The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-27
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structor. When he goes to Flor
ida, promising to send for her
later, she goes to work in 4 de-
PartmeDt store.
Russ does not write. Months
pass and then comes word that he
he's been killed in motorboat ac-
cidcnt.
Boots meets DENIS FENWAY,
young author, and EDWARD VAN
Solver, wealthy and socially
prominent. She is in love with
Denis and jealous of beautiful
KAY CHlLLINGFORD.
Boots gets a job in book store
and goes home to live in ordc: to
help her parents financially. On
Christmas Eve Denis calls, but
Boots tells herself she must forget
him.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
Denis came over to talk to
Boots about Edward that night.
Il ought to telephone him." sh"
fretted, "but when | call the
nurse says he's resting comfort
ably and that's all. Don't you
think the doctor ought to let me
90 down there? | want to.
Denis was reassuring; he was a
very tower Of comfort. His cold
ness and alOOfncsS had dropped
from him like a garment. The
doctor was perfectly right, he
said. Ed was getting along like a
house afire. He had grinned as
he'd told about the cast they
were putting on. And he lad
pal ticularly stipulated that Boots
was to stay in bed and remain
perfectly quiet until La Fargo
had given other orders.
Her ruffled hair, her pink,
woody bcdjackct made her look
young and fcvcrish. There was a
glitter in her eyes.
"This was a punishment for
me for not approaching Edward
as | should have" she told Denis
cxcitediy. 81 want to marry him
right away, and make up to HIM
for it,"
"Don't talk So foolishly," he
said sternly. "YOu had nothing
whatever to do with it. 1t was Il
combination Of reckless driver
and heavy fog--that was all"
Isabel called up and even Patty
called in the days that followed,
On the third afternoon Boots
was allowed to move rather Shak-
lily about her room. That evening
Denis drove her down to the big
brick building on one of New
Martins side streets and she
saw Edward, looking nib and
handsome in the narrow hospital
bed.
He laughed at the nurses; he
laughed at everything. 1t was 4
riot, he said -chcerfully. Boots
was a sweet thing to worry abou'
him. but look-his wave includ,
cd the baskets Of fruit and flow,
ers, the bright jackcted books
the kilograms. There was even d
box monograph on corner
which ground out the tune Of tn,
day.
Denis stayed on at the Hartses
Oftcner and oftcncr during those
first weeks he drove her down tc
New Martin to see the smilln?
young man in the big bed. Ed
ward greeted them, Grinning. The
doctor was "nuts," he said cheer
fully. He expected him to stay
there on his back for six weeks
Meantime the music box tinkl"o
cheerily away, the books and
baskets from Fifth avenue con
PETITIONERS continued TO arrive ano
to be distributed gTandlv among
the ratients and nursing staff
Edwards mother arrived magni-
ficiently during the first week
and, having assured herself that
her son was in no danger, swept
maj estically off to Florida. Ills
sisters were busy on concerns OF
their own, fitting to Aiken, &C
PinchurSt.
you're my family. Edward
told Boots as Denis ranged abou;
the room. smoking cigarct after
cigarct. Look after her, won't
you, Dinny?"
Denis had nodded restively.
Boots was still at the shop
She would not tender her rcsig'
nation until their marriage date
was a certain thing. But the
strain of the long winter was be
ginning to tell on her. She grew
n