about the will!” She clasped his hand. And at her touch, the emotion he'd been repressing for days, burst through. “Jean, Jean—I love you so!” "Het" hand tightened” orf"his, her eyes shone -through a mist. “Oh, Bill! I was scared to death you'd go back West without saying it!” ' » » E knocked over a glass in his

<2 haste to grip her other hand. “Do you mean that?” “I was afraid I'd have to use my leap year privilege,” she murmured. “But Jean,” he groaned. “I can’t ask you to marry me. I haven't a thing to offer you.” “If you got the $50,000—" she suggested, barely breathing. :

Of course! If he left the ranch, the money would be his. It would be like cutting off his arm, but it would be worth it. “I'll write Garrett tonight.” Not

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“She loved the old coot,” she said:

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by a flicker of an eyelash did he betray the death within him. Besides, she'd bring him to life again. He could do anything—for her. “I'll agree to the terms of Aunt Hattie's will.” “But darling, you won’t have to do that. The money will go to E. G. without any strings attached. And,” she added softly, “if she wants to invest it in her husband's ranch—" “She!” Bill repeated dazedly. “Her husband! You mean—” “E. G. G..” Jean said. “Soon, 1 hope, to be E. G. A. E for Eugenia, A for Avery.” J (THE END)

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(Copyright. 193 y United Feature Syndicate, Ine.)

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