The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-24

repay bIl6m OF owe your pTOJ6CJlOI
to charity. And you can not expect
ever to see even the shadow of such
a sum if you marry pennileSS
artist"
81 will get the money for you,
Virginia declared, still in state OF
unreasoning excitement. But if
should fail I will keep to your in
famous bargain"
Then you may as we'll set we'd
ding date" he replied bluntly.
"a year from today them" she
hurled back at him, 'if I have not
paid you the debt you claim I will
marry you'll But don't think you
have made me believe that my ia
Their knowingly cheated you. What
ever happened couldn't have been
his fault, blu: I acknowledge the debt
rather than have you blackening his
character"
Spoken like the girl I thought
you were," Dean applauded. But
I'm sure you're just a little bit
afraid that I have told only the
truth and you don't want to take a
chance of denying a genuine obliga-
ton. Well, assure you that If you
don't live up to your agreement I
shall find it easy enough to have
Richards name dropped from the
conversation of men who still be-
lieve that he was very fine fell
low"
Virginia shrank slightly from the
pitileSs lash of his words, but her
spirit continued to flame at high
pitch of combat. Her voice, when
she spoke, vibrated with disdain
and contempt.
81 suppose I can trust you to with
hold your lies until the end Of the
year?" she asked with deliberate
implication that nothing decent
could be taken for granted from
him.
$50 long as you keep to the terms
of the agreement so shall l." he re-
turned smartly, stung a trifie by her
open disgust.
Il will take a bag and send for
the rest of things in the morning"
Virginia told him and turned quick
ly to leave the room.
Back in her charming rose and
ivory bedroom she was seized with
a great desire to fling herself upon
the bed and give way to the grief
and horror that assailed her.
But the thought that this room
and all the beauty it held belonged
to the man who had charged her
father with being a dishonorable
and dishonest man restrained her.
She could not get out of the house
soon enough.
For a moment she stood and
watched the walls swaying and the
ceiling bobbing.
Il mustn't, I mustn't" she cried
aloud against the thought that she
was going to collapse here, at the
mercy of a man she hated.
Somehow she pulled herself to-
gether, drawing the thin shreds of
a much-tried endurance about her
to get her through this crisis Hasti-
ly she packed a few necessities in
her travelling bag and rang for a
maid.
Pack the rest of my things, CO.
lette," she ordered briskly; "all of
them and have everything ready
when 1 send for them in the morn
ing.
Here" she picked up her black
lizard handbag and extracted a five
dollar bill which she handed to the
servant girl. The latter's dark eyes
were alight with curiosity, hut she
said nothing beyond a respectful
thank you"
Nov run down and call me a
cab, and let me know as soon as it
gets here" Virginia ordered and
turned away to get a hat and wrap
from the closet.
In very short while the girl was
back to tell her that cab was
waiting
Virginia motioned to the travelling
bag and Colette took it up and fol-
lowed her down to the street.