The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-04
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LINDA BENTON - Heroine
daughter of a. famous singer.
CAPT. BARRYMORE TRENT
Hero, flying daredevil"
. MIRANDA TRENT - Barry
more: grandmother . strong
woman. "a s.
Yesterday: Mrs. Trent and Lin
da are reeoneiled and Linda re-
turns to Barry's home with the
grand old lady. 80 -
CHAPTER XVII
your little friend Mr.. Abruz-
zi," the Duches observed when he
had shut the car door upon
them, sis a rather discerning per-
son; and | must say that in many
respects he more closely approx
mates a gentleman than many
who think they set the standards
for the species. Although | can't
understand" she went on frown-
ing, "his opening your mail. he
admitted TO me without the FAINT
est embarrassment that the let
or mailed you had never reach
ed you because he tore it up and
threw it into the wastebasket."
but Tony always opened my
mail. | didn't-yOu mean you
wrote to me-"
Naturally | wrote TO you after
Rita Blanchard came home with
her amazing story, and the whole
town began buzzing with it. The
place for my grandson's wife Is in
his home"
Then Linda remembered some
thing that at the moment had
failed to catch her entire atten-
ton.
"But how did you know-about
Barry and me?" she stammered.
TONY couldn't have told you. He
didn't guess, himself"
;"I should not be too sure about
what Tony did or did not guess"
ecuntered the old lady. "But
Tony did not tell me. g. Do you
happen to remember that letter
came for me-rather late the
night Judge Baldwin diedffi &.
Perhaps you would like to hear
ft?"
She took it from her purse and
began to read aloud:
q. MY dear old friend,
20. "''L am violating q confidence
in writing this note, but think |
am, justified by circumstances
Just before your grandsOn's de-
parture, / performed a ceremony
uniting him in marriage with Miss
linda Benton. Because of, the
strain you had been under for. the
past few days, the. young people
felt that it would be kinder to
keep you in the dark about their
step until Captain Trent's return.
y" Il did not agree with their
reasoning, but ! complied with
their wishes in having the mar
rage record secretly filed. Now,
with only few hours to live, /
find. miEgiving heavy upon me. |
have q suspicion that if Captain
Trent should not return, his wife
will be very hesitant about claim
ing the relationship. You must adj
NIT"
Then you knew" Linda broke
in. "You knew when" ..
when Rita Blanchard staged
her little tragi-comedy, you mean?
I did. And prayed in my heart
that you would rise and blast her
with a few well-chosen words.
But you did not. =. And won
dering why" said old Miranda IT.
ritably, land why you chose to
trsat no ike p child, cost me
perfectly ? I'D lights sleep. Aft
er that well. / preferred to
have yoG - m, yourself"
Put | h Mt al proof moth
ing but - ON 'yp"d. L" ..,
And 4! sNpprr> never oc-
cured to % - Snal ped cd MI
rsuda, "ha. II heJn bon viii
lax 20 tale your wc' Il againsi
srack of bibles. You wouldn't hav"
been in MY house ct all >. And
you never did mean 20 come to
me-"
mo" Linda said steadily.
"Never. Especially afsrr--Tony's.
] knew you thought"
"And why" demanded Miranda
front, "shoTld you presume to
know what I might or might not
think? Did you imagine that I
should hold II against you that,
insp ito Of having been brought
up like a china mantel-piece, you
had backbone enough to go out
and cave yourself a slice of the
worid?"
When india would have spoken,
the old lady cut her off with an
nnpcriouS gesture.
"For It," she pursued, you had
known anything about nrc, you
would have understood that the
one thing | cannot stomach is, a
helpless MAINLY PANTY. And
eyrn if hadn't had TO. take my
hat OFF 70 you for tho way you
faced down that pack Of curiosity
seekers, tho other day, | should
never have thought Of lquestion-
ing my grandson'S Choice"
p Linda smiled " little dubious
sAlHe. . -. E .
But old Miranda had returned
10 Judge Raldwin'S letter.
"'You must admit, Miranda"
she read. that YOU are some
times a difficult, cantankcrouS,