The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-04

| last day of the old year, Patricia
walked downtown and stopped al
the studio to say good-by to Helena
1t was only 9 o'clock, but she knew
that Sidney was riding with Beat
rice and purposely chose for her
call time when she need not meet
him.
She climbed the familiar stairs
with a pang at her heart for the
old happy times that were ended
now, and came upon Helena just
as the girl was finishing the last
packing.
The studio looked bare. and de-
serted already. Cold morning light
poured through the north window,
and the fire was fed merely by the
odds and ends that Helena dis
carded in her reckless work. She
smiled as Patricia came in.
This is the very finiSh!" she an
nounced.
III be doing the same thing my
self in few minutes" Patricia
said.
you're going to the Palmers'?'
Helena asked. That's been great
thing for you, hasn't it?" she asked,
as Patricia nodded. well, it's a
general breakup. now. You to the
Palmers. Sid to New York, back to
the legitimate"
You leave today?" Patricia said,
astonished.
cat 2 o'clock"
Patricia's face was thoughtful.
when do you join Sidney in the
New York studio?"
T. n =
HELENA tackled a card upon the
l. Il closed box, and then gave Pa
tricia a swift glance. Probably
never" she answered dryly.
you mean"-Patricia's heart was
hammering-"you mean that they
probably will be married, at once?'
she asked.
i mean that there is no New York
studio!" Helena answered, in a half
reckless, half-amused voice.
But - But Sidney was going
there" stammered the other girl.
Opening a small suitcase, Helena
estimated its contents with narrowed
eyes and puckered brow. my suit
my hat-and my ticket is therel''
she murmured. Sidney is to send
for all these boxes. He is to send
taxi for me at IL, and meanwhile
there's only my bath-and turning
over the keys"
"But-But where is he going?"
Patricia persisted, in puzzled, al
most apprehensive tone.
Il really don't know" Helen an
swered lightly. Reno. perhaps"
"Reno!" Patricia echoed sharply.
why should he 20 there?"
That" said Helen, showing less
agitation than she felt, sis what I
think you ought 20 know"
Ought to know what?" 1t was
Patricia's voice, but she, did not
know she had spoken. The big, bare,
dusty studio seemed to be closing in
upon her.
Ought TO know that he wants a
divorce Helena said, with a nerv-
Gus laugh.
SPECIFICS, the other woman
stared at her.
You know, when I first came
here, in September" Helena went
on, ''he told me for the first time
of his old friendship with you. 1t
was nothing like--like this new
affair with Miss Palmer Of course,
but it was enough to make him I'M
happy and ashamed of himself, Just
the same I thought at first that
it was perhaps no more than a
boy-and-girl affair. Anyway, there
was nothing to te done about it."
But do you mean to tell me"
Patricia said suddenly finding her
voice, and anger with it, that Sid
ney Hutchinson is married?"
That's What I am telling you'll"
Helena answered quickly.
"But-but TO whom
TO mel" Helena answered. Sid
ney and ! were married three years
ago in Paris. I'm him wifeg"
II don't believe i'll" Patricia
said at last. in a whisper.
r
THE two had been standing, their
Il faces close together. but now,
without moving their eyes from
Heiena's eyes. she CROPPED for a
chair and sat down. Both girls
were pale and breathing hard. Pa
tricia'S face expressed only bewil-
derment and amaze. Helena tried
to laugh.
I thought you ought to know"
she said.
Il can't believe IT," Patricia
amended the phrase. For she did
believed aud even in this first as
founded r>aSijustment she began to