The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-24

uOWn lnere again, I'm, uOn answer.
Just cry, but don't open your lips"
She looked at him pitifully tapped
her finger against her mouth, UNI
able to draw forth a word. motion
ing him not to answer the summons.
The same officers who had called
Saturday morning. "Will you come
with us, Mr.. Keith? Better bring
a suitcase. May want to hold you
for few days"
"A suitcase?"
"Yes-bring n few clothes along.
Then he walked down the hall
and the tall man followed. He had
half crazed feeling that he was no
longer himself. He was some uu.
real. fantastic being who moved
about disjointedly, no longer power
in him to think clearly; no longer
capacity in him to feel
He inhaled noisily. He thought:
"Ye gods! Is this happening? Is
this real? Is this II"
And it seemed another life that he
had entered-a grotesque, unearthly
life where he was whisked about, the
prey of demented spirits.
When the officer stood at the end
Of his bed and watched as he flung
shirts and nandkerchiefs from his
chiffonier he had a furious impulse
to turn upon him with an angry:
Get the he'll out of here,'
Or to fold his arms stubbornly
and say: I'm not going with you.
What have l to do with this"
Then -he thought of Sandy. How
white and lovely she looked when
he leaned over her to whisper:
Sandy, dear-oh. dear Sandy. I'm
going to shield you from the whole
world. I'd like to be running away
with you. That's the way I think
OF you That's the way love you.
l want to take care Of you-such
care Of you"
Softness of her hands on his-oh
the look in her eyes when he whis-
pered this and the way she said:
Nov? Do You love me now, Doug.
las?' and wep1 because he loved her.
Tears stung under his lids. How
chastity that this had come to her
and to him. How utterly undreamed
Of
He wondered what Judith would
tell her. And he kept repeating to
himself: i've got to go with them.
And he had Il vision of himself walk.
ing down the block with the officers
and all the neighbors staring at En-
when they read Of it in the papers.
with his back turned he said
III tell my mother I'm just going to
be questioned and may have to stay
all night"
But Emma came quietly to the
door. She said: Let me pack your
things" She smiled at him. She
said, frightened: 1T will come out
all right. The good God will see to
it, her thin. hard little hands
clutching on his
"Oh, sure it will, EN-! I had moth.
ing to do with - Don't let them
scare you, En- darling. It's Just a
freak madness that they've. dragged
me into it. Goodby, En-. And re.
member what told you. Don't for,
get that"
She was little and came Just to
his shoulder. lie kissed her. He
said joking: you'll have to do the
dishes alone, EN-"
They tried to break him.
lie looked at them with set
desperate young eyes, refusing to
talk, but all the while thinking with
a violent agitation: Il won't give in.
They'll never get me. If don't say
anything they can't trick me-"
He was afraid to open his lips
afraid they might by some cruel
wizardry draw the name of Sandy
from his heart.
AT o'clock Meager said. Lets
go for n walk"
Three of them went out together
They walked down Kearny street.
He knew where they were taking
him-forcing him to walk between
them.
They stood at the corner Of Third
and Market streets. The man in the
cigar store leaned over the counter
and steadfastly surveyed them.
Meagcr said, WAS it windy last
Monday night, Mr. Keith?"
No answer.
They marched him back ana forth.
! as though awaiting someone's an,
proach.
Suddenly they went into the build.
ing. They took the elevator to
| Ramon Worths office.
MeaEer shook the knob. \
janitress passed, shuffling stealthily.
she saw YOU here last Monday
night. Mr.. Keith"
They pushed him into the room,
pointed to the spot where Sandy had
fallen. They re-enacted the scene.
They asked him who had fired the
bullet found imbedded in the wall.
asked him If he remembered that
window above Ramon's desk and If
| he'd noticed the shade up or down.
They kept him there Until II o'clock.
Then they made him walk down
those miles of steps. He could have
sent his fists smashing against the
| two of them.
You'll have a chance to think it
over, Keith" Meager said sneering-
ly' "A nice, soft bed to think it
over on"
They took him into the cagelike