The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-17

would be nice II ne ana gypsy
could have her around occasionally.
1t would do Vera good, thought
Tom innocently. to be with two
such happy people as themselves.
Vera seemed cynical about mar
riage these days, kept saying that
of course she would never marry.
And that was the most unmitigated
nonsense.
II suppose you'll be In Tarrytown
until the wee small hours" Vera
said casually. Tom consulted his
time table and said he certainly
would do no such thing. He ex-
pected to get the 1886 back to town.
He'd told Gypsy he would be home
shortly after 9. Then he remem
bered. rather tardily. that Gypsy
would not be there. And he
frowned. Vera noticed 1t and was
curious in her intricate feminine
fashion.
IF don't find the Wilson's az
home I'll wander around and have
dinner by myself and get that train.
too" She sounded awfully down.
poor kid. Tom felt terribly sorry
for her. When she got of she
waved at him and he was glad he
had been decent to her. It wasn't
much fun. being girl alone In New
York.
Vera didn't take a taxi up the
hill as she had said she was going
to. She went into a drug store and
sought a telephone booth and when
she got a certain New York number
her voice altered and she said a
few words carefully into the mouth
piece. She was smiling when she
came out. She didn't seem to be
interested in her friends any more.
She didn't even try to find them.
She went for walk up the main
street of the village; she bought q
magazine and had chocolate
matted milk and wandered back to
the station. The 1886 was a long
time away, but she didn't seem to
mind the idea Of waiting. -.
IN Lila's exotic dining room a
l. 6ark-haired young woman in a
modish apricot satin gown looked
down the long table uervously at
a handsome. rather dishevelled
young man who had just entered
Instinctivaly she gripped her hands
together. Derek's eyes were wild
and his tweeds stood out oddly in
this assemblage of men in full eve
ming kit.
Lila rose to the occasion superbly.
Davies. a chair for Mr.. Bliss.
Derek. my sweet. how good Of you
to drop in. Why didn't you let me
know you were here? l thought
you were IN Banff. Someone told
me
Derek dropped into the chair
someone pushed forward. never TAX
ing his eyes from her face. If Lila
was disturbed by his arrival she
concealed it well. Only Gypsy no.
ticed that the white bosom. dipping
into the deep V Of her black lace
decolletage, rose and fell on a
quicker breath. Her coloring was
not heightened one iota.
II got back this afternoon,
Derek said thickly, carefully. i
only just heard about
Mako scraped his chair on the
polished floor. interrupting. You
look splendid, my dear fellow
Splendid :" A.
Derek fixed him with glittering
eve. Thanks, awfully," he said
carefully. Thanks a lot. Mighty
good of you to say that"
The tension in the big. high
ceiled room was almost a Tangible
thing. Outside, in the darkenlng
summer night. the rumble OF a
storm began to deepen. Lightning
flashed occasionally and - in the
western sky clouds gathered omi'
nously. A girl laughed on a high,
nervous note. The candle flares
dipped and flickered uneasily In the
breeze coming in the long windows
Why doesn't someone do some