The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-06
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
JUDITH IRVING, heroine, Am
erica. best dressed woman.
PHILIP IRVING, Judiths es
tranged husband. ..
MARTA ROGERS, Judith's r.
val.
BRUCE KNIGHT, author, Ju'
dith's old elassmate. :,
MILLICENT BAYNE, Bruce
protege.
Yesterday: Judith and Millsent
leave by plane for Reno. lhey
encounter severe storms over the
Rockies, the ship lowers, they are
ordered to Prepare to land
CHAPTER VIII
The mountain and the airShip
were coming together, JUDITH
sensed. while her thoughts crowd
ed together until they beat
against her brain. Together-out
they didn't meet-they were tax.
ing a long. long time TO crash. II
only il would be swift
The crash that broke the noun
tain's storm came then. IL was
sharp and definite but ii did not
reverberate as she had expected.
The ship shook itself with ire
mendous spasm and then lay still.
Judith. thrown to the floor, ieit
her head bump something and
knew that it hurt. Voices were
raised. Someone screamed. Some
body flashed a light. People were
standing up. She realized that
she wasn't hurt.
"Millicent," she called.
judith! Are you all right
the girl answered. THE ship
stood the shock. Oh Judith, were
alive"
We're alive. 1t was good to
hear. She would see Phil again,
she told herself simply. Maybe
the pattern would change to the
old familiar one. Then she hur-
ried to the pilots side. II can
make bandages," she said.
In the end there were two
broken arms and many minor
bruises among the passengers.
The pilot had made a landing
that would go down in air chronl-
cles as one of the most deXterous
feats of aviation. The ship was
disabled for further service until
repairs were made, however. Not
until automobiles had come from
the nearest small town IN Colo
RADIO, to take the passengers into
the village, did Judith begin to
wonder if Phil would learn about
the crash tonight. If so, had he
suffered because she was IN dan
ger in the sky?
She thought then of Millicent
who was thinking about Bruce
and wondering at his reaction.
"He will be relieved and happy
10 know you're safe" Judith said
forgetting that she used an ante
cedent instead of Bruce's name:
eyes, he has his own ship and
knows the dangers" Milllcent
said. Funny, when he'll turn any
kind of a somerSault that he gets
all goofy abotu anyone else n.y.
ing isn't il? He tried to advise
me last night"
Bruce flies?" Judith asked.
Bruce" Millicent laughed.
"No, not Bruce. Ronnie." Her
face grew serious and rather
tired. Bruce doesn't know that
we came" The night was cold,
the hills were high, and the stars
were gone. A few moments be-
fore they had glimpsed death IN a
lonely land. Millicent drew near
err Judith. Judy, doesn't 1t hurt
like the devil TO love someone
who doesn't want to love you!
wonder if Bruce will follow me-!
They bumped along the hill
road until they reached the town
where wooden houses clustered at
the approach to the mines and the
ranches back in the higher ranges.
Judith stretched her slim body as
she alighted from the car. She
looked around for her bags, found
they were jammed in the plane,
would be sent on later.
Rooms at the little inn were at
a premium. A rancher, standing
in front of the hotel, who was
starting on a trip TO his home ~
miles beyond, tripped his hat and
offered hospitality. Faded blue
eyes smiled from face that had
weathered sun and wind and
storms for 40 years. He was
man whom one could trust, judith
decided at once.
"Do you take boarders?" she
asked.
"Well. not exactly. We have
one young fellow there and a
couple more comm in a week or
so. But you're welcome to the
beds and the grub, ma'am
There was time enough TO go
TO Reno later. She had all OF her
life 10 reach Reno. Gray eyes
shining now, Judith turned 10
Millicent. ..
chilly, shall we? We can pro-
coed 20 Nevada any time"
'I'd adore il. I'm not very
keen on gossiping with expectant
divorces anyway. And neither are
YOU. You want divorce ABOUT ABOUT
as much as l want rheumatism
but you're being game; 100 100
game, my darling. vote LOT INC
ranch house"
They went into the general
store which was still open, ana
asked to see clothes. Judith turn
ed away from the rack Oh ene up