I. N. C FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1937
PAGE SEVEN
THERE'S ONLY ONE
By SOPHIE KERR
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Sophie Kerr Underwood.
WNU 8rvic.
SYNOPSIS
Preparing to close her rammer borne
and ipend the winter In Trance with a
great-aunt, Anna Vincent, a middle-aged
widow, accedes . to the pleas of her
adopted daughter Rachel, twenty and
pretty, that she tell her about her real
mother. Anne, an unselfish, understand
ing soul, finds the task difficult, since
she feels Rachel is putting -a barrier
between them. Rachel learns that her
real mother was beautiful eighteen-year-old
Elinor Malloy, deserted by her young
husband, before Rachel's birth. He was
killed' in the World war. tn desperate
financial. , straits, . Elinor had agreed to
Rachel's adoption at . birth by Anne;
whose own baby had died. Elinor sub
sequently had married Peter Cayne, a
wealthy New York business man, and
bad a son. To soften the story far Ra
chel, Anne omits telling her that her
mother had been callous and selfish and
"had said: "It's odd your baby died and
mine didn't." Rachel goes fishing with
Bob Eddis, a local boy who runs a li
brary and does wood carving. She re
fuses his plea to stay in Rockboro and
marry him, instead of going to New
York. Anne and Rachel depart the next
morning. Rachel makes arrangements
to stay in New York for the winter with
""Pink," a keen, vivacious girl absorbed
. in her Job. After Anne sails, Rachel,
bent on seeing her real mother, looks up
Elinor Cayne's number. Rachel learns
the Caynes are not yet In town. Pink
takes Rachel to dinner at Tom and
Rhoda Steele's where she meets Oliver
Land, a shabby genteel young man out of
work, who suggests that she apply tor a
job as a photographer's model for ad
vertising illustrations. He agrees to In
troduce her to the head of an agency.
Rhoda tells Rachel never to lend Oliver
any money. Rachel is not entirely happy
with Pink Matthews. Her desire to sec
Elinor Cayne Increases. Through Oliver
Land she meets Louis Vlnco. is hired as
a photographer's model and succeeds on
her first assignment. Oliver makes her
feel her Indebtedness to him. On an
assignment, Rachel meets Curt Elton, a
young friend of Vinco's. At lunch she
learns that he is a country newspaper
man spending a year in New York. For
experience, he takes a number of differ
ent jobs, planning to return home later
to edit the paper his father left. That
evening she receives flowers from him.
CHAPTER VI Continued
10
At the side of the theater foyer
a telephone caught her eye. With
sudden resolution she went in and
dialed a number she knew by heart:
R-E-4 5674, and as she heard the
click of the connection and the far
muffled ringing of the bell her heart
began to swell and hammer pain
fully. A man's voice answered, a
servant: "Yes, this is Mr. Peter
Cayne's apartment . . . You wish
to speak to Mrs. Cayne . . . What is
the name please, I will see if Mrs.
Cayne is itt home"
M,l. hammered Painfull: "I
Ito give my .name
I; Cayne lf-i-ifAq
kne'wrHi long . time
ed at tt W rote; J
Lme,: pleas, I will
is at home"
se to speak to me
he used to to know me" begged
Rachel
There was a pause, and then,
"Mrs. Cayne will speak to no one
who does not give a name," and
'the receiver was hung up.
The shock of the rebuff cleared
up a little of Rachel's disordered
emotions. She walked home slow
ly, thinking that she had been in
credibly absurd.
When she got back to the apart
ment Pink had washed the dishes
whether as a .rebuke or a peace
gesture,' Rachel did not knowand
shut herself In her room. .
As she dashed around trying to
dress and make coffee at the same
time, the next morning, Rachel
realized that Pink was still angry.
She had not fixed any orange Juice
for Rachel or even cut the extra
slice of bread ready for toasting,
which the first one up usually left
to help the' later riser on her way.
And yet Pink, knew Vinco's stiffness
about punctuality,. Rachel hurried
and burnt her fingers and cracked
a glass and spilled the cream in the
tiny refrigerator. At last she was
ready but she had to take a taxi to
the office, which was an extrava-
gance. But when she earner in, feel-
ing bothered and fussed, there was
Curt Elton talking to Mr. Vlnco and
his smile and greeting made her
feel better. "Oh, those flowers!"
she said. "They were so lovely, I
can't tell you"
"Never mind trying. Listen, I've
had good news for me. All those
auto pictures have to be made over,
the photographer, poor nut, used
the wrong plates or the wrong lens
or something. I'm agoing to pin a
medal on him." -
"It's true. Miss Vincent,': said
Vinco. "You have to go back there
as soon as you're through with one
other appointment You've got to
model an evening wrap for a fur
catalogue, but that's all."
Mir.s Dean was writing down the
first appointment on a card onC
while she did it Rachel heard Vincc
going on with his talk to Curt.
"I can get almost anyone for any
thing, but this stumps me. It's a
ticklish proposition, the girl's got
to act the part perfectly and not
let the other servants get on to her
don't lose any time. Miss Vincent,
please"
Rachel seized the card and her
make-up bag and turned to go, but
Curt ran after her. "Will you meet
me for a bite of lunch before we
go to the auto place? Where we had
tea yesterday is handy I'll be
waiting."
- Rachel nodded and almost ran
out, for Vinco was looking at her
sternly. He didn't, she knew, en
courage friendships between his
men and girl models, saying he'd
prefer they hated one another. But
she supposed Curt, as an old friend,
had certain privileges.
After work he was waiting, as he
had said he would be. "You were
awfully nice to come," he said. "I
went round to Vinco's early hoping
I'd see you, but I didn't know I had
such a friend in that photographer.
A swell guy, that."
"I was glad to come," said Ra
chel. "I've been so bothered and
worried about such a lot of things I
need to be with somebody who can
get along as easily as you do. But
listen here we must go Dutch on
this lunch. We're both working peo
ple, it's not fair to to "
"To what? I asked you to lunch,
didn't I? And I'm going to pay for
it." y
"Rut I mean that's just a social
convention it really isn't fair."
c,'.1f discuss that with yt - some
other time. ; My Lord, " do-1 look
Hke' the ktnd who invites' girl to
lunch and tells ' tier ?Wpxy hti:
cnecKr . von i annoy rjie, xiacnei.
You doit mind if I can, you Ra
chel, do you? Because I'm going to
do. it vhether you mind it or not.
Here, what are you going to eat?
Let's have minute steak and some
mixed salad, and please don't tell
rm you're dieting, for if you do I'll
order the biggest baked potato in
the world and force it down your
throat."
"I'd like a minute steak. I didn't
get any breakfast to speak of this
morning and I'm worn out wearing
ermines."
"That's the girl." He gave the
order and put his elbows on the ta
ble and loo'.-.ed over at he? straight
"What's bothering you? A man?"
"Amc . g other things, but he's not
the chle: bother. Dcn't let's talk
about it, I might cry, I feel so sorry
for myself."
"All right. But if I can do any
thing, here am and I mean it"
"You can't do anything."
"No, it's an eternal truth of this
crazy world that we've, got to get
ourselves out of our own jams." He
dropped the subject there.- "Vinco
was telling me a queer thing this
morning when you came in. One
of the big private detectives asked
him to find a girl who could go
into a rich family as a maid to
get some dope on what's going on
in it. It's this way. Somebody in
the house is stealing the missis's
jewelry a piece now and then,
things she doesn't wear much, and
occasionally a piece of silver goes,
a cigarette box or a candy dish.
Her husband wants to plant, a serv
ant in the housi without his wife
knowing anything about it; it seems
she s nervous and not very well and
he thought a woman would be best.
Gee, I wish they wanted a man.
I'd hop to it like nobody's business.
Wouldn't I make a swanky butler!"
He grinned over at her ingratiating
ly "Modom, the carriage waits.
V-ve a drop, more Scotch, milord!"
"Who are these people?" asked
Rachel, idly. "D'you know their
name?"
"As a matter of fact, I do, though
I don't suppose Vinco would want
it noised about. They're fairly hot
society numbers, very Park avenue
and so forth, The old man's got
p'enty of what it takes, apparently.
Cayne is the name Peter H. Cayne
why, what's the matter"
"Say that again," cried Rachel.
'Say that name acain!"
Curt looked at her in surprise
nnd did not answer, so she repeated
'icr question' "What was their
name not Peter Holbrook Cayne
the people who live at sixiforty
three Park avenue?"
"Do you know them?" asked
Curt warily.
"No, but I know of them my
mother knows them, at least she
used to know Mrs. Cayne."
"Damn it, I ought to be kicked.
As if I wasn't old enough never to
mention names!"
Rachel thought fast. She must
convince him, but tell nothing.
"Don't worry, it's all right. I
was just surprised mother was
telling me something about Mrs.
Cayne only a little while before she
sailed. I won't say anything."
"I talk too much," said Citrt.
Tachel laughed. "Please don't
worry. I'll never mention it to a
soul. But I was just thinking "
"So beautiful girls do think! News
to me."
She wondered what was the best
way to approach the sudden thrill
ing idea that had seized her. "Do
you believe do you think I might
take the detective Job?
"You! Not a chance! You couldn't
make up as a housemaid to save
your life! And you-" Curt shook
his head and repeated, "Not a
chance."
"Look here, suppose I tell you
something. I'm not so crazy about
this modeling stuff and the girl I
live with is pretty well fed up with
me and I certainly am with her
and and there's a man who, that
is, I'd just as scon make it im
possible for him to see me and this
would be so exciting! Be sensible.
You-thought you'd be a good but
ler, why wouldn't I be a good maid?
I know all about housework. Speak
to Mr: Vinco, won't you?"
V!tWBS;plairi that this plea moved
Curt., but. he hesitated; '
' "Yes but they'll have to have
a girl who knows something about
the detective business, they
wouldn't take a greenhorn who's
simply lorking for a little excite
ment" "You could put it up to Mr. Vinco
a.id let them do the deciding."
"He won't want to lose you as a
model."
"He probably wouldn't mind,
temporarily. And he loves feel
ing he's important end can get any
thing for anyone who asks him, you
know it"
"What makes you so anxious?
You act as if it was jam on the
cake. If it's this fellow that's both
ering you, I can tell you a dozen
ways to settle him without going to
all this trouble."
"How very very clever we are
with other people's business! Oh,
but cleveh!"
"Don't be fresh to your kind ol'
Unc' Curtis. I suppose it would be
sort of fun for you, a job like that
I tell you, I'll speak to Vinco, I'll
say I spilled the beans to you and
you want to try it. I don't think
there's a Chinaman's chance you'll
land it "
"Don't-let's worry about that.
Will you speak' to Vinco right away,
today? Don't dawdle, please, or
(somebody else will grab it"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
WHAT'S WHAT
ABOUT
.SOCIAL SECURITY
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a paper to fill out and told me to file
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DELLA SIIAr,r3URGRS TO MEET
The Delia Shamburger Missionary
Society of the Hertford Methodist
Church will meet c :i Monday night" at
8 O'clock at the home of. Mrs. D. F.
CENTER HILL
Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Walston and
Miss Marguerite Ward spent Monday
in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smithson and
daughter, Miss ' Hattie, of Morehead
City, have returned home after visit
ing Mrs. Smithson's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Ward.
Miss Bonnie Rowe and Mrs. Mattie
Pailen spent the week-end at their
homes in Elizabeth City.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Furry visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ward and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Dail Sunday even
ing. Mrs, J. Si. Turner and children and
Mrs. J. M. Turner spent Sunday af
ternoon in Elizabeth City with Mr.
and Mrs. . Roland Winslow and their
infant daughter, Ruth.
Mr. and Mrs. Algie Hollowell and
children, of Ryland, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Byrum Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Copeland and
children and Mrs. Lizzie Copeland, of
Belvidere, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Goodwin Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lane and baby,
Clara Gay, spent Sunday afternoon
in Hertford with Mrs. Elsbury Lane.
Miss Irene Fury went to Murfrees
boro and Fort Monroe, Va., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hollowell and
children, of Sunbury, spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Turner and
son, and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Byrum
and babV SDent MonHav in NnrfnllrJ
Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bunch, of Nor
folk, Va., visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Bunch, Sunday.
Mrs. W. F. Cale and her son visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ward Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. R. E. Walston is attending
the Methodist conference in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Parker, of
Sunbury, spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Boyce".
Mrs. T. H. Byrum has returned
home after visiting her son at Cole
rain. Miss Ganiette Jernigan and Mrs.
Eugene Jernigan visited Mrs. T. H.
Byrrfm and family Monday.
Mrs. B. J. Smith and daughter
spent the week-end in Plymouth
with Mr. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Smith and
daughter and Mrs. R. E. Lane spent
Friday in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lane and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goodwin
and family, Lester Lane, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Lane visited Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Goodwin Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Ellis is visiting her
brother, George Ellis, in Newport
Newsy Va.
Miss Myrtle Byrum, Mrs. Eugene
Jernigan and daughter, Sylvia, visited
Mrs. Joseph Bunch, in Edenton, on
Monday.
Misses Myrtle and Gertrude Byrum
and Raymond Ward were visitors in
Edenton Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Lane received word
Tuesday that her aunt, Mrs. Alfred
Copeland, of Woodland, was very ill
and not expected to live through the
day.
Mrs. R. E. Walston is visiting in
Reidsville this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. White, Misses
Lucy Myers and Marlon White spent
Monday in Suffolk, Va.
Mrs. Rufus Smithson and son, of
Edenton, spent Sunday night with
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lane.
Rev. and Mrs. Trivott, of Friends
Church, Belvidere, and Mrs. E. L.
Chappell, of Belvidere, visited Mrs.
W. H. Lane Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Asbell, of
Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. White
spent Tuesday with Mr- and Mrs. H.
E. Lane.
Miss Wood at Windsor
Miss Gussie Wood spent the week
end at Windsor, the guest of friends.
Attended Game
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pitt attended
the Duke-Carolina football game at
Durham Saturday.
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