The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-20
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tries not to he Jealous Of the
other members of her crowd al
Larchneck, fashionable New York
subway. Sylvia Rivers, richest
girl in town, dislikes Boots and
fails to ask her to a party at the
Yacht club. Boots accepts a last
minute invitation from Mrs
Waterman, socially prominent, to
dinner at the club that same
night.
Quite inpocentiy, Boots is thrown
into an embarrassing situation by
Hardy Whitmore, one of Sylvia
guests, who had been drinking
He tries to induce Boots to &c
sailing with him and, when. she
runs away, goes off in a boat
alone and falls overheard. His
rescue causes considerable ex.
element and Sylvia is furious
She maliciouslv repeats the story
to Mrs. Fernell, who asks Boots
to resign from the Juniors.
Hardy calls to apologize te
Boots. He asks her to "gc
places" that evening and Boots
hurt and defiant, tells him she'e
like to 60 to "The Barn.
questionable dance resort.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER X
Sylvia flickered the ash from
her cigaret. The hand holding il
trembled a little. Sylvia wore
huge emerald on her third fin
ger; against the sunburned skin
it burned like an evil eye.
81 don't know what you're talk,
ing about" she said languidly
Isabel faced her sQuarely. The
crisp red curls on IsabePs small
head fairly cracked.
II think you do" Isabel sait
sturdily. "Mrs. Fernell saw you
that day. She sent for Boots
And now Boots isis out" she
finished, spreading her small
fingers apart in an expressive
gesture.
"And so what does that make
me?" Sylvia wanted to know
with insolence.
"You know as we'll as I do
Sylvia Rivers" said Isabel hotly
."that Boots Raeburn hadn't
thing in the world to do will
Hardy's being tight that night
He'd had a lot before he arrived
at your table. He had some more
there"
cam I denying that?" Sylvi;
inquired, squirting through
smoke, smiling ever so family
'rNo, my dear, your little cir
friends big mistake was in goln;
out on the boat with hinl-get
ting herself talked about. l.
said Sylvia coldly and aloofly
chad nothing to do with that"
"She didn't go with him ans
you know it. They went out o.
the porch"
"And after that" Sylvia fin
ished with a laugh that was lik
the flick 'of g. whip, latter tina
she remembered nothing. Oh,
know that gag line. I've heard
before"
Isabel sprang to her feet, flush
ing deeply.
you're perfectly hateful
Hardy admits Boots wouldn't g
, with him on the boat. He grab
bed her and she got away ,
"And she didn't turn up at tn
party again that night" inter
rupted Sylvia. 81 know. l know.
She cast up her eyes in assumed
innocence.
eff you let Boots suffer TO
this you and l are through a
friends" Isabel said. She knew
when she was beaten. There wa
no use trying to appeal to Sylvia
Dear, dear, how melodramati
the child is" murmured Sylyi
softly. "Come around some da,
when the weather isn't SO hot an.
perhaps you'll feel differently
She dropped her air OF SIuuied III
science and now spoke almos
cooingly to the other girl. "Snal
out of it. Isabel. l haven't
thing to do with this affair. l
Boots has been indiscreet that
her business. Why, I'd be glat
to talk to Mrs. Fernell about /
ask her to give Boots another
chance"
"You would? Honestly"
eyes, only that - only tina
Boots went to the Barn last nigh
with Hardy, and John Fernell saw
her there. It's ALL" finished Syl
via in a tone of gentle regret
"all over town this morning"