The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-08
alIzARo' ess. sA s.rs'. X.
RECIN HERE TODAY

Daphne breSS
New York advertising executive,
rents her deceased fathers Con-
nectieut estate to Larry Smith,
attractive young bachelor arehi-
teet, and promptly likes him tire.
me ndously. Daphne has one sis
ter, Jennifer, six years younger,
lust out of college and at her first
job.
Jennifer resents DaPhne's at
tempts at guidance and proceeds
to date whom she pleases, ine!ud'
ing Tucker Ainsley, wealthy play
boy and former beau of Dsphne:.
Next Jennifer finds that Larry Is
not married and she makes a play
for his attentions. This develops
a struggle between the sisters for
the same man.
One night Larry dates Daphne.
Al the same time Daphne refuses
Jennifer permission to date Tuck
Daphne spend. a thrilling evening
with the man she loves, 10 sorry
she didn't let Daphne date Tuck
lust once more. Then, in the early
hours Of the next morning, she re,
turns To- her apartment to find
Jepnifer i, gone.
/ Daphpe. has been openly deiied'
She iies awake over the problem
falli asleep finally, At dawn Jen'
|, infer knocks at the door. - :.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XI & :.
Daphne stared at the door fol-
a full minute, her feet refusing to
obey the command of her -brain
She was afraid to open that door
The pounding in the silence Of the
early morning struck blows OF ap'
prehension into her.
At last she reached the door
and jerked it open.
"Hi, there! You're a SOUND
sleeper" 1t was Jennifer, little
| less lovely in the gray light. The
hem of her white satin gown was
soiIed. Her hands were blue
where they. clutched her. evening
wrap about her, shivering, shout
ders. Her hair was in disarray
but her manner. was Jaunty
enough S., ..
Her fears turned to swift anger
that dubbed up in her throat:
Without speaking she turned and
went into the bath, started the
hot water in the. tub. Then she
stepped back to the living room
and lighted the hearth fire. I,
"Sit here" she said shortly and
drew a chair up before the fire. .
Jennifer sank into it and waved
her chiffon handkerchief airily
above her head. :, .....
"Thass what /. call service.
You're good sport" ..
Daphne had knelt down to take
off Jennifer's slippers. -.
Thass. The word returned to
her. She sat back on her heels.
"Jennifer,," she asked gently,
"have YOU been drinking?"
Jennifer kicked off her slippers
and sat up a bit straighter. Her
head moved in a gesture Daphne
knew too we'll but her voice was
not as brave as she meant it to be.
"What if have been? I'm Of
age and / know what Pm doing.
Why don't you 60 to bed!"
"That's what Pm going to do.
l don't trust myself to talk to you
now. Your tub is ready. Well
discuss this tomorrow"
The mantle clock struck six.
Twelve hours later it was strik-
ing when Daphne let herself into
her living room. This was the
hour she had dreaded all day, a
day that Jennifer had stolen from
her. This should have been a
memorable day in her life. A day
to SAVIOR her new-found happiness.
Instead it had been day filled
with heaviness and WEAKNESS.
With the weight of her RESPONSE
bility and the knowledge that it
was unfair that she, who was only
a girl herself, should have to meet
the problem that Jennifer had
proved herself. e, oh, let me be
wise and Careful, she pleaded with
herself s Don't let me ALLEVIATE
Jennifer. She's onlyia child and
Itnnpat be. father and mother to
her. y Show me the way. to treat