The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
OUT OUR WAY

Dan had reached for the tele-
phone while she spoke. A moment
later he put it down. and fear as
well as bewilderment was in all
their faces now. One of the Eyre
servants had answered it with the
information that Marse Harry and
Miss Emily had left yesterday to
spend New Years day with his
sister in Denver.
Then she'll be back here,
Danny She doesn't know it,"
said Beatrice's mother agitatedly.
I don't understand thisl" he said,
turning to Patricia. Before she could
speak, Peacock came in with a mes
sage
Miss Beatrice had telephoned from
Mrs. Ingersolls' to say that after Mr..
Eyre's dinner she was going home
with Miss Cheney and would tele-
phone in the morning. Miss Bea-
trice had been playing bridge and
was in too much of a hurry to have
her mother called to the telephone.
There was the silence of utter
CONSERVATION in the room when the
man was gone again. Then Mrs.
Palmer began to cry. Dan and Pa
tricia, both on their feet, spoke to-
gether.
There's something up. They're
away together"
His sister leaves at 2. Perhaps
they're going with herl" Patricia
added as a rapid afterthought.
= TnsFa
Pansy isn't like that" faltered his
mother. catching at his sleeve. You
60 now to the Ingersolrs, Dan.
Bring her home. Tell her mammaS
Ill: it's true!"
Yes, get her." Patricia added de-
cidedly. THE thing is to get her
here and tell her the whole story.
Don't frighten her. Dan. and don't
anger her. Just bring her home.
WITH one quick nod he was
w gone. They could hear the
deep drumming of his engine mo-
ment later. Then there was only
waiting.
Mrs. Palmer'S luncheon tray came
in, and Patricia coaxed her to eat.
And while she ate the two lamented,
discussed and analyzed this amaz-
ing affair with that secret. strange
satisfaction that women feel even
in calamity.
Unimportant episodes Of the past
were full of new significance now
and half-forgotten words we're re-
called solemnly. Patricia found her
helf rather reliShing the position Of
loved and needed oldest daughter.
Presently she telephoned Mrs
Throckmorton that she and the
Palmers we're to say goodby to Miss
Hutchison at ?, but would follow
the others to Mountainhead in the
car.
Dan telephoned: instantly both
women we're all alert. Beatrice was
mt at the Ingersolls. had not been
there at all. Briefly. harshly. he de-
manded the hour at which Miss
Hutchinson was to leave for Chi
cago. At .. the girl told him. He
had forty minutes in which to catch
them.
Dan will stop theml" Patricia
said, when, with a shaking hand,
she had hung the receiver in its
place. Both women we're pale and
frightened now.
She wouldn't go away with him,
deariel She isn't that sortl" Mrs.
Palmer kept repeating. But the
hard old SandS were knotted to-
gether in agony as she spoke.
Hes terrible fascinating" she
said once simply. ~and PanSy amt
but 49,"
Two o'clock struck. The train
was gone now. for good or i'll. The
women looked fearfully at each
other.
At a quarter past , Dan came
in. His face was ghaStly. Miss
Hutchinson and the Roses we're
on that train," he said, dropping
into chair My sisters some
vhere-with him-now!"
oh. no, Danny Oh, no, dear!"
the mother cried out in anguish
my babyi He wouldn't take her
as innocent as a baby, when he
couldn't make her his wifel"
over Patricia'S puzzled, face a
sudden light had broken. She had
snatched the telephone. That's
where they arel" she said eagerly,
a minute later. putting the inStru-
ment aside. Pool that I am to
have forgottenl They've taken the
1:30 train for Pemberton. They've
gone up to Harry'S Shooting-boxl"
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A ND clinging TO Dams arm and
IA firing him instantly with her
vn excitement. she told al that J
ie knew, "Tcky Ralston saw them