The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-30
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BTc KATHLEEN NORRIS
COPYRIGHT, 1880, 64hte BELL SYNDICATE

I knew the rest! That's the sort of
thing they want"
n
XTELL, he must know very we'll
Wthat you wouldn't give him
that" the older woman said in
dignantly. Heavens, have they no
decency? Nothing at all happened,
you'll have to tell him. Why, Rob-
erta was there, and I wouldn't have
her name connected with that story
for! GoodneSs!"
"As I understand it," Patricia said,
they were chaperoned only by that
young Mrs. Ingersoll."
BY mistaker" Mrs. Throckmor-
ton said quickly. Il supposed, of
course, that it was Addie Ingersoll!"
What the girls told me-" pur-
sued Patricia, was that after they
had all separated, after the dance,
some of the boys came upstairs, in
their pajamas, at about 2 o'clock in
the morning"
It believe some of them we're in
wrappers" her aunt interrupted I'M
comfortably.
And the girls rushed out into the
hall and chased them"
4 was extremely angry with
Roberta-extremely!"
We'll. and then did they run out
side? Yes, They cid. And some one
squirted seltzer water and Pomeroy
Eyre flung the bottle and Bobby was
cut. Anyway. he had to be rushed
to hospital"
1T was disgracefulI" said Mrs.
Throckmorton warmly. Roberta
knows exactly how I feel about it,
and Lou is IS angry as ami"
1T was only youngsters nom
sense" Patricia said indulgently,
land people love to read about it,"
Il said he wanted me to write it.
And what's the harm, after all,
Aunt Annie?"
"Harml My Gear child, there's
very great harm, as I'm surprised
you don't realize!" her aunt an
swered holly. God heavens, don't
you suppose they would be instantly
identifed?"
There was a silence, during which
the two women looked at each
other.
II DON'T understand you, Pat?"
Il Mrs. Throckmorton said SLOW
ly and gently, ending it, you can't
be serious. Why. those girls are
in their first season. Janet is en-
gagged to a grandson of the most
Straight-laced old lady in America.
You sit there and calmly talk of
making a public scandal"
Its true!" Patricia asserted.
"True!" Mrs. Throckmorton's
voice rose in most unwonted anger.
True or not, hardly see you cut
ting yourself off from your entire
family by anything so outrageous. +"
Il have to make my living,
Anniel"
Yes, but you don't have to make
it by retailing scandal! Why, I don't
know what you can be thinking of
Patl The man must have bewitched
you'll Here you are, just nicely
started with your library work"
My dear, I was Just explaining
to you some of the difficulties of my
library work." Patricia reminded
her, Il really like it. But 1 did ask
you to help me out to the extent
of pushing Miss Palmer's name
through the club, and you advised
my giving it up! She's a nice girl.
Aunt Louise is giving her a card to
the Entire NouS!'
Lou is? Why. how on earth did
Lou Page come to do that!"
Favor to me, perhaps!"
Silence, Mrs. Throckmorton
frowned in thought.
Who is this newspaper man?
Pat?"
"One of the editors"
yes, but who?"
4 can't tell you, Aunt Annie. II
wouldn't be fair!"
Contemplate cadl" said the ma
iron hotly. Frying into other peo-
pies affairsl If 1 were you, I'd take
a great deal of satisfaction in send
ing him about his busineSSI"
/
CHE eyed her niece interrogatively
~ but Patricia did not look up.
"I'll tell you what I could do; ]
could suggest Nj s Palmer for men,
bership at the next board meeting,
added the matron unwillingly.
Tomorrow" said Patricia in
fieNbly.
But you will make a special case
of it, Aunt Annie?"
"Oh. can't promise thatl But
you tell her her name has been pro-
posed, if you like
Aunt Annie, that won't mean
anything to her. She wants to get
in. Good heavens. doesn't Uncle
! Cecil practically finance the club?