The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-26
D SERIAL STORY ...-
HAYWIRE HOUSE s s2sf :sss':, 20 .
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BY EDWIN RUTT

kINKAlD PARKER - hero.
Handsome. jobless, he has Just in
herited half-iutercst IN a vacant
Connecticut home.
SALLY PENNINGTON-hero-
me. Blond. pretty, she has in
hsrited the other half of tho
home. Together they turn it into
a "Rcstratorium."
Yesterday: The day of the fore
closure approaches and Kings and
Sally are desperate. Then Kinks
has last-minute idea.
CHAPTER NNIl
Miss Sally Pennington. arising
late after Il SlccpleSS night. look
cd out Of her window To see what
the weather was like on the day
that she was To lose her home.
Before she SAW any weather. she
was aware d Mr.. Kinks Parker.
Mr.. Parker was sailing blithely
down the driveway with the Great
Pierre at his side. And what was
more. they were sailing in Sally
Penniugton'S car.
Sally gave gasp Of annoyance.
Today. of all days. she had eN-
pected the companionShip and
sympathy oF Kinks. She couldn't
understand his going off any
where. Why. he was in this just
as much a. she. Stood to lose the
same thing. But here ne was. mot
oring gailv with a French Magic
ian and leaving her to 1t" the
worrying.
She ate q quick breakfast and
reSolutcly set out 10 NlnStocE on
foot. Even if Kinks had turned
out 10 be- light-miudcd in Il crisis.
she would keep her head. 1t was
worth a chance ~ have 4 last shot
at pleading with Spencer AmeS
for an extension Of the payment.
And if Wilton should he there
we'll. the things she'd say to VIII
ton would curl the hair of an iron
dog.
She returned at o'clock. her
cheeks ON fire. Wilton had not
been there. But she had spent
over two hours with his father.
In turn. she had pleaded. cajoIed,
cxnoStulnIcd and wept. 1t was n"
use. She might a. well nave been
talking to the sphinx of Egypt.
Finally her temper broke from ITS
mooring<. Spencer AmeS, ms
tight mouth obStinatrly set. heard .
at length inst what Miss Sally .
Pennington thought Of him. And
then Sally. defeated but magnrtl- ,
cent in defeat. had swept cut ct /
his office.
Al the Re>tatorium she found .
Mrs. ClipStack in state.
"ThiS is crazy house. Mrs.
ClipStacvk said darkly. Il cook .
nice. hot lunch and four Of EN-
don't come to eat it,.
"What four" asked Sally list .
lcssly.
Mis-. CIipStack enumerated. I
Mr.. Parker. that French hocuS .
pocuS man. and those two hood F..
lum< i'm Shirt>lecvcS. "
where are they? said Sally. ,
II don't know. heard them
shouting outside about an hour
ago. But they didn't come in .
We'll. If they haven't sense 7.
enough to eat they can 90 nun .
CRY for all care" said Sally.
"Sit down. dearic.' said Mrs.
Clipstick. noting Sally'S tired face. .
And let me give YOU nice cup .
of tea"
Sally shook her head, II don't .
want anything.
In truth. the reaction from her
outburSt ut the bank was about .
TO set in. She could feel hot. /
binding tears gathering beneath
her eyelidS. At any second now
they would pour forth i'm tor
rent. She wanted to get off by
herself and have Il good cry. She
left the kitchen hurriedly by the
back door.
Her handbag Was still on her
arm. In it repoSed check for
500. drawn 10 the order of the
First National Bank of Wnstock,
which Spencer Amc$ had refused
to accept az partial payment OF
the mortgage interest and amortl-
cation. The thought of it made
Sally sick. To lose this house. the
only home she had. the place she
loved above all others. Oh. it was
too rotten. She crossed the lawn
swiftly. holding back the tears
with Il tremendous effort. And
then. suddenly. she came to an