The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-15
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JILL WENTWORTH. heroine,
attractive debutante.
NALAN JEFFRY, hero, ring
BARRY WENTWORTH. Jill.
stepbrother.
brother.
ssS
Yesterday: The death Of John
Wentworth appears to be MUIR
der ard the police order a search
for Jill when she fails to return
to the house.
CHAPTER XXlII
Ii was one of those things that
couldn't happen. But it mad, Pat
IL told herself. She was staring
at the front page OF newspaper.
Night before last, while she was
spcnding the weekend with rel
atives in the country, Jill Went
worth'S millionaire father had
died. Or rather, the paper today
announced he had died from n
heart attack after he had been
struck by some unknown person.
Police, the story ran, had found
Jill driving aimlcssly about ear
~ Yesterday morning, and she
had given mo satisfactory eX,
planation of her strange conduct,
They were holding her, with
other members Of the family, Tor
investigation. The worst of 1t, the
paper declared, was that jill
wouldn't talk.
"Millionaire's Daughter CUES,
toned About Flight From Home
cried the headlines. .u
ooh" Patty thought wildly
this is terrible. Something must
be done" She must do something.
There was more. A story about
the Wentworth company being on
the brink of ruin. Complete col
Lapse Of huge holdings threatened
With veteran owner dead, an
other banner read. Directors ana
bankers 90 into critical confer
cnce." :,o
Patty flung the paper aSlde.
No time TO be reading newspaper
accounts, when Jill was at her
home attling police and ther
absurC 'uspicions.
patti, fairly burned up the miles
dr,;pG the next hour, putting her
dilapidated little car into us
speedieSt stride.
4 subdued-looking doorman let
her into the big mansion. patty
crossed the entrance hall ana
haunted the broad stairs with
contemptuous disregard OF the OIL
fetal groups about.
ills maid opened the door OF
Tlrs room, answering Patty 5
Inock Mrs. Wentworth had given
instruction that Miss Jill was not
TO be disturbed, she said ANA
But JilPs voice rang out: Pat
", Patty, Come in"
Jill. darling" Patty crieu;
when the door had closed behind
the departing maid, I'm SO dls-
tressed about your father. | was
in the country, and didn't Know.
Nobody ever reads the paper "'
Aunt Barbara's.' ,n
She put her arms around JILL
who chung to her, helplessly. ,.,,
They think l did came JiIiS
-, r,yos thcv do. Patty. |
can sec it in their eyes. Mother
told them about how SURPRISED
everyone was when | announced
INV engagement. And now that
tbcv know about dads business
troubles, they're insinuating l was
forced by dad to announce; ana
that afterward | quarreled WIN
him and threw heavy, object AZ
him which caused heart 1ai'-
"Did YOU ever hear of anything
no ;diotic as that" Patty's voice
was vehement. THE police can be
mighty dumb sometimes, r0uhcc,
mo upon any little mo!ehill OF
evidence and making u great DIS
mountain of it. y ,u
She couldn't bear the way jill
Looked So white and helpless;
staring out of great Sorr0wtuI
ewes. As though she really dldh
sec anything. ,,,.or
from something, and | was. jul
CD, 7 can't tell them about
But, Jill, darling, you must!
Patty cried, Mortified. The p0'
eyes, | know" Jill answered
"But YOU couldn't expect me 10
tell them went TO MA" WIN
didn't love me- ,,.r,,.m
"Jill. you went to Alan jerry.
Yes. | couldn't have him deSpise
me utterly. So, as soon as II was
daylight / drove to his place 10
exnlain about dad; how | had de-
cidcd at the ball to announce my
engagement to Milo to save aau'
II was 6 o'clock when ! lett the
nIacc That was the time MISS
nexter and mother heard dao
fall" Jill shuddered' ,.;n
Then. that's a perfect aii3l'
Patty exclaimed. "You eoHia M
possibly be in two places at inc
Same time. Alan will tell them
YOU came there" ;. -, .o;d
"He may not know" Jill sa,d ,
,,o;co "There was a girl
there, and she answered the uoo'
he'll Then 1 went away
"Ardathw Patty cried. Then as as
ill did not reply, OF course II
was, | always felt she was out
to get Alan" ,,o,, >"
1T makes no difference now,
I'll eoid DULY. 81 don't love nm