The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-29

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from her.
I'm not" Mildred said tearfully,
Il want TO help you both"
Harold wheeled back. Then you
don't know Huck Conner" he de-
clared hotly. You can prove him
guilty as hell, but that won't save
me. I tell you the mans a fiend.
Lay off it, please Mildred, for Gods
sake"
Mildred shrank away from him,
| her face going white as parchment.
oh" she moaned, I can't. Ste
phen is innocent. must help him"
HTER decision seemed completely
4 i to unnerve Harold. He dropped
down in his chair again and his
shoulders shook with suppressed
sob5.
Mildred could not bear to look at
him. When, few minutes later, he
lifted his head to speak to her she
was gone.
He Immediately became obscssed
with a desire to find her.
He tore madly from the room to
scan the wide corridor, then he
hurried to the mezZanine and from
there ne ran down to the lobby,
attracting not a little attention by
his frantic manner and searching
movements.
But Mildred had gained the street
and was out of sight around the
corner, on her way home, all
thought of seeking employment
gone from her mind for that day.
She wanted to be in her room,
undisturbed, to think. Harolds
| charge of broken faith hurt. There
must be some way in which she
could help Stephen without further
agonizing the BOY who had given
her the one cleW to Stephens
trouble that she held.
Harold did not allow her much
time to find a solution to the prob
lem her innate loyalty offered
Guessing that she was homeWard
bound, he followed as soon as he
could in a taXicab,
For several days and nights after
that Harold logged Mildred's foot
steps, pleading with her to keep
silent
Stephen wondered at her changed
attitude. She had come to him, as
| she promised, but only to tell hin,
! that she wasn't yet free to reveal
her 'c,ew."
Her failure to decide against Har-
old made her stiff and self conscious
in Stephens presence. She felt that
she was not being a good friend
Consequently the spontaneous
| warmth that had existed on he1
first visit to his cell was lacking in
the others. though she did not fail
! TO come each day.
| CTEPHEN was cheered by her Wis
| - its in spite Of being conscious OF
lack of understanding between
them.
He thought it was fine of her tc
come at all and he told himself ne
couldn't expect her to show a lot Of
I enthusiasm over a guy in Jail
From Pamela he had received nc
word or sign of interest.
| Mildred was torn with sympathy
! for him. Harold had told her that
! Pamela considered the engag cement
broken.
/ Deep in her heart, Mildred eX-
poTienCed an eXultant moment when
she heard this. but Stephens de-
! jected air and pain-ridden eyes
made her hate Pamela with ha-
tired she had not known she har-
! bored in her nature.
They did not speak of Pamela
| but once when Mildred brought him
an unfolded paper and discovered
| too late that it contained a photo
graph Of Pamela and she saw his
| painful reaction to it. she told her
self that she couldn't much longer
continue to yield to Harolds en-
treaties.
Soon after that her troubles were
lightened. She got a satisfactory
position as secretary to the preSi-
dent of a large merchandising firm
And she felt she was succeeding
in the campaign she had under
taken to awaken Harold's sense Of
fairness to the point where hi
would allow her to reveal all she
| knew of Huck Conner to Stephen.
She even hoped that Harold
| moral courage would finally con.
| ouer his cowardice and force hin
to defy Huck.
| Things he said, mere suggestions
a5 they were, indicated that his bur.
den was becoming too heavy foI
! him. He seemed plunged in a hope
| less dependency.
Mildred believed it was only {
| question of a short time before III
| would see that it did not matte
what happened to him so long a.
| he saved the remnants of his self
| respect.
When that day came, Mildred wa
firmly convinced. Huck would bt
exposed as the plotter of Stepheni
misfortune.
Perhaps another entertained tn;
! same thoughts. At any rate, Mil
dred one day answered the tele'
phone on her desk where she wa
! employed and heard a grufT voict
ask for Miss Lawrence.
I'm Miss Lawrence she said
wondering who could be calling he
here.
The mans next words sent ;
! shiver Of apprehension coursint
over her
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