The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-27
CAST OF CHARACTERS

VI
HADES JONES-pioneer; mem
Der Barry's party.
Yesterday: Exploration of the
ancient puebloS begins. And for
Bob and Mary Melissa romance
begins too. Bob had called her by
her pet name
CHAPTER IN
Small logs had been used IN
building the ceilings Of Defiance
Castle. Most of them had crumbI-
cd and rottcd. but On. Barry was
able % get a fairly solid cross
section of one. tie studied il in
tcutly.
As near as | can tell, study
ING the rings with this pocket
glass. this thing dates back about
1900 years" he told the others.
We'll take It in tor detailed an
a,ysiS."
1t all seems sort ot-sacrcd.
doesn't it," LISA was impressed
with the old clan house and fort
rcSS. Just imagine the people
that were once here. the busy
days, the happiness, and every
thing"
Twelve hundred years That
would be- nearly 500 before Co
umbuS discovered America. What
manner OF men could have IN
hubjtcd the arid southwest then"
What language had they What
dress. customs. manners What
color" Whence came they, and
where did they 20?
Archaeology may be- a dead
Scicuc, from the SchooIroom view
point: IL may lack adventure i'm
the library Blu, it lacks nothing
I'm the field. Even Hadcs Jones
and the muscular Hoffman. UNI
educated I'm the scholastic sense.
felt the spell %: exploration and
helped with the preliminary meas
ugrwcuIs and surveys. No actual
digging was attempted the first
day. but when the patty descend
cd toward UigH'tall. everyone was
Ga,jgucd
Scott hoffman, remembering
NV o,,, , - 49, Lr,-;r his love
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"'';I' .y.~ ns,nTfsbrI wondered IL
,bc hoard HIM correctly. She had
br,r civil tn the man heretofore.
inst 81, sh, would have been To- ~
ianitor or gardner iu New York..
Srr r,I bcrr IMPRESSED ON hrr
rf.sr Tgv I'm EI,rcn Caryon. when
UnlIiwau rode zine huykirg horse.
IN, he vas hired as q workman
All u. once. though. new
though. STRUCK her Was IloI.i-
man. after all. mere" work
man" Wasn't he hired rather To
be- one OF a scientific party, on an
cuuu! footing with the others"
Was /, fair 20 expect DR. Barry
10 maintain town standards OF
employers and servants" HadcS
Jones had been accepted as so
cial equal. surely. And the West
i famous FOR its democracy, she
knew.
HOLMAN miStook her pause for
shvnc,s. and thought she was
pleased 40 the compliment.
"Auvtimc YOU want anything,
'IiSSn. YOU lust ask me. hunh?"
Hoffman was growing more con-
ridrr'i,l assuming genuine init
mary
Jis.a WAS furious, instantly.
She would have turned To slap
him. and doubtless Mr.. Hoffman
would have received classic
having out from a lady with an
excellent if refined choice Of
words. But Bob Barry chose that
moment 10 turn back aud call to
her.
"That hammer still has me wor-
ricd." Bob repeated. waiting for
Melissa and Hoffman to catch mp
with him II can't imagine why
the rawbjdc strip wasn't disintc-
~rotcd zone. with all the wears.
Ii couldn't be- more than hun
dr,d or so"
.llaybc Indians explored the
cave. and droppcd it"
Mary Melissa forced herself TO
ba calm She welcomed the in
ts,,wution. really. until she could
nortv of five persons had to live