The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-27
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On her wedding day Marcis
Cunningham hears her 6ance, Bot
Haskell, telling one of the brides
maids, Sylvia, that he loves her
but can't afford to marry her.
Marcia, hurt and bewildered
sails alone on the trip that was to
have been a honeymoon. On the
ship she meets Phillip Kirkby, en-
sineer. Phil is going to Paris to
ask Camilla Howe, to whom he
has been devoted for years, to
marry him.
Count Won Wormstadt asks
Camilla to marry him, making it
apparent that he is bargaining his
title against her wealth. She re-
fuses.
Camilla, Bob and Phil have din
ner together. They are disturbed
because Marcia has rot returned
to the hotel. The clerk tells
them she went away with a
yourg lady. He describes her
and Camilla is sure it must be
Rosita, a cafe dancer. '"'
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
It was late afternoon when Ca
milla'S telephone rang again.
Good news" PhiPS voice said.
as Marcia with you?"
"She is. Under paddock. Come
on up. We're bursting to hear
Turning, she threw off the violet
negligee and slipped her arms in
to a violet chiffon afternoon dress,
gathered swiftly from the closet.
You're saved, Marcia. So are the
$4,000 francs. Oh. Pm so glad for
you"
Marcia gave a long, shuddering
sigh. Camilla, I'd have paid it
Il know you would. And, once
they had that. they would have
badgered you for life. There's the
door"
Phil entered alone. Bob will
be along pretty soon. He laid out
that four-flusher and got a nice
sock of his own. He's having it
dressed-a swelling that isn't
identifying under the eye"
And what about this" Camilla
swung him around until cut on
his cheek was in plain sight.
The chap was wearing dia-
mond ring and it scratched. Moth !
ing much" -
right" Marcia was saying.
Strange that he should be dis
turbed because this girl with the
red hair was asking so concern
edly about another man, Phil re-
himself. Well, if she felt
that way about him - and of I
course she did-hadn't he known !
it all along? Well. since she did,
he might as well hang the laurels |
on him once and for all. He would !
10 it swiftly. before Bob got there. !
How did you find the evil !
ioers?" Camilla asked, one eye on
the door through which the other |
man would come any minute.
Money. 1t talks. Somebody |
who should have kept still gave |
IS an address and somebody there
thought we were friends and gaveI
is another and pretty soon we
anded at his room and we went |
lp." !
Then what happened?' Marcia |
vas standing in front of him,
lands crossed like a child's, gray !
Eyes wide and eager and a little |
frightened.
ave asked for the negatives, a |
ice exchange of names took place |
among us, and in the scrimmage
two against one, which wasn't
'air to the gigolo-we found the
negatives and two sets of pictures
which we tore into 1000 pieces
We couldn't risk his getting them
away from Us. Then he yelled for
all, we were rifling his
help came. That was
where the fun began. | held the
yigolo and Bob knocked out a cou-
pie of people and tore the pictures
and then helped me get clear of
the guy named Pierre we left
him with a bump on his head, but
he's all right. And here we are" !