The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-16

cago meat-packiIs ta"''J'
| did. What happened to him, what
sort of panic ne may have got m
to before he went so completely
haywire, don't know; but things
certainly must be Unanswered so
spect, pay off the losses of peo-
that he can get back his self-re-
pie who trusted him Helen,
he is the person most to be con-
sidered! And we would be as
great towards as he seems to have
been if we let him down now,
when he so needs propping up, no
matter how the treatment may
hurt him." ~.
"Do you know" said Helen, ~
feel like shaking your hand?
You're a good deal of Spartan.
But, since you have demonstrated
that you can take it, let me con-
tinue in candid vein and remind
you of the village we live in.
Don't you imagine you'll suffer
from the gossip? Heaven only
knows how the thing has been
kept as secret as has been done.
There's no use denying that ru-
mors are going around every
where, and rumors breed faster
and faster. They'd feed on Franks
return, even more than on his abb
sence. And the gossip can't ex-
clude you." -,
"The gossip has included me
already" Marcia reminded her.
at was bit of task to face so
many people at the Stagecraft
Guild tryouts last night, as a mat
ter of fact. Probably l don't like
to be gossiped about any more
than anyone else does, but it's all
in a lifetime, literally" q!
Fright. And what's to be
done?" ~,
"After all my talk, / don't
know. If you don't. mind, | think
III ask Dads advice. He's clever
father. He'll know what to do
and how to do it, if anybody
does.
She stood up.
meanwhile, let's pretend the
problem doesn't exist. Shall we
90 on over to Mrs. Henderson's
for our play scripts?"
Early in the afternoon Marcia,
at home, was called to the tele-
phone. Her fathers secretary was
on the wire,
"Mr. Garfield, had to leave on a
matter in Miami. He just had
time to catch :. the plane. He
wanted me to tell you that he
| would call you by long distance,
at the first opportunity, and let
you know just how long ne would
be away. A week or 10 days, he
| thought" .Lt
Marcia remained beside the
| telephone, considering. A week or
10 days! Much too long time to
delay in Franks case. Without
her fathers advice, how could she
act? Z
Suddenly she lifted the receiver
again and called n New York
number.
81 want the first available seat
on q plane to Chicago" Marcia
said into the transmitter.
| In 20 minutes she had packed
a bag, left orders with the serv.
ants, and was in the car, being
driven to the station to take the
train to New York. With 60 sec.
onds to spare, the chauffeur pull.
ed up alongside the platform
and Marcia stepped down. Nc
time to buy a ticket in the sta.
ton; she would pay on the train
Fifty-five seconds. She started
across the platform, the chauffeur
following with her bag. Fifty sec.
onds.
"Well, hello, Marciap
1t was Dorothy. Osborn. The
acid Dorothy, who had com.
mented, for the benefit of all a,
the Stagecraft Guild tryouts, con.
corning Marcia's romance with
Frank Kendrick. ,tt
Forty-five seconds. &.
Hello, Dorothy" 20
Leaving u.s." 60
For day or So" =,
Forty seconds. !.
Where you going?"
| "Oh-Schenectady." 81
ooh! Didn't know you knew
anybody there"
"Didn't you? In Schenectady,
| Oh, yes. My aunt-Aunt Priscilla
The. one who's out on parole."'
"Parole? Your. aunt! M,
dear" Z
Homicide" said Marcia. "Bu,
1 she didn't know. The gun wa.
II loaded" ..., W -
IAN aboardp said a :trainman