The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-28


him. Sally did not mean to 10
ANYTHING not "abovebOard, eth
er, but she felt that all was far
in love, as in war. She did not
want to go with Corey. She had
wanted to go with Dan. -..
=, -. ....a
But now it seemed that she was
with both of them! -
Oh, well, she told herself
squeezed in between the two
Young men, her dark emls. stun
damp from the water. tlyhlg
around her face, the wind blowing
the min riotous confusion as Co
rey's open, low-siung roadster
took the wide highway with IN
credible speed, she would manage
an opportunity to be with Dan, so
that she could have her talk with
him, later. :,
Isn't this fuu?' she called
above the roar of the powerful
motor. They would get to then
destination long before Pudge
old car made it. 1t could not be
too soon for Sally. She could dc
Justice to that shore dinner, hel
appetite whetted from her SWIM
''It's fun all right Dams gray,
eyes smiled down into hers. "Gu'
it's not very safe. Aren't you
afraid of getting Il ticket Ht
raised his voice so that Core!
could hear this last.
Corey shook his blond head. H'
! laughed shortly. 'If l did, I'd fl>
tor at least my old mar
, would" he said. Corey still be
lieved that there was nothing thai
money could not fix. Or his OWL
subtle wits. He was intent, ever
as he drove. the speedometel
soaring previously close to so, OF
planning a course of action. The
/ fact that it looked as though h(
almost had lost Sally only made
| Corey more determined than ever
that he was going to win her. .
/ YOU'RE not afraid, are you!
Sally leased. her bright glanct
meeting Dams grave one again
! She loved the wind in her ham
! tanning her checks. She loved the
sense of excitement. She had pp'
quite got all that out of her blood
even though she thought she hac
changed so much--fOr Dan.
Dan said, mo, Pm not afraid.
J There was q difference between
fear and common sense. But II
Sally and Corey enjoyed this WILD
speed Dan was willing to share IT
He had got to the place, at last
where he could share the things
that Sally and her friends did
The place where ne felt that ne
fitted in their bright play world
Oh, yes, Dan had changed. He
had adapted himself as best he
could. He had made himself
over, to some extent. Though In
war,lly he always would remain
the same person, with the. same
ideals that he had always had.
Sally had told him once that ne
could belong to her world. She
{ had said she would make II
right" for him to belong. c But
Dan had done that by himself. Al
least he felt that he had come q
long enough way that now-may'
be tonight, if the opportunity pre-
sented itSelf--he could, ted Sally
something that he had not dareo
tell her before, -.--.. E-'-
He told himself that he 'woult
be content to share her world witt
her. if Sally would let him. The
world that once he had though
he despised and would not want
to belong in. He would give vi
his old ambitions and dreams
Perhaps he would never again SCI
out to conquer mountains. Per
haps making the 0lympics, be
coming the King of Skis once
more did not really compare t.
belonging with Sally. 49,.
! He had told Sally once that h
would not always be content t.
be friends. That when he hat
licked certain things he woul,
have something more than friend
ship to ask of her. He believe'
he had licked them. He believed
Sally could give what he wante'
most out of life to him. For n
believed in Sally Blair now.
This Dan was thinking, as the,
approached a curve in the road
Corey took his foot off the &C
eelerator, rounded the curve wit
whining singing of tires, tn
wind humming in their ears.
Then Dan leaned across Sail!
pressing her against the leathe
seat, putting his own hands on tn
steering wheel to give it a stron
wrench that sent the low roac
ster heading straight for a mario
ditch.
"What the devil - Core
protested, righting the whe'
again just in time to keep thel
from going off the road. BIZ
even as he voiced his angry pre-
test his face drained white.
huge dark shadow had passe
them, grazing the rear end of tn
roadster with sickening screecl
If Dan had not grabbed the whet