The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-05


portrait painters, and women will
flock to his teas and wonder what
the tragedy was in the great
Hutchinson's life"
She shut the lid of her trunk and
glanced about the dismantled room.
But it is funny world" she sum-
married..
There was a knock at the door.
Mrs. Throckmorton at the tele-
phone, please to speak to Miss
Chesebrough.
The girl went downstairs to the
instrument.
Pat" said her aunt'S voice anx-
iouSly. you've not forgotten that
we all leave for Mountainhead at
1870. have you? It's after II now,
I called to make sure that you and
the Palmers are to be on that
train"
Its frightfully stormy, Aunt
Anniel"
my dear, all the more fun"
well, Mr.. Palmer and I are COM
ing. But Beatrice had a bad head
ache at breakfast, and she may"
But you two are!" interrupted
Mrs. Trockmorton.
"Oh, positively, Aunt Annie"
'The things all went last night,
said her aunt in a relieved tone.
Blankets and food and everything.
There1l be six of you youngsters
besides myself and Mrs. Talbot.
Cecil wired the stationmaster to
meet and get fires started.
MY dear, you'd laugh at Roberta
she's taken quite a fancy to your
Mr.. P.-you know who I meant And
that reminds me of the. real reason
that I telephoned. When Ticky
Ralston went to the station to re-
serve our chairs, an hour ago, he
saw Miss Palmer with Sidney! They
didn't see him.
AT the station?" Patricia asked.
"At the station. What do you
I suppose they were there for?"
They may have been buying our
tickets" Patricia suggested, "or
they both may have decided to
come to your house party and have
gone to make reservations. They
were riding together"
q u
MO; they didn't get tickets for
IN Mountainhead," Mrs. Throck-
morton answered. for Ticky
thought of that. Wasn't it smartP
for him, I mean. And the ticket
man said that the gentleman had
got tickets for Pemberton."
"Pemberton?" Patricia echoed,
with dawning curiosity.
"Pemberton is that little place
where Harry Eyre and Sidney had
a cabin one summer" Mrs. Throck-
morton said. Its right over the
ridge from Mountainhead, and
when I heard that, I wondered if
there was some confusion about our
party tonight"
mo, I don't think So" Patricia
answered slowly.
Pat" said her aunt, "are they
engaged. Sid and that girl?"
The girls heart thumped uncom-
fortably. mo, I know they are
notl" she answered unhesitatingly.
Tricky said they seemed absorbed,
and every one is wondering"
ooh, I'll tell you what it was"
Patricia said suddenly, in relief:
Helena Hutchinson leaves for Chi
cago this afternoon, and Sid prob
ably was making some final ar
rangementS for her. That was it,
Ticky probably got it all mixed up.
That's why Sid isn't going to the
house party, you know. He has to
see his sister OF, with the ROSES"
''Today?"
Eyes. she just told me. And by
the way, Aunt Annie, if I should
stay to say good-by to her, ]
may"
Nov. Patricia"
"Oh, I'm coming. I only meant
that the Palmers and ] might come
up to Mountainhead later, in the
car"
We'll, so long as you comet" her
aunt conceded, and the conversation
was ended
Its significance dawned gradually
on Patricia as she went back to
her packing. Her first emotion had
been amusement at Roberta's art
less admission. Roberta had taken
a fancy" to Dan Palmerl Dear little
ingenious soul, Patricia reflected,
smiling ironically.
An express van called. and the
Palmer closed car was waiting. The
girl made her good-bys and was
whirled away from Mrs. Rogers
boarding house forever.
l0NCE alone in the car she found
~ herself beset with vague mis-
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