The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-27
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oylNId niNeES rutGs NtiS youhSSt
set of Larchneck, fashionable New
subway. She dislikes Boots Rae
burn whose family has little.
money. .......
One night at the Yacht c lub
Boots is put in an embarrassing
situation by Hardy Whitmore,
one of Sylyia's guests, who had
been drinking. Sylvia malicious
ly contrives to force Boots resig-
nation from the Juniors. Humili-
ated, Boots withdraws from the
crowd. She goes about with Russ
Lund, the swimming instructor.
Russ falls in love with her and
announces he's going away. He
begs Boots to elope with him and
she asks for time to think it over.
Mrs. Raeburn returns from a
visit and Boots breads having her
mother hear about her resigna-
ton from the club. Out for a
morning walk, Boots meets Denis
Fenway, young author, and they
have a long talk. Russ sees them
together and is jealous.
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CHAPTER XVI
Boots faced the young man
squarely, a small, erect, defiant
figure with her white skirts whip
ping back from her rounded fig,
ure, her dark eyes blazing with
a sudden question.
81 don't know what you're
talking about" she told Russ
Lund slowly. "I-and Denis Fen
way? Why, l couldn't sleep.
just came out for a breath of all
II happened to run into him
This" Boots averred, 'is only the
second time | have ever spoken
to him."
| "You seemed to have a lot to
say to each other" Russ accused
He had been running. He had
caught up to her just where the
path dipped away from the water
Hatiess, his brown hair blown
every which way by the rising
morning wind, he braced himself
on a hillock Just above her.
ooh, thatw A sudden revulsior
of feeling swept over the girl. II
was absurd-this whole situation
Had she really been lying awake
most of the night, turning over
in her mind the possibility Of
marrying this square-shoulderec
young man with the unsmiline
dark eyes? She must have beer
mad.
Let me pass" she said coldly
"I've got to get home. They dom
know where l am"
A screen of trees hid this par
ticular spot from the main road
Russ took two great steps and hi!
hands were on her shoulders.
Let me gow she commanded
You're hurting me"
so that's the way it is" growl
ed her captor. You've beer
stringing me along, two-timine
me with this la-de-da fellow from
the big city"
ooh, how can you be so silly!
Pettishly she said it, striving tC
shake herself free. I've told you
--you can believe it or not, just
as you like-that l barely know
him."
Russ released her. He's rich, u
he pursued grimly. "He's prob
ably got a swell line. No wonder
you like him better. You've prob
ably been laughing at me for the
hick 1 am"
GLOW can you say that" she
demanded Indignantly. But it was
true that in the few moments she
had talked to Denis the contrast
between the two men had flashed
upon her-one so easy and suave
and polished, so lightly sure of
himself. the other big and male
and adoring. Yet it was Russ who
had made her pulses beat faster
|. They were beating faster
now in spite of her annoyance.
Her mood changed. She was
his champion, his friend. -,
Don't be cross" she said
softly. "I-I told you l was fond
of you yesterday. Why can't you
be satisfied with that"
|
She threw fleeing glance
over her shoulder in the direction
from which she had just come. II
Denis should take it into his head
to stroll this way it would be
rather awkward. Please, God
have him go the other way, she
prayed.
Russ had his arms folded now
His head was lowered, he was
staring at her fixedly.