The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-27

| heart.
'I know that 1t is aching" Helen
answered.
MY dear" he breathed, my
dear, my dear. You are so sweet
and beautiful. Many men will love
you. You know nothing of life. 1
must not take advantage of you. We
will wait"
Helen closed her eyes to shut out
| the world and all but Brent'S en-
dearing words.
Your grandfather would not
want to lose you so soon after find
ing you," Brent continued craftily
And he is very frail. Anything
would be a shock to him if it
brought back the memories of his
breaking with your mother I think
it would be unwise to tell him of
this"
Helen nodded her head against
his chest.
Brent suppressed a sigh of relief
1--WE will keep our love a beautiful
secret" he said softly and again
Helen nodded in assent.
y n
TOR weeks after that night she
Il lived in world apart from
that in which she moved as Helen
Nellin. There we're fewer and fewer
trips to town with Brent, owing to
her grandfather's increasing feeble
ness.
He wanted her near him, grew to
depend upon her for many small
services that formerly had been
part of Marks duties.
But Brent did not allow the time
they spent together to be dull.
Helen was always eagerly impatient
to be with him again.
And as the day seemed to draw
near when no one would stand be-
tween him and his plan to marry
the Cunningham millions, he grew
even more ardent in his love max
ing, under the guise of giving Helen
the sympathy and encouragement
she needed.
He drove up one Sunday to call,
convinced that he would find Mr.
Cunningham greatly on the decline.
He was shown to the sick mans
room Immediately.
Much to his surprise he found
him sitting in his chair at the win
dow. Brent had expected to find
him In bed. He saw at once that
the aged man was upset.
He greeted Brent cordially enough
and then revealed the cause of his
agitation.
I'm worried about Helen" he eX-
planned. She's been out on the lake
with Miss Ennis much longer than
she said she would be gone. was
just about to send Marks to see if
anything has gone wrong"
Brent, still standing, turned to-
ward the door. I'll CO." he offered
Il wish you would" Mr.. Cunning
ham agreed. Helen always is
prompt about coming to me when
I expect her"
Brent hurried downstairs, not in
fear that what he considered a sick
mans misgivings might have a
foundation in fact, because he want
ed to be with Helen.
He had but little time to spend at
Bramblewood on this occasion and
he did not wish to waste it on an
invalid.
Eva's presence there was a jar
ring note, but it was not uncommon
that they met at Bramblewood and
Brent trusted himself to carry of
the situation satisfactorily.
He found a situation, however,
that he was totally unprepared to
meet. Out on the lake the canoe
floated, bottom side up, and <or
/ few seconds he had terrifying fear
that fatal accident might have
occurred.
Then he saw Helen and Eva on
the shore. partly hidden by clump
of Towering shrubs. He rushed over
and before he reached them he dis
covered that they were not alone.
TUELEN was standing face to face
L with Bob Ennis, her hands in
his IN grasp that tlled Brent with
cold anger.
Eva saw him before Helen did
and Brent thought for a second
that she was going to fling herself
into his arms. He looked past her
at Helen and Bob.
What has happened?" he de-
manded. noticing in a flash that
the clothing of all three was drip
ping wet.
Helen turned to him then and
for the first time in many weeks
she did not give him the impression