The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-17

CAST OF CHARAC En- =,
JOY-Heroine, hostess in smart
Maine tearoom. r;.;np
ROGER-Joy's hanee'
young designer. 10, n love.
ANGELA-Joy's rival IN n ,
6icK-Wealthy young play
how, Rogers evial in love.
"' -
v.d.v. Roger and Joy quar-
rcI over Peter. Joy returns me-
engagement ring to Roger as 'e'
part in anger.
CHAPTER III
MONDAY: Stopped at the news
s+ond in the Roosevelt hotel today
S snJ boueht a magazine from the
aiarL who usually waits on me.
Look" she whispered, glanc-
inc in the direction of the dining
room. there's the man who owns
the Ace-High Club"
turned around while she con-
tinued, "He's with the young fei-
low who designed the interior and
furniture for it. They say Rocco
wants him for his daughter =.
YOU bet she likes him nice;
clean-cut fellow >. wouldn't mind
having him myself. Oh, don't you
feel good?"
| knew my tell-tale face was
betraying my heart so, making the
best of it, | forced a smile and
pointing at the clock, said, I'm
all right. but look at the timer
and putting the change IN my
handbag | hurried away.
When neared the door, Roger
was already on the sidewalk. A
flashing metal-trimmed car was
at the curb. The door opened;
Angela's laughing face was raised
to his if only could have
heard what they said when ne
got into the car.
Peter didn't say much when |
told him Roger and l had broken
orr engagement; but his, Gee,
Sis, Rogers a swell guy" still
rankles. Don't / know it?
rye tried to console myself with
the thought that Roger deliberate
" made an issue of Peters future
so that he could bring out engage
ment to an end; but my heart tells
me that's not so. There are mo-
ments when l can feel Rogers
kisses on my lips. have not heard
him all day if only | might
know whether Angela really means
something to the man l shall al
ways love.
Ran into Rita Haley, an old col
lege friend, on Fifth Avenue
She's buyer for western store
sails for Paris tomorrow .
interested as usual in my affairs
, suggested | get a summer job
and take Peter TO the country.
That might be all right. but what
about a job in fall? Offered to
get lie one if Longs refused to
take me back her promises
were still ringing in my ears as
we said goodby she'll PROB
ABLY marry a count and forget
everything else.
you're not going to stand for
that, are you?" Gail asked when
she came on duty in the after
noon. 81 think it's time someone
put a flea in the ear of that Cos
siper." and she thrust paper
into my hand, her finger pointing
TO this paragraph in The Crows
Nest:
"Betting's in favor of the love-
" Angela leading her young de-
signer to the altar"
| laughed and handed back the
newspaper. -
"Then there's nothing to all
this talk about Roger and An
gela?" ,,
I shook my head, and darted
to the locker room. Does Roger
know where he's drifting? His
strength of character how
much | admired that.
Went out with Dick . had a
grand time disturbed a bit
though at that car that came
alongside us as we crossed the
Qucensborough Bridge. | can see
the dark, ferret-like eyes of the
driver now they were riveted
ON Dick when the traffic lights
turned against us. Mine followed
their gaze Dicks face was
pale beneath his tan -. his knuc.