The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-18
g 1907 NEA Service, Inc.

| AS a matter of fact, she had not
talked to Donna since the night
before, when David had left her
to come to Coral's aid. Could she
be angry? As she dressed, Coral
pondered 'the problem. 1t was
quite possible. Donna, like Hoyt,
resented a public affront, no mat
ter how small, much more than a
private hurricane. But surely she
would not allow such little thing
TO make her really annoyed. 1t
was not serious enough for that.
Running her comb through her
black curlS, Coral giggled little
at the recollection. The whole
thing was rather funny in retro
spect. She and David leaving Don
ma and Hoyt, quite obliviouS of
the demands of common polite
ness or the opinions of spectators.
There were probably plenty of
tongues wagging on the campus
/ this morning about their sudden
| departure.
Just then she heard swift foot
steps tapping down the corridor,
and i'm moment the door of the
room was opened revealing Dom
ma, in all the glory Of her newest
and most expensive sports clothes.
| There was, Coral noticed imme-
! diatcly. no ANGER in her face. As
matter of fact, she looked al
most suspiciously gay and good
humored.
Good morning, lazy bones"
Donna said. Look at you, just
getting up, while I've been over
the hills and far away and back
again in the last two hours"
"Such ambition" Coral laugh
ed. at would have taken a der
rick plus all :he kings horses and
all the kings men, to have gotten
me out of my nice, warm bed that
early. Where have you becn?"
Donna tossed her blue felt hat
into the closet and sat down on
the bed before she replied. 1--WE
been out having breakfast with
your boy friend" she said.
Coral'S heart stumbled little
on its regular course, and she sat
down suddenly on the nearest
chair. DAVID" she said huSkily.
Her roommate laughed merrily.
Goodness, no. After last night |
realized that | haven't a chance
there. | mean Hoyt. He took me
down to the hotel for breakfast
and then we went for a ride in
the country, He's just left for
Wheatland.
oh Coral was absurdly re-
ieved. She could not forbear
asking laughingly, "How does
Hoyt feel this morning."
"He feels like a cobra just
ready to strike, if you must know.
He gathered me up last night af-
ter you and David left us in the
lurch, and he was plenty furious
then. But this morning! Whew!
Last night was nothing but the
calm before the storm"
as he really angry, Donna?"
'IS he? What do you expect?
You didn't exactly handle him
with gloves, ! gather. | also I'M
derStand you told him all. That
is, that the wedding bells had
rung out for you and our promi-
nent young chemist She eyed
Coral quizzically. 81 think that
little declaration is going TO make
you some trouble. Hoyt Marquis
isn't as easily bribed to secrecy
as | am"
Coral rose to her feet. what
do you mean, Donna? Why
should he make trouble? What
good can it do Hoyt to tell any
one here at the university about
David and me-"
Don't get so excited Donna
said warily. 81 didn't say he was
going TO tell anyone here, though
| wouldn't be surprised if he did.
But he kept making noises about
some money your father owed his
and lot of things like that"
"Well," Coral said slowly, you
may as well know the truth. |
guess. My father does owe Moyt'S
dad a considerable sum of money,
and Hoyt has always said that if
| didn'r marry him he'd make his
father call in that loan. I'll admit
he had me badly frightened, but
to tell you the truth, the more
| think about it, the harder it is
for me to believe that Mr.. Mar
quis would be influenced in such
matter by his sons selfish de-
sire for revenge"