Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-09


that's driving me crazy didn't
hardly know who he was while we were
! fighting ." She drove her knuckles
against her mouth.
Lynn got what was coming to him
Lynn never treated any woman SO mean.
and ] guess 1t was right his punishment
should come from me. / amt bit sorry,
| hope he dies Do you-do you
think he will 2"
To the implicit hope that gave vaunted
impenitence the lie. Lucinda returned, in
a low tone and against her wish, the one
word. Probably - ("
Il don't care" Nelly walled 1T was
Mr.. bruce came here to find ont about.
Please tell me how bad he's hurt:"
Not much--a flesh wound In the
arm"
THANK God II wasn't worse. I'd never
have forgiven myself. never .
"Are you in love with him. them" Lu-
cinda demanded inexorably. rs Bel in
love with your"
With a hysterical note in the laugh
! that scorned this notion. mo. no." Nelly
cried. He isn't that sort. ] don't know
what the trouble was between you two.
but 1t wasn't another woman. Mr.. bruce
never as much as held my hand"
Lucinda stood pitiful. contemplating
the creature who huddled IN the chair
shfvering, whimpering a little, gnawing
her knuckles. with the dazed eyes OF an
animal hunted to its last gasp. muir
deress by intention, whom the word OF
any moment might prove murderess In
! fact sss
Incomprehensible the alchemy of the
| human heart. Lucinda was making up
| her mind TO help n sinner circumvent the
! Justice of the social order $50
| The telephone sounded a peremptory
/ call Lucinda, answering. heard the voice
of her chauffeur.
| When Lucinda hung up she found Nelly
/ slowed round in the chair. THAT was in
| SEPARATION. I've arranged to let you steal
my car. You can leave it wherever You
think 1t safe to get aboard a train. You
can drive, of course?" Nelly nodded.
"Are you strong enough to drive the
car yourself" Lucinda misdoubted for
! perhaps the hundredth time though for
| the first openly.
! The woman on the bed gave her hand
small jerk Of petulance. Don't worry"
| she insisted .I'il be all right. ] can
drive any make of car there is"
where will you go?"
North, by the Coastal highway. I
might go right through to Frisco,
What time is It now? / suppose you
wouldn't want to call up Lynn's house
and ask ."
"I'd rather not"
/ II guess it's all over with Lynn now,
! as far as you're concerned, isn't 1t
Eyes" Lucinda said with the slowness
that spells restraint-"as far as I'm con-
cerned. it's all over"
I'm awfully sorry the girl asserted.
her voice In turn carrying the color Of
complacency-"I mean, sorry for you.
Tou must've been awfully stuck on
Lynn"
Eyes -" To offset a choke in
her voice Lucinda added with a hard
laugh: .Awfully!"
The house telephone came to Lucinda's
rescue: Mr.. bruce was calling.
| Lucinda promised Nelly to get rid Of
Bel as soon as she could. and In return
| exacted the girls promise to rest. Then
Lucinda shut herself out into the sitting
/ room
| Bells light motor coat hun, from his
shoulders. with empty sleeves, thus dis
guising that right arm wa, In a sling.
| His features We're drawn and gray, but
his eyes keen, steady and tTIucinda made
sure. looking sharply wholly unsenti-
mental.
"You look fearfully tired, Bel. Won't
you sit DOWN."
| Irony tinged his flying smile. "No,
thanks ] promised, so here I am"
well 81"
"He's got one chance in a thousand to
| pun through. Say what you like about
!, that young woman fhe can shoot"
/ Grim watchfulness was rewarded by
| her slight start.
Nothing to SAT-" Bellamy demanded
| In pitiless humpr.
"Thank You f3r letting me know"
"You didn't kHow Summerlad was
married."
IF another MAI dared ask me that
question, think even You would resent
It,"
Perhaps. He delayed at the door.
That girl she set away. Not
trace I"
Are khey-is anybody looklEg-?"
"The police have got the job hand.
They Int fancy my story at III. at