The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-17
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frightened their hold of the wheel.
Wondered if Dick recognized him
. decided silence was golden"
Told Dick of my i'll luck got
counterfeit $40 bill in change
he wanted to give me another
one for it opened his wallet,
! saw a big wad of new bills :.
of course | refused. | told him |
wasn't passing my i'll luck on to
him . d. guess he's quite generous
perhaps I've misjudged him.
Surprised to learn Dick knows
Roger knows that he got his
chance with Rocco because II
went down one night to take the
place of a friend who sings there,
and accidentally left a portfolio
of his designs in the club.
"Rocco found them, | suppose
got swell job for almost
nothing, guess" Dick said, his
disturbing eyes SEARCHING mine.
eyes, but Roger didn'r mind
that it gave him the chance
he wanted to break into this line
of work, and now he's getting on
we'll"
$50 | see. According to the
gossip in The Crows Nest, it's to
be another case Of poor boy
makes good and marries his pa
irons daughter"
perhaps" / answered as light
ly as I could; but that spoiled the
rest of the evening for me.
1t might have been spoiled be-
fore if / had let myself think
about what the manager had said
to me that he might have to
let one of us girls go if business
slackened off suppose I'll be
the one as I've been at Long S
shorter time than any Of the
others. Has my luck gone sour!
Called me later :. said Mrs. Fen,
wick, the society woman, wanted
someone to be hostess at her
swanky tearoom in Maine. With
Peter on my hands l guess that's
out for me.
Tuesday: Must put postscript
to my last entry. Am in q new
world. So much has happened
all | can do is jot down some OF
the highlights. Took me job at
Mrs. Fenwick's, though | almost
lost out because of Peter she
didn't want any little boys around
Miss Pegler heard about it. ,
her summer homes quite near the
tearoom one word from her
put me right in.
I'm sure I'll love it here {.
imagine getting a summer holl-
day in Maine for nothing (my eX-
penses going and coming are be-
ing paid by the LADY, and earn.
ing a nice salary for a few hours
work every day! Best of all the
manager promised me my job at
Longs would be waiting for me
when / returned to New York in
the fall!
What was that noise? With ears
trained to the screech OF Ell
trains, the shouting of newsboys
and fierce shrieks of fire truck
horns, it seems terribly quiet in
the country. Everyone's gone to
the village to the movies tonight
1.-THE college girl mattresses and
the famous cook, Big Kate, live
in the cottage with us) except
Peter, who's asleep upstairs.
There it goes again! I've got
to see what it is. Cal, the handy
man, told me today we're almost
a mile from the nearest neighbor
sounds like someone knock
ing Rowdy, part Airedale,
part German police dog, hears it
too.
Back at my desk once more,
still shaking with excitement &.
Well, here's what happened. | tip
toed into the hall which was in
semi-darkness (Mrs. Fenwick likes
to save electricity, nearly touch
ed the selling when saw a face
pressed against the lower pane OF
q small window beside the front
door.
"Hi. there . anybody home,
want to phone" u man s
voice called.
Rowdy rushed ahead of me-
| barking furiously | told the
man | daren't open the door IN
! case the dog would 20 for him.