The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-20
ny IDA RINER GLEASON
ct ne CHARACTERS

inc, writer of greeting card verse
verse.
tive story writer. ~
PAT-the janitor who played
Cupid.
PROFESSOR BRAcEY-Esyp-
tolosist.
Y.,terday; Pat takes a hand IN
IN. romance of Bob and kath-
hen, learns that Kathleen leans
toward the professor. He deter
mine, TO do something about this
CHAPTER VIII
Quickly completing the repair
Job, Pat put away mis- hammer
and tacks and marched up to
Bob's room. As the young man
opened the door, the janitor put
his stubby finger mySteriously to
his lips and, coming in, closed the
door carefully behind him. 49,,
ats meself would like a little
{ private conversation with we, NC
lavish" he said.
/ Bob looked surprised. Nv nat
up? The police on my trail or
, something ~
! Pat grinned. "Not a-tall, a-tall'
: though before long maybe they
will be comm after some ithers
round here"
s'You heard about what hap
pened then at the party"
Miss Kathy was tilln' me
something about it," was the
Irishman's guarded reply. But
gurls don't always git things
T'ii say they don't Bob
frowned darkly and walked over
10 his desk for a match. That
] slippery guy sure seemed to pull
the wool over her eyes. She prob
ably didn't tell you how he got me
in bad, did she?"
"No." Pat was careful not TO
seem too interested.
Bob related in detail just what
had happened, ending with, And
/ don't believe he's what he's pos
ing as being. Probably after
something is the reason ne hangs
around the Duchess and her
bunch"
"That's what come up to say
now" Pat replied. Miss hathy
amt no business to be trailin
with the kind o. folks the Duchess
runs with. She amt their kind.
and it's me that's kind o looking
out for her. her bein' the sweet
little thing she is, without any
body to be takin' her part now"
"She apparently doesn't want
the rest of us TO butt in" an
swered Bob bitterly. "lou saw
her give me the cold shoulder;
4 No knowing what that guy told
lher after | left the party, I've
,lbeen expecting them to prefer
1charges against me for damage
lust any time"
" Pat took out his pipe and look
ed at il as though he had never
seen il before. Then he shoOw his
+; head soberly. ut amt that a-tall,
McTavish. It's because she's hurt
thinkin' We passed her up for that
fuzzy-headed Duchess. Ie didn't
do much talkin' to her, now did
ye?" ,
exasperation. 1.-THE Duchess cor
nered me as soon as | got there,
and ! couldn't break away with
/. out walking over her. You know
how some women are"
"Begorrah | do, ME boy Pat
assured him gravely. But not
Miss Kathy's kind now. Shed
niver run after no man."
"She doesn't have to. Bracey
will Jolly well see to that. He
hardly let her out of his sight all
afternoon"
Sand We think that pleased her
now? II did not. She was likely
hopin' ye'd be sparin' her some o
yer time. We got to be taikin'
steps to put that Teller where ne
belongs = where he can't be
corcin' himsilf on Miss Kathy,
see."
off it can be DONE" answered
Bob slowly. "You know believe
I've seen him some place before.
Thought so the first time l ever
Capped eyes on him, but couldn't
oe sure. You know how you get
hat feeling about people some
times. Even the dog doesn't care
for him. He'd like nothing better
than to take a slash at him.
Crowded first thing when he saw
lin again at the party"
Pat nodded. "And it's dogs
Snow more than the folks around
him. That teller is after some
hing. Mark me word. And Pm
hinkin' it's something the Ouch
,ss has. That's why he made
)lay for Miss Kathy to draw we
)ff, if the ither dame was glvin
,e a lot o. barney, see."
A CLEAN showed in Bob's eyes.
You think so, Pat? wonder
aye don't made to-" the Irish
nan assured him. Miss kathys
lurt to think We can't see her for
hat wealthy CURL across the hall.
{ We could find some way to
lrove Braeey amt professor
.-tall. but maybe something ilse
Tot so polite. ye'd be doin' Miss
iathy a favor. and it's Patrick
hats tillin' ye,'
Gle surely isn't hankering for
nv of the Duchess pictures"
Bob said thoughtfully. ''If he so
much as limited he wanted one,
he'd likely give him dozen or
wo, she'd be so tickled. It's very
vident she has plenty of cash.