The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-17
CHAPTER XIV

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Hello" Natalie said briskly,
drawing out a chair at the table
at which Gail was sitting. "Hav-
ing an early breakfast for lady
of leisure, aren't you? What's the
idea?"
ppm going to look at some
apartments" Gail told her. Zone
of the real estate men | met yes
terday told me I'd better decide
on one soon, even though | don't
want possession until September. /"
Business must be improving, !"
Natalie nodded. She studied the
menu a moment, and then asked,
"What are you eating this morn
ing?" =,
'Raspberries and cream, and
they're delicious. This is my sec
ond dish"
"All right" Natalie turned to
the waitress. Bring me some
raspberries and coffee and toast"
A uniformed messenger entered
the dining room and approached
the head waitress.
Look" said Natalie. There's
a telegram for someone - why,
he's coming over here"
The messenger was beside them.
"Miss Everett?" he asked, as he
reached the table.
"This is Miss Everett" Natalie
told him. As Gail took the en-
velopc, opened it and unfolded the
sheet inside, she went on, rs 1t
another fortune for you, CALI"
The other girl read the telegram |
swiftly. well" she announced, |
al don't have to fly to Arizona.
A codicil to my grandfather's will |
has been found by some lawyer
and Uncle Mark is now the own
err of the Rancho Angelo. So
that's that" /
"Why, Gail what a shame!
Can't you do something about it?
Put in a claim? Maybe there's
something crooked"
"No, l guess it's all right" Gail
handed the telegram to her friend.
81 may as well call Rosemary"
She went on, land tell her our
flight west is off. And I'll have OF
look for a job, too. 1t was sweet
of Uncle Mark to send me such
a handsome check for my expenses
on the trip, but / guess l may
need the money for living ex-
penses until I start earning some
thing again. | don't believe it's
too early to call Rosemary right
now"
Gail rose and went to one of
the telephone booths at the far
end of the dining room.
"Well, what did Rosemary say"
Natalie asked when Gail had re-
turned.
"She thinks | should take the
trip anyway and get acquainted
with my uncle, but of course |
wouldn't do that"
''Did you speak to Dick, too"
mo, he's on his way in town
Outgoing to take you around?"
Natalie seemed interested.
"No, but Rosemary said he'd
probably call me and might take
me to lunch. If l don't turn up
at your office you can thank him
for getting rid of me" Since
Gail had lost her job she frequent
ly lunched with Natalie and some
of her girl friends.
For a few minutes. they glanced
at their newspapers. Suddenly |
Natalie cried, Listen to this,
Gall Among the passengers sail
ing on the Santa Lucia for Buenos
Aires are Don Luis Y Doro and
his lovely bride, the former Lu-
ellie Travers'"
Lucille married? But who is
the man." asked Gail. All at
once she felt as though load had
been lifted from her heart.
81 never heard of him before"
Natalie said, idly turning the
pages of the newspaper, "but I'll
bet he has money. Lots of South |
Americans are very wealthy. Well,
suppose We won't hear any more |
about her until she decides to di-
vorce him."
ooh, Natalie, you don't think /
she'd marry anyone she didn't |
love~
"If you ask me, she's exactly |
the type to do that - especially !
snce her fathers lost his money
and she can't go on living in lux |
ury."
The lunch hour crowd had al
ready begun to gather when Gail |
met Dick Searles in the lobby of a
fashionable hotel.
Well" he greeted her enthusi-
astically, 1--WE got everything ar