The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-20
cAsI OF CHARACTERS
eY MARION WHITE

DICK HANlI lON, h'
bumped into the heroine.
IsOBEL PORTER, traveller; she
sought a mate
Ye.,erday: Dick and l'oSet
comes aboard aad lsoeei announe-
IS their engagement. Joyce 4"
stunned
Neither me Po-ters nor DICK
we're a, the doctors table for din
re- ,ha, evening. Mrs. Porter
had speedily arranged very spe-
c;aI dinner II one 0: the saIp
private dining rooms. Il there
were any G0oo. about the engage
ren.. i there we're any dlA ap-
3geheasion in her mind that us
Concentration il a Havana cals
might not De adequately ;orrnas.'
she vas promptly correcting the
situation. joyce could imagine
me thrill Of triumph which wol.d
s.orify the occasion.
She steelef herself 70 oe eH-
ce0c!oaal.Y gay. She talked on.
:-ivy,oGS.y ard i.gh-.g. ABOUT me
price o. perfumes - the @rSada;;
about ne young man who had
been .ce-sta,in2 in Central PARK
only yesterday. about the tiaV'.
o: ne SOUP ard the fragrance %
the coffee L anybody 'HoIgn.
Sae cared about their engage
niect-Te!.,
They talked ~ length OF ha'l.
and Joyce expressed her eager
mass 10 rl>.: this .s!art 50 w!eEc-E
presented through me pages o.
GrSr@rv books and movie ,Hrl..er'-
"Te.. you what Dr.. GRAY >I2-
ge>tet "a they ordered dessert
"!''I have the steward serv~ Cur
coffee down in ~ cabin. and II.
ask ne chief officer 20 Jon -.
He can Eel! yo4 some haic-ra!s!@2
stories
SO the three % them left me
dining room together. and q 'HW
minutes later Er- Jones, me enc:
officer Joined hen: N me foc;o.
cabin. The door Of dlS!ntectants
c~!tcet IN from me adjoining o.
ice. bur despite the atnosnAe-s1
ne doctor waS @en!a. AoSt. ana
ae oItd.t a.0n>e.: ms evening %
- entertaining. After coffee "aN
served. re mad ms cabin boy oE!1E
% TWO bottles Of old V'ntage
srarElirg Burgundy, and under
is happy Influence il was easy 70
laugh.
Nr. Jones told them many tall
tremendous stories o: voodoo wor-
ship and magic. all Of which he
ac-As'ed 20 De actual, personal eH-
re~:erces. and none o. which his
listeners believed. They were
amusing tales. nevertheless. and
Joyce enjoyed everv breathleSs
moment o: suspense. for me chief
Officer waS a natural story teller.
What about vo0doo4" Joyce
incurred. VIII We really hear
drums and things like that"
Youth hear ,he drums all
riohr." n. Gray promised.
They're the communication sys-
TEN Of Haiti Ny friends in Port
au-Price tell me that the natives
can deliver a message bv means
o: their drums more quickly than
you could think Of te!ephoning.
NJ. Gregory smiled. You make
the island most fascinating, Doc
u: Is fascinating. | ind new
beauty. new drama, IN II each
tine | return"
It's a pity" Joyce remarked
fo.efu!ly. THAT We only have one
tav there"
"foa can see lot in one da",
If you know where To go, the
doctor assured her. Then. as a
sudden thought struck nm. ne
turned 20 the chief officer. u say.
Jones. suppose We all go ashore
together; you and can show
those folk around"
The chief officer shook his
head. Sorry. I'm on duty. We're
loading cargo"
Then the three OF us DR..
GRAY insisted. "How about IL,
GREGORY
"Td be grateful if you'd like 10
show ne aTout :" Mr.. Gregory re-
piled POLITELY
and 50 would ~ Joyce de-
clared heartily
II was long after midnight when
,he finally went down 70 her evn
cabin For the time being she
had nuite forpotten Dick Hamil-
ton. she was Glad with a sweet
eybilsration as the Burgundy
Waved ber blood and filled her
MD With iovfn, authorization.
Tbero wore still too MANY new ad-
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