The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-30
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On her wedding day Marcla
Cunningham hears her fiance,
Bob Haskell, telling one of the
bridesmaids, 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-
gincer. Phil is going to Paris to
esk Camilla Howe, to whom. he has
been devoted for years, to marry
him.
In Paris Marcia meets Camilla.
Bob arrives and the four 60 about
together frequently.
At o night club they meet
Ros;ta, a dancer, ard Pierre, a
gigo'o. Some flashligLt photo
graphs are made. Later Pierre
and Rosita, using the photographs,
try to ble.ckmail Marcia, demand
ing $4,000 francs.
Marcia confides in Camilla, Bob
and Phil. The men confront
Pierre and secure the photographs
and films.
Phil announces he is leaving
next morning on q bicycle trip.
Marcia says goodby. Later, I'M
/ able to sleep, she goes downstairs
| ard encounters Phil. They step
into a corner cafe ard see Camilla
and Bob seated at > table.
NOW co ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER XII
By the. time Phil Kirkby saw the
announcement OF the decline OF
the Howe fortune in the Paris
Herald, the newspaper was two
days old. He read the news one
morning in small pension, where
he had ordered breakfact and was
lamenting the fact that orange
Juice was not q morning beverage
on the continent.
When he put the paper down ne
was silent. There was one thing
only to do. He must go tQ Camil-
la. He always had been near
when she needed him. AT that
he smiled grimly. She never be-
fore had needed him. But she
| had known he was therc-some-
thing like a rock Of Gibraltar or
the stone that was sacred to the
Pilgrim Fathers OF something else
unmovable. Phil was disguised
with himself. He had dreamed
of the Girl with bright, light hair
and brilliant blue eyes for years.
He had taken the first ship TO
France to see if she really was
developing serious symptoms Tor
an Austrian embassy attache. NO"
she needed him
He got on his bicycle and rode
all day. not stopping for lunch
At dusk he sent a telegram TO
Camille at the Continentale..
cam taking train to Paris to,
night. Wait for me-" lie had
hcsitated over the next word
Then ne had added, "Affectlon-
ately, Phil"
Camilla had been fond of him
always in her way. Now that she
could no longer play at love ana
romance she would turn to INN.
Wcll-he had asked for 1t long
enough.
When he reached the hotel IN
Paris he found two messages. one
from Camilla and one from Ma
rion. Each urged him to JOIN the
house party at once.
81 am not checking in," he toiu
the desk. "When's the next tram
to Nice?" He hesitated second
before making his second request:
Is Miss Cunningham still here!,
"NIiss Cunningham checked out
more than a week ago, Monsieur. "
Well, that ended that. Definite
ly. He was strangely disappoint,,
ed, oddly relieved that he would
not sec her again. He had left
his luggage at the hotel, with
word that it was to be forwarded
to him if he did not return to
Paris. Now he waited long enough
to pick up bag, then caught the
next train south to Nice.
He had sent a telegram, and a
pony cart met him at the train.
"The guests are all at the beach,
Monsieur. You are to join them
there" the driver explained.
| *
Getting into black trunks Phil
told himself that he was the mas
ter of his own mind. If he said
that the provocative, tender lips,
and wide gray eyes of a certain
young lady should get out of his
art gallery Of faces, it should
Then he ran down to the water,
and started straight into that face.
"Marcia! You here?"
| Marcia, glancing into his puz-