Show I 1 0 V I 1 Z 9 MAIRY my rj i p T 0 at ra e X hi U S e SYNOPSIS kena cezia ilar manh h pretty elih and avren ty arrivo arrives bame home in corinth horn from school and is 11 met by her older broil brother iee hugh he dri drives ves tier her to the marih home where her A dowed mother Flu fluvanna a worm be hearted arted self sacra sacrificing biqing and understanding soul welcomes her laester ster tar mar gery cry plump and matronly with the ca care e of 0 tince children asat lunch with them hughs wife dorrie has pleaded a previous on the way back to his job JA at the steel plant founded by one oneff of his engh passes doe doc hiller a bo bohrod hood friend me he no long longer cr gees ees frequently because of dorries antipathy Flu fluvanna vatina mash wakens the next morning fr front a dream about 6 aher her tale bale husband jim whose unstable character the she tears fears kezia kena hai bat inherited ellen comes over she he is s an artistically inclined girl who is a distant distant niece of Flu vannas and a favorite 0 of hughs she happily UHs tells fluvanna she engaged to jerry purdue f TER I 1 continued 2 1 1 1 I wish iloth er were as easy to tell thins things to as ag yeti you fluvanna she kave gave a rueful smile she wont b be pleased nor father it II will be hard that part the telling them perhaps ill wait a while I 1 flu fluvanna a na called up the Stairway ellen is here hurry hurr y down kezia ellen returned with the flowers arranged in vases 1 I Tius tnt s stay for or 1 breakfast I 1 went out early painting altrie An trie ra ravine ipe and left word tha thatis th tId ba back b by kf ast time shell sheli worry ill stay util intili A seg see kezzie nico nic lt to have her home y enot otso ab lonely tor for you Fi uvan ivanna il qa d very very nice and id I 1 d have been much lonelier if L a certain pertab person ii riad a d nv nt n V beer been vevy very kaid coming orient I 1 1 I bouff gloved comingo bovre yo youre vre just fascinating tc ans il never get tired of with bouc perhaps fascinating thel theard the w ord she sat down the beside fluvanna 1 I tola old terry jerry I 1 could atine in with you he understood he understands everything P j nha patted hern hecha hand nd so small all alii this happiness Pap happiness cama nto Y s hight 7 may aja I 1 tell kezia ef enen i laughed 1 I clon dont t mind min d and hugh do 40 tell hugh hes hei go g asor sort ot of p ferson erton my cousin a mond among bun aun dressi dred si L i the alder woman anew she was getting pi basure out ot of her naive confession i so she encouraged her I 1 you met jerry jn in april oh no nt last fall all ive seen something ot of him for or a long time he would come then stay stay away you see he thought his family would matter his father is a roller in the mill and his uncle runs that cigar store he said he could nt fit bring them atherh to meet us and all the 66 relations you and the ren shaws shaves the woods the moffatt ats the Debarry swe id are an in awful crowd you 1 kno know w not thai hes as ashamed amed othis people he ais says they aie are plain nice people saved to send lian him to school in the east hes very proud at ot them just th thought it it t do afraid aid ta 6 atit let huns eugo because your father ha has maey money 11 ellen nodded fiod ded then said in a low voice 1 I told jerry that the fact act that he loved me meant every thing more than money more than family it seems to me that when 1 two people love jove each other they give the most priceless celes S possession something greater than anything in the ithe world fluvanna kissed her hei impulsively you are a sweet child and a very wise one A silence weri then ellen rose 1 I 1 must be going wait will bp dohrl ana in a ro moment m ent she asked aske me to to call her early because ashes playing tn ten nis she went to the stairway coming kezia ellen is in a hurry she heard kezia murmur to herself before she replied A few minutes in a little while anna announced thit that breakfast was as getting 4 scold cold ellen started toward the door the rain rainbow expression ot of her faced ace faintly clouded clouded 1 I really must be running along tell kezia im sorry some other aimel she had scarcely started her car in the street and moved off when kezia cime came downstairs her arns arms stole around Flu vannas neck alma Alm aMater M a ter she murmured ca singly then she said with silky vindictiveness what was euen ellen after at thi in bi the morning mornin g a worm Ke kezia 1 I know wanted to see what I 1 nasf was doing today and maki make hansl plans she need to think I 1 intend to go around with her all the time took a drink of coffee why do you th such unpleasant things you played together a great deal when you were small it be just as easy to think the wis was fond of you wanted to welcome you home ye kezia zia sulked for a minai r if fill ri then she broken broke a piece 0 of f toast crumbl crumbled edit it 1 I suppose up pose I 1 might havercome have ave corrini come down her mother smiled as she saw victory in sight kazla was ashamed of her action b but alt had had to defend it she has a tough time at home no wonder she cornes comes here to so much cousin Cia Ga davinis vinis top ritiro nervous to allow the radio to tobe obe o be played besin he sin sinthe the house and her rh mother other pretentious and calculating nagging the life her what laib otherl cecja Ih hareno aveno reason tobe to be envious ous of ellen to 1 I if a man goes romantic over her they think ot of lizzle lizzie tor for a 3 in inlaw in law then its goodby good by ellent she sat there her eyes dreamy and suddenly misted im so mean seq fAl faltered terea and youre so to 0 met oh Af rooth er how do I 1 ou put pat up pirath me 6 I 1 flav fluvanna nna w was rii moved oved a as she always was when X kezia ezi a was ent and misty eyed even though she he knew it did not binder her torn lom doing the same thing over again directly the girl rose re in a udden sudden whirlwind and came around her chair laid her cheek against hers oll il know im horrid charming emotional and impulsive like jim her heart plunged misgiving for kezia a vague maiet slie she caressed her auto nautically nati iati cally kezia went back to her chair be nice when she comes again or better still telephone ler ier 1 awill I will kezia nodded between altes ill U telephone her this noon nood pete told i me about this pur que duesse du eshe mhd has been going with very smooth looking lahke ake ronald col maw man The a all I 1 betti ngit wont last iam a mon fhle I 1 L 1 I be too sure kezia looked up quickly hm H m i mm have e you la a scoop she jhb tell not tor the public yet i so keep k T it secret t 1 no 7 bews i brows went up Vf eft Ts bhatla nead linel ellen put t it averl bert cheers alzi K ezi a rose iose from the table oble IU ill breeze aroun d there after 1 I get through playing genius and ask her to bring him over some night soon she dropped a kiss on her mothers faals ill tell her that while im immured amr aured in the halls of learning she grabs off the best looking manin man in town I 1 I 1 JI hit n the backyard lawn lan 0 of athe the hugh M marshes wasa was vel veiled led in the translucent light which comes lust before darkness the west was a faint saffron streaked with mauve mauve birds talked in sleepy twitter ings a wood clo dove r ve cooed coded in a win ow dorrie reclined on a wicker chaise longue and hugh sat near her smoking a pipe hughs e eyes y es werd were on the arabesque pattern patt em of the trumpet vine dorrie allowed the evening pa per pek to driff to the ground H hugh u gh im cons constitutionally ti tationa ily lazy M mm arent you interested inte did you hear what I 1 said that boti you aai are lazy yes I 1 heard I 1 dont know what we can do about it She Se shrugged and a curling smile that he never liked to see crept around her mouth it means nothing trial Y you qu have a lazy wife 11 you make pretty things tor for the house curtains cushions ja your clothes you spend a lot oli of time sewing rt r but what I 1 like diketo to dol I 1 dinean im lazy because I 1 ilont do the things I 1 ought ough tto to but dont want tol you see thires theres a distinction 0 O im not complaining his mind slipped away to 6 the plant II if they landed the cincinnati order and the one frouday from 1 dayton it would keep them running running all through tigh june when there would be 4 a natural recession they done badly for a small plant con si dering conditions youre not thin thinking kini about mel iad dorrie sharply who else he knocked the ashes out of his pipe if I 1 think about the business Ws its for you it I 1 im trying to make a confession but you wont listen his left brow went up in its humorous twinkle bother ing your conscience 1 I should have your bamily here bere once in a while were always being invited to your relatives its one of the ought to do but dont ant to you mean you dont care tor for my family 1 I dont care tor for many people do 1 I shei she tossed back smiling no r but I 1 thought you and ianther mother im fond of your mother she has an extraordinary effect on me Mak esme feel eel good inside and out like a steam bath and a soothing oil rub by a swedish masseur gosh dorrie dome margery since she has those children talk my language I 1 cant get passionate over croup and adenoids aden and spinach can I 1 but kezia has a streak of wicked bess ness I 1 understand fur fun t watch he her maneuver her own purposes so then im going to throw a big dinner have them all this friday night suit you hugh hesitated like it you she challenged 1 d like having them here of course but I 1 wish it were because you wanted them not a concession to my feelings dorrie turned her head to one side and looked at the willow tree after a moment she said with slow sulkiness b belter ater take it the way I 1 do it he watched her with puzzled pain watched her until he saw the coldness mell from her face and another emotion come over it she said in m a taint faint voice youre worth forth a dozen of me hugh he was was relieved brought this on he inquired ll 11 laughing she shook her head call it a mood forget it it dorrie you can be pretty sweet yourself fl he felt suddenly happy she was chary with admissions of feeling he never knew exactly how deep her feeling for him was the occasional glimpses into her mind when she grew introspective as tonight were rare and accordingly precious the western light had entirely Y faded the dusk ringed her around with magic her pale green dress shimmered like moonlight A nighthawk night laight hawk wheeled restlessly overhead uttering a raucous cry hugh whose passionate feeling for her had never dimmed felt her enchantment heighten surround him with a mystical contentment and yearning his eyes held hers youre lovely he said on a breath thank you she murmured smiling the telephone tinkled inside the house ill go said dorrie sliding oil oft the chaise longue she never walked briskly but when she came back she moved with more animation than was her wont its the whitneys Whit she announced noun ced they want us to go out to freeland farms and dance hugh gave a regretful look at the yard bowered in bush and 40 1 1 1 1 fil I 1 1 I ja V 50 f S J 4 0 I 1 1 vt better be ater take it the way I 1 do it vine at the moon climbing now a shimmering globe above the trees sort of nice here he commented she stood there waiting tor for him to say more the expression of her face was veiled but he felt a vitality flow bow from her a current of something indefinable do you want to go for you to decide she answered almost coldly he took her attitude for reproach he stretched his arms I 1 lazily a tell thim them well vell go coming tor for us yes can you be ready in ter ten minutes es he nodded but we wont stay late remembert rem emberl I 1 have a job to hold down if cun she started for the house then I 1 turned her head bead with her secret smile you always say that we wont stay late rem remembers remember emberl 1 abut but we always do she vanished shed in the rear door the whitneys Whit dancing at least it bridge which had become so complicated lately with the new scoring and new systems which people quoted so confusing ly freeland farms always a crowd the floor too small but dorrie wanted to go hugh coming he rose from his chair reluctantly cun whitney was of medium height florid and with curly brown hair he was cheerful talkative and had an amazing vitality he was restless liked to go places be with people he was full of ary schemes for making money which he never followed Oll owed through he was an excellent salesman sue beeding through sheer c charm ol of manner and enthusiasm but had been out of work since the november before he was thoughtful and kind to his friends and when hugh had been laid up with influenza the winter before had sat up with him all one night joan was small with an olive complexion straight black hair which she dressed severely and great smoky gray eyes with thick black lashes nurry hurry up she called as hugh and dorrie came down the walk were simply bursting to tell yo you u the news what news asked hugh did the old man come through right the first time congratulations Congratulation sl I 1 cried hugh climbing into the car wonderful said dorrie he has a job with the crescent people and starts work the first ol of the montal you see how glad she is to be rid of met mel complained curt cun sick of having me underfoot around the housel you at home much you went down town every day flashed joan will you have to travel cun asked dorrie more alore or less several days a week and they came to my figurel which is important well look after jonny jenny for you when youre away take her around eh dorrie dorric of course joans elation gave a lilt to her quiet cl aielt voice its the most glorious fee feeling lingI almost worth the agony of suspense for eight months to experience it although I 1 must say cun was marvelous about it always cheerful always marvelously said cun 1 I was the one who was afraid afraid of his cun as he drove looked back over his shoulder go ahead and spill it what were you afraid of my sinkin sinking into bad habits oh kep keep quiet cun clan laughed and nodded you see no confidence in me at all and from one who knows me best anyhow were here and its a grand night and were all good fellows I 1 felt fell like a celebration and told her to call you up I 1 knew hugh would curse but a mile little night life is good for you you old stick sti ck in the mud were not to be out latel late called dorrie mockingly husbands orders just before we start started ed I 1 they found a table near an open window at the freeland celand Fr farms an old country mansion which had been turned into a road house the space tor for dancing was limited and waiters zigzagged and retreated with their laden trays to avoid the swaying couples it was not so hot as hugh had expected a breeze came in from the west the room had good ventilation extending up two stories with windows near the root roof hugh saw ellen pendleton across the room seated at a table with jerry purdue the drama of their preoccupation with each other othe drifted through the noise and cigarette smoke ellens face was flushed her eyes were luminous as she toyed with her food and listened to jerry propound some theory isolation en folded them in the midst of the crowd he touched dorries arm see ellen with young purdue she smiled and nodded he looks the sort shed tall fail tor for lean and dark with a way she explained to the others hughs ta fa evorite cousin with her young man A cousin said cun alibi joan fanned herself with the menu dont you know hughs related to all the Pendle tons gavins daughter ellen 1 I vow the whole towns a cousin to hugh said dorrie languidly hard to have any personal conversation I 1 never dare express an opinion ol of anyone I 1 meet for tear fear of insulting a connection ellen is third or |