The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-04
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JOAN WARISG. pretty Mem
phis girl. and BOB WESTON. soa
OF New York millionaire. meet
in Memphis and fall in love. The!
become cstranEcd through the
scheming of BARBARA Court
NEY, a popular society girl who
il trying TO win Bob for herself
Joan goes 10 New York 10
search for PAU. her younger sis-
ter. who has run away after nu
unhappy love affair. Joan Is hired
ns "a masked singer in night
club. Believing Bob lost to her.
she becomes engaged 10 BARNEY
BLAKE. owner of the night club.
Pat rcappears and becomes
Dnrncy's secretary. II is not ion;;
before he realizes he loves Pat
instead of Joan. joan sings at 81
fashionable entertainment and
discovers she Is in BOb's home.
Boh recognizes her voice and
traces her TO the luxurious apart
meat she and Pat share with Bar
ncys siepmother. Bob leaps To
the conclusion that Joan is living
there as "Nrs. Blake" filings her
from him ana rushes nway.
jean tells Barney of her love
Tor bcb ana learns that hc loves
Fat. Next day Barney and Pat
are married and sail on their
honeymoon. joan. who does not
t.no| the reason for Bobs ieaI-
GA" ru-c, waits for him TO return.
NOW GO ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER XXXIu
MORE than once Joan moved
A'A toward the table where the
telephone stood. 1t teld strange
fascination for her. Presently the
telephone would ring and she
would hear Bob's voice saying.
Joan, I'm sorry" Or perhaps it
would be merely Joan, I'm COM
ing for you. Be ready. will you?"
There were n>vcr any evasiCns
with Bob. He scorncd them. He
would not say Joan, may | come
over?" when he knew that she
was waiting for him. ..
She glanced down at her wrist
watch. Eight o'clock. He was
just finishing dinner. There
might be guests. She mustn't be
SO nervous, or impatient. She
must wait!
The telephone rang and she ran
to answer it breathlessly. But it
was only reporter from a morn
ing newspaper asking about Tat
and Barney and alb ut their mar
riagc.
Joan heard her voice. hard
with disappointment, answering,
But there aren't any more facts.
It's all been in the papers already"
She was trembling when she put
down he telephone.
At $50 Mrs. Blake suggested
that they go out TO a movie. She
spoke casually, as though happi-
ness were not trembling in the
balance for Joan. All the king
horses could not have moved
Joan from vicinity of that
telephone.
At nine o'clock the living room
which had worn such q gay, ex-
pectant air dropped forlornly,
like a woman deserted by her
lover. Joan could not bear the
thought the silence suggested.
Bob must be coming!
Her heart pounded at the
thought. OF course he would
come. She couldn't doubt that he
loved her. remembering the light
in his eyes, remembering his
stormy response to her whisper,
You found me-"
A FTER a while Joan made de-
"a cision bravely. She woul d
telephone Bob. Too much unhap-
piness had come about through
pride and conveGtionality She
would say Bob. please come. |
can't bear it if you don't"
He would come then and they
would talk over everything. All
the foolish little things of which
estrangement had been built
would topple like house of cards.
She found the number and
dialed -. Somewhere in that big
regular appointment at Barker