The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-28
DEGIN HERE TODAY


JARRETT CoLvIS. back In
New York after years abroad.
falls In iOve with "u-year-oid
ELINGR STAFFORD. barrett Is
~, wealthy, and hus madr II name
for himself rs an nrcheOlOEiSt,
Ida 81 4 r. r % X ID. tiinor's
beautiful mother. has Kept the
girl In the background. wanting
attention for, herself iidn IN
carrying On u nirtatioh with
VANCE CARTER and constantly
schemihg 10 keep i'm the good
eraces or rich MISS ELLA SEN
TON. her husbands aunt, la order
10 inherit II share Of the sexton
fortune.
Years before Barrett shielded
his hmlf-siSter. MARCIA. when
youthful romance ended diSns-
trUusly. Marcia had II son whom
HARRIET adopted. She tells liar
rrtt that IL her husband ever
learns OF the affair tic will never
forgive her.
Elin0r's mother goes Ia Miami
for three weeks. when she re-
turns she oyrrhears Harriet talk
ing 10 I1iiuOr. Realizing he ~
about Ia ask the girl Ia marry
h',I. Ida Interrupts. CieNrrls
she leads Barrett to believe that
isiihoT uOrS nor tufc lbF MIN. HGs
only been flirting with him.
lie leaves and days PISS Ia
which Elin0r hnS no word from
him. She is hrart-brHtrn. Then.
calling ~ her nunt's. she sees
him nga!n.
NOW 60 on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
TOR a moment Elinor closed her
eyes. feeling sick and dizzy
Then. pulling herself together
she heard as il from afar the but.
ler's voice booming out. Mrs
Stafford. Miss Stafford"
She never knew how che en-.
tered the dimly-lit drawing room
never knew what she said. Ida
saw Barrett Colyin turn lemon
white, the pallor of men who are
hard-tanned. After she had
kissed Miss Ella with a rather
exaggerated tenderness she held
out her hand 10 him. Elinnl
nodded without looking at Bar
rett and sank to chair. There
was family ironic smile upon
Lida's lips. Really the child wa:
rcacting to love as the Victorian'
did.
Miss Ella sat erect. In hel
day ladies" had not reclined oil
chairs. Her dimmed. yet kcei
eyes were fixed first on Barrett
and then on Elinor. His manneI
toward the girl had changed, sht
saw. 1t was quite obvious. VIVA
had made Barrett change? VIVA
had he discovered about elmo
20 make him turn away in thi:
sbrupt fashion? The Colvin mel
were gentlemen. Not one Of then
would show a young woman at
tentions and then cease withou
a reason. There must have beef
a reason. What could 1t hav'
been? Miss Ella trusted Barrett
COlvin's judgment as she trusted
that Of no one else. 1t looked a
though again her will must b
changed.
Barrett did not like Ida either
Miss Ella saw how he stiffene'
as Ida appealed prettily for hi
opinion about this and that.
There was a lull in the tall
and Barrett moved suddenly
Miss Ella did not want him TO g
so soon. 4 few more moment
and she would be entirely certain
OF the truth. She would be abb
to read it in his honest face.
Have you seen Bessie recent
ly?" Miss Ella asked Ida. Bar
rett was sitting back now, havtn
missed that possible moment TO
exit.
"Oh. yes" Ida laughed. "
went to see her the other morn
ing. Dear Bessie-a perfect
impossible creature came TO tn
house asking for help on such
fiimsy pretext. The woman wa
simply reeking of liquor an
&essie gave her two dollars.