The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-10
CHAPTER Ii

rTHE fact that May Varney, was
3 a bound only for the water
s cooler at the END of the car and
gave the little group in the aisle
merely the snipriest of mods, saved
the situation. an Pas
Quite evidently, May intended to
bide her time for an uninterrupted
interview with Herbert.
Lila breathed' a trifie more easily
when May had passed, and Dorothy
suggested brightly: feH
Lets all go to the observation
platform. n It's horribly Stuffy in
here, don't you think?" r2 -
'Unbearable!" agreed Herbert
with dignity.
* "IntolerableE' said Farquahar
quietly. aT@@H
Even when they we're seated II.
the comparative, but rather dusty,
Goodness Of the platform, he gave
Lila scarcely a glance. He seemed
Enaorose and preoccupied Herbert
was distinctly sulky.
Wit was evident that he didn't care
flor Dorothy's, young man; or else
he had a. jealous inkling that this
syoung mans presence had some
thing to do5with Lila. The two girls
made conversation; it was rather a
sghastly failure.
" Once Lila almost made a fatal
sxnistake. She started to say: Her
bert, darling" got as far as "Her-
sbert, da--. and changed it quickly
80 Herbert Dacre Ware" thanking
tller stars that e"Dacre" was her hus-
bands middle name.
II Dorothy, on the other hand, fair
~ stunned Farquahar, by calling him
GJack," for the first time.
h The entire party was thankful
when Saratoga was reached, Lila,
in brief moment in the dressing
loom, while the two girls tidied and
preened aftHra.the trip, whispered
to Dorothy: '
Jack will be sure to find out that
Herbert and I are occupying the
same suite" .-.-.,
Curiously, that situation had not
occurred to either of the conspira-
tors.
Dorothy suggested quickly: Cant
you persuade Herbert to let you stay
with me? Tell him, I'm timid about
being ,alonR2in Strange hotels" 3 3 Z
Lila laughed, a shrill note of hys-
terra in her voice. - ~
"You! Goodness, Dot, he'd as
soon believe such a thing of that
woman who shot leopards in South
Africa! Besides, he's already wired
ahead for suite"
Then make him change 1t for
a larger one that will accommodate
us three, and we'll try to keep Cap
tain Farqual1ar from finding out
that he's with US" ia
-
MO use" Lila shook her head
IN despairingly. "Herberts al
ready told me that he got the last
one available"
The train, drawing to a standstill,
sent them scurrying back to the car,
where Herbert and Jack Farquahar
waited in grim and dignified silence.
"Thank Heaven, they aren't chat
ty with each other" thought Lila,
cor no telling what might come out
When the hotel was reached-of
course, it turned out that they were
not turned out that they were all
stopping at the same one-Jack
Farquahar babe them a stiff. good
by for the moment. Herbert and
Lila assembled to their suite, and
Dorothy stoically accepted the last
available room, which was, in every
respect, undesirable.
She and Lila dressed hurriedly
for the evening. and met in the
lobby.
Give thought of plan" said Lila
breathlessly,
$50 have IT,,
They laughed from sheer 7ner-
Yousness.
TIL tell you. mine first" said Lila,
with a glance over her shoulder to-
ward the elevator in which Her
bert might, at any moment, be de-
scending.. Or Jack Farquahar. Or
the Varneys.
"Since I've given Herbert to I'M
6TYYY9 ATE1HT