The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-19
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JOY-Heroine, hostess in smar
Maine tearoom.
ROcER-Joy's 6anee; risini
young designer.
ANcELA-Joy's rival in love
DICK--Wealthy young play
boy. Roger. rivsA in love.
Yesterday: Joy gets n job in
Maine for the vacation period.
One night she is alarmed when a
strange man asks to telephone
from the summer house. Sud
denly she remembers who lie is.
CHAPTER "
Tuesday: Ever hear of a man
called Jigger' around hcte?'
asked Cal when ne came irsO the
kitchen this morning TO FIX the
stoves and fill the ice boxes.
Jigger'?" Cal repeated in a
questioning voice. Then ne laugh
ed. though not before caught a
flicker of anger in mis- old blue
eyes. "That amt no name, Miss
Joy. What are you trying TO put
over on me this morning." and,
pulling his tobacco pounch from
his hip pocket, he Shoveled a
handful of rough cut into his al
most toOthleSS mouth.
"Oh. but it is" replied. "He
was here last night"
Gals jaws dropped, and again
for a second, cought a look of
anger in his eyes when he said.
What have you got up your
sleeves, Miss JOY? Better spill the
beans guess you're up TO
some city game =. trying To put
something over on U.S."
"Not at all, but when every one
was at the movies, this man came
to the door and wanted me to let
him in to call a number"
Amt Mrs. Fenwick told you
yet she don't let folks come in
and use the phone, less they put
up their money first. You see lets
Of trucks get i'm trouble after
coming up the long hill and as
there amt no telephone nearer
than a mile away they often want
TO use hers"
well. that's just what hap
pened to his truck; but | wouldn't
let man like that in here unless
i had battalion of the national
guard here to meet him. He
looked like a thug, with ferret
like eyes. If Rowdy hadn't been
with me, | might have been
scared. Wonder if you know the
number he called. wrote it down
Here il u.s."
THAT don't mean anything L
me, Miss. In the summer there
n lot more telephones in use witt
all the visitors around. Reckon
this ice box can hold another
hundred pounds" and Cal left the
kitchen, while Tess, the heaC
waitress, said:
What was that you were tell
ing Cal? Had burglars here las
night"
mo, only a man wanting L
use. the phone: but the funn,
thing about him is that Just be
fore | came up here, | saw hin
rs we crossed the QueensborougI
bridge. He was driving a swell
car then. but last night he had ,
big truck, covered with u tarpau
lin."
Gee, maybe he was a bandit
making away with his swag."
Tess suggested. "Bet Cal will
make il his business to find out
all about him. He's better than a
newspaper" and she laughed.
"Yes," | agreed, realizing that
Cal is quite a character-"a ma
tive" Mrs. Fenwick calls him
which | suppose accounts for his
queer ways though she declares
he's the mainstay of the tearoom.
Well, if being able to fix electric
appliances, repair furniture, raise
flowers and vegetables, is the rat.
ing .of"a native" | guess that's
not so bad. Anyway when things
20 wrong here-no mattee what
the cry is, SECT Calw
Ill remember what Tess says.
Maybe III tackle Cal again about
"Jigger" he seems out OF
place here looks like a crook
Can't get over the idea of how
perfectly ridiculous it is for q