The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-05
bv MARION WuITE
OF CHARACTERS

| retary to John ffenory-
JOHN HENDRY, mining in
vestment head.
BOB ANDREWS, Hendry's jul
Nor partner and Joan's hanee.
SYBIL HENDRY, socialite,
John Hendry's niece and Joan's
PHILIP HENDRY. Sybil's
DOROTHY STARKE. Joan's
girlhood friend.
CHARLES NORTON, Califor-
MIA mining promoter.
Yesterday: Joan attends a party
given for her by Dorothy and a
fortune-teller warns of tall,
dark man and death"
CHAPTER XIII
Joan came into the office Mon
day morning with song in her
heart. She was glad to see her
desk in it's accustomed place, glad
to notice the work that was piled
high on one corner of it. She
wasn't dreaming, then. Everything
was as she had left it the Friday
afternoon before. But so much
had happened over the weekend
so much that was glorious and
beautiful and utterly unbelievable
that she expected at any mo-
ment to awaken and realize that
it had all been a fleeing, beauti-
full dream.
First of all, there had been
Dorothy's wonderful party, and
the enormous chest of gifts, which
she had wrapped and unwrapped
hundred times since, to be sure
they were real. Which she and
Bob had examined together, too,
on Sunday morning, joking about
them, teasingly, though their
hearts were filled with the bright
vision that the gifts inspired.
On Saturday evening, Bob had
taken the two girls to dinner at
the lima quiet little dinner, he
suggested, because they were still
too excited over the party that
afternoon. But Mile and jim
Sanders had arrived much earlier.
and the quiet little dinner devcl-
oped into a gala festival for the
future Mr.. and Mrs. Robert An
drews.
Whatever misgivings Joan might
have had following SYPHILIS tea,
they disappeared after Saturday
night.
"You'll be the most popular
young matron in Green Hills"
Dorothy assured her, as they sat
on her bed for one final summing
up of the days activities be-
fore retiring. "You should have
heard the lovely things the wom-
en- said about you. 1t certainly
was surprising, considering the
way you captivated their men
folks"
you've done it all for me,
Dorothy" Joan replied, grateful
Rubbish! But she kissed her
goodnight tenderly, and wished
her sweet dreams of the future.
Sunday morning Bob drove
Joan up into the hills from which
the town received its name, and
there he pointed out the plot of
ground which he wanted to buy
for their future home. Hall an
acre, it was, high on hillside,
overlooking the town. with view
of the entire countryside for miles
around. They could see Manhat-
tan, too, it's cleaning towers out
lined clear and sharp against the
bright sky. A thousand pine trees
dotted their home spot, and today
tiny drops of moisture sparkled
on their branches.
Over it all, a quiet peace pre-
vailed, and the hilltop became
veritable fairyland of magic
beauty. :.
"Like it, darling?" Bob whis-
pered eagerly.
otis as close to Heaven as we
could getw she replied breath,
lessly. "Can we ever afford 1T:
afford it?" He smiled gaily'
"All these years, waiting for you
to come along, I've been saving
up for it."
They went back to the real es-
tate office and bought it immedi-
ately, and Bob's face took on a
grin that couldn't be erased-not
even when traffic officer, an
hour later, gave him a ticket 1or
passing two red lights.
After dinner, they drove over
to see Mr.. Hendry and tell HIM
about it. ,u .,
$50 you bought the hilltop"
The old man chuckled. Crazy
Young fool! Taking away the best
Secretary | ever had, in the bar
gain. Well, | suppose I'll have
to make the best of it get
used to that hatchet-faced Miss
Meade. Bless my soul, the way
you young folks rush into things
nowadays"
But he was pleased, neverthe-
less.
He was still chuckling to HIM
self this morning as he came IN
through Joan's office.
$50 you're running off on Sat
nrdauN he said. for the goth time.