The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-21

SYNOPSIS
viva GARRISON. I6-yesr-oid grand


vancement
.,a. Sylvia Is to make her home with
MRS; JACKsON OWEN Of lndia1Apo ts, IA
military known by her servants a. Miss
Sally "A pra ,tical widow who makes
farming her business.
MARIAN BaSSETT. Mrs. Owens cultured
and much travelled grand niece. who Is
attending Miss Warnings School. AaTisn's
MRS MORTON BAssETT. run a wo,nans
club In Fraserville and Is prominent
figure IN the federation.
ADMIRAL MARTIN. q retired officer of the
Navy. bis shy little wife and Rev. John
Ware Of the Adirondack country New
York. old friends of Mrs Owen and the
professor. are dinner guests.
The conversation wandeFs 20 Mzrfan's
MoRToN BAssErr. politician, whom the
opposition press declared TO be the most
vicious character that has ever appeared
In the public life of the State, and to
ED THATCHER. his business associate.
DIX WANDLESS, president emeritus OF
Madison College
Nov that you are hero, Andrew,
I want you TO remember that I'm get
ting on and you're just a tribe ahead
Of me nthe dusty pike that has no
turning
'T wish I had your eternal youth
Sally. I feel about ninety-nine to-
night"
up. You came hers to talk about
something that's on your mind, and
the sooner it's over the better No
use In your lying awake all night"
Professor Kelton played with his
glass and moved uneasily in his chair.
Come right out with 1t, Andrew.
II it's money that worries you. don't
waste any time explaining how It hap
pened; Just tell me how much. / had
my bank book balanced yesterday and
I've got exactly twelve thousand four
hundred and eighteen dollars and
eleven cents down at Tom Adams's
bank II you can use 1t you're vel
come; If it amt enough I'm about to
sell bunch O. colts I've got on my
Lexington place and they're good for
six thousand more. I can close the.
trade by night telegram right now"
Kelton laughed. The sums she
named so lightly represented wealth
beyond the dreams of avarice. It af-
fOrded him infinite relief to be able to
talk to her. and though he had come
to the city for the purpose. his adven-
lures Of the day with banks an6 trust
companies had given a new direction
to his needs. But the habit Of secrecy,
OF fighting out his battles alone. was
so thoroughly established that he
found it difficult to enter into conf
dences even with this klnd-hearted
friend made the way easy for him.
Come. out with il Andrew. You're
the only person I know who's never
come 10 me with troubles. I'd begun
70 think you were among the lucky
ones who never have any or else you
were afraid of me"
ITS not fair to trouble you about
this. but I'm In a corner where / need
help. When l asked you to let me
bring Sylvia here I merely wanted
you to look her over. She's got to an
age where cant trust my Judgment
about her. I had a plan for her that
I thought I could put through without
much trouble. but I found out today
thai 1t Isn't so easy. / wanted to send
her to college,
You want to send her to college
and you thought you would come over
and let me give her a little motherly
counsel while you borrowed the money
of Tom Adams to pay her college bills.
Is that what's happened?'
Just about that. Sally. Adams is
all right; he has to protect the bank"
Adams is a doddering imbeciIe.
How much did you ask him for?''
Five thousands dollars. I offered
to put up my life insurance policy for
that amount and some stock l own
He said money was tight just now
and they'd want a good name on the
paper besides the collateral. and that
I'd better try my home bank. I
didn't do that, Of course, because
Montgomery Is a small town and
wen. I'd rather not advertise my at.
fairs to a whole community. I'm not
a business man and these things all
seem terribly complicated and en-
barrassing to me-"
But you tried other places besides
Adams? 1 saw 1t in your eye when
you came home this evening that you
had struck a snaE. Well. well! So
money is tight. is It? I must speak
to Tom Adams about that. He told
me yesterday they had more money
than they could lend and that the
banks were cutting down their divi
dends. He's no banker; he ought to
be in the old clothes business"
II can't blame him. I suppose my
not being in business and not living
here. makes a difference "
Rubbish But you ought 20 have
come to me. You spoke OF stock
what's that in7''
Shares In the White River can
neries. I put all I had In that com.
pany. Il promised well in the pros
pectus."
1T always does. Andrew" replied
tn cold lady dryly. Let me see.
Morton Bassett was in that"
Il believe SO. He was one Of the
organizers.
I'm"
Adams told me today there had
been a reorganization and that my
shares were valueless"
Well. well So you were one of
the suckers that put money into that
canning scheme. You can charge II
on. Andrew. Let's drop the money
question for minute. want to talk
about the little girl"
Yes. I'm anxious to know what
you think OF her"
We'll. she's a Kelton: it's in the
eyes: but there's a good deal Of her
Grandmother Evans In her. too. Let
me see-your wife was one Of those
Posey County Evanses? But about
Sylvia don't think 1 ever saw
Sylvia's mother after she was Sylvia's