The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-27
CAST OF CHARACTERS


JILL WENTWORTH, heroine,
attractive debutante.
NALAN JEFFRY, hero, ring
young artist.
BARRY WENTWORTH, Jilrs
stepbrother.
JACK WENTWORTH, Jilrs
brother.
SYLVIA SUTTON, oil heiress,
Yesterday: Jill coneeives the
dea Of buying Alan's picture
through an agent in an effort to
give him a start in the world of
ort. Her father warns no one ever
bought happiness.
CHAPTER VII
Buying Sun Over Seville" was
accomplished with more ease chan
Jill dreamed possible. She arrang-
ed the purchase through an art
dealer. with whom the Wentworth
name had worked magic.
He promised to seek out the
young artist. and buy the paint
ing for an unknown client" who
WiShS1 MS ioen'ity Wi'hhela' lie
would state that the purchaser
was an eccentric person who dis
liked any form of publicity or at
'entioh' ,.u
me sac was heEotateG' jill
Wai'eu III inc ''cliilE OF the tele-
phone for all one day and part of
the next On the second day Of
her vigil, she was rewarded.
Something has happened.
came Alan'S excited voice over
the telephone. Something extra
ordinary I've got to tell you 90
night. Could we have dinner to-
gether:'
I'll meet you.' Jill volunteer
ed, at Miss LancaSterS.
iii come out for YOU Alan
answered. lie laughed. l really
can afford TO tan all over the
has happened.
You sand that before, jill
SAID, crlSpIy.
but thlS-you don't under
Stand-thlS IS the most eXtraordl-
nary thing. Shall | tell you now"
NO. Not now. Jill cried. We
hcmcntiy. 1t would be like taking
the wrapping off a Christmas
package before Christmas, II he
told her over the telephone.
She wanted to be across the Ia
Die at Miss LancaSterS' watching
A!anS dark gray eyes lighted
with the wonder OF II all. sue
cess touching him' giving wings
to ms thoughts making his ooJcc,,
uveS concrete hitting nm beyond
neou'ouS Planning ih'T thS Prac-
ucai realm OF gong ahead'
Neep the secret until get
there, I'm taking a taxi this mo-
ment. | want TO get away from
the SKIES and Sevens of home"
JllI, you child.
Not long attcrward they sat
across from each other at a small
table. There was radiance
about them that caused others to
smile knowingly.
An observing waitress purIoin-
ed vase of fresh flowers for
them, whiSking away the detected
blooms that had conferred their
table. Alan and Jill were obvi-
OuSly studying the menu and
uuitc rs obviously perfectly in
different of it. Caviar or cheese.
What did it matter?
"Do we tell the news as an ap-
neither or dcsscrt?" Alan asked
Jill.
"Appeti2cr You don't think |
could sit through whole meal
Iwitbout knowing"
He loaned forward his goze in.
font on ill., lin Tvc sold .
nictrrow
TSn WOW bo soid =, uo ,,;cbt
b,Tn bcnn savim',. lin I've mr..
NV oeT' "a! J''': :,I. W Pm ,n,
CHASED I Inc mmrFSi h o Sia.mgor; S,,
I'm tnGoW T;m lhe MGtroPUl' I;ii
MuSeHhl. JilI' We Sl!ucH OH Jill
We loutu GoIu iiili'e'
IN exactly that tone Il
Alan'S voice was so glad II
sounded solemn. 1t hurt Jill, and
at the same time made her happy.
, Suppose, she hadn't thought OF
doing this simple thing for him
that was bringing him such happi-
ness and giving him a sense of
power and command?
"Im SO Glad" Jill said, simply.