The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05

an instant by quirking into an
answering smile, then, her face
flushed with confusion, she dropped
her eyes to her empty plate, kept
them there, as if she were intensely
in the gaudy pattern of red and
green flowers.
1T beg your pardon!" The low,
baritone voice which she remem-
bered SO we'll, even though it was
no longer weary and bored as it had
been in the elevator that mem
orable day when she had first heard
it, broke in upon her confusion, in
creased it UNNECESSARILY. She had
heard some one approaching, had
thought it was the waiter
She looked up, her green eyes
widening with surprise, then mar
rowing to naughty Sits. Schuyler"
was bending over her, smiling with
deprecating eagerness, which wa
vered to uncertainty as she re-
fused to recognize him.
Don't you remember me?" he
went on urgently, in a low voice.
81 met you five years ago at Palm
Beach"
st am afraid" Vera interrupted
him coolly, unsmilingly. "that you
are rnistaking me for some one
else. I am Miss Cameron.
Tin sorry. beg your pardon.
It is an extraordinary resemblance
May I introduce myself, unless
that will add to the offense-"
st am not offended" Vee-Vee
smiled slightly, frigidly.
"I am Schuyler Smythe OF New
York. May I say that hope you
will enjoy Minnetonka? I have
found it to be the perfect escape
from New York summer"
Vee-Vee beckoned to the waiter,
who was lowering in the back
ground with a loaded tray. Schuy-
Ter Snythe flushed again, bowed
formally, in the Continental fash
ion, and turned to walk rapidly to-
ward his table, where his COM
panion was awaiting him, scowling
angrily at her plate.
AS Vee-Vee tried to eat, she cast
an occasional glance toward the
table whose occupants interested
her so keenly. She could not ana
lyze the impulse which had
prompted her to be so frosty at her
first interview with the man whom
she had gone at such trouble and
expense to meet.
She had certainly felt far from
indifferent as his handsome face
had bent over her Schuyler Smythe
had undoubtedly been sincere in
mistaking here for someone else.
And she knew that she had not
convinced him of his mistake-he
believed that she had deliberately
"cut" him and he had flushed with
pardonable resentment at her re-
fusal to acknowledge his acquaint-
ance.
1--WE probably frightened him
away with what he thinks is my
rudeness," Vee-Vee groaned to her
self. "But-who in the world am
I? I must be an exact double for
someone who is awfully well known
"a person who gets her pictures in
the colored supplements of the
newspapers, who winters in Palm
Beach"
Her puzzled thoughts were broken
into as she cast another glance at
Schuyler Smythe and his COM
panion. 1t was quite evident that
the girl was in love with him.
She had the frank open face OF
girl who has never learned to
conceal her emotions. Her scowl of
anger had been wiped out by some
thing reassuring that be had said
to her, and she was leaning across
the table toward him. Her big,
tanned face was positively radiant
as she talked rapidly, making awk-
ward, emphatic gestures with her
big, brown hands.
Schuyler Smythe, Vee-Vee noted,
was neglecting his food to concen-
trate his attention upon his COM
panion, bending toward her with