The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-07
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE


WET he had known, and now that
i he knew. how long could he
restrain himself from efforts to win
a spoken avowal? He had been
chivalrous tonight as in the past,
but the measure of 2 mans future
chIvalry can not be gagged by his
past performances.
Dean might we'll convince himself
that she wanted to be taken by
storm. Since people had heard of
Freud, and drawn their mistaken
conclusions from his none too sound
premises. the idea of breaking down
inhibitions had been accepted too
widely.
Bonnie. too. probably was lying
awake tonight, gloating at the
thought of the terror he had in
spired in her and planning the
method by which he would extract
from her the fortune for which he
was so greedy.
Tomorrow she must make the be-
ginning of a definite attempt to find
Eleanor. Weren't there private de-
tectives on whose discretion one
might rely?
The thought comforted her and
made it finally possible for her to
sleep.
But in the morning matters whose
terrifying outlines had been softened
by darkness took on their frighten-
ing proportions again. Cynthia's
New York experience had been
slight.
But she had read and heard that
private detective agencies were rare
" reputable. How could she be
certain that she, choosing at
random, would select an honest
agency? Ordinary common sense
insisted that the more people who
learned of her true identity the
greater became her danger.
Something else, too, entered into
her calculations: she had no right
to share Eleanor'S secret with any
ore.
For, after all, she must not be-
come confused. It was Eleanor
whom she sought to protect and
not herself. Nothing could happen
to herself save ignominious dismis-
sal from this house in which she lay
and cogiated now.
On that first afternoon when she
had faced the wedding guests she
had imagined all sorts Of impossi-
Die punishments. She had even an
ticipated he interposition Of the
police.
She had wondered if she could
be arrested and sent to prison if
her representation were discovered.
CHE no longer feared anything
- like this. Refiection-and OBJ
servation Of the characters of Carey
and Sanver-had taught her that
these two men hardly would court
public exposure of so scandalous a
proceeding as this action OF the wife
o. one and the daughter Of the
other.
Il vas enough that Bonnie
Thompson knew Of her imposture.
She would not voluntarily add to
she number Of her enemies.
And back came her thoughts to
the consideration of what course of
action Bennie Thompson would
adopt to profit by his knowledge of
her representation.
Her quick mind saw a flaw in her
reasoning. Because she knew all
the truth. she had ignored the nos
sibilty that Bonnie could know lee
than 81 the truth. She had as
sumed that Bonnie knew of her i'm
persOnation. He couldn't possibly
know anything of the sort.
She drank the coffee which Mary
brought to her and dismissed the
maid. Fortified by the beverage,
and soothed by an after breakfast
cigaret. she tried to itemize the
matters Of which Bonnie was cog
infant.
and there was a difference-she
mustn't forget this-betwesn what
a person knew and what that same
person could prove 10 be a fact.
Bonnie knew that Cynthia Brown
a chorus girl in Zog5aum's revue
had rehearSed several weeks. played
the opening night. and failed to
snow up again He knew that