The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-23

AAber Nef father ocoth Fhhi
HOLSTER pretty and 20, learns thai
her college course was made pcs
sible by loans from her father
friends. To repay them she Of
fers her home for sale and ther
shocks her relatives by holding &
sale of the family antiques.
On the day of the sale young
man motoring through the small
Georgia town is stopped by mo
tor trouble almost in front 81
AIMS home. He goes there te
telephone a garage and she in
vites him to remain while the
car is being repaired.
When he leaves Ann discovers
he has taken a blue vase, leaving
note and $50 to pay for the
vase. The note is signed "P.k."
Ann is Inundated and angry but
finds it impossible to put the en-
gaging stranger out of her mind
CHAPTER II
Afterward Sarah Kent was sure
that she had realized trouble was
brewing when she saw Tony head
ing for the library's reference
department. Only a girl, Sarah
was certain, could have drawn
Tony into the gloomy quiet OF
the reference room, and kept him
there for two whole hours!
Suddenly Sarah came to an
other of her quick, intuitive de-
cisions. Tony was turning book
ish because of that red-headed
girl from Georgia, Ann Hollister,
who had been added to the staff
only this week and temporarily
assigned to assist Mrs. Heating,
reference librarian.
There was not a chance in the
world that Tony Mickle would
fail to notice a pretty girl any
where. Certainly not a chance
that ne would overlook this new
girls lovely hair, her lashes and
that provocative tilt Of her nose.
Following her "hunch," Sarah
walked from the information desk
to the reference room and looked
inside. At the far end of the
room Tony was hunched over a
table; his black hair rumpled as
usual, apparently engrossed in a
large book spread before him.
Sarah went back to the lobby.
She was willing to give Tony the
benefit of the doubt.
An hour elapsed before he pass
ed the information desk. Half
way to the door, he stopped, re-
tracing his steps. what a first
class sleuth you're turning out to
be-" he said. "Well, what are
the findings?"
Sarah met his amused eyes and
laughed. $50 you saw me! I've
just decided maybe 1 was
wrong"
"No, you were quite right. But
wrong, to. l came for Informal
ton the first time. I've come
back because I've been knocked
for a loop. Think of finding a
girl like that shut up in a refer
ence room when she might
be-"
"When she might be listening
to your ardent phrases?"
"When she might be posing for
a painting"
Don't pretend with me, Tony"
He smiled back at her. "Well,
admit for the sake of argument
that I'm more of man than an
artist and that | have been try
ing to meet her. What's the
harm? She's an exceedingly at
tractive young woman. For the
sake of our long friendship,
Sarah, and the amiable way I've
accepted your insults for years,
won't you-?"
Get along, Tony. I've got
work to do"
couldn't you wangle an intro
duction for me?"
81 can not. This is library
not a bureau to promote the
dark plots of ambitious young
men. Get thee behind me, Saatn.
Or rather, the DOORS in front"
'"Troy wasn't taken in a day."
Tony said blithely. Sarah, did
you notice her eyes?" ...
81 noticed her hair. In the in
terest of peace and sanity-and
especially if that girl wants to
hold her job here, l think she
should subdue it a little"
Some day Pm going to put
that red hair on magazine COW
er. See if | don't"
81 hope not" Sarah replied de-