The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-25

she was--well. adorable; all the
thing described by oyerworked
words which fail to do justice TO
their subject.
The appearance of embarrass-
ment which already mad become
familiar to Marcia returned to Nc
Dougall as he realized that al
though he had followed every
word and action on the stage he
had been conscious only of move
ment and tone. He was almost
amused 20 find his attention so
monopolized. He glanced around;
had he been sitting there like one
in a trance?
He was aware Of whispers be-
hind him. -,
but how silly of Marcia said
Dorothy Osborn, Ito i!y out to
Chicago after him.
"Well, my DEAR" said Mrs. Hor-
ton from the pinnacle of her
greater experience, "a woman does
some funny things when she's IN
love with a man."
al think / could give him up,
under the circumstances" Dor
othy remarked. =,
"Marcia's different, suppose"
Mrs. Horton said. And perhaps
we should be more generous. It's
her engagement. If she was deter
mined-well, then"
Joan, returning, interrupted the
flow of information to McDougalfs
ears.
There's a lot of people / want
YOU TO meet" she told him. DO
YOU mind sticking around just a
while longer? 1t isn't train time
yet" -.
At the end of the second act,
however. Mrs. Henderson. the di-
rector, announced that that would
be all for the evening. She an
, nounced further a blanket invita-
ton to the Stagecraft Guild men,
bership to attend a Christmas aft
rnoon reception at her home, and
then the players, the scattering of
committee members and mere
idlers troppeo out.
As usual, a party was made up
for a hamburger and coffee call
at the Dog Wagon. 80.
Joan thoughtfully instructed the
taxi drivers at the station to di-
rect Mike, upon his arrival, across
the street to the restaurant-"Tell
him it's his wife, if he wants to
know who the lady is that's asking
for him"-and then piloted Nc
Dougall TO a place among the
crowd that was giving it's unvary-
ing orders to Tony Stellicci.
"Any more holdups, Tony
someone called down the counter;
"There was a robbery here,
Joan explained to McDougall. "a
lot of this same crowd was held
up by four men the other night
Lost all they had with them, how
ever much that was"
at was plenty" protested some
one nearby. "They got a dollar
watch and 80 cents off me alone"
1.-THE girls lost their jewelry,'
continued Joan. "Rings and things
Marcia Canfield-there she is, two
seats down; hi, Marcia!-lost 8
beautiful ring that she wouldn't
have parted with :"
She ratified on, but McDougall
unheeding, was struck by the OK
preston on Marcia's face as Joan
spoke. A ring that she couldn't
bear to part with; a man whom
she couldn't give up!
Tony served courteously and
efficiently, but as he leaned
against the cash register and
watched the group eat, something
of his old feeling of pride and af-
lection was gone. He had not ceas-
ed to be troubled by the problem
of returning the loot which he hao
found in his brothers home-he
had not ceased TO be troubled be
cause the problem still had no so
luton. How could he heturn the
stuff to the police or the individual
owners without involving himselt
and Carlo, and therefore his in
valid father, whom he would a
all costs protect?
As the crowd started out he re
sponded absently to their goodbyt
| and pleasantries. Someone said