The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-10
aY ADELAIDE HUMPHREYS

ROGER BREcKNER-hero; he
wanted TO test the strstosphers'
BERYL MELRoSE - wealthy
widow: she wanted Roger. -,
EVELYN LA FARGE-Jsek'e 5
mother; she wanted 'on-in-'s~'
Yc.,erday: Jackie is stunned 70
G,J Rovcr with Beryl Meirose al
r. Colonv Restaurant. Then Sne
rn,I;,cs that Beryl is Roger
hacker. Her mother warns "'
difficulties. o ,,r1I
J,ckic knew that her mother
baJ not meant that she ought 10
try to stop Roger from maNt lug
his etratosphcre trial thEhI G
causc of the danger and r'Sh ~.
T T Evelyn did not know any
,b;ng about that. But she dld uh-
Jorsfand human nature. And the
Janger involved when announcer
woman came int othe plctuiIIE ,.
especially such an eXceptionSTltiH
attractive woman rs Berry, Me'-
rose. ral IacIie
that next day TO ask her to post
none her flying lesson once more
He told Jackie that the plans tSI
his flight were practically IN 'nc
hag" He seemed so steamed up
about that his conversation ia"
been almost ineoherent ana oe-
cidedly Sketchy. .no+
II was only afterwards that
Jackie realized he had not men
toned the fact that he, too naa
conc into. New York the day be,
fore. He had not said 4 WORD
about having lunched at the Ioi-
ony. -. .,1d
herself rather more emphatieaIly
than was necessary. Not that IL
was any business Of hers wherc
Roger went or with whom he
mncbed. Their engagement was
only a ruse, anyway.
But he bad not said when ne
would be able 70 give her her les
son. or when he would see her,
ar phonc again or anything. He
had merely mmbled something
about being tiled up" for a While |
Jackie supposed that meant
more luncheons with Mrs. Melrose
and ended with vague $50 long,
be seeing you.
Several days had passed and ne
had not called again. They were
the longest. drearieSt days JACKIE
had ever known. Oh, the sun was
shining brightly enough. Too
brightly. There wasn't a cloud IN
the sky. Perfect flying weather
Which. OF course, was the only F.!
reason why Jackie sat around the
house. waiting for the phone or
the doorbell TO ring, She sup
posed when Roger got time to give |
her another lesson the sky would
start to rain cats and dogs. IL
was enough TO make anyone feel
low to have 10 miss these heaven
w spring days that should have
been spent trying ones wings, IN
stead of cramped IN indoors.
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Finally Jackie could not stand
il any longer. She decided to
drive out TO the field, even though
Roger had not given any signs OF
being alive, or of remembering
that she was. Maybe, since 2 ne
was soloinp now, she could take
the ship up, even if he was not
there. If so it would not make
the slightest difference to her,
whether he was or not. =.
Which was rather contradle-
ton considering the way her
heart leaped into her throat and
her pulses started racing madiy
the moment she saw him. He was
standing by the side of q plane,
a silver shin that Jackie did not
remember ever having seen at the
field before, talking with some
one. 1t wasn't until she was with
in hailing distance-and had MADE
mistake" of calling his name
that Jackie realized second later
the person he was talking with
was Beryl Mclrose.
Jackie would have gone on into
the hangar. but Roger mOtioned
for her to join them. Il want you
to know Jackie Dunn, Mrs. Mel
rose" he said, flashing his en-
gageing grin. 'Jackie's one Of
nv best students; she's nutty
about flying. And" his grin
broadened as he gave Jackie an
open and knowing wink, Incl
dentally Jackie and I are en-
gagged"
81 am very glad to know you
indeed" Beryl MelroSe said cor
daily, extending her hand. She
was even more attractive than at
a distance. She had the most
beautiful big brown eyes Jackie
had ever seen. Her skin was like
a gardenai petal But what Jackie
noticed-and envied-most Of all
was her poise.
For some reason Jackie felt all
hands and feet, as though she did
not know what to say, or how to
act. Maybe it was because of
Rogers remark about their en-
gagement. Jackie felt she could
have slain him gladly for making
it. Certainly that wink had not
been necessary. If Mrs. Melrose
had seen it, what on earth would
she think?
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Roger seemed to have forgot
ten that he had promised to see
this engagement business through
to the bitter end and that they
had agreed they must behave as
though it were a reality before
other people.
Sorry | haven't had time tc
phone you," ne said now, making