The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-09
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BY CHARLES B. FARMER

steak and kidney pie:
mot a jumper she broke in
quickly. but smiling at him. hes
flat-runncr, Dom" (Shc felt so
at home with him" "Wc'rc gong
after the Jockey club stakes at
the Downs next month. He's had
bit of training"
He thought Il moment. Maybe
you're right" he conceded. "StIll.
| wanted to own my own jumper.
/ You see"
dinner forgot, he leaned over
/ the table. poured himself out To
her:
Pm of the unwantcd genera
ton, Linda. Came out of college
to sell bonds, only there'rc no
people to buy 'em. Nobody want
( ed well-turned-out chap like me-
SO, | knew a bit of hOrscs-lm
lucky with 'cm-and began rid.
ing for friends; winning gold
cups"
Her face sobercd. He senscd
something. you've heard things
about me. Haven't you"
She nodded. Said: "But | didn't
believe them"
"You heard" his thin lips set
! in a straight line an instant. THAT
Pm kept by Merle-whose horses,
| ride"
Again she nodded. her face
/ drained Of color.
He grimaced: Lets be honest
between each other. It's true
in a way. stay at her house
while riding in this section: and
she did pay my hospital bills last
spring when | come croppcr at
Pinehurst. But ! swear I've never
taken a dollar - except for eX-
penses. Pm-l'm Just a retainer
in the English sense. Now you
understand why | want this Col
den Tow to-to make me free
man? If we can win big stake.
then buy one or two more horses
get a winning stablc-comc on.
let's 90 out in the moonlight"
Abruptly he got up. carried her
/ out to his car "Now that you
know what bum | am" he be-
gan, as they drove off, object
to being my partncr?'
"Objcct?" She put her hand on
his arm an instant. leand toward
him.e Don, | understand" He
moved his arm to shift gears
drove on. turned into a wooded
lane. "There's a spot down here"
he didn't finish the sentence:
slowed IN to tool around sharp
curves. Then abruptly they came
upon it:
A rising knoll; beneath it a
tree-lined lake, shimmcring like
LIQUID silver in the moons rays.
Come" he said, stopping. and
taking her hand. He led her to
live oak, with branches drOop-
ing down into the wavclts.
ave always wanted To sit here
with someone" he told her. as
he laid his coat on the grass Off
her. I'm glad its you
His arm around hcr-lightly. in
friendly fashion-clouds scurry-
ing across the moon--rustlc Of
leaves in the night brccze-purple
hills beyond the water - not a
light on the horizon
Slowly her head turned toward
him. He smiled into her eyes. arm
still lightly around her shoulders.
"Lovcly?" he whispered.
cts a dream, Dom" she muir
INJURED.
His arm dropped; he looked
away.
What are you thinking" she
asked at last.
He spoke huskily. so low that
she scarcely heard him: 81
wish we'd met two years ago"
One hand on the ground. she
was leaning closely to him. But
there's always the eternal now
she whispered.
For a long moment he did not
answer. Below them wavelcts
Tapped against stones somewhere.
! far off. cricket chirped.
Linda"
Again he was looking at her
wistfully. as if she were precious
and beyond his grasp. you're
lovely-lovely. and as gossamer
as moonlight and dreams"
His arms reached out for her.:
he found her lips.
Above them pale stars were
glowing
A dark cloud driftcd under the
moon: the earth was drapcd in
purple shadows.
Ito be continued