The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-13

you re having The Llme Oh your Tue
pretending to be incognito, but
you're running my life-and Sky's
too. You'll break his heart and
laugh, just as you've always done.
"Oh. I'm not such a dumb kid
that 1 haven't heard gossip. Miss
Cameron" she added, with bitter
emphasis. "Oh, won't you please
go away2 You must be tired of the
game by now" Her voice changed
suddenly to the humble pleading OF
heartbroken child.
TT can't leave-yet," vee-vee
answered slowly. 81 can't explain
Nan, but I can't leave Just yet. ]
don't want to make you unhappy
I've been worried sick about you
you poor child"
Don't poor child mel" Nan
cried passionately. 81 won't have it,
AL ask of you is to give me back
what belongs to me! You don't
want him, really All your life
you've been beautiful, rich, sought
after. Can't you let me have the
only man I've ever loved, the only
man that's ever loved me?'
did he love you, Nan?" vee-vee
asked in level voice that con-
cealed the panic that whipped heI
heart to frantic racing.
HE said he didl He--he simply
followed me about everywhere /
went-before you came. We played
golf and tennis together, swan to.
gether, rode together, morning
noon and night.
"He-he said he'd rather dance
with me than any of the slatlike lit
tie flappers because II was SC
light on my feetl" she ended on a
sob.
Had he asked you to marry him
Nan?"
Eyes, he hadl" Nan Fosdick as
serted violently. "And he's a lia1
If he says he didn't He asked me
the Saturday. night before you
came, and was going to tell mo-
ther on Sunday. And then-ano
then"
"And then came" vee-vee sup
piled softly, but her voice sounded
flat and dead in her own ears. 81
asked him If he's proposed to you
Nan, and he said he hadn't. But
I believe you," she added hastily as
the girl started to make a violent
protest.
"He-he didn't exactly propose tc
me-" Nan Fosdick confessed. col
lapsing suddenly. But he made II
plain that he would If it were not
for the fact that II was rich anc
he was poor. I told him that it was
my own money-my grandfather
left 1t to me Internationally. III
get 1t all-nearly a million dollars
when I'm twenty-one."
"And that viii be-when?" Wee.
Wee asked.
I'll be twenty-one July first
Nan told her, more quietly. "Oh
Miss-Cameron, II you knew how
much it meant to me to fine some
one who wanted me, who loved me!
Someone l could love, mean" she
added honestly.
There have been lots Of men who
would have married me for my
money, but didn't want them, and
/ knew they wanted only my money
not me. They didn't like to dance
with me-" she lowered her voice pa
thetically. But Sky was different
He-he really cared. I know he did
"He-he thought I was wonderful
because I could go around the goli
course in par and almost made the
national women's tennis finals, and
could swim like-like an otter. as
he said. He admired me. He didn't
mind If I wasn't little and soft anc
fluttery like other girls. He sale
once that I'd make superb mother
Oil" The tears came at last, ane
the brown hands flew to the brown
face.
"You would, Nan, you'd make .
wonderful mother" Vee-Vee said
softly. Tell me, Nan, do you thinl
ne still cares for you, that he would
come back to you If I left?" He,
heart swelled with emotion. Sh.
thought then that she could make
any sacrifice for the girl whs
crouched in grief before her.
Yes, he WOULD" Nan sohhed th.
words niuffled by her hands. az,
only wants to nab you quick be.
cause you have oceans Of money
and high social position"
You believe that of the man vol
say you love? You can call him /,
fortune-hunter and still love him?'
vee-Vee demanded sternly.
Il don't care what he is, I Low,
himP the girl cried desperately
And ] want him no matter wha
his reasons for marrying me nigh