The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-30
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JILL WENTWORTH, heroine,
attractive debutante.
NALAN JEFFRY, hero, ring
young artist.
BARRY WENTWORTH, Jilrs
stepbrother.
JACK WENTWORTH, Jilrs
brother.
SYLVIA SUTTON, oil heiress.
Yesterday: Learning from Ar.
oath the secret Of his $4,000 sale,
Alan breaks with Jill, leaving her
heartsiek, lonely.
CHAPTER X
Jill hadn't been herself since
the day the angry young man had
come to her home, Mrs. Went
worth decided. But what was one
angry young man with a city full
of young men all ready to be
agreeable?
She thought it might be very
good time to mention Milo's dcvO-
ton, and discovered she was
wrong.
81 could never marry man
who wore bright band about his
hat and posed with his perfect
profile toward YOU" Jill said.
Really, Jill! | don't sec how
you can say such things"
The girl was impossible. Milo
Montannc could have any of the
girls in Jilps crowd, Mrs. Went
worth was sure. But he wanted
only Jill, with an intensity in
herited from Spanish ancestors.
And although Jill pcrsistently ig-
norcd him, Milo was always
around, ready for more Sights.
She was completely indifferent,
also, to Hancock Robertson, Vic,
Parham. William Whitman III, and
number of other men in love
with her, or ready to be in love
at the slightest encouraging sign.
"She's looking Il wreck, for
some reason" Mrs. Wentworth
told Barry one day. She'll end
up by being an old maid"
II guess she has right to be
one, if she wants to-" Barry re-
torted.
Barry, Mrs. Wentworth thought
with a flash of intuition, was al
ways ready to discuss JilPs af-
fairs.
when =" Mrs. Wentworth
vcntured, realizing she was on for
hidden ground, "when is Sylvia
planning to announce her engage
ment?"
"Ask Sylvia" Barry said, knot
ting his tie viciously.
81 thought you said there was
an understandings" Mrs. Went
worth persisted.
IF you insist on knowing, the
understanding seems to be gong
haywirc. ! suspect your big,
blond stepSon, Jack, is the reason
Though he makes the grand ges-
ture of brotherly affection by
staying away from her."
"Then, why do you think he is
to blame?"
you talk like a not very
bright child" Barry said con-
temptously. Here's something for
YOU to think about. | don't much
care-there are a dozen girls who
are better company. And | know
of one who makes Sylvia look
like a piece of very pale chcese?"
who"
ooh. skip it. Don't worry, I'll
probably bring you Sylvia Sutton
on silver platter served with all
her pedigree and social prestige.
Mrs. Wentworth felt better. Ev-
identity, Barry was still planning
to marry Sylvia. But who was this
other girl? If her plans didn't car
nv through for Barry's brilliant
marriage, it would be terrible
disappointment. Then, there was
the problem of Jill. 1t didn't mat
ter whether Jill married brilliant
ly or not, Just so she married.
She was sure she had more
things to worry her than most
mothers. with this "three-in-one"
family, as Jill had once dubbed
the household. Then there was
her husbands attitude toward her
, own son. While he loved Jack and
Jill, children of his first wife, as
though they were his own, she
was sure her own son, Barry, re-
ceived only a mild form of devo-
ton. He was becoming increas-
ingly hard on Barry about money
matters. And Barry was retaliat-
ing with increasing ugliness.
What if anything happened to
her? Where would Barry be
then? If Barry had only taken his
education seriously, like Jack, who
had walked into a fine job after
finishing at Boston Tech.
Jill passed her stepmother with
some letters in her hand. Jill,
thought Mrs. Wentworth, always
manages to be at home around
mail time. She thought Jill look
ed excited.
Jill was. One Of the letters in
her hand was in a clear-cut
masculine writing that was new.
Even before she opened it, she
knew it was from Alan.
She tore open the envelope. A
check fluttered from the folded
page. Alan had written: al hope