The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-27

"Nobody's going to take you
away from me and that's fact.
You've got me going. :" In
articulate, fumbling love-making
but Boots was touched. There
was something irresistible about
his clumsy suit. She began to
tremble again.
"You mustn't say such things"
Her. laugh had nervous note in
it. II belong to myself. l have
not promised anything"
Suddenly the cloak Of his an
ger seemed to fall from him. His
voice took on a wooing note.
Don't you want to be my girl,
Boots? Don't you want to come
away with me? Oh, we'd have a
grand time of it. I'd show you
places you've never dreamed of.
We'd have nothing but fun to-
gether."
T-I don't know" whispered
girl, frightened at the spell of his
nearness, his touch on her arm
4 can't think when you're near
me. Oh, Russ, it's too much to
decide all of a sudden, and I'm
too young. :"
But suddenly the world was g
gay and beautiful place for hel
again. The song of birds was
ed only for her ears. She forgot
her problems and her worries
losing herself in the kiss he gave
! to her. Then she tore herself
free.
'Russ-let me go! | tell you
we're both of us quite crazy.
promise to see you at the beach
about three"
Then she was gone, slim whita
figure running wildly down the
shaded path between the birches
! Denis Fenway fingered over ii:
breakfast in the pleasant dining
room of his cousins house. Jean
the pleasantly starched and smil
ling Scotch maid, in her blue anc
white print and rubber solec
shoes moved softly to and fro
The dishes were blue and white
and the chintz at the awningec
windows. There were yellow rose!
dropping in low bowl, reflected
in the shining surface of the dark
mahogany.
Honey, Denis?"
DR.. Hart Clipped the top from
his egg and turned another page
in the morning paper.
"Well, you had good walk,
he observed. when | starting
out for the Marches l saw yor
ilegging it down toward the
shore"
Denis held out his cup to Loi'
and she filled it again. Yep" hi
said easily, lazily. Fine morning
l had swim. Tell me-" he addet
Ito Lois, "about this Raeburn girl
Pretty little thing, isn't she?"
"You meet her." Lois wanted
to know. signaling to Jean tina
more toast was needed.
Caught a glimpse of her down
at the Shore" Denis said casually
"Well, she's really charmins
child" Lois offered judicially
"She's bright-got AS in every
thing in school. She would have
liked to go to college but the
family finances" She spreat
her hands in hopeless gesture t.
indicate to Denis what state thu
! Raeburn finances were in. he
nodded sympathetically, under
standingly.
"Now what is there for her tt
do" he demanded.
ooh, Boots has a beautiful
time," Lois said with enthusiasm
"This is such a friendly little
town, so many affairs going or
al 1.-The time, and she has always
been popular. She'll marry, OF
courset one hopes she will marry
money"
"And that" Denis unused, twill
be the end"
"How can you say that" Loi:
demanded, shocked. "She'll have
a lovely time; probably a little
car, a nice house, some children
Just like all the other girls"
"But in the meantime" Deni:
said pleasantly, interrogatively
"just what does she do with her
self?"
ooh, you make me very angry
some times, Dennis" announced
his cousin crisply. rising. "Jack
talk some sense to him, won
you? If everybody were like
YOU" she said holly, "there JUS
would not be any world"
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! Denis laughed and young DR.