The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-28
BY Gilmore COWAN STONE

I CAS- Of Ar1ANAN INo
! CONSTANCE MAIDWELL -
heroine; the stand.in.
pEREK MANTHON-an artist
who loved money first.
HILDEGARDE THORVALD-
Derek painted her portrait.
DR.. ROGERS-he met his most
difficult case.
Yesterday: A. a stand-in for
Camilla Wynne, Connie spends
her first dav at the Thorvaid
ranch. Advised by the doctor no.
to take her acting too seriously,
Connie is about to reply seath.
ingly when he speaks again.
CHAPTER XVI
You committed Miss )Wynne
to a rather large slice of humble
pie, didn't you?" DR.. Rogers went
on, his eyes coolly amused on
hers. ~ wonder whether she'll ac-
cept her dismissal SO gracefully
in her own person. Her 'Jo-Jo's'
daddy has a lot of money, you
know. However, from what I'VE
heard of the lady's adventures in
romance, she should be the last to
question your philosophy on one
point at least. =. . AS you so wise
~ observed, No one can help not
loving some one any longer"
Its flattering to know you
consider my philosophy sound"
Constance said Stiffly, and knew
before the words were out how
childish they sounded,
She was beginning TO realize
that her hands were cold, and that
she was tense and shaking with
the nervous strain OF the past
hours.
~ can't help wondering" he
went on, whether your conclu-
Sions are based on observation or
experience.
"Really" Constance asked. 81
didn't suppose there was anything
left about me Off you to wonder
about. You've had me under the
microscope for quite q while. BY
this time you ought to know how
to take me to pieces and put me
together again"
His quizzical look faded, and he
said with an abrupt resumption OF
brisk, professional concern,
YOU'RE terribly tired, aren't you?
Now | think you'd better go. TO
your room and let me arrange to
have your. dinner sent up. Then
go right to bed and get a good
nights rest" - =.
Constance's lip curled in angry
amusement /: -. Rest. When,
somewhere in the. house was
Derek, And so much to be said
between them.
He was going on, ~ shouldn't
be surprised" but Constance in
terrupted with dangerous smooth
ness, "You are about to say that
you wouldn't be surprised if j
had i, another difficult day ahead
Of me-"
Suddenly all the resentments
and Illustrations of the day FLAIR
ed up in a need to thrash about
and hit out at some one. .
"You don't miss q single detail,
do you, Doctor? Life to you is an
orderly pattern of nurses and
obedient patients who trot off to
bed when you send them, so that
at dawn they may be up and do.
ing-nice and adult, the way you
like them - IS, '..,. ...-.. -'a
Tearing at her throat, she was
beginning to, feel an irresistible
urge to laugh and laugh and
laugh. He. was so funuy-stand-
ing there with that look of in
credulous Arrangement in his eyes.
Everything was funny-so
funny that it hurt. g..
81 was about to. say" he said
stiffly, "that / shouldn't be sur
prised if you wondered why Miss
Thorvald hadn't shown up yet. !
have an idea she's going to be an
noyed with me tomorrow; but as
a matter of fact, l have given or
ders that she must sleep as long
as she can, because" ;
Don't tell me why. ] know al
ready" Constance cut in, her
voice rising recklessly in q kind
of triumphal chant, because she's
likely to have difficult day to-
morrow"
She was rolling on now with
the rising tide of hysteria, with
out a chance of, stopping herself,
even if she had cared to try.
al suppose" she rushed on,
that every evening when you're
through playing with your funny
little test tubes, you say to the
squirmy things in them, Now just
stop wriggling, my dears, and set
tie down for the night, be-
cause"
"Win you get into your room
and keep quiet"-with an appre-
hensive glance toward the door Of
the sick room, he advanced swift
ly upon her-"or am l going to
have to carry you in and hold
you down in tub of warm
water?" +. 90,
"'--because'," Constanc e
brought out on high, triumphant
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