The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-28

"You are sure?" Her auntS
voice was shocked.
eyes. You see l was a sneak
and checked up on him."
But are you sure?" 1t was al
most impossible for Aunt Ellen to
accept this dreadful explanation,
remembering the happy faces OF
her niece and Scott the day they
married. Only a year ago-and
here was Dana telling her about
some other woman.
"And then she went away,
Dana whispered. "About three
days after - after | found out
about it she left town. 1t is all
very mysterious. She didn't tell
anyone where she was going. Just
disappeared, and her apartment
was closed. But of course l knew
why she left. Maybe she thought
I'd take the role Of an avenglng
wife. Or maybe she lust wanted
to get out of town until it all blew
over"
Aunt Ellen had decided, at was
that Long girl then" She was the
one her sister had said Scott
should have married in the first
place. If he had, this child would
not be sitting here looking like a
little ghost.
1t might have been better for
Dana to have pretended she didn't
know what was going on. In the
old days women pretended they
didn't know about their husbands
philanderings. They just acted as
though they didn't know and kept
on living with their husbands.
But young girls today, with so
much fire and spirit. demanded
fair play. When they didn't get
it they struck back. Dana had
struck at Scott and the blow had
rebounded, wOunding her sorely.
"My DEAR" Aunt Ellen protest
ed, "you can't go on this way
You've been here q month now,
and you haven't been out of the
house. Don't you think you could
take a walk? Or go to a movie?'
81 couldn't 90 to a movie" Dana
aid. 81 couldn't stand it." Then,
as she saw the troubled look on
her aunt's fact deepen, she said
gallantly, "But l will go for a
walk. | hate to face people,
though | know it's silly. But it's
horrible to feel people are specu-
lating about you, looking at you
and wondering and saying There's
Dana Stanley. Well. she and Scott
have hit the rocks already"
Aunt Ellen nodded. "They
probably will say those things,
But you must lie brave and face
the music. You can't become q
recluse because you and Scott
couldn't live together. After q
while people will forget. It's q
good thing most Of us have such
short memories"
Dana said, cts a nice day.
Fresh and sunshinny, though lit.
tie windy. III enjoy getting out
She said it for her aunt's 0enetlt
and saw Aunt Ellen's face bright
en-.
Dana was scarcely out OF sight
when the doorbell rang. A moment
later Sarah plodded up the stairs,
her eyes bullying. :,
cts Mister Ronnie," she said
"He's askin' for Miss Dana"
Aunt Ellen fluttered down. With
her sister and Nancy both away,
she didn't know what she would
saw to the young man. 1t dldn !
seem decent, exactly, for him to
be inouiring for Dana when the
child was still married Still she'd
have to give him some sort OF an
swer. Young people did the most
amazing things. Aunt Ellen knew
she must be careful, because her
sister would be furious if this par
ticular young man was offended;
"Dana's out walking" Aunt Ell
len said vaguely. She added land
the devil himself must have been
prompting herr, "She went south.
She can't be so very far away be-
cause she only left a few minutes
ago"
Ronnie thanked her and left.
81 couldn't help it," Aunt Ellen
told herself. Maybe nice brisk
drive would cheer Dana up a lit
tle."
Dana's feet were taking her
along a familiar way. 1t was the