The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-18

gambling. That kind Of thing doesn't
seem so bad to her. She's SO used to
dealing with men that she makes al
iovances for them
Then" he said quickly, with a
smile. eager TO escape through any
Ioophole, maybe she viii make some
allowances for me. For the purpose
Of allaying her anger Wen assume
that I'm as wicked as Thatcher"
well" she answered, gathering her
strength for a final assault. ''it does
not look as simple as that to me Your
trst mistake was in getting her into
any Of your businesses and the sec
ond was in making is possible for
Thatcher 10 annoy her by all this
ugly publicity of a lawsuit And what
do you think has happened on top Of
all this-that girl is here-here under
this very roof
That girl-what grip
Bis opacity incensed her; she had
been brooding over her aunt's re-
newed interest In Sylvia Garrison all
day and his dull ignorance was the
last straw upon nerves screwed 70
the breaking point She sat up in bed
and drew her dressing gown about her
- though it were the vesture of de-
spair.
THAT Garrison SRI. She's not only
back here, but from all appearances
she's going 70 stayi Aunt Sally's in
fatuated with her. When the girls
grandfather died, Aunt Sally did every
thing for her-went over to Montgom-
cry to take charge Of the funeral, and
then went back to Wellesley to see the
/ girl graduate And now she's giving
Iup her plan Of going ID Waupegan
for the summer TO stay here in all the
heat with a girl who hasn't the slight
est claim on her. When the KeltOns
visited Waupegan four years ago
saw this coming. I wanted Marian to
20 TO college and tried TO get you in
terested in the plan because that was
what first caught Aunt Sally's fancy
Sylvia's cleverness, and this college
Idea. But you wouldn't do anything
about Marian. and now she's thrown
1away her chances, and here's this
stranger graduating with honors and
. Aunt Sally going down there TO see it.
Aunt Sally's going TO make & COM
panion Of her, and you can't tell what
win happen. I'd like TO know what
YOU can say to your children when all
/. Aunt Sally's money, that should
rightly go to them. goes to a girl she's
picked up out Of nowhere. This is what
your politics has got Us into, Morton
Bassettr'
The soberness to which this brought
him at last satisfied her. She had
freely expressed the anxiety caused by
Sylvia's drst appearance on the do
s-estic horizon, but for a year or two.
n his wife's absences in pursuit Of
health, he had heard little OF her ap-
: prehensfOns. Narian's own discllna-
\ ion for a college career had. FROM the
y beginning. seemed 70 him TO interpOse
an insurmountable barrier to parental
A guidance in that direction. His wife's
attitude in these new circumstances
( of the return OF her aunt's protegee
struck him as wholly unjustified and
Unreasonable.
You're not quite yourself when
: you talk that way, Halle. Professor
Kelton was one Of Aunt Sally's old
st friends. old people have a habit OF
going back to the friends Of their
youth; there's nothing strange in II.
. And this being true. nothing could
nave been more natural than for Aunt
TSaIly to help the girl in her trouble,
|leyen 70 the extent OF seeing her
Graduated. Il was just ike Aunt
SSaIly." he continued, warming 10 his
Subject, who's one Of the stanchest
4 friends anybody could have. Aunt
sally devoted 10 you and your chill
dren: it's ungenerous to her to assume
dthat a young woman she hardly
Knows Is supplanting you or Marian.
4This newspaper nOtoriety I'm getting
3 has troubled you and I'm sorry for
lit; but I can't let you entertain this
s delusion that your aunt's kindness to
4 the granddaughter Of one Of her old
3 friends means that Aunt Sally has
ceased to care for you, or lost her
I regard for Marian and Blackford. II
8 you think Of it seriously for mo
ment you'll see how foolish It IS to
harbor any Jealousy OF Miss Garrison.
4Comei Cheer up and forget 1t II
= Aunt Sally got an mixing Of this you
slnay be sure that would displease her.
8 You say the girl IS here in the house?"
Shes not only here, but she s here
70 stay! She's going to intrench her
self here
3 She sent him to the chiffonier to
jhnd fresh handkerchief. He watched
her heiplessly for moment as she
sdried her eyes. Then he took her
hands and bent over her.
Wont you try TO see things a
7little brighter? It's all Just because
you got too tired yesterday. You
4eughtn't to have gone to the con
#vention: and I didn't know you were
sgoing or I should have forbidden it."
e We'll, Marian wanted TO go and
I've were coming to town anyhow. And
BESIDES. Aunt Sally had taken It into
4hsr head TO go. too. She wanted this
] Harrison girl to see a political conven-
ion: suppose that was the real ga
son"
He laughed, gazing down into her
(. earful face. in which resentment
Fingered waveringly, as in the faces
IF children persuaded against their
twill and parting reluctantly with the
'ssolace Of tears.
You must get up for dinner. Hal.
Die. Your doctors haze always insisted
q hat you needed variety and change;
Ind tomorrow We'll take you up to The
}. AXE out Of this heat. We have a good
31eaI TO be grateful for. after all, Hal
lie You haven't any right to feel dis
Appointed IN Marian; she's the incest
&zfrf IN the State and Tho rettfaSf OF -