The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-22
bv MARION WHITE
CAST OF CHARACTERS

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JOAN BARRETT, heroine, Sec
rotary to John Hendry.
JOHN HENDRY, mining invest
ment head.
BOB ANDREWS, Hendry's ju-
Nor partner an dJoan's fiance.
SYBIL HENDRY, socialise, John
Hendry's niece and Joan's rival in
PHILIP HENDRY, SYPHILIS bro
Their.
girlhood friend.
CHARLIE NORTON, California
mining promoter.
YestcI day: Bob learns Sybil has
lied sbout police suspeeting Joan.
Police order city-wide search for
Joan assuming she may be in dan.
ger, since she may have surprised
the murderer on the scene.
CHAPTER XNVIII
1t was different Dorothy
Starkc who opened the door a
short while later for Bob An
drewS. Gone was the sparkling
gaiety he had become accustomed
10 expect in her. and in its place
was a pitiful desperation. Dark
rings cncmclcd her eyes, and her
face was white and haggard. Evl-
IDENTIFY she had had no sleep that
night.
Bob she exclaimed when she
saw him. "if there is anything at
all to mental tclepathy, it has
worked for me now. I've wanted
so badly to see you, and | was
afraid to leave Il message with
with the police"
New hope sprang into Bob's
eyes. "Do you know where Joan
is?" he asked quickly.
She shook her head hopeleSSly'
NO. don't. ButNwell find her,
Bob. We've got to. / forced her
into this mess, and upon my soul,
I'll get her out Of it. She LED
him into the living room and shut
the door behind them.
Glow did you force her into
it," Bob asked her.
Its such q long story, Bob.
And we've so little time. Let me
explain, as quickly as l can. You
remember last night at Sybll $,
she mentioned something about
her brother making Il special sur
vey in Chicago, then Seattle, and
finally San Francisco
Eyes. He phoned, just before
DO You know just what sort of
a survey Philip was making
Bob?"
He shook his head. "No, | don't.
Sybil said ne had a new job"
eyes. he had a Job. A job for
Svbil. | had letter this morning
from my aunt-shc's the principal
of Eastman high school. where
Joan and | attended. Philip has
been making an investigation into
the life of Joan Barrett. He was
at the school to check on her, and
my aunt wrote me because | had
written her of meeting Joan here
i'm New York.
"Philip did that"
Just that. Sybil didn't want
YOU to marry Joan, and she was
bound she'd find some way to pre-
,..,,+ - ~
Bob stared at her in amazement.
But WHY" he asked. "Why IN
the world would Sybil do that
Dorothy frowned. Don't bother
to ask" she said impatiently.
"You men are so darn stupid. ...'
al thought Sybil and Joan were
getting along fine together Bob
protested, feebly.
"You did Ell? Well, met Joan
for the first time i'm seven years,
incidentally-at a tea Sybil Hen
dry gave for her while you were
out west. And if ever there were
a parcel of cats trying to tear noe
little mouse apart, that was the
OCCASION
Still Bob seemed dumbfounded,
"Joan never said a word Of it"
"Of course Joan didn't" Doro-
thy snapped. She's too gentle,
too fine, to put up a fight. No
matter what Sybil did to her,
she'd never tell yOu--bccauSc Sy-
bill is a friend of yours-and a
niece of Mr.. Hendry's. That's why
Joan has suffered all these years,
why she has been driven from
place to place, prosecuted and tor
tured. because she cantor won't
fi0ht hack"