The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-09
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BY MARION WHITE

SAS OF S1tNNrH>
JOYCE MINER, heroine; she
took an Easter Cruise
DICK HAMILTON, hero; ne
bumped into the heroine
ISOBEL PORTER, traveller sne
sought a mate.
Yesterday: The quiet rivalry
between Joyce and isobei begins
That night Joyce is i'll in her ca,
hin. too miserable TO care what
happens
CHAPTER "
Next morning the sun rose ON
a tranquil sea Of lapis-Iazun Dluc'
Joyce started out Of her port.
scarcely believing that the angry
seas could. settle down 50 peace
fully overnight. Far off in the
horizon, she could see narrow
dark shore line marking the dl'i-,
sion between green-blue sky ana
deep-bluc sea. That was Bermuda
IN the distance, and in another
few hours she would be walking
i'm the shadow of its royal PAINS.
That is, provided she decided 10
Ia,vc the shin. She recalled
she had no shore tickets.
She could not know that direct
ly above her the decision was be-
ing made. 49,
an arrange everything with
Miss Miner" Mrs. Porter was eX-
planning TO ISObel. You Shal!
spend the day with Richard. ADd
be careful, Isobcl. Be very care
full. Don't speak about Miss Mil
ner at all; don't disparage her III
any way. The young man has a
protective feeling toward her,
naturally. He feels responsible
not that believe she had any
hundred dollars in her bag"
Isobel, dainty in her pink negll-
gee, her blond curls tucked care
fully under u net cap, looked dis
dainful. "She'S just a stenogra-
pher," she pointed out.
Her mother sighed. There are
times when | wish you were a
stenographer, too. A girl in bust
ness has opportunities. :. Now
hurry and get TO the dining room
while | speak to her."
A moment later she knocked on
the door of C-2lI. Joyce opened
it expectantly.
ooh. good morning. Mrs. Por-
ter"
"Good morning. my dear. Are
you feeling better"
''I'm so well that l believe 1t
was all imagination"
"Not at all. Your first trip. you
know. I suppose we're hardened
to such weather-oh. it does both
er Isobel, terribly, but she man
aged to get to dinner =. But
now. my dear, I've been worrying
about you. You didn't, | hope,
lose your shore excursion tickets.
Or hadn't you bought them?"
Joyce smiled ruefully. "Yes, /
bought them" ~.
"And they were in your bag,
too? How unfortunate, How very
distressing~ She shook her head
sympathetically. However, I be-
lieve can manage way Tor
you"
That's very kind of you, Mrs.
Porter"
"NonSenSe, That's what Pm on
the ship for, you know, to see that
everybody has a good time" She
smiled disarnIingly. Now there's
a trip ashore today-really, my
dear. | wouldn't want you to miss
it."
al would like to CO." Joyce ad-
mitted honestly, "if there were
anw way" -.
There is q way--as my assist
ant. Usually | ask one of the
StewardeSses, or, as in your case,
one of the younger passengers.
All you do is collect the tickets
for me, at the carriage station in
Hamilton. And see that the guests
are assigned to the carriages and
started off promptly. Then we'll
all go together, you and lsObel
and Mr.. Hamilton and |, in the
last carriage"
Joyce was delighted. Its love-
~ Of you to do this. Mrs. Porter. "
she said gratefully. Under the
circumstances | wasn't even sure
Of going ashore"
81 know, my dear, And young
girl nowadays doesn't like to be
dependent. Will you be ready
to go ashore in the first tender
with me-" she asked.
ayes. III have breakfast I'M
mediately."
"Are you ready now? We can
go in together :"
They found Isobel and DR.. Gray
alone at the table. Mr.. Gregory
was probably still sleeping off his
seasiekneSs, the doctor ventured,
and young Mr.. Hamilton had eat
en- half an hour ago. He was prob
ably up on deck, looking about for
someone, be added. with a sly
wink at Joyce. A moment later
Isobel excused herself.
Dick was standing alone at the