The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-20

ret, for heavens sake"
'Ghastly affair. simply CHASTITY"
whispered another. She looked
absolutely shattered, but she kept
renewing her complexion with fin
gers that shook a little.
why doesn't somebody do some
thing?" Lila interrupted fretfuily.
where's Mako. Why did Mako
have to run off and leave like that?
Where is everybody" -...
At length there were steps In
the hall and the women looked
gratefully. hopefully at Hunt as he
came in. Gypsy felt she had never
liked him better than she did at
that moment. He seemed a very
tower of strength.
He came toward them swiftly
and said something in 4 low tone
to Lila. She uttered one faint
shrek and buried her face in her
wadded handkerchief. Davies led
her from the room.
Hunt faced the others. He hit
the parapet three stories below" he
told them gravely. Hes alive-but
they think his back is broken"
IF there is anything more irritat-
l. ing than a mans discovery. on
avoiding the very jaws Of tempta'
ton and rushing home to his wife,
that the latter Is nowhere to he
found, l cannot think Of it at the
moment. Tom Weaver felt decid-
eddy silly. distinctly priggish and
finally, bitterly angry. Gypsy had
said she would be home early; she
had seemed genuinely to mean 1t.
Here it was past midnight and she
had not appeared.
The telephone rang and he an
swered it in a cold. dispassionate
voice. 1t was Gypsy and she was
excited. Her voice sounded as
though she had been crying. This
made Tom angrier than ever. Fine
goings on! His wife cff-heayen
knew where-with another man,
upset by something. He couldn't
hear half she said but he gathered
she was on her way home.
He stalked into the bedroom.
stared down at the sleeping baby.
But the utter dependence and aban-
don Of the curled small figure did
not serve to dispel his gloomy tenn
per. Although he knew 1t was not
true. he told himself that Gypsy
was neglecting the boy. She had no
business rushing around as she did
these days.
Presently he heard her key but
he did not move. He continued
to stand there. in the half light,
sulking. But his ears were alert.
He heard the swish of her drape-
ries, the click Of another lamp and
Gypsy's half hysterical laugh which
ended in a sob. She said some.
thing unintelligible to her escort
Lord. you'd think the fool would
have sense enough to go home
now" Tom thought grimly. He
went out into the hall, caught at
a disadvantage after his sojourn
in the dark. Blinking like an owl.
he thought. Gypsy said. "Oh. dar.
ling!" in what he considered almost
an indecently emotional voice. but
he did not respond; he felt himself
aloof. He saw the fellow looking
at him oddly and he nodded. feeling
like a wooden man, stiff and in
human. .......
shes had a shock he heard
the other man say.
The muscles of Toms mouth
stretched themselves in what he
hoped was a sarcastic smile. on
has she?" he asked. What was this
all about and why didn't the chap
go off and leave them? 80. .~
The story tumbled out. GYPSY
told most of 1t. tearing at her thin.
handkerchief. Tom got grimmer
and grimmer as 1t progressed. So
this was the sort Of mess they'd
got themselves into. was it?
at will look fine in the papers