The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-15
. SERIAL STORY
HAYWfRE HOUSE sss :ss7';! '' ne
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BY EDWIN RUTT

NAO vi NAAFAiNEhN q LIN
klNKAID PARKER - hero.
Handsome, jo6less, he has just in
herited half-interest in a vacant
Connecticut home.
SALLY PENNINGTON-hero-
inc. Blond, pretty, she has IN
herited the other half of the
home. Together they turn it INTO
u "Restratorium.
Yesterday: MIR. Hardness begins
to wire the house and Wilton is
coming over for dinner. He has
something very important to
tell Sally.
CHAPTER VII
Upon leaving his fathers office,
Wilton AmeS had thought better
of his impulse to dash 70 the
Preston place and find out what
was going on. He had seated nm
self at his desk and considered
the matter carefully. And cOglta-
ton had led to the conclusion that
his father was right. He fully m
tended to marry Sally Pennington
at the earliest opportunity. But
that did not alter the fact that
she owned but q half-intereSt in
the Preston estate. Wherefore If
she and this Parker We're to dis
pose of it. half of the proceeds
would 90 into Parker'S pocket.
Far better for the AmeS finances.
Wilton came TO see. that the place
should pass into their hands for
the proverbial song while Sally
and Parker were joint owners. A
shrewd deal with FarnSworth
Hotels. Incorporated, would ma
terially increase Spencer AmeS
wealth. And Wilton was acutely
conscious of being his fathers
only son and heir.
Having decided this he phoned
Sally. spoke with her at length
and was gratified to receive an
invitation to dinner. And before
leaving the bank. he took pains to
ascertain. the amount Of Sally'S
balance.
II was surprisingly low. Ninety
eight dollars and forty-Seven
cents. Wilton did some quick fig
ming. The interest and amorti-
zation ON the mortgage was six !
hundred. due now in about four
teen days. He knew that Sally
had no means Of increasing her
money appreciabIy within that
time. No. there wasn't doubt
OF it. Unless this Parker fellow
could raise funds. he and Sally
were sunk.
Wilton arrived at the Preston
house i'm good season for dinner.
Presented to Kinks ne took stock
Of that gentleman in pallid. but
discerning, manner. His dag .
nOsiS did not reaSSurc him. Unless
he was way off. Mr.. Parker loom
ed as menace. At the dinner .
table. while Kinks was making
himself agreeable TO the Hank .
nesScS. Wilton'S orderly mind ar .
ranged the facts. I
To begin with, Mr.. kinkaid .
Parker appealed to him as 4 too /
imaginative person given TO quick .
and violent action. He had been .
in the picture for scarcely 36 /
hours. But in that short time the .
idea Of this ridiculous Restator- /
lum. or whatever they called it, T
had been conceived. Further, it .
was beginning to do business. +
Witness this Hardness woman and .
her MilQuetoaStiSh husband right .
here at table Beyond that, ac-
cOrding TO Mr.. Parker'S enthu-
SiaStic small talk. ne had caused .
the place to be advertised this .
very afternoon. That might bring
more people. And lastly. the .
Parker fellow seemed to be on /,
terms Of easy camaraderie with .
Sally already. Wilton liked not /
the set-Up. Mr.. Kinkaid Parker .
was exactly the kind Of Il guy who .
might make trouble, in any num- /
Der of directions.
He was pleased when. after .
dinner, Kinks erased himself un- /
expectedly. 1t seemed that ne
and Mr.. Hardness were devOting
the evening to a discussion Of .
electricity.
Wilton concealed his citation