The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-04
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Yesterday: War is declared be-
tween England and America, trap
ping Polly in London. She tiees
and Jerry follows her.
sy RACHEL MACK

tween England anu FN =,
ping Polly in London. She tiees
and Jerry follows her:
CHAPTER III
Polly Chelsey ran until she
was outof breath, mistakenly
dashing straight ahead where she
should have turned corner ohT
stopped to get her bearings ana
saw that she was lot. The street
She was following was unoelIeE-
ably narrow and was lined WIN
mean little shops over when "e''
shabby living quarters. II leo' she
SAN, down toward the river ana
lost itself in the fog. -.
Good. he'll not find me mere,
She meant the young Ameflc'.
into whose eyes she h&d just
looked SO deeply. She was sur
prised that this probability Gauss"
her more regret than Joy, her
br;ef contact with him had been
as electric as lightning. HAD ne
felt the same way? Polly sighed
and shrugged and gave her$ell up
to her surroundings, for she hao
q keen zest for any adventure al
hand. -
Something of the wonder OF old
london griDped the American VIZ
lage girl then. Enclosed m TINS
Cloud of mist were the realities OF
the greatest city or earth - us
spires, its majestic houses OF par
lament, its palace, its tower, ITS
bridges, IFS Thames Polly stood
still and let the feel Of its history
throk through her accepting AL
that was bright and glowing, hoS
rejecting the dark and the blood
stained. She imagined she tc't
the heart beats OF us people
some in velvet and Jewels, some
i'm the smart uniforms Of his ma
iestv's army and navy, some III
the rays Of hopeless povcrty
where Slum and debtors prison
Graded them.
II can feel London" she
thought. marvcling. for she was
in imaginative person. -.
BUY q dog. lady. Buy q dog;
The words came FROM i plnch-
faced urchin who was tuggn@
sharply at Polly's sleeve.
ii don't want to buy deg,
she said. Let me be. ,
Then I'll drown i'm, stated
the boy indifferently, like the
old man told me to- He moved
toward the river.
Polly looked after him in dis
NAV and met the sad brown eyes
of a little terrier, thrust under
the boys arm like sack Of meal.
She thought quickly. It's only a
starved mongrel. It'll be better
off dead anyway Then, de-
fensively, We've two good dogs
at home -
Yet something made her follow.
She overlook them. The dirty
gray hair OF the little cur was al
most invisible, but his helpless
ewes shone out like two beacon
lights and she imagined that he
strained toward her, as toward a
friend.
Watt she called to the boy,
and when ne had stopped and
looked back she said quietly.
How much do you ask for the
dog?"
-Four shilling"
but you're going to drown
him anyway. Why not give HIM
to me?"
Buy i'm, or e splaShes. It's
rich uns like you is always tryin'
to git sumpiu' for nutin'.'
"Oh, dear" Polly argued. I'm
not rich. need every shilling I've
got" But she saw the boy had
started on again, moving with the
apathy of the underfed and hope
less. The street was dropping
sharply downward and she could
see the gray-white sails of ships
like limp clothes ona line. The
docks.
'Pn buy the dog" she called.
"Pu give you four ShillingS"
The boy turned and faced her,
so that now the dog was turned
aft instead of fore and Polly saw
that it had 4 ridiculous tail that
hung like a dirty little banner at
half mast. The urchin held out a
claw-like hand. Gimme" he said.
Polly counted out the money,
being careful to hold her purse
well out of reach of that grasp
ing claw. give me the dog first ~