The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-02
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Peach Bloom COSmetlcS Company, IN
dignantly rejects Jerry's plan to trans
form her, with the aid of Peach Bloom
| cosmetics, from the old-maid type she
is into beauty and to use aey
copy owsvsr vben she falls suddenly IN
lSye VIII man mar who whom she hears "a called
| panion he will be in Lake Minnetonka in
late June, she reconsiders Jerry's offer
and resolves . to undergo anything to be-
Vera's sea-green eyes remind Jerry
Macklyn of an uncaptioned Sunday sup
he has the beauty Ut n Specialist Tefashion
yera's aunt, Flora cartwrigh,s, is
S yhti In her once homely A niece and
| is a little jealous also.
Flora, becomes infatuated with Jerry
and tells him that Vera is going to Lake
Minnetonka to see man with whom
she is in love. BY this time Jerry is
desperately in. love with the girl whom
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CHAPTER XII
n HAT evening, as--Vera Cam
1T eron was dressing for her
1 journey and for her last en-
gagement with Jerry Macklyn, she
studied her reflection in the mirror
with worried eyes, but occasionally
a wicked little smile tugged at the
dimple in the left corner of her
mouth.
"a good thing for me that Rose
mary Fitch came in just when she
did," she unused. well, it's up to
me now. If I'm a worthy pupil OF
Aunt Flora and Jerry Macklyn I'll
get Jerry's promise not to run the
advertisements and I won't have
to give up my trip either. Jerry
says a beautiful girl can get any
thing she wants-is entitled to it
by the divine right of beauty. Well
dear teacher, we shall see!"
The sight of the nodding, wickedly
smiling face in the mirror startled
her. She leaned forward, so that
flesh and blood lips almost touched
the mirrored ones. "Who are you?'
she demanded of the girl in the
mirror. II don't know you! You're
a stranger and you've murdered
Vera Cameron. I'm afraid of you!'
But there was terror apparent in
the exquisite face and in the limpid
clear green pools that were her eyes
when she advanced, walking proud
ly, to meet Jerry Macklyn a half
hour later.
Dear Jerry!" she said softly, as
she gave him both her hands
standing SO close to him that the
perfume he had been at such pains
to find for her wrapped him about
like an exquisite, invisible cloak
Its awfully sweet of you to come
to take me to the train. I'm going
to miss you-terribly!" She hest
tated before the last word, then
dropped to gently, like shy caress
"Then you're going to Lake Min
netonka?" Jerry demanded saw
agely.
Don't be foolish, jerry" she
chided him softly. "Of course I'm
going to Minnetonka! My reserva-
tons are already made, I've spent
hundreds, and hundreds of dollars
for clothes, which I couldn't posi-
bly, wear at a less exclusive re-
sort"
ooh, shut up!" Jerry commanded
her angrily. "You know why ]
don't want you to go! My God, you
must know or you're blind or a
fool or both! You said you couldn't
bear for me to print those adver-
tisements with your pictures.
There are one or two things ]
can't bear either, Vera Cameron,
and one of them is to see you carry
out this insane scheme of yours
to trap a rich man into marrying
you-posing as society girl" His
voice broke and he flung up an arm.
"You shan't talk to me like that!''
Vera cried passionately. I'm not
trying to trap rich man into
marrying me! I'd rather he was a
poor mana salaried man, working
for his living, doing something in
which I could help him with my
business training. tell you, I don't
care for his money and his social
position! 7 only want him because
I love him"
"Don't say that!" he struck out at
her sharply, his voice rough with
agony. you're talking like a matt
nee-ido1- worshiping f1apper! You
don't know what love is! You've
seen him only once, you know moth
ing about him"
"How do you know" Vera's green
eyes widened in angry amazement
1--WE never told YOU"
But Flora did, when she saw
what was happening to me-" Jerry
told her savagely. Tried to keer
me from making blankety- blank
fool of myself by putting me wise
to the fact that you were already
dead gone on another man"
"She was very unselfish," Vee-Vee
interrupted with cold sarcasm.
ooh, for Gods sake, let's not
quarrel, Vee-Vee," Jerry began with
sudden humility. IT love you toe
much to hurt YOU"
"You-love me?" she echoed ir