The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-23
BY ADELAIDE HUMPHREYS
CAST OF CHARACTERS


wanted to test the stratosphere.
BERYL MELRoSE - wealthy
widow; she wanted Roger.
! EVELYN LA FARGE-Jaekie's
mother; she wanted a son-in.law.
Yesterday: Heart beating, ex-
ultant, Jackie returns to Roger
only to find Beryl, kneeling at
Rogers bedside, sobbing con-
vulsively. Quietly, Jackie leaves
I the hospital.
! 49,. CHAPTER NIX
Jackie knew that as long as she
lived that picture of Beryl kneel-
ing beside Rogers bed would re-
main indelible in her momery.
She would never be able to erase
, it, or the shock that had accom-
panied it. But that was not what
/ troubled her now; what troubled
her was what she must do
about it. $50
Roger knew now that Beryl
loved him. He would indeed have
been blind, if he could not have
read Beryl's love revealed in its
entirety. But that was not what
thought that troubled her most of
all was that perhaps Roger loved
Beryli
! After all, Roger had never told
Jackie that he loved her. He had
merely suggested they enter into
q trial engagement in order to
make Evelyn believe they were
going to be married. He had given
his word he would stick to this
ridiculous idea" until the bitter
| end, as he had expressed it, to
help Jackie.
Even before Roger had gone
away, when Jackie had tried TO
make him believe that the en-
gagement idea might not be so
ridiculous, he had not said that
he really loved her. He had
played his part CALAMITY, Of
course. Roger was too good q
sport, even now, not to continue
/ playing his part to carry through
this engagement they had enter
ed into, until the bitter end. May
be even though he had found that
he loved someone else!
Hadn't Roger told Jackie over
and over how wonderful he found
Beryl Melrose? Hadn't Evelyn
warned her daughter that Roger
might. fall in love with such a
fascinating woman? And there
was no doubt as to that fascina-
ton. Jackie had come under the
spell of it herself during these
past few days. $50
1t was merely common. sense to
admit that any man would prefer
aHwoman of the world, poised,
cultured, wealthy-like Mrs. Mel
rose, to a stupid, silly little girl
like herself. =. Beryl Melrose had
done things in aviation, too-the
sort of things to win mans ad-
miration, the sort of things Jackie
had dreamed Of doing one day.
Impossible dreams, she saw now,
that would never be fulfilled.
They must have seemed very
foolish-thOse dreams of Jackie's
to Roger, who had had such big
dreams of his own.
And Beryl Melrose had been
the one to help Roger fulfill his
dreams, even though this first
trail flight had almost ended in
disaster That would not stop
Roger. He would want to 90 on,
as soon as he was able; he would
need Beryl to help him to con-
tinue. Beryl, who had saved his
life this time, who was so much
more suited to him in every way
than little nobody like Jackie.
did you get all your letters
written and everything else you
had planned to do?' Beryl asked
ut dinner that evening in the
hotels little coffee shop. Roger
was disappointed that you could
not get to the hospital this after
noon"
WAS he Disappointed" Jackie
asked eagerly, before she thought
She should have known that
Beryl was merely trying to be
nice. Since she had been with
Roger all afternoon he would not
,, have missed Jackie. 81 |
couldn't get there" Jackie added
, quickly. 1t was true; she could
not have forced herself to have
, gone into that room. after com.
i ing upon that scene with Beryl
down on her knees to Roger. ~ =;
, ] was packing, Beryl."
Packing"
/ yes Jackie nodded, but she
!. could not meet Beryl's startled
glance. She did not know what
mad made her say that, or what
i, had helped her to reach the snd.
, 9en decision that had come to her.
Eor Jackie knew now what it was
that she must do.
j.. Il am going home" she said
quietly, and now her ewes looked
across the little table into Bervps
pig dark ones. 81 don't think that
1 should stay any longer. Now
tnat Roger is out of danger, oct
> ting along so fine"
II see,". Beryl said. But she
4 ana not look as though she did,
Neither of them said anything for
1 a while. Then Beryl looked IN
from her plate again: You're not
gong without saying goodby TO
u, Roger, without telling him, are
E Jackie said no, she would not
40 that. She pushed her plate
f away; she could not eat anything
: more. "Pll say goodby in the
morning" Oh, how hard thai
would be! When it might be