The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-03
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giancing at the CLOCK 10 make sure
he would be able to catch the
ferry which connected with the
1857 train at Jersey City. He
was anxious not to miss it. Gypsy
would be waiting and she had
seemed oddly touchy recently
about small things. When he was
late she seemed suspicious and
bitter. not like her old self at
all.
The telephone rang as he
reached for his coat and one Of
the stenographers in the outer
Office answered 1t.
For you, Mr.. Weaver" She
was a toothy girl in blue with
a friendly air, and he smiled at
her. For the thousandth time the
stenographer reflected what an
enviable position Mr.. Tom WeaV-
er's wife had. Some girls had all
the luck. ...
Tom held. the telephone cradle
close and said hello. His express
sion changed slightly, took on q
grimmer aspect. o..
Sorry" he said. II can't make
it I'm just leaving" 81" .-
.... 3.. 49," '.us.,. .,r.:
EVIDENTLY the person at the
- other end was importunate,
because he had to repeat his ex-
euses over and over. When he put
the instrument down be looked
very grim indeed. The girl in
blue wondered mildly what had
happened TO upset him. That
woman - for it was a woman's
voice that had asked for him
must nave been pest Of some
kind. 1t wasn't like Mr.. Weaver
to go for the day without saying
good-by. ....
Toms long legs cleared the dis
lance between subway and ferry
house quickly. He was painting as
the boat nosed its way out OF the
slip, This committing was no easy
job, be thought, watching the
water glide past. He would like,
for Gypsy's sake, TO have, a house
somewhere near Blue Hills. She
could see the family oftener then.
Maybe she wouldn't be so lonely.
She was cooped up in that apart
ment all day with no one but the
baby to talk 10. 1t wasn't much
fun.
For all his haste, he missed the
train he had tried to catch. 1t
was moving out Of the station just
as he rushed through the stile.
What rotten luck! There was a
wait of half an hour before the
next one and Gypsy would be
meeting him with the car. She
might think he was not coming at
all. 1t was not his fault; chain
of circumstances had led up to the
telephone call. but ii would be
difficult to explain all this TO
Gypsy. She would not understand,
might not even, listen.
He went into telephone booth
and gave the number Of the Nor
ell house. 1t would help matters
if he caught Gypsy before she
left for the station. She would
know he was on his way. AS ne
waited he whistled softly. Surely
he was making a mountain out Of
a molehill. Gypsy was normally
the sweetest and most reasonable
being Imaginable. Whatever he
had done or had failed to do she
Would forgive and understand.
He heard a buzzing, the opera
tors voice. Then Gypsy's clear
tones came to him. He smiled.
was just about to speak, but real
lied in time that he had broken
into a connection
Gypsy said very distinctly
"Marko? have message for
you. It's rather important. The
flowers came. and they were
lovely E. ."
Tom put the receiver on the
hook. The man waiting for his
turn at the booth stared Curl
ously. Fellow looked mighty
funny to me-" he said later 10
his companion. Looked as il
he'd had bad news"
ITO Be Continued)