The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-28


John Courtney.
Courtney arrives and a short
time later Peter dies. Helena
learns she is sole heir to a large
fortune, including the Henderson
department store. She meet;
beautiful Leah Frazier who had
expected to marry Peter and real
ICES Leah is an enemy. Peter
uncle, Roger Barnes, manager OF
the store, is also hostile.
Helena decides to take over
management of the store. John
Lessiter, Banker, and Courtney
are her allies. Leah Frazier tells
Helena that unless she leaves
town Leah and her friends VIII
boycott the store.
This makes Helena more deter
mined to win her fight. Harvey
Jameson in charge of the hard
ware department, assures Helena
that the employees are with her'
John Lassiter invites Helena 20
attend the Sunshine Club bail.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORf
CHAPTER Al
Sitting beside Harvey jameson
in the simi-darknesS of the movie
thcater. Helena could not help
thinking how different ms &ttl-
tude was from that OF the Fra
ziers and their friends:
Hes honest -. and real, she
thought, wholly unconcerned with
the story unfolding on the screen.
And, after ali. ne represents the
mart Of the town which counts.
Henderson's Department store
couldn't exist if it weren't for
reoplc like Harvey jameson
1Iain sensible people with modest
incomes" She paused before a
breathless. heartenlng thought:
And he's for ne. The rest OF
them must be, too
She was startled from her
thoughts as Harvey Jameson said
well, how'd you like it?'
HWbv - To her surprise,
the ElCCure was ciNCu' lily t'S
in the little thcater had gone up,
and the velvet curtain had swung
ACROSS the screen to mark the
brief intcrmisSion before the next
showing of the film. why, 1t was
awfully good" But Tor the IRE
of her she couldn't have related
what the picture had been about.
When they emerged from the
motion picture theater the princl-
nal street of the town was almost
deserted. A few couples strolied
along slowly. pausing every so
often to glance into the shop
windows.
Il suppose" Harvey jameson
yeptured, as if reading her
thoughts. that you find our little
town pretty quiet"
That's to its advantage, isn't
To-" Helena said. u
We'll" jameson confessed,
sort of like it. Pve been in the
bigger cities. and some of my
friends have gone there to live.
aut | think we have just as much
mn and happineSs-and maybe on
, lot less money" He looked down
IT her solicitouSly. But we 40
nave taxis. l imagine you're tired
after such a long day at the
store" sr,
Helena shook her head. I'm
not. really. And it's so delight
fully cool tonight. Please let's
walk to the apartment"
They turned off the main street
md were quickly out of the "busl-
,cs district altogether. How
Ike q walk in the country 1t was,
Helena thought. Along the park
inr were tall trees, shutting the
sidewalk off from the streets;
along which only an occasional
automobile travelled now.
Most of the houses were set
hack from the walk, fronting, on
lawns that were dark and cool IN
the evening. 81 could be happy
here" Helena thouSnI, II
only" Well, if only WHAT She
could operate the store successful
" and it was doubtful if even the
FIaziers could do sufficient dam
ace to harm her or the business:
Il may as well face it, she told
herself. ''What John Lassiter did
hurt me. But it really wasn't his
fault. Didn't | tell him last night
that he mustn't mix up with me
that he had the bank and his own
reputation to think of"
"You're worried" Harvey jane
son accused suddenly. $500.
Worried" repeated Helena.
mo it isn't that" She laugh
ed lightly. II suppose Pm rather
preoccupied with affairs at the
store" >, r,,.,.
'No, l don't mean that" There
was an amusing, childish STUB
bornness in his tone. The store
is going we'll. Better than 1t ever
did before-that's common knoWi-
edge. That isn't the thing that S
making you unhappy"