The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-15

room. Then she ordered Breakfast
coffee, toasted English muffin!
and sliced peaches.
She had expected a letter from
Jerry Macklyn in answer to hers
written on Sunday and there it was
along with a thin envelope ad.
dressed in her Aunt Flora's hanc
writing.
The letters and the paper arrived
on the tray with her breakfast, but
she had a curious hesitancy about
opening them. She poured herself
a cup of the hot, fragrant coffee
and drank it rapidly, grateful fol
the instant, reyivifying effect 1t hac
upon her tangled nerves.
She was smiling almost cheer
fully when she opened Flora Cart
wright's two scrawled sheets Of
scented, cream-co stationery.
my darling Vee-Vee," Flora
Cartwrighfs letter began. 'Have
you landed him vet? I suppose II
is a little early for that question
but he's fool If he isn't in love
with you by this time.
81 almost hate you for being SO
beautiful and so young. Peter OAR
row is incoming around like a sick
calf, begging for your address, which
Of course won't give him. ] know
the disgusting young cub doesn't
INTEREST," you any more than he does
me.
Jerry Macklyn is proving a great
disappointment. He seems to pre-
fer the company Of a snippy little
peroxide blonde to my own society
saw them at the theater last
night. I imagine she's that Rose
mary Fitch you've talked about.
please don't stay any longer than
two weeks, darling. may be driv-
en- to marrying Jack Preston all
over again. if I'm left to my own
devices much longer. He is a dear,
though mes getting to look quite
rniddlC-aged and settled.
"He made a neat little killing In
Wall Street on Monday. I'm quite
seriously tempted. Maybe we'll come
to Lake Minnetonka on our honey
moon and surprise you. Write me
all about your progress with the
mysterious sheik.
"Why can't you be frank with me
and tell me his name? Your de-
voted Aunt Flora"
A cynical smile twisted the deli
cate curves of Vee-Vee's beautiful
mouth. So Jerry Macklyn was con-
selling himself with Rosemary
Fitch! She might have known he
would.
HE had admitted that he was
susceptible and Rosemary had
been quite shamelessly determined
to get in her most deadly work
while Vee-Vee was away. Well,
let her have himl
But the angry vigor with which
Vee-Vee's fingers crushed the sheets
of her aunt's letter into a cracking
ball did, not indicate cheerful &C
quiescence in Rosemary's conquest
"I'n have to write Aunt Flora a
special delivery, begging her not to
come here on her honeymoon if she
does marry Uncle Jack again." she
worried, as she dipped a spoon into
the chilled peaches.
Goodness knows this situation Is
complicated enough without having
Aunt Flora here, vamping Schuyler
and splitting the beans, II beans
are going to be split, I want to do
the splitting myself"
1t was not until she had quite
finished her breakfast that she
opened Jerry's thick letter. She
had an obscure fear that its con-
tents might spoil her appetite.
Dearest Galatea," Jerry began
whimsically, "Glad you're having a
good time I hope the mysterious
magnet that drew you to Mime
tonka is engaged to another girl,
though I don't want you to be hurt.
I'm getting quite an education in
being hurt myself. and I'm still
able to work and take nourish-
ment."
"And to go gallivanting around
to musical revues with Rosemary
Fitch" Vee-Vee interrupted her
reading scornfully.
I'm up to my ears in work and
it's so damned hot that I feel like
I'm swimming around in hot oil.
Miss Fitch can't hold q candle to
you as a secretary, and the work is
pilling <up. But she's a cheerful
little dinwit, tette- on party than
at her typewriter"
'Well, at least he's honest!" Wee
Wee exploded, rafting the sheets of
Jerry's letter angrily. "It's easy to
see that the stock Of Blends Pre-
ferred hasn't taken a tumble since /
left New York" y
IT rather imagine my fears for
you haven't been realized, or
would have had wire from you.
This will sound like Greek to you If
you haven't read the letter I gave