The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-28

| town on business. On, DelleVe
you are Mr.. Macklyn, the adver-
Using mSnager!" She offered both
her hands to Jerry Macklyn, whose
incredible blue eyes were shining
like jewels beneath the riot of his
flaming red curls. MY niece has
told me all about you, Jerry Mack
'lyn! Oh-have you come to tell
me that something has happened
in Vee-Vee? Quick! I haven't
heard a word from her, and I've
worried myself sick!"
"a great deal has happened to
Miss Cameron, Mrs. Cartwright"
Jerry said gravely, I'm afraid"
Dead" Flora Cartwright
shrieked. peter! The ammonia
top shelf of the bathroom medicine
closet! Oh, I'm going to faint! My
darling Vee-Vee!" she n1oaned,
swaying toward Jerry Macklyn.
Aunt Flora, don't you know me?"
The exquisite creature who had
made Peter Darrow instantly self
conscious stepped forward quickly.
She had discarded her new voice,
spoken in the prim, precise tones Of
the Vera Cameron that her aunt
knew.
"Vee-Vee's voice!" Flora gasped,
steadying herself against Jerry
Macklyn's willing arm. who are
you?" she demanded wildly.
I'm Vee-Vee, of course" Vera
laughed. Have I changed SO very
much, Aunt Flora?" she exulted.
"Charged2 Good heavens! Peter!
Peter Come here! Never mind the
ammonia! Peter, do you know who
this is?'" she demanded, dramatical-
ly, entirely recovered from her
threatened faint. do you recog-
nize her?"
Peter barrow, out of breath from
running, confronted the girl and
stared at her blankly for long mo-
ment, then color flooded his boyish
face as he stammered, mo, Flora
but I'd like to meet her!"
THAT" Flora announced, point
ing a shaking forefinger, sis Vera
Victoria Cameron! I can't believe
it! I simply can't! Turn around
slowly and let me look you over,
darling"
Vee-Vee, smiling brilliantly, pirou-
cited on the toe OF a smart French
pump.
But it was at the girls lovely face
that her aunt gazed open-mouthed
with incredulous admiration. The
heavy eyebrows were gone, and in
their place were two narrow brush
strokes of silky, copper-colored
brows that enchanted them with
their failure to match each other.
take off your hatl" her auiie
commanded her, breathlessly.
Vee-Vee's smile deepened. She
lifted, very carefully, the swagger
little hat, and revealed head from
which masses of mousy-brown hair
had been cut.
"P erf ect" Flora Cartwright
sighed, clasping her hands ecstati-
cally. my dear, how did you ever
do it? 7 swear I would never have
known YOU, and I'm still not con-
WINGED that, it's really Vee-Vee Cam
eron."
az didn't do It." Vee-Vee laughed.
ct was Jerry M&clyn. Pygmalion'
take your bowl"
81 had good marbIe to work with,
Galatea," Jerry grinneJ.
1--WE mustn't forget KITTY Proctor
and Peach Bloom" Wee Wee re-
minded him. "Oh, Aunt Mora, 1t
will take hours to tell you all ABOUT
it, and don't want to cheat poor
Peter out of his evening with you.
I'm tired, too. I didn't get my pop
and my permanent until this an
ernoon, and then Kitty and Il
she's the Peach Bloom demoustrator \
with whom I've been living while
the transformation was beng
wrought-had to dash all up a1>Q
down Fifth Ave. looking for this en-
semble. Mr.. Macklyn was with us.
He insisted on helping to choose the
costume"
'This fool girl doesn't know
thing about clothes" Jerry Macklyn
chuckled. IT guess it's up to you
and me, Mrs. Cartwright, to see that
she doesn't backslide and get all
wound up in one OF those piacK
ShrolIds of hers"