The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-03

He tipped the boy half dollal
and turned the letter to look at the
handwriting. 1t was strange, anC
the letter was postmarked "Cleve
land"
Funny" he muttered, tearing i
open. who's writing to me from
Cleveland"
He went up to the. porch and sa
in a porch rocker to read the letter
Dear Deke."
He turned the thick pages, it was
a long letter in spidery feminine
hand, to see the signature.
Yours faithfully, Katy Sherwin
he read. Then he turned back t.
the beginning.
! Dear Deke:
You are surprised Of course tC
have this letter from me. | hope
you will believe that it is written
with your best interests as well as
joys at heart. feel sure that she
hesitates to tell you the truth, anG
perhaps finds it's hard to make you
see just how she feels about what
has happened She has not asked
me directly to write this to YOU, but
1 know that she has put off writing
to you because she hates to hurt
| you.
"You will remember that Carter
! Deland rushed her very hard last
winter while you were away al
school He told me then that he
wanted to marry her, but because
of that old marriage Of his, was un
able to do so. Joyce was very fond
of him and often wondered why he
did not ask her to be his wife.
Finally he decided to tell her the
truth, as they had gotten to the
place where he felt he could not live
without her. He told her that he
cared deeply for her and that he
regretted intensely that, as his first
wife did not believe in divorce, he
could not ask her to marry him.
HE suggested that they go away
together and live abroad. Joyce
considered this seriously, but finally
decided that although she loved
him, it would be too one.sided an
arrangement. because Of her pow
erty.
"Then, as you know Mrs. Maltby
died and left her all that money.
She then felt that she could go to
Carer without people saying that
he had bought her. So when the
house party was planned they went
to Oaklands instead OF coming out
to the Anvil Club. She had made
all her preparations to go away
with Carter and they began their
honeymoon, il you can call it such,
out there.
1T was rudely interrupted after
several hours Of bliss by the APP
pearance Of that holdup man, Butch
Settler. Carter had given Joyce all
the family jewelry and as you know
they were in her bedroom when
Settler surprised them.
Naturally his death was a shock
and Joyce and Carter decided to
postpone their union, their rpublic
union that is, until some of the un.
pleasantness died out That is why
she went East at once and Carter
went abroad.
"Of course, with her independence
from the money Mrs. Maltby left
her, she can join him whenever she
chooses and I think ishe will dc
so soon. He is in Paris, and there
is some talk of his getting a di
vorce.
However, that isn't necessary, as
Joyce had taken the decisive steI
toward living with him by spending
that afternoon and evening at Oak
lands with him.
You can see why she does not
return to Cleveland and why she is
waiting so quietly in the East be-
fore she sails to join him abroad
OF course, he is quite mad about
her and doubtless they will be very
happy, both Of them rich, both OF
them in love enough not to care
whether they marry or not. and with
the memory. too, of so much tragedy
shared together.
II know that no one of your other
friends would have the courage to
tell you the truth about the sit
uation. believe that Joyce would
be glad that / have written this
letter. For now you will know why
she has not returned to accept the
love Frankly Starret says you are
! holding out to her.
Don't hate me too much, Deke
Remember we are old friends.
Faithfully yours,
Katy Sherwin."
Deke read the letter slowly 8
second time.
The item about joys money
puzzled him. Frankly had said moth
ing about it. Why had she held this
fact back? Deke went into the
house and telephoned Judge Perkins
This is Deacon, Henry Deacon
speaking" he told the judge. Il just
learned that Miss Daring has in
herited some money from Mrs. Malt
by's estate. Is that true?"
"You didn't know" the judge ex
claimed in surprise. "Of course, you
were out of the city when the an
nouncement was made, but 1 fell
sure that you knew about it. Mrs
Maltby's will provides that Miss
Daring inherit quarter of a mil
lion dollars. She is also made join
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