The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-17
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cloak room. took her hat and
coat from a locker. 1t was a
worn coat, dark blue originally
and only a trisle faded. Her
hat was blue. too, brimless,
showing light brown, waving
hair. Gales gray eyes looked at
the world beneath dark, wide
curving brows. She had lips that
were generous, expressive. Gale
Henderson, lacking real beauty,
possessed that rarer quality
a vital, stirring attractiveness
that challenges interest. "Per-
sonality" it is called usually,
for want of a more definite
term.
A minute later she was out
side, feeling the cold January
air against her cheeks. GaIe
breathed deeply. She saw 4 Ia
miliar figure waiting a dozen
yards ahead and hurried for
ward.
"Stevep she called.
Steve Meyers square shout
ders bulked large in the short
fleece-collared coat. Late,
aren't you?" he asked.
Steve's eyes were blue and
his cheeks rudy. His was no
face to cause Hollywood motion
picture directors TO glance twice
in his direction, but Josie Grid
ley was not alone in considering
him "good-looking. >
Gale nodded in answer to ms
question. II stopped to talk to
josie" she said.
They walked in silence for Z
few minutes. Then Steve SAID
"They let out two more from the
spinning room tonight"
1.-Two more! Oh, Steve-what'
going to happen?"
Don't ask me-
But they can't keep cutting
down all the time-turning people
off! What about the rest of us
How do any of us know it wonI
be us tomorrow
"You don't need to worry about
that"
"I'm not so sure. But it wasn,'
myself | was thinking OF. It:
Phil"
"PhiIs all right.
"Of course ne is. But he's sc
voung-only 10. He-well, | can,
help worrying about him. There:
so much Phil has missed-drop'
ping out of school, the way. NJ
had to, when he was so anxious
Everybody can't have what
they want in the world" Steve
Meyers said grimly. -,
The girl looked at him quickly
II know" she said. You gave uE
school. too, didn't you? But you, re
500 strong and able to take
care of yourself. You always
know lust what to Go and no"
70 do It. Pills not like that. be
sides YOU did finish high school
Phil had to quit ia his SECOND
ySa whats got you so worried
about Phil? Anything special?"
Gale shook her head. NO, Sn'
said "Only the way he talks. III
goes around with Joe GllIaspI'
and Fritz Moon and that GROVE
and he's getting a lot of WIZ
ideas About everything beng
against people who haven't go
any money, and getting even witt
the rich. When anything happens
at the .mill-ike people gettlns
fred or getting pay cuts - II
makes him worse"
They walked in silence for sew
eral moments. Then Gale said hes
itantly, "Steye, do you really
think things are going to keep or
this way? Is it because the com,
pany isn't making any money thai
they're letting so many GO"
The man laughed harshly. You
don't think Thatcher's missing ar!
of his three meals a day, az
you?"
mo. of course not. It's just the
last six months-while Mr.. West
more was sick and since ne dlet
that they've been cutting dow
So" d,
"Sure. Since then Thatcher
been running things to suit HIM
self. Before, ne took orders from
Mr.. Westmore. Thatcher's still
general manager but he might a
well own the place. l don't sup
pose Mrs. Westmore knows any
thing about what's going on"
There's Brian Westmore,
Gale added. "He doesn't know
anything about it either. Over il