The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-30
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They passed through the audi
forum where the seats were be-
ing installed. The silver screen
was already in place. Dick took
Eve up in the dressing room ele~
vator and she saw modern con-
veniences in almost luxurious
form for the comfort of the act
ors and actresses. She was par
ticularly impressed with t h e
laundry and drying room and the
nursery for the children of the
stage-tolk. Eve looked down at
the stage from the fly-loft and
became slightly dizzy"
"Now III show you the green
room,'" Dick told her as they
stepped into the elevator again.
They descended to a room oppos-
tie the wings, beautifully decor
ated in white and gold. In the
center was a billiard table, and
great, soft easy chairs were
grouped about. "No m a t e +
what its color scheme may b"
this room is called the green
room," Dick explained. at is
the actors sitting room. Later
on you will see it in USE"
| An organ had been installed
and was being tested. SnatcheS
Of melodies filled the air. Dick
glanced about and saw no one
observing them. He gathered
d Eve close in the shadow Of the
I wings, for q brief instant.
"The first kiss on the new
stage" he murmured.
Eve was always to remember
that Sunday. 1t gave her her
first insight into the romance o.
building. Dicks employers, she
knew, SPECIALIZED in the construc,
ton of theaters but it was not
until that morning that she ap-
preciated the extreme skill re-
| Quired for this branch of work
The owners had spared no eX'
pense to create beauty as wei
as utility and the result wa
breath-taking in effect.
The day meant more than that
to Eve. The uneasy feeling she
had known for the past wcet
seemed to slip away from her
Dick was all kindness and con
sideration and Eve was ASHAMED
of the fact that she had doubted
him, even for a moment. She
in the future. Dicks love Wa
suddenly the most importan
thing in the world for her ant
she wanted him to know ii.
She curled up in a lounge chat
that afternoon with a new book
She made it a point to bring
home a book from the circulating
library each weekend. AfteI
she finished reading the bool
Eve always entered its title ant
the name Of its author in tin.
notebook she carried in he
purse. She had begun this sys
= TEN when she was in high schoO
and had followed it faithful!
ever since.
Monday morning Eve returned
to her work as though inspired
She thought Of the actresse
soon to come to Lake City TO
tile opening Of the theater AM
decided to make an especial BIT
for their patronage in the stor'
advertising she wrote. Barne
commended her for her foresight
That noon Eve accompanies
Marya to a Scottish tea room
where twinkling-eyed Highlant
lassie told their fortunes b.
reading the leaves in their tea
cups. Eve attached no slgnifi
canoe to the prophecies made fo
her but Marya was apparent!
overioyed because the seeres
predicted she would soon be mar
RED. Eve smiled to herself. |
would not take a fortune telle
&c predict marriage for a cir
so sweet and lovely as Maya
When the home edition of thu
evening newspaper was deliver
cd to the office Eve turned Il
the financial pages. Strange, sh'
thought, how light-hearted sh'
had been but an hour before
and now her world was plunge
into gloom. Pure Soap, Inc, hat
gone down a point.
It was hard for her to concen
trate on her work for the mex
hour. As soon as the stock edl
ton was due she sent Charles
| down to the corner to purchase
a copy for her. Her hopes re
! turned a she noted that Pure
lSoap, Inc. had regained its los
and oIocnd at the same figure l