The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-03
81 MARION WHITE
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JOAN BARRETT, heroine, sec
rotary to John Hendry.
JOHN HENDRY, mining in
vestment head.
BOB ANDREWS, Hendry's ju-
nior partner and Joan's 6anee.
SYBn HENDRY, soeialite,
John Hendry's niece and Joan's
rival in love. ... " o.
PHILIP HENDRY. Sybil's
brother.
DOROTHY sTARKE. JOAN.
girlhood, friend. sf
CHARLES NORTON, califor.
MIA mining promoter.
Yesterday: Dorothy eonvinees
Joan she should not flee, that her
secret is still safe. Then Joan
agrees to move with Dorothy to
Green Hills.
CHAPTER NJ
Bob returned from California
the following Wednesday. Joan
had received a note from him that
morning saying that he would be
delayed a few days, so II was a
surprise TO pick up the phone and
hear his voice. She was in Mt.
Hendry'S private office.
Bob she cried delightedly,
forgetting her bushes disgnity.
Bob Then, aside TO Mr.. Hen
dry, she announced sedately: MIR.
Andrews is back from Cali
fornia.
Good the old man beamed.
Tell him to come right g.
Er. no, you 90 outside and wait
for him in your office. Get your
Hello'S over . then send him IN
TO me-" ,
A moment later, Bob bounded
through the door, and without a
thought for business prophecies,
he caught her in his arms.
IL missed you, Joan! 1t seemed
a year"
II didn't expect you today.
Your letter."
IL caught special plane.
How're you been, darling?"
Fine. A little lonely, of course.
Did the Bella Terra come up to
expectations?
Pretty nearly. Is j. h. IN! I'd
better see him.
Hes expecting you"
He put her down, unwillingly.
"Have dinner with me-" he
Lggested.
with nobody else 9. :"
They dined early that evening,
at small downtown hotel.
Il have news for YOU" Joan an
nounced, after a while.
Bob looked acros the table,
drinking in the exquisite lowell
ness of her-the golden curls
peeping out below the pert little
black turban; the blue eyes, radl-
ant and exciting now; the soft
cheeks, inviting a caress
you've found the apartment"
mo. haven't really looked
for one. I've been too busy NOV
ing myself -.
"Don't tell me-" he said in mock
distress, chat you've deserted the
Lovely Ladies Lodging club.
Where did you move?"
Green Hills"
"To Green Hills? Boy, that's
fine! Wit hSybil?"
Joan shook her head quickly.
mo. With an old friend :" She
told him of meeting Dorothy at
SybiPs tea, and of Mrs. Downs
subsequent invitation. 49," she
concluded, Dorothy and are liv-
ing alone in the huge Downs house
while the family is in Florida"
Bob smiled approvingly. AT
Peter Downs, Ell? You're certain
" meeting the best people. He's
one of the leading attorneys IN
the city. You say you and this
Dorothy Starke went to school to-
gether?"
Eyes, in Seattle"
"Seattle ?" he repeated in sur
prise. "You never told me you
lived in the west"
you never asked me-" Joan
countered, smiling disarmingly.
mo, l guess l didn't. I've al
ways been too busy telling you
what a fine fellow l was. l never
thought to ask about YOU"
"Perhaps it's time l told you,
then" She spoke lightly, and even
Bob could not detect the serious
undercurrent in her voice. was
born in Sacramento, and later
went to Seattle to live. After |
left school, we moved - mother