The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-09

attempt TO ndrHI out non VI NH
head. | warn YOU -.
"Mr. Wadd.lt. of the Wind
CITY," murmured Marcia. VI don
| know why let YOU in on this a
! all. Mr.. Mcpousall is the on
who picked us up and got US {
| n hospital on the night of the &C
cidcnt. John. And he never cam
| around 10 be- thanked prettily.
! tcleuhoned him and wrote hin
but I've never had the satisfaC
/ ton Of hearing him say Don
mention IL or You're quite vel
come or anything Of the sort"
perhaps ne regretted what he''
done" suggested John brightly.
The familiar McDougall blusI
| had returned to the object Of con
veration. but his embarrassment
over the apparent necessity TO
| saying either Don't mention IL
or you're nnite welcome" Was re
licved by the arrival Of Joan.
=
With the notion that Marcia
first dance rightly belonged e
Waddel. whom he had mental!
tagged as her fiance. McDougal
would have stood dumply BY had
rot Joan seized the visitor for
herself. after having punched the
artist so heartily in the ribs as
10 propel him. literally. into Mar
cia's arms. the pleasure Of the en-
suing dance being somewhat mar
ried by the pain Of the blow.
al do thank you, ever so much.
Marcia was saying when McDou-
gall became conscious Of anything
except the fact that he was dane
ing with her. IL have been want
ing TO say that 10 you, in person,
for ever so long e
For the while. at least, McDou-
gall was. in obedience TO his own
command, swapping out Of. 1t.
Some self-sSsurance returned,
some cheerfulness.
"'Don't mention it and ire
quite welcome be quoted, laugh
ing at her. Besides that. what
else could you have expected from
any person who happened on the
scene at the moment | did,"
A strange young man, Thought
Marcia-though, indeed. his logic
was unassailsble.
Someone quickly cut in on their
dance.
McDougall. in turn, cut in on
Dorothy Osborn's partner. He
as they danced, his feed
ing of obligation TO her for the
dinner date broken by Marria's
and he wondered. with
some amusement, whether he was
row able 10 repay that debt. 70, a
woman who since had found her.
self on the threshold Of a Broad
way career. and who therefore
was adifferent woman than :, the.
one who had so kindly offered the
hospitality of her homo to new
conner 10 the village. -, o.
He did not know the new Dor
othy. any more than he had sus-
pected the old. ,,.... -
He asked about her ,forthcom-
ing work on the stage.
Rehearsals were to- start soon,
she told him, for new Lloyd
Burtis. play. in which she was to
have a better part than she had
dared hope. She was. of course.
both frightened and thrilled at
the prospect. "A good deal," she
said, "like the bride in one of your
sketches I saw in the newspaper
q week or so ago-do you remem-
Der the one?"
The idea of a gift occurred 70
McDougall, GIFT which she might
care for, as marking her arrival on
: ~
Would you." ne asked. :'if you
can spare the time, dress as YOU
will appear in the part and let me
do a portrait sketch Of you? II
won't be the worlds greatest art
work. but perhaps il will be. your
first portrait, and you can keep il
TO laugh at when you have acquir-
ed bigger and better collection"
Dorothy was more genuinely
flattered than nc would have be-
ieved. Broadway-that was ahead,
but the attentions Of friends and
of Bobbs Neck were in
he present. and McDougalfs offer
vas far from among the least.
They arranged TO meet on Mon
lay afternoon for the sketch.
Joan, meanwhile. had compelled
Mike TO dance with her. and Nc
cut in with sigh OF
relief" she said, "from my dsrl-
ing husband" :,
"How goes it," Joan asked.
looking up at McDougall with a
glance which he, being inexperi-
enccd did not know was analytical.
at goes grand" he replied.
Immediately d man cut in, TX!
noring the race Joan made at him
over the newcomers shoulder, the
artist found his way; through the
crowd and broke in on .Helen's
dance. 'r5.. - -.
Thanks stranger said Helen.
"Thc man you supplanted was
giving me some tough walking.
And would you do me a further
favor? AS one Of the hostesses.
there are a few things could
be seeing 10. II you'll drop me
off over near the door I'll leave
you for just a couple of minutes,