The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-09

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does Herbert know?"
Nothing" said Lila wanly, 'yet. y
There was a long and thoughtful
silence. Dorothys pretty brows were
frowning.
"How-what did the cable say?"
asked Lila finally, in a low voice.
+ Dorthy her voice equally low
answered briefly:
CIT was addressed to Miss Lila
Il Latham and was sent from
Paris. 1t said: Have practically
risen from the dead. Am sailing to-
morrow for home and you. Jack
Tears began to roll down Lila's
cheeks.
ooh, Dot, what am I going to do?"
Dorothy Stroked her hands COM
fortingly.
We'll find way out, somehow"
And loved Herbert So" walled
Lila. "This is my punishment for
being too happy. had no right to
be happy when Jack was dead, as I
thought. Even if I didn't really love
him, I should have been loyal to
his memory. I should have kept
that pledge we made"
Dorothy, sitting on the foot of The
couch in the gathering twilight,
rested her chin thoughtfully on one
hand. After silence, she said:
What about Herbert? You think
you wouldn't dare confeSs?"
mo, oh, no! Dot, you can't
imagine what Herbert would be like,
if he knew I'd ever been engaged
before. He'd leave me instantly.
You've no idea how jealous he is.
I adore it, of course; it makes me
certain that he loves me. But, if
he ever knew, there'd been another
man ="
She broke off, waited a moment,
and added paSSionately:
"1'd die, if lost Herbert"
'Well, then, what about Jack Far
quahar?" suggested Dorothy prac-
tically.
"You mean, would he understand
and not bother me?"
HE may have changed, you know,
after all these years and the eX-
periences he must have had"
Lila shook her head.
ST don't mean to sound frightfully
conceited, but don't think Jack is
the sort who would change. He was
very like Herbert, in certain ways;
that is, he was jealous and sure of
himself. If he wanted something,
he'd get it. And 1 happened to be
what he wanted. The very fact
that he's coming home to me proves
that he still loves me-"
eyes, it would seem So" muir
INJURED Dorothy absently.
"DOT, how on earth do you sup
- pose he happened to come to
hfe?" persisted Lila feverishly.
After all these years, it's perfectly
incredible. And Dot" she added,
strickenly by another terrible
thought, there's that insurance.
I'll have to give it back to the
government, somehow, and I haven't
any earthly way of finding ten
thousand dollars"
She sighed despairingly. "And
it's only three days since the whole
horrible business got me into hot
water with Herbert"
"But you explained 1t satisfactor-
lily. Or rather, Herbert leaped to
a satisfactory conclusion"
Lila made a wry face.
Fortunately, yes. But it would
be awful, if Uncle Dan should turn
up some day. Oh, why did that
stupid committee have to recognize
me and write to me at Herbert's
club?"
But naturally your home isn't
listed yet" said Dorothy. "They
found Herbert's name in the social
register"
"Oh, Dot, If you keep on being
sensible and explanatory, I'll bave
Mysteries again. cried Lila. Think
think, what I'm up against!"
do you know just what you are
up against?" asked Dorothy, with
sympathetic tolerance.
Lila gave her a plying glance.
isn't 1t obvious? Here am, mar
ried to man I adore, a man madly
jealous, who has asked me hun
drad times if fhara'd evnY hnen anv