The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-05

long as we two stayed together We
had a protection against the wolves
of the world"
Queerly enough Nle word pene'
trated joys sleepy mind. Was Car
ter wolf? She found herself think
ing of an answer to this while her
father spoke on.
"And because I have sinned and
robbed we and your mother Of a
home I was going out to find her.
Joyce woke UP. What was this?
ITO find her." John Daring went
on firmly. "And 1 will never rest
easy on pillow until your mother
rests beside me and we are sleep
ing in a room nearby, or at the side
of your lawful husband"
you mean you have given JLp
your work and are going out to look
for mother?" Joyce asked incredu-
lousy.
THAT is what I shall do" said
the old man firmly, his voice gain
ing in strength as he continued. ut
is natural that she left you the sum
of money she did that she will by
this time have had to seek work.
The work she knows best is that
of a restaurant. And if she wishes
to hide she would naturally go to
the biggest city she could find, New
York. There 1 am going and 1 will
never rest until I have looked for
her in all yon restaurants"
But how will you live?" she pro-
tested.
"Have We no heard the Scots are
canny, Lass" he said, smiling at her
and letting his Scotch burr sound
clearly in his speech. He took from
his pocket three savings bank books.
bound together with elastic. The
entries in the first one were dated
fifteen years back. There was no
single large entry, sometimes a no.
tation of five dollars but mostly
credit of one dollars, two or three.
The total was now close to fifteen
hundred dollars.
I'm drawing that out in the
morning. he said, land I'm taking
the train at ten I can live on very
little and I can always earn a living
honestly when Agnes is found"
Let me help you. Take some of
the money Mother left me-" Joyce
urged.
- said
John Daring. Eye may use 1t If
some dreadful thing happens, with
out hurt. But I could not touch it.
It would scorch my fingers"
"Will you write to me?" Joyce
asked. .-@
Each week, and tell We of my
progress. Joyce, Lass, be careful.
There was not much care took OF
you while l was here, but at least
l was nearby if you needed me. Now
that I'm going far there'll be none
Of your kin close by. Be careful
Lass. Remember that this night
We stand before me a pure girl, a
virgin. That purity is priceless. If
We lose it, or throw it away, it is
gone forever. Ye can never regain
it, if it is lost. Ye are alone, pretty,
lonely for a home, in peril this in
slant perhaps from the desires OF
evil men,"
His voice had risen. Now feeling
that he was perhaps going too far
he stopped and took Joyce in his
arms where she lay wondering why
she felt so little emotion.
She did not feei lonely. She want
ed her father and mother to be re-
united of course and 1t would be
nice not to have the responsibility
of making a home for herself. But
she loved this freedom of hers. 1t
seemed all pure enticement to her.
Now he was kissing her. She
heard herself promising to meet him
at the bank at in the morning
to draw out the savings money and
to see him on his train.
When he had gone, she undressed
and went to bed. And it was not of
her father and his strange, almost
grotesque journey, nor of Davey, nor
OF Deke, nor Of Gladys, nor Of
Frankly. that she dreamed. 1t was
Carter Deland who seemed to be
offering his marvellous fruit on a
golden platter. Only whenever she
reached out to take 1t, she saw her
mother standing behind Carter and
shaking her head.
John Daring, carrying an old
fashioned valise, took the morning
train to New York. He kissed Joy