The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-26

IcOurSe we can S"Sdi thoe ~ .
| lie, a frameup. But what good arr
we, as friends of Marcia's, agains
the evidence
What good would it do Roslts
and Pierre if they did publish the
pictures Camilla asked. Their
she answered her own question
I'Tjnless, of course, the comment
twas so terrible that you paid them
Ito say it was an in the spirit OF
| good. clean fun" 49,. ,
eve have to get the pictures,
Phil said, CHANGING at the girl IN
the lowered dress. He looked
| tb.n, at the man who sat, long
legs spread before him, in. a big
chair. "How about it, Bob"
I'm all for trying. But l don't
know quite how to go about It,
What about the police"
They would stir up an inVesti-
CATION. Anyway, she's bee n
there"
, "There isn't much to worry
about tonight. Tomorrow we II
get them, promise you" Bob
told Marcia. Those low-down,
damnable scoundrels"
"I'm to meet them at the same
place tomorrow at T., Marcia
said. "They know | won't be
alone, if | come. Aren't they TAX
ing chances?" -
"They don't think you'll come.
They may expect you to let the
stunt go and crash through later
when you need them. wen get
themw Phil answered.
Marcia smiled at him. Some,
how she believed him. She dld
not know that she was turning TO
him for help, having faith that ne
would save her. She did not Know
that she had forgotten that beD'
too, was offering aid.
Camilla, curled up on the long
couch, was thinking Of a remark
that had been made at dinner-a
remark that she was independent,
self-reliant; that she didn't get
herself into scrapes from wnlch
she needed to be removed. Men
liked to do the rescue act - II
made them feel big and manly;
She walked to the window and
watched the lights for minute.
When she turned she spoke to
Marcia. 81 have twin beds. Let's
have your night things brought
up. You spoke of being fright
ened in your rooms"
THANK you, Camilla. You're
grand" Marcia answered, relief
suddenly making her a little weak
She had been scared to go back
to the suite and had been wonder
ing if she could ask to have an
other room tonight, or if that, too,
would be known.
When the lights were out at
| last, and a cool, wet wind was
stirring the curtains, she did not
sleep. She thought of Bob-funny
that he was growing so much less
| important. Then she thought OF
Phil. She tried not to. He was
! Camilla's. He had wanted her FOL
i a long time and came to get her
ANYWAY, Camilla was a splendid
person.
In the bed across from her
Camilla was thinking about Bot
and wondering why his dark face
insisted on squeezing in between
her and the white sheep she was
counting in order to go to sleep.
ooh, drat it~ she spoke out
loud, and Marcia, hearing, said
nothing. But when she repeated
the words, Marcia spoke.
Cant you sleep, either"
"Oh, Marcia, Pm sorry. Did
waken you? Pm counting white
sheep and a black one keeps get
ting into the picture"
They talked for a little while
but Camilla fell asleep long be-
fore Marcia did. When Marcia
, Weakened it was broad daylight
and the hands of the clock said
no o'clock. She took a quick
shower, slipped into a green linen
sports suit that had been brought
upstairs the night before, along
with white accessories and a small,
green hat, and hurried down
Stairs. Camilla was still sleeping
"Mr. Haskell and Mr.. Cunning
ham," the clerk asked. "They left
early"
"Did they say where they were
going?"
mo, except that the young la
dies were not to expect them be-
fore late afternoon or early eve,
ming and the young ladies were
to stay in the hotel"
"Yes-of course" She wen