The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-31
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the ship" Latta went on, but
cannot let you sing too much, OF
no one will be in the gambling
r0G Julia laughed happily. do you
really think ,I'm-I'm, all right
"Ill right" exclaimed Latta;
m ;sten to them buzz out there.
am afraid I will soon lose you to
= bic night club in town." He
Looked at her sobefly. '"You are
tired. This first time has been a
strain-and anyhow we do not
want to give them too much 1or
a start" /.
"You mean that's all l have to
Tony nodded. MAYBE you
would like to take a taxi boat
home now-and tell your girl
friend all about it?" =,
"That's just what I'd like to d.
Mr.. Latta." -,
nudgv finger, nobody calls me
Mr.. Iatta unless they do not like
me-" ., :.l.
Julia laughed. "All right
"iook! Already an admirer is
coming to see you. I'd better
leave" n.sor
Julia looked up to see pays9n
entering the alcove. "Weil! ne
said, smiling, "you escaped from
Evergreen island, then?" .,
"Didn't You get my note! =,
His ewes widened. "Note?
Where did you leave a note! r.
"On the beach," Julia SAID; ~
wasn't much of a note, I'll admit
7 wrote it on a piece of drift,
wood and left it where / hoped
you'd land with your boat; you o.,
see, Woodford decided suddenly
tn leave. One of the men was nurC
while they were out hunting"
~ didn't get the note," Payson
said, "because I didn't come Dae ti
in INV boat. After the run-in with
YOUR friends 1 decided the pest
thing to do was get down to the
settlement in the cupboard boat
and hope I'd find you when l
came back with a vessel tna J,
would bring US both into town. -
He smiled ruefully. "But, as you
nav suspect, I didn't find you
aI'm sorry" Julia said. I'm
afraid I was an awful lou Oh 'fou
ble."
He looked down at her curious
". ~ don't mind trouble-for a
Girl like you. But you have me
puzzled, you know"
"Puzzled? Why?"
"Well, had you tagged as an
innocent who'd got in over her
head and then wished she hadn't.
Now find you singing on Tony
Somehow the remark disturbed
Julid. Her cheeks flushed scarlet.
81 don't think singing on Tony
I atlas boat has changed me any,
she defended. Especially since
this is my first night,
"Skip it," laughed Payson.
"Let's have a cocktail
'Thank you. But i m taking
one of the taxi boats back to
town right away"
"Date?'"' inquired Payson.
Julia shook her head. II just
want to get some sleep. I'm pref
ty shaky."
"That's nice of you It'll
take me just a minute to change"
She rejoined Payson by the
boarding steps and together they
descended to one Of the waiting
taxi boats. care you sure you
wouldn't rather stay" asked Ju-
liza. -,
'tNot if you aren't going to-"
Payson laughed. -"And anyhow, l
think Tony will be glad to see
me leave. I had a run of luck to-
night"
"Did you win a lot?"
"Quite a sum. About three
thousand" o..
"Three thousand?" repeat
ed Julia. And then she began
to laugh.
What's so funny?"
81 was just thinking-that's as
much as I could earn at Woodford
and Brooks in three years." -
; "Tony has one or two stiff ia
bles. Of course, a fellow can't do
that every night. And as for you,
Miss Julia Craig, that won't seem
SO much to you before very long.
I think you're going places"
! Payson's long, dark roadster
was parked near the wharf and
within a few minutes after land
ing they were at Julia's apart
ment building. He walked up
stairs with her, and at the door