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

Marcia Garfield. daughter OF
wealthy Philip Garfield, knows
that the neighborhood 10 buzzins
With gossip over the sudden dis-
,noearanee of Frank kendr:ek'
whose engagement to Marcia has
been announced. Since has eis-
appearance, a shortage in Ken
driek'. funds has been discovered
With her friend, Helen Wad'
dell, and Others, Marcia is IN a
restaurant when there is a h'id-
up. Marcia loses a ring that was
her mothers. -.
Learning that Frank is in Chi
cago, Marcia goes there to try 70
pSrsuade him TO return and race
hi. financial obligation. Before
she reaches him, Frank leaves
again. -.
meanwhile, Tony Stellieei sus-
peee his brother, Carlo, ct being
involved in the holdup and finds
acme of the loot in Carlos home
> Marcia. learning her trip was IN
vain, takes a plane home. Storm
forces the plane down and pas
sengers seek shelter in a farm
house. Among them is Bruce Me-
Dougalli, n stranger whom Mar
ei. has encountered twice before.
News of Msreia's trip to Chr
cago causes more gossip in the
town in which she lives. Marcia
arrives homo.
now co ON WITH The STORY
CHAPTER Mi
True to the arrangement made
half in Jest, Joan Bradford APP
peared at the following nights re-
hearsal of "Half-Aere in Eden
with Bruce MeDougall in tow.
since the artist virtually had been
won over 70 a decision TO make his
Nome in Bobbs Neck instead of
New York, Joan considered it ad-
yisable that he "get to know peo-
pic" as soon as possible And
where" she had asked Mike, her
husband, twill you find more pc
pie in a bunch than at Stage
Draft Guild rehearsal"
care, you shooting at quantity
or Guality?" retorted Mike, but
Joan as usual paid no attention to
him.
Promising the artist that they
would "only look in for a minute"
and then meet Mike upon his ar.
rival on the 10 o'clock train from
another evening assignment, she
brought McDougall into the audi
torium as work began on the sec
orid act. Dorothy Osborn, finished
with the first act and having no
more TO do until the third. had
come off the stage and was pass
ing the door on her way TO seat
when the two entered.
! McDougall was introduced TO
her in the whispers made neces-
sary by the action on the stage,
and Dorothy had started to move
on when Mrs. Charles Horton APP
preached on tiptoe with a sum-
mons for Joan from the chairman
of the costume committee for the
play, who was seated across the
hall. As a member of the COM
mittee. Joan could not ignore the
call: furthermore, one could not
20 barging around the auditorium
during the act. McDougalPs in
Productions would have to suffer
the interruption.
"Il be back in a moment" she
promised.
Dorothy and Mrs. Horton were
talking in undertones McDou-
gall. a few PAGES apart from them,
felt free TO take q seat.
Marcia, Helen and Ralph Han
son. Jr.. were on the stage. The
artist watched the girl who once
had been his unknowing model
for a sketch; she was again uncon-
scious Of him. but there was vast
difference in her. Now she was
intense. expressive, vibrant. He
found himself stirred by her
movements, by her voice.
Sitting alone and watching her,
rs he had done before, he remem-
bered her as she had been on that
first occasion. What had caused
her mood? Now she was playing
a part: then she had been herself.
But now. as she had been then,