The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
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NSurrerdering his throne for thu
love of Ardath Richmond, Cana
! dian-born actress, Paul !, King o
Northvmbra, becomes private cit
izcn Paul Ferrone, buys a charm
ing villa on the Bay of ST. Fran
els and believes he is a free mar
Mt last.
But quickly he finds he VA
made bad bargain. The woris
prys in on him, mercilessly; week
after week of association with thu
yacucrs Countess oil Marco, Re-
eic Var Twyne, Playboy, and tho
o,hec International sal proves
pretty boring.
s. Paul takes thc advise of hi'
cd tuto-, Or. Sorle.s; " sraveli
LGys a sa;lirg ship, travels soae
moro. Ba, ever the shadow of the
less throne follows hin. Evcntu
ally he and A~dath quarrel c'eii
her friends. paul takes mere ano
more to his boat.
Then ono day he suggests 20
hrdath they have achila.Angriiy,
she reEl;cs: Paul. are Sou H.
sane?" FAIL is badly shaasn. q
week .ascr, at party al his villa.
Paul crariesrs Van TwyGs talk
irg eamiliarly 10 hrda;h. He tells
her to leave Paul. She admits II :
a sorry affair but swears she must
stay by Paul. "Wcn," says Req
Gle, Sooner or Later ard ,9hcn
yoa DO, little Reggie u be ON
SOW co ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER Y
Dawn was breaking, at last.
When Paul finally went mp to his
dressing ROOM. The lest OF the
our,'. raI l.lt. the orchestra and
the pail cujor,aius.a hat cone,
and In. t.wI.y cquipm uJ Of the
rariy-,h" row. of J1paneS" Ian
terms. the dance floor on the
lawn. IN" rhnSy platform for the
orcfcs.ru-lopkcd Ior'orn and
dingy in thc clean m0,niHG light.
The sun came 40 over the wa
ter ard turned the hGv and IL
Thanking Shcrrliuc 10 Il place OF
orChantm.nt end IA. stcry. Il gave
the water "a richer. deeper blue
than any s"'l2r had seen, 1t made
the red roofs and white walls OF
the Villas gicam win a radiance
Of their own, and il lighted the
far tip Of rocky Cape Roman as
if it were lighting beacon on
the scu-ropd back TO lost king
dom.
Paul took last look from his
balcony and went into his dress
ing room. There was . tap on ms
door. and Ardath came in. She
wore nCgli.cc over her night
robe. and her face was anxious.
"Therc you are" she said.
Paul, where have you been? You
worried me-"
Paul looked at her. His face
was pale and his eyes were tired;
and NJ looked for Il long time at
the woman whom he had followed
and loved through 4 year of eX-
lie. He sat down, at last, and turn
ed YEARLY away.
eve been long way off - 4
very long way he said slowly.
$50 far that | could see-us--as
| never was able to see US be-
fore
Her brow wrinkled with worry.
paul. dearest, what do you
mean"
cts a funny country | went
into" h. unused. "A country
where all the shams and pretenses
fall away. and you see yourself
and other pcople-aS you and they
really are. 1t isn't really very
pleasant, Ardath."
She came and sat down beside
him. "What is it, dear? | don't
understand"
81 suppose" nc went on, as If
he were talking TO himself, "that
we aren't meant TO DO that. We
aren't meant to see ourselves as
we really are. We must have our
illusions. We aren't strong enough
TO get along unless we wrap our
selves and our lives up in n little
glamour. When we get to a place
where the illusions dissolve and
the glamour falls away, we don't
have anything left"
He gave her q rucful smile.
"YOu see. my dear" he said. 81
saw wcakling and a romantic
coward where | had always seen
a king and / looked at the
queen of all the earth, who wore
the stars on her cloak and had
wonder and a marvel in her eyes,
and saw"
He took her hand and strOked
it gently. "And | saw u mortal
woman" he said.
dearest boy"
"And | saw that all the things
knI HNnn IN