The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-26
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besutifsl Connecticut estate he,
father left her when he was kilie<
In q .huntins accident. She needs
The money after five years of pro
vidins-.fo the education of he,
tsuager sister, Jennifer, who ha,
int finished college.
! Daphne 10 showing the estate to
some rather un~elcome prospee'
tive renters when. .anannounes cd
an attractive young man steps into
the picture Offering to take the
place. Liking his appearance,
Daphne accepts, learns he 10 q
"Mr. Smith and able to pay $50
q month rental.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
Y " CHAPTER III &C.,.
rI'm not quite sure that you
mean il rs compliment that I'm
not obvious" Larry - Lawrence
HQnter~-Smith said.
III did" Daphne assured him
gravely and then remembered that
he hadn't seen the house. al think
you ought to get acquainted with
your future home before it gets
too dark TO see what you're get
ting into. Come along"
IF the rest of the rooms are
like this one shall be happy
enough he said contentedly while
his eyes travelled slowly and APP
preciatiyely around the gracious
soom, nothing the elegance of fine
woods and fabrics, the proportions
and design - all eloquent of the
taste Of the comfort-loving per-
son who had made them.
They're not all like this. The
Rooms are as different as our fam
ily was" Daphne said as they
Crossed the wide hall and she
opened a door,. '
? They stopped before the por-
trait which hung above the hearth
in the shabby. room that had been
Tom Brett's study. Studying the
portrait of the. golden-haired Mar
DOT with her two babies-one q
small yellow-hairsd eherub, the
other q grave-eyed child Of six
NE saw that they were indeed all
different" - ....
- The i portrait interested him.
Some. day when ne lived here, he
would study those faces, reading
/. The, thugs he saw in the lovely and
Unlike hneafnents. For they were
oil sensitive faces, the kind that
can hide nothing Of the natures
beck of them. .,..-
This was Fathers study and it
il More like him than his photo
graph, Dahpne was, saying with
warm affection in her voice. Larry
Smith looked away from the eyes
that .were> suddenly dim and then
suddenly bright. \ He saw that the
o}d-fashioned desk was closed, that
Dust. had ,gathered on the fishing
tackle, the, guns, the sporting
prints, and he understood.
8 "1'm going to like 1t here" he
said.
t"l hope So" she answered and
led the way to the staircase.
well 90 upstairs now" She talk
ed a. they assembled.
, There are four large bedrooms
and two baths. There's also the
nursery and the playroom and q
stwing-room which I expect you
will not need. On the first floor,
IN addition to the rooms you've
seen, there's also a smaller dining
room, the library which was
Mothers fayorite room"
Larry was beginning to under
stand why, Daphne Brett-lovely
name, he thought-had been anxi-
Gus. to rent the house. The Or
phan girls were hard up.
then, there are little rooms
sc-t Of tucked around here and
there which you will discover"
Daphne finished.
give been looking into some Of
them" he said calmly.
Daphne turned. her face to him
with puzzled frown. 81 meant to
ask you that. Do you mind telling
me IL you are a mind reader or,
otherwise, exactly how did you
happen l. to come to my rescue?
Now did You know how / felt"
{" For q second time she saw the
quick and dazzling smile that IL
Illuminated his features, too irregu-
lar to be handsome. .
$50 you won't give an ordinary
fellow d chance to borrow a little
glamour" 800 --s
Daphne shook her. head.
!"ffi tell you them" he said. "rll
tell yoN the whole story. I'm
spending few days with a chap
who hasa camp back. here near
Cornwall This morning l.. came
ont, for a cross-eountry ramble,
s4w your house, was utterly
charmed by Il. rKeluctapt TO leave
until f.hAd seen ALI Of it and, hav-
ink d ,keart{ appetite. /. |"
rs know" Dsphne said and her
x6ise,.Sss het, Apology. :.
hSince I wasn't INVITED 70 see II,
/, provided. Prowling. I Happened
tSobsefye The arrival OF ;yodr e, |. &.
er NJ s,les sta. !, WHO did not. TO
mysaay 81 thinking, add to the
wcture. Fortunately; 1 happened
also 10 be studying the framework
of your drawing-room window
where your reluctance was quite
plain 70 be seem"
- "And where you heard me men,
tion my; imagined prospect"
vi;..And heard you mention Shiu!
heeadnstted. Eet, 90 t'.''S go
isi,'T'n glad youldid. Do you usu.
ally make your approaches that
way 3'US EAsl >onG i'"rlrS'
- - y-Cps TCpTl .
He knew she meant by that. the
whole situation. mot usually" he
said. "but il isn't bad way. You