The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-09

difference did it make whether nc
was in Westchester or at Mallbu
! Beach or in fremont? Bridge
Golf. The same bores performing
in the same way, though with diff
ferent backgrounds. The same So
| cial climbers. The same silly quar-
rels and petty enmities. The same
/ adulation for current favorltes, to
be dropped shortly for a newer
crop.
Bannister opened his eyes and
saw that the rain was coming
down faster. He noted this ab'
sentmindedly, without interest
His thoughts continued in the
groove they had taken.
Of course he knew why he had
refused Jim Paxton's invitation to
join a bridge game. There would
be no one at Aunt Hates house
when he arrived there and there
was no reason for him to return
mo reason, at least. but one that
was completely and utterly illOgi-
cal. He knew that when he arrived
he would 90 to his room and begin
another letter to Adele Allen-a
letter which, quite likely, he would
tear up when it was finished, just
as he had torn up the last one.
But it was certainly better to
tear them up than to send them
after the other one had been re-
turned. "I'm all kinds of a fool, .
Banister tonld himself. He meant
it. He had belabored himself in the
same way hundred times before
That was why he had been SC
irritated by Paxton's chatter
about Hollywood. jim hadn't
meant anything by it. he knew
but suppose some Of those intern
al gossip writers should pick w
something about Adele and him
self? A bitter smile erased thai
thought instantly. No chance OF
that! Those professional GOSSIP
distributors kept UP with the time:
at least. They might = and ne
doubt would-write of Adele but
I, it would be to couple her name
with that of Donald Quayle, the
leading man whose fan mail wa!
so enormous.
Anyone who knew Hollywood
at all would understand why Adele
Allen had thrown over Dave Ban
mister for Donald Quayle. Ban
mister was. to be sure, a promising
young writer. One of the new
names in literature. But Donald
Quayue was an established sue
cess. Handsome. Wealthy, too
with a box office following re
Elected directly in his contract
Certainly it was easy to under
stand why Adele found Donald
IQuayle so fascinating.
Bannister stopped thinking
about Quayle and thought about
Adele. Adele's eyes, hooking ant
Imischievous, danced before him
! Adele's copper tresses. The slim
figure, so perfectly graceful. per
Ifectly rounded. Her soft, throatJ
laughter. Lips that were warn
and inviting
The picture disappeared in the
cold, drizzling darkness outside
Bannister had known the girl il
New York three years before. She
had played a small part. in a pro
duction that had had a long rur
in the metropolis. He had met hel
at parties, taken her to dinner
been friendly in a casual way
Then last spring in Hollywood ht
had seen her again. That time
there was no mistake about it
Suddenly, inevitably. he had fal
len head over heels in love. Adele
was playing small parts still bu'
they were in pictures.
David had fallen in love and il
had been for the first time in hi!
life, There had been weeks wher
the Joy of Adele, the beauty Of
her, the amazing, unbelievable
sweetness of her were overpower
ing. Weeks that had been-oh
well. they were over nowl Fo1
Adele had been given a part in ;
picture starring Donald Quayle
She had caught the directors at
tention, had given life and vivid
ness to the brief scenes in which
she appeared and with that single
performance she had stepped from
The realms of the comparativel!
unknown to place in the film
armament.
With equal ease, too. she hat
stepped into a new existence il
which Donald Quayle was Away.
opposite her at luncheon tables
donald Quayle was driving will