The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-07

Horne laughed, as her eyes re-
manned fixed on his face in a blind
unseeing stare.
afraid of you?" Sally echoed, her
voice struggling strangely through
pain. ooh, you mean-?" She tried
to collect her wits, to push aside the
incredible fact of David'S desertion
SO that she could concentrate on
Van Horne and the frightening sig
nificance of his presence here cou-
pied with his knowledge of her past
Dear little SALLY" Van Horne
said tenderly, and Sally clenched
her fist to strike him for using the
words which had been heavily sweet
when David had uttered them Sc
long ago. 81 told you the last time
/ saw you that you had not seen the
last of Arthur Van Horne. 1 meant
it, but I give you my word I hardly
expected to find you here! I spent
the deuce of a lot of time and
money trying to trace you after you
left the carnival. Old Bybee finally
told me that you'd run away and
had porbably married your David
So took my broken heart to China,
Japan, Egypt and God knows where.
And now like the chap who sought
for the Holy Grail, I find you at
home waiting for me-"
st wasn't waiting for you," Sally
contradicted him Indignantly. Il was
waiting for David and he's just told
me that he doesn't want me. /
hoped I'd never see you again"
why, Sally, Sally" Van Horne
chided her, his black eyes full of
hooking humor. Don't you realize
that I'm the Oldest friend you have
in this new life of yours? I really
haven't got used to the idea yet Of
your being Enid Bars daughter.
OF course I knew there was some
thing mysterious about her over
weening interest in Princess Lalla,
but this thick old head of mine
wasn't functioning very well in
those days. My heart was too full
of that same lovely little crystal
gazer. But when I read the rather
mastery bit of fiction in the papers,
the story which good old asinine
Courtney Barr gave out as to your
parentage and his wardship which
he had supplanted by a legal adop-
ton, the old bean began to click
again, and can assure you 1 got
great deal of quiet enjoyment out
of the thing. Fancy the impeccable
Enid Bars having"
"Oh, stop" Sally commanded him,
flaming with anger. Don't dare
say a word against my mother-I
mean, against Enid"
against your mother" Van
Horne corrected her sereneIy. "Of
course I haven't told anyone, Sally,
and don't really see why I should,
f-Listen, child; don't you think
we ought to have a long, comfort
able talk about-old times? We're
likely to be interrupted here any
minute by chaperon-or by your
mother or by a couple of young
idiots seeking a quiet place to neck
in. Slip out of the house when the
shows over-the servants entrance
will be better-and We'll go for a
drive through the park"
II shall do no such thing!" Sally
repudiated the suggestion holly.
I'm going back to the ballroom
now. Please don't come with me-"
When she arrived, breathless, at
the door of the ballroom, she
bumped into Enid, whose face was
white and anxious and suddenly
almost old.
Darling, where have you been?"
her mother whispered fiercely. give
had Courtney and Randall and two
of the footmen looking for you. This
is your party, you know. You have
other guests besides David Nash.
I knew it was a mistake to ask
him"
where is he, mother?" Sally in
terrupted rudely. 1--WE been with
someone else most of the time" She
could not bring herself yet to men
ton Van Horne's name to her
mother, for fear Enid would notice
that something was sadly amiss.
Il haven't seen him." Enid pro-
tested. But run along now and
dance. It's the last dance before