The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-09
CAST OF CHARACTERS

LINDA GORDON-heroine She
gave up Manhattan to return to
her Blue Grass.
BRUCE RADFORD - ncwspa-
permn. He would give up any.
thing for Linda.
UNCLE SANDY-horscman. He
would give up anything, too, for
a good horse.
MONTE HILL-rich racing dc.
voice. He also wanted Linda.
Yesterday: Linda gets two more
assignments on the strength of
her first story. Then Bruce calls
to say he wants to see her about
Golden Toy.
CHAPTER NJ
There was no beating about the
bush with Linda. whats this
about Golden Ioy?" she asked,
the instant she greeted Bruce
Radford on the hotels mezzaninc.
"FirSt-my thanks to you" His
shoulders Strengthened; he looked
her squarely in the eye. A change
had come over him; he seemed
soft no longer.
"Thanks-fOr WHAT" she ask
ed.
For WAKING me up"
"How-waking you up?"
Again he grinned, with head
held high. when ! phoned you
ycsterday-found you we're writ
ing your head off, well'-his eye
brows raised mOment-"1 re-
membered we were competitors
again. | guessed you were going
to put your yarn on the wire
reat me to publication. Right"
1T turned out that way, Bruce
but you had fair warning she
answered, in low tones.
Il walked out of that telephone
booth. | went to work - and,
funny, but telegraph people do
talk sometimes: at 2 a. m. when
| filed my Man o. War yarn. the
operator said he'd just sent an
other such yarn into New York.
Yours?"
She nodded. Reached out. took
his hand. "Sit down here" She
drew him to souch half-hid in
the shadows. "I'm glad. Bruce,
that you came to bat. Our yarns
will be printed the same week.
II didn't want to SCOOP you. be-
cause of what you did for Uncle, I"
she looked up into his eyes.
What did do?" he asked in
noccntly.
you gave him back a batch Of
notes you could have collected"
ooh. that" he shrugged shout
ders. as if it were nothing. II
deserve no thanks; was carrying
out a dead mans wishes. Uncle
gave 'em to me his last week,
when he knew he was going.
Said"-his face STANDARDIZATION
Sandy had lent him the money
that had started him toward for
tune. Uncle was granite-on the
outside. But inside"
pure gold" Linda finished it
for him He nodded, as if afraid
to speak for moment. Then,
"Cncle told me he had left one
, last note downtown, for me to get
it. He did that night; the trust
company beat me to his desk.
Found it. ! talked to them-fi-
nally | yelled and cussed--but
they wouldn't give it up. So they
called Mister Sandy in. couldn't
stop EN-" His voice trailcd off.
Bruce, you were a peach"
Impulsively. she leaned over;
lips touched his check lightly. His
face famed red. CAV, say" he
mumbled, embarrassed He got to
his feet. Frowned down at her.
81 was going to say something
about Golden Toy, wasn't -"
She nodded up at him.
"Just this" he put his arms
akimbo moment, 81 know Brown
Donald. You don't-waitw He
spoke quickly, dropping his arms,
as her face grew tense. Gust
want to say, if the two of you
can't agree-on anything-such
Decentralization to make a Topper
or Il flat-runner out Of him"
Hes a flat-runner," she said
quickly.
"All right. Then if you bust up
about the color of the cheese in
the moon-wcll, I've got so cents
or so. I'll buy his share: and let
you campaign him, while. Fair
enough ?"
She shook her head. "There'll
be no trouble between us" She