The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01
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which had accompanied' them had
made her i'll with too great JOY.

which had accompanied them had
made her i'll with too great JOY.
THE buzzer on her desk sounded
Il Nan dabbed furiously at the
tears on her cheeks. snatched a
powder puff from the top drawer OF
her desk and covered the traces OF
her lf-pity: then took notebook
and pencil and went into him, smil-
ing. ...
A few minutes later when he vas
debating With a day after Christ
mas leisureliness and tendency to
/ irrelevant conversation. Bert CraW-
ford charged into the private office
without knocking.
l"Hello, Jack! HoU's the greatest
criminal lawyer in the United
States? BY golly. you're certainly
demon for work! Why don't you
/ knock off for a few days? Hello,
Mani Happy New Year,
Morgan frowned slightly. For the
first time CraWford's blithe badi-
mage seemed to annoy him. Any
thing special. Bert? We're pretty
busy this morning
Crawford laugher boisterously
and slapped his friend on the back.
Nothing very special, old timer.
Just thought I'd get rid of scrap
Of paper while I was in the neigh
borhoOd." And he drew his wallet
from his pocket, distracted check.
and ostentatiOusly laid it before the
LAWYER. You wouldn't give me a
bill. old man. 50 let my conscience
be my guide.
Twenty thousand" Morgan ex-
claimed. I should Judge then that
you haG a very troublesome con-
science!"
Twelve good men and true said
not guilty" Crawford reminded
him. laughing good-naturedly. But
seriously, old boy, you've earned
that and more too, and I'll be glad
to make the check bigger if you'll
let me-
Il told YOU there wouldn't be any
fee. Bert" Morgan froWned. This
business cost you dear enough. God
knows"
Fortunes of war. Jack!' CraW-
ford shrugged. I'm not down and
out yet, and I never will be. If
YOU don't want the money. give it
To Iris A woman likes to have a
little fortune of her own tucked
away in the bank"
Morgan's face lighted up with the
tenderness which his Wife's name
always evoked. That's not a bad
idea. Bert, if you insist on paying.
II open an account in her name
today. She'll certainly be surprised
and pleased. Mighty decent Of YOU
But Nan. sitting quietly, with pen
Gil poised over her notebook, did not
for a moment believe that it was
decent" of Crawford. He was either
being diabolically clever or insolently
caddish. If he was really going to
run away with Iris Morgan. Bert
Crawford would not lose the $4,000
so greatly presented to the man he
had used and deceived; he and Iris
would have every penny of it. in ad-
dition to the quarter of a million
that Crawford had stolen from the
Mid West Packing Company.
And if he was not going to keep
his promise TO Iris. was planning to
abandon her as he had doubtless
abandoned many other women, then
this $40 ,0O0-a small sum TO man
who had a quarter of million
sailed away-waS a cad's way of
cancelling his love debt. And John
Curtis Morgan-blind, trusting dar-
ling that he WaS-thought Bert
Crawford was mighty decent"
I didn't like to throw damper
over the Christmas gayeties yester-
day. but the fact is, Jack, that I'm
going to shake the dust of this mans
town from my heels
What" Morgan exclaimed. Isn't
that hasty decision, Bert?"