The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-09

, Hc had said it. she said to her,
! self and slipped gently out Of his
embrace. :,
Tomorrow at four ut Grace $"
she said aloud, and kissed the tips
OF his finsefs:gehtlY. ) Then she
ran out nof shis sioht. She was
hreathlsss, when she ram up the
steps and let herself into the hall
of the apartment 'house!H Then,
she stopped : frestencd her lips,
smoothed her hair.. She. glanced
anxiously at her wrist-watch. 1t
was 80 and she'd have some tau
explaining to do if Daphne was at
, home. -
Daphne was at home. Daphne,
still in her cherry-colored taffeta
evening frock, was lying on the
lounge with her arms raised and
her hands under her head. con-
templating the ceiling as though
some lovely line we're written
there. .', 49,.
Jennifer paused uncertainty IN
the doorway and stalled for an
opening line.
az thought you were never COM
ing home" Daphne said quite 'un,,
expectedly. "Your bridge lasted
late at Helen's. Oh, Jennifer,
what do you Think"
Jennifer sighed with relief and
said she didn't think. She knew
from the stars il Daphne's eyes,
from the flush that laid pink pet
ais on her cheeks, that her role
was TO listen--a role Tor which
she was grateful. -
One silver-sandled foot swung
beside the sofa. The other twist
ed back and forth and held, Daph-
mes gaze. 81 may be wrong but
| | think Larry is in love with me. "
Dope" Jennifer retorted: II
could have told you that q long
time ago. What happened"
Happened? Nothing, except
that he spent most of the evening
starting to say something, clear
ing his throat and hanging onto
my hand. Then he dashed off to
get his train and said he was go
ing to call me when he got home.
Oh, Jennifer. you don't suppose
he was trying to tell me bad news.
do you?" E,,..,,
you tonight"
"That's what he said. I'm wait
ing for his call now. Oh, dear, I'm
frightened" -, "'..,
Jennifer stifled a yawn. well,
If you don't mind standing. the
watch alone, I think III run along
to bed. Standing all day long on
my poor feet: is no easy, job and
Mandlebaum bawled me out fol-
being late this morning. Being
| a model is no soft job like yours
Daphne would have sighed
YEARLY had she been listening to
| Jennifer. She would have, recog'
, nized the old signs. Jennifer was
getting bored with her job mod
cling. After only one month.
A month ago Daphne had bro
ken down when she was convinced
that Jennifer made no effort to
learn at the secretarial school and
had given her permission for Jen'
infer to accept the job modelling
She had been glad because .Jen.
infer earned a better salary and
Daphne was able to buy herself
some new clothes. It was aston.
ishing how interests she had be.
come in clothes. She wanted
smart, pretty things to wear fol-
Larry. And Larry had always SC
many delightful, new things for
them to do. @. -.
{ Her thoughts swung aok to
Larry and the new apprehension
J that had suddenly sprung to her
mind. g..
The telephone rang imperious-
! ly. Daphne tripped over her skirts
in her eagerness to reach it, gath
cred them up and fell across heI
bed to clutch the telephone and
remove it from its cradle.
Hello" she said anxiously and
felt her heart beating against hel
ribs. ".
"Daphne,"-it was Larry-"dit
you know what / was trying tc
tell you tonight?" 60.
Daphne said that she didn't
"But don't be frightened, darling
No matter what it is, / want te
hear it." o..
"Is it any surprise to you L
know that I love your"
Daphne made one of those lit
tie inartieulate sounds in hel