The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-19
CHAPTER XVII

John Daring turned away. At the
door he paused to look back once
more at Jayce, her sweet young face
drawn and contracted by the cruelty
OF living.
For moment he wavered. Then
his stanch Scotch orthodoxy con-
flrmed him in his decision and he
left the hospital with no further
word to his daughter.
He went up through the city to
Euclid Ave. and took his car for the
apartment.
He opened his Bible and began to
read: 1.-THE way of the unrighteous
is DEATH"
He turned the leaves of his Bible;
Judge not that We be not judged"
John Daring fell to his knees to
pray. His soul wrestled over the
right and wrong of his refusing aid
to Joyce and his wife. VA
1.-THE way of the unrighteous is
death"
Judge not that We be not judged. -
While he thus struggled with him.
self, Joyce was waiting by her
mothers bedside.
II don't care what she's done, -
the girl thought passionately. I'm
going to stick with her. She's my
mother That's all that counts"
Presently DR.. Macdonald came in.
He looked at Mrs. Daring's chart,
felt her pulse, and talked to the
nurse in a low tone.
I'VE are going to give your mother
a stimulant," he told Joyce. There
was something she seemed very
anxious for you to know this morn.
ing. | think she will be able to talk
to you soon. Wait out there in the
corridor until we call you"
The nurse sponged a bit of skin
on the left arm with alcohol. DR..
Mcdonald made skillful lab with
a needle. For a moment there was
no change in the color and breath
ing of the sick woman. Then she
sighed, opened her eyes. and smiled
family at the two people standing
beside her.
Joyce. Joy. my daughter" she
questioned. Her voice grew stronger
and she made an effort to turn her.
self in bed
If you will lie perfectly quiet"
sad DR.. Mcdonald. II will let you
talk to your daughter. She is wait.
ing in the hall. Don't excite your
self more than you can help"
II must tell her something" said
Mrs. Daring.
"All right, but keep ss quiet as
you cam
The doctor left, stopping to speak
to Joyce moment in The hall.
Don't let her get too excited" he
said. But she feels she must talk
to you and think it is better for
her 10 relieve her mind now. Don t
be shocked. Sick people often have
strange fancies."
Joyce thanked him and went to her
mothers room.
Joy" Mrs. Daring lifted thin
arm and drew her daughters face
close to her own.
"Motherdear, oh Motherdear. You
are better, aren't you? You look
different I think you're going to
get well, right away" Joyce fought
to keep from crying.
There's something 1 must tell
you" she said. Promise Joy that
you will understand, will try to un.
derstand. Don't hate me for what
I've done. 1t has all been for YOU,
1t was wrong. I know that now. But
don't judge me too harshIy.'
Joyce kissed her mother for an.
swer.
Two years ago." said Mrs. Oar.
ing, letting her hand lie in JOYS
two warm ones. 1.-TWO wears 8 or
there was man who cameainto the
restaurant quite often. He" stopped
to talk to me as customers often do
Often he came in late when was
behind the counter and I would
serve MIN Mss supper.
One night he asked me why ]
didn't do something that would
bring me more money than working
in a restaurant. I asked him to
show me the way and he said he
would.
He told me that he and several
other men were bringing in whisky
and gin from Canada and when they
could get it from other bootleggine
places. too. A great deal of it they
sold in cases that was the most
profitable way. But there was a lot
of money to be made too in selling
it by the bottle. or il they could find
safe place, by the drink.
They had to keep changing the
places where they sold it to avoid
the police.
"All he wanted me to do was to
know the name or number Of the
place where the liquor was sold.
Then whenever I saw a chance to
send them a customer I was to do
it. Their regular customers were
to know that I was in touch with
the changes in places too buy liquor
and were to ask me. using a GER
tain form, so I wouldn't give the
information to the wrong person.
1T seemed very. simple. They
would pay me a commission on the
business brought them, as each
customer was supposed to tell where
he had gotten his instructions.
II thought about it for several
weeks. You were a junior in high
school then. wanted you to have
more pretty clothes. I wanted more
pretty things for myself. / wanted
to fix it so you would never have
to worry as | have had to worry
about the nagging little things in
life.
Il see now that was wrong,