The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-27
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BY MARIE BLIZZARD

successful young New York adver
tisirg executive, decides to rent 4
beautiful Connecticut estate he,
father left her when nc was killed
in a hunting accident. She needs
the. money after tive years of pro
viding for the education of her
younger sister, Jennifer, who has
just finished college.
Daphne is showing the estate TO
some rather unweleome ProsPee-
tive renters when, unannounecd
an attractive young man steps into
the picture offering to take the
place. Liking his appearance.
Daphne accepts, learns he is :
MIR. Smith and able to Pay $50
month rental.
ChAt TER ~
The girl ut the corner table
glanced anxiousiy mt her watch
and studied the menu. Then she
spied the slim figure in brown
tweedS she had been waiting for.
"Daphae Brett she said sew
erely. you're half an hour late. "
Il know, Anne, but I've been
over To the bank 20 deposit my
tenants check. hes staying on
another two months until the end
OF November. Also, I've n very
good reason for being late. Wait
until you hear why"
Unless it's bad news. let's or
der before YOU tell me. I've got
10 get some layoutS 70 Murray be-
fore two" Anne Cockcreil was u
successful young commercial AZ
fist and her friendship with
Daphne had begun in the john
stone Advertising Agency when
Daphne was a lesser member o!
the copy staff.
''You order and III talk, Anne
Anne ordered their usual lunch.
Nov talk"
1--WE been promoted, I'm full
fleGged COPY writer now With two
accounts Of nv own to handle OK
elusivcly. au office OF NJ own
with my name on the door and fiji
ty more month. Not bad?'
"Bad? It's colossal, From rags
to riches, or, fIom StcnO%rapher
TO career woman in five short
years. Tell me. did You always
dream that some dav you'd be n
successful advertising writer
"On the contrary" Daphne de-
MED. "Do YOU know Anne. | once
wanted to be an actress? People
are always surprised when | tell
them that. used 70 be fair ut dra-
MATES when | was in college and
| meant to go into the thcoter
when | finished but'--she sighed
almost imperccptibly-''you know
Jepnifer had to be taken care of
and Dad"
Anne knew all about that; knew
that at Is Daphne had left college
to come to New York TO support
herself. She had done il so that
the small sum Tom Brett had left
to his nlothcrleSS daughters might
be used to send the then l3-year-
old Jennifcr to u good school.
II had been five years since Tom
Brett, hunting on his grounds IN
Connecticut. trippcd over his gun
and. dying. charged Daphne with
the care of the flaxon-haired Jen-
infer. Daphne had done 1t well.
Now Jcnnifcr was finished at Miss
MaidStonc'S.
From stcnographcr TO career
woman. Anne had said. Daphne
thought of those first few months
in the general office at tombstone,
then the transfer 10 n SccretarlaI
job where she had learned to
write copy.
"Anne," she said. "if | can do
this in five years, I've a wonder
full future. I'm going to work hard
and some day ="
"Some day you'll have a fat
bank account and wake up being
mn old maid" Anne finished TART
". IL wouldn't let this career
angle creep into conversations
when you're talking TO an attrac-
tive man. By the way. did you
tell the mysterious Smith you
were II business gal?"
"Mr. Smith? | told him had a
job. that was all, Why"
"0h, | just thought since you
two had a coy tea. you might
have gone Just a little way into
the histories of your lives. Par
ticularly since you seem TO have
found him interesting"
Nonsense. Anne" Swift color
flooded Daphuc's smooth checks.
Hes married and you know how
/ feel about married men,"
whats his wife like" Anne
asked casually. .
81 don't know. Pve never seen
her. / haven't seen him either
since the day he engaged the
place. .He sends his check the
first Of every month. Anne, at
first ne used to write little anus
ing notes about the place, but
didn't answer them because OF his
wife. Now he doesn't
Maybe he's cot twin, Anne
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