The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-18

V;ckv leaves in a rage deter.
80 70 show Gale she cannot
take Brian from her.
NOW GO ON WITH The STORY
W." CHAPTER XVIII
! Tho crowd shuffled out of the
movie thcater stopping to look
~ noSter, announcing next weeks
show. g.rls peering to catch a
( oIimpse OF themselves in the mar
non. mirror panels at either side
of the entrance. to powder noses
and dab on rouge, chatterlng and
iIaughinr. Young men who spoke
lin deeper tones. pausIng to hight
I cigarets and jam hats on firmly.
( There were older people and some
| children "a noudeScript crowd,
the usual patrons Of the Strand
where pictures were exhibited
which. six or eight weeks earlier,
had been shown in the larger
theaters in the more brightly
lighted section Of the town.
Steve Meyers looked down on
GAZE as they stepped out on the
sidewalk. wasn't such a bad pic
ture, was it," he asked.
ooh. liked it. That girl who
was Kathy' is a new star, isn't
she? Eve never seen her before.
And didn't she look beautiful"
The words broke off. A couple
a small girl in a bright red hat
and rather dowdy fur coat and a
tall youth-had just halted be-
fore the glass cage where tickets
were sold. Gale heard the girl
laugh and turning recognized
Ruby Griffith before she saw it
was Phil beside her. A moment
later the two disappeared inside
the theater.
Steve asked, What was that
YOU were saying?"
about the picture? Oh,
don't know it doesn't matter
anyhow. That was Phil with Ruby
Griffith. Did you see them?"
Eyes"
They walked in silence for a
few moments. Then Steve said,
Il wish you wouldn't worry the
way YOU do about Phil"
"How can l help it? You see
the sort of company he seems to
prefer - Ruby Griffith and her
crowd. You know what they're
like. And he comes home at all
hours of the night and morning.
It's only within the last six
months or so that he's been like
this"
Worrying isn't going to do
any good"
''No. l don't suppose it will.
But what can | do, Steve"
Leave him alone. Pills smart
enough to take care of himself.
The trouble is you're used to
looking out for him. You still
think of him as a little boy"
''But he's only 80"
That's not so young. 1t would
be a lot better for Phil if you'd
give him a chance to stand on
his own feet. You do too much
for him" ,, j..
Maybe you're right" o
"Of course l am You want to
do too much for everyone, Gale.
You're always forgetting about
yourself, trying to do something
for someone else" 10.
'But Pm mott l don't do half
the things l should"
81 wish you'd let me do them
for YOU"
steve" n. ,..
ooh, Pm not going to say any
more. l promised / wouldn't and
III keep that promise. You said
YOU couldn't marry anyone now.
But there's one thing | want to
ask you. When you were away
at school-well, you must have
known lots of other fellows. Is
there anyone else, Gale?"
you mean"
as there anyone else you're
in love WITH"
Gale was glad she did not have
to meet his eyes. She knew ex-
actly how those blue eyes look
ed. She turned away, surprised
that her heart was beating so
rapidly. She wished it wouldn't.
Steve was waiting for her to an
swer and there was only one an
swer to give. You certainly could
not count a man you'd met only
three or four times and then
purely by accident. even though
he had said, 81 like you, Gale
Henderson. | like you lot.
You couldn't count a man you
were never going to see again
Gale said, "There's no orS
else, Steve. No one"
He put a hand on her arm
drew her close. His voice had al
edge of huskiness. "Then l car
go on hoping" he said. "on
Gale, if you only knew how
feel about you-w -
"You promised" she reminded
him.
eyes, | know. l promised.
He began talking about some
thing that had happened at tn'
mill. Five minutes later they nat
reached Gales home. .,
You'll come in, won't you
she asked.
"Not tonight. Going to D.
home tomorrow EVENING"
81 think so."