The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-28

You don't want to make enemies
around this joint. Zogbaum pays
his publicity man two-fifty week,
and if that press agent learns that
you are spilling big ideas like this
he'll be so jealous that you don't
know what will happen. It's bad
enough for you to have the leading
man jealous of you. Let it lay at
that.
Some day Bonnie Thompson
would own his own production and
would have ninety-nine-year lease
on the theater that housed it. He
could engage this doorman to work
for him and every afternoon would
stop and chat with his employee.
And how he would ride this fresh
old ges er! But in the meantime,
and until such happy eventualities
came to pass, he would hide his
resentment. And because he man
aged to dissemble his anger he was
able to persuade the doorman to
give him Cynthia Browns address.
Not that you'll find her there"
jeered the old man. THE place to
look for that gal is on Park ave-
niue. What do you want with her,
anyway"
But to this question Bonnie made
no reply. Indeed, he hadn't been
able to think out the answer when
he arrived at the Forty eighth
street building where Cynthia
lived.
He had no plan of campaign. In
TACT, he was inclined to agree with
the doorman that Cynthia Brown
could not be found in the place
where she had lived while she re-
hearSed for Zogbaum. All that he
wanted now was to locate her and
talk with her. After that, events
could take care of themselves.
TINE colored telephone clerk told
L him that Miss Brown still re-
sided here and permitted him to use
the house phone.
For a moment Cynthia made no
reply to Bennie's announcement of
his presence below and his request
that he be permitted to come up
stairs. Had he followed her here?
If he had, then the fat was fam
ingly in the fire. All the denials in
the world would avail her nothing
with the rat-eyed Bonnie. But there
was the chance that he hadn't seen
Mrs. Dean Carey walk across town
and enter this apartment.
Anyway, it was imperative that
she receive him. If she refused, the
suspicious which evidently had not
been completely lulled by her atti-
tude and words half an hour ago
would become very much alive
She was afraid to refuse and
afraid to admit him to the apart
ment. But the fears were not equal.
Surely one who had been able for
three weeks to deceive Eleanor's
husband and father and friends
and servants had wit enough to
cope with such a person as Bonnie
Thompson.
Before her hesitation had been
pronouncedly long, she replied,
Sure; come up"
Into her tones she put laconic
caSualnesS that would not be with
out its effect upon her caller. But
the instant that she hung up the
receiver there was nothing casual
about her action.
Her wits had been Sharpened by
the exigencieS of the past three
weeks. Sudden emergencies might
cause her to make some error of
word or deed, but given ten seconds
in which to think and plan and
she was certain that she could meet
any situation. And now she had
az least three minutes.
n
CHE was wearing, of course, the
- dress in which she had lunched
at the Ritz. Upon chair was lying
the mink coat which had brought
forth part of Bennie's sage advice
when he had spoken to her in the
hotel lounge.
She kicked the wardrobe trunk
wide open. Few of its hangers held
garments, so scanty-by comparison
with her present estate at least
was the clothing of Cynthia
Brown.
She snatched the coat from the
chair and draped it on a hanger.
Her silk blouse came of with one
wriggling motion, and she kicked
the skirt clear at the same time.
From one of the he IS she took a
one piece dress blue flannel,
elevated it above her head and be-
fore it had fallen completely into
place she was removing Eleanor's
wrist watch. She opened the door
at ThompSon's knock.
The chorus 1lan'S heart was beat
ing rapidly as she admitto him.
He was on the verge, he vaguely
felt 0f fortune Trlle he didn't &c