The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-25
CHAPTER NINETEEN

"CHE probably would have done
y better to marry Jennings.
Certainly she could have done no
worse than to marry me-" said
Carey.
well, If you can't patch it up"
Carey cut short his father-in-
laws speech.
you can't patch something that
hasn't been torn, that's never ex-
isted."
That's what I'm driving at. If
you two people can't make a go of
it; if Eleanor is sure she doesn't
love you, and you're equally sure
that she never will love you, there's
nothing to be done except remedy
the situation in the only way it can
be fixed up"
"You mean divorce?" said Carey.
Divorce or anEulment or what
you want to call it. Certainly. 1
used to think that was an old
fashioned man, but when it comes
to seeingaEleanor all sort of peaked
and miserable, guess 1 can be as
modern as any one else"
And the modern idea seems to
be to let the children cast of re-
sponsibility as lightly as they rid
themselves of wraps, eh?" There
was the slightest suspicion of a
sheer in the younger mans voice.
SAWYER colored, but as though he
realized that he blushed his voice
became slightly aggressive.
IF a marriage has never been a
marriage, then there isn't much re-
sponsibility involved, is there?"
I'VE were talking while ago of
my political prospects" said Dean.
"Of course you realize that a di-
vorce wouldn't help them"
"Shucks! We had President not
so long ago who'd been divorced.
Or else his wife had. I can't re-
member, so you can see how unim-
portant that is"
THE divorce didn't take place at
a crucial line in his career" OBJ
jected Carey.
and you're going to put your
damned politics ahead of my daugh-
ter's happineSS?" Sanver'S voice
was a threatening growl now.
What about my happiness? I've
a right to consider that, haven't ~"
parted Dean.
Don't tell me that political sue
cess has anything to do with happi-
v,acc - cy1eo,oI Corvnr
II wasn't thinking of politics. 1
was thinking of my marriage. Don't
lose sight of the fact that I'm in
love with Eleanor"
But you admit yourself that it
won't work.
Carey shook his head. I've ad-
mitted that it hasn't worked so far,
but that doesn't mean that it never
will"
But you just said that she would
have done better to marry Jen-
ningS, that she couldn't have done
worse than to marry you"
Damn it all, do you expect me to
be as logical as a brief before the
supreme court?" cried Carey. DO
you expect me to be calm. to choose
nv words? If I could think the
same thoughts two minutes in sue
cession, if I could adhere to a plan
for ten minutes"
The elder mans eyes Softened.
You're a white boy, Dean, and
II like you. The devil of it is that
ID love my daughter. and between
he two have to side with her"
why side with either of us?" de-
manded Carey.
I'm other words, mind my own
business, eh?"
Carey managed to smile. We'll,
that's always fairly sound advice,
isn't it?"
Maybe" admitted SAWYER. But
I've talked to you and heard your
side. I'm going to talk to Eleanor. :"
A s the two men entered the liv-
N ing room Cynthia was instant
" aware that she had been under
discussion by them. It needed no
sixth sense on her part to realize
this; sanver's manner had that
clustering aggreSsiveneSS which is
the Sign of uncertainty. while Dean
was patiently under restraint.