The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-23
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CONSTANCE MAlDWELL :

CAST OF CHARAC TENS
CONSTANCE MAIDWELL -
heroine: the stand-in.
DEREK MANTHON--an artist
who loved money first.
HILDEGARDE THORNALD-
Derek painted her portrait.
DR.. ROGERS-he met his most
difficult case.
Yesterday: The Rogers date
brings a reprimapd for Cons lance
and the same day she ~cacS '"''
= romance is rumorcd between
Derek and H;lda. Connie did not
read any further.
CHAPTER MI
Constance did not read beyond
that first sentence. 1t seemed u"
her hours before she WAS able to
look nm and say in voice that
sounded ScaSonably like her own
81 didn't know there WAS any one
naive enough to buy this come
sheet. The last I heard they were
drumming up publicity by paying
pcople 60 sue them for libel.
But she knew they had seen her
face i'm that first moment.
Elsa O'Darc went tu New l"'N
that week for an important show
inw of spring models. And mme-
diatcly things began to 20 wrong
in the store.
1t was when Elsa wus away
that every one realized how uE-
prcdictablc and how SplneIrSS
PAPA Anton was. Intercollegiate
mental differences which. under
EliSa's regime. would have been
ironcd out swiftly and silently
were paradcd in public. Pauline
was inSolyut to every one bat
papa Anton. whom She shameless
N whccdIed and fldttcred.
There had been rumOrs, Con
stance was given 10 understand,
about Pauline and Papa Anton.
A huge ink spot appeared
myStcrIously on one of the COS
tunes Constance had been show
iny. and Miss Let's openly blan-
ed Constance for 1t. One Of IN"
customers for whom Pauline had
often modelled appeared one day
asking for Constance - and the
fat was i'm the fire. Pauline was
closetcd for an hour with Papa
Anton, and emerged looking as
Gertrude Said-"like the cat that
swallowed the caviar
That was the day Lucille re
ported for work. As Constance
was leaving that evening, she was
told to report to Papa Anton the
flst thing next morning. That
could mean any one of a number
of things; but did mean, Con-
stance was sure. just one.
When she slipped out of the
store that night, a man stepped
from parked car. hastily threw
away cigaret, and stood IN her
path. Under the entrance light,
his uncovered head SkOne with
copper lights.
Are you weeping oil any one 5
shoulder tonight he asked.
eco away" said Constance.
THE last time | talked TO you |
got my hands slapped. We do not
associate with the male relatives
of our customers.
There aren't any customers m
my family and more" DR.. Mark
Rogers said with a brief smile.
I'VE spent all our money the
other day-thanks to YOU
He held the car door open.
please get ill.," ne suggested.
PA like to talk to you"
Well, we'll; Constance thought,
Just like that! But, after all,
why not? Pm as good as fired
anyhow And he probably only
wants 20 take my temperature OIL
make sure I'm getting plenty OF
sleep.
AS she hcSitated, she was vastly
amused to see him take out hi.
watch and glance at it hastily.
Don't let me keep YOU she
said with malice, eff someone il
choking to death or something
But / thought you were on va
cation now"
Its no vacation now" He wa.
definitely not the philanderinl
type of male He looked worried
and little embarrassed. "I-but
we'll talk about that later. I'm
counting on Il good meal to put
you into receptive frame OF
mind-at Daimler'S, shall We
say" With a flicker of smile
he finished dryly, Il want to park
YOU somewhere where you'll fee
that you have the protection oil