Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-16

Eais affection, out that marriage be-
tween them was an impossibility
Christian had written, in return,
a letter equally simple and frank.
tie was neither as deeply hurt nor
as taken by surprise as Gay had
feared. He had commenced to real
ize, Che wrote) that they were not
fundamentally compatible. The
difference in their respective ages
was too great to be bridged. For
this reason chiefly, and for several
minor ones, such as the disapproval
OF his children and of many close
friends. he accepted dismissal
calmly-even, Gay realized, with a
touch Of gratitude.
She had found no difficulty in
getting her job as check girl back
again. The new girl, after a series
of tiffs with Mr.. Carberry, had de-
parted, leaving Gay to take her
place, very thankfully, in the ia
miliar coat room. And now every
thing was exactly as it had been
before, with that hectic month of
shopping, excitement, and news
paper publicity wiped out as
though it had never occurred.
All Mr.. Scott's gifts were care
fully packed up and returned: the
engagement ring, the diamond
bracelets and other jewels, the COR
geous trousseau; everything he had
ever bought for her.
There had been one painfully
embarrassing morning, when Gay
met Christian by appointment in his
lawyers Offices, to cancel the pre-
nuptial settlement. In an atmos-
phere chillingly formal, with what
seemed to Gay a small regiment of
attorneys, trust company officials
and clerks in attendance, she coolly
signed away fortune, and felt in
finitely relieved when that duty
was over.
On the following afternoon
Christian made. through one of his
attorneys. a very wonderful ges-
ture of generosity toward his ex-
fiancee, asking her to accept either
the jewels he had given her, or a
corresponding sum in cash. But
Gay refused Immediately and
though the lawyer stared in
amazement, she steadfastly de-
clined to take anything she had not
honestly earned.
The severed engagement was a
three-day sensation in the news
papers, then was dropped. Gay
was again a nonentity, as far as
public interest was concerned, and
she felt a great deal more COM
Portable out of the limelight.
She saw little or nothing now, of
the crowd whom she had met at
the Wilson dinner, and with whom
she had had so many gay parties
Breck was still convalescing in
the hospital at Phoenix, Arizona
He had not been seriously hurt in
the crack-up of the plane, but the
long hours of exposure had brought
on pneumonia, Gay learned from
the newspaper accounts, and he
was only now showing improve
ment. He and Peggy had been
married quite Economically in the
hospital, with the brides father
and Wayne as their attendants.
Wayne had since come back to
Detroit, Gay heard indirectly from
someone at the club. But she her
self had seen nothing of him. She
wondered whether he would soon
marry Grace, and with her money
for backing, continue his work on
the Inflated motor.
The Wilson's were at White Sui
phur for little holiday, and Tim
and Eleanor keenan, were still
abroad. Gay had received very
wonderful letter from Tim, in
which he reiterated his thanks for
her part in their business con-
tract" and repeated his promise to
do something for her, in return.
1--we told Eleanor all about that