The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-30

tell you this has got to stop! It's
an outrage"
JUDITH tried TO interrupt but Ar
- thur Knight was wound up.
"Why, the fellows married! Got
wife and child right here in New
York-and my daughter joyriding
with him at o'clock in the morn
ingl Tony's going to stop this-She's
going to quit this kind of thing or
leave this housed"
Did you see the man?" Judith
asked.
Il certainly did" Knight Snorted.
And 1 gave him a piece OF my mind
he'll not forget soon. either. And
after that I told Miss Tony thing
or two"
Judith shook her head.
"I don't believe threatening her
is going to 90 any good she said.
What will do good?"
81 don't know" Judith admitted
frankly. How did it all-happen
last night?"
She was prepared for the worst
and wanted to have it over with. 1t
would be better for Arthur to tell
the whole story and get it out of
his system.
He repeated what he had learned
at the police station. Tony and
! Mickey Mortimer were both there
when he arrived Mortimer had been
/ locked up and was waiting release
On bail
Tony was at liberty to leave, but
had no way Of reaching home ex-
! cept to wait for her fathers arrival.
Mortimer was held for exceeding
the speed limit and driving while
under the influence of liquor.
The policeman who had made the
arrest reported the car was making
eighty miles an hour.
Just imagine. Judith" said
Knight. his voice sinking to a husky
pitch. Imagine going into. police
station to get my own daughter"
Judith was deeply sorry for him.
But don't you think it will be
a lesson for her? Tony must have
been ashamed and embarrassed as
much as you"
That's the troubled She didn't
seem to care a bit until began to
tell that good-for nothing what I
thought of him. Then she was posi-
lively uncomfortable"
~
excitement Arthur Knight was for
getting about breakfast.
Judith" he said, won't you try
to handle her? You know better
what to say to her than I do"
"Oh, but Arthur"
''Yes, I know what you're thinking
and what you're going to say. But
nothing that I tell her does any
good.
why Judith. It wasn't week
ago that Tony promised me on her
word of honor to be home every
night at Il O'Clock and stop her
nonsense"
Judith hesitated.
You know I'd do anything I
could" she said guardedly. But
Tony doesn't like me. I'm afraid
haven't the slightest influence
with her"
TRY it. Judith. Please talk to
her"
She didn't want to promise, but
neither could she disregard the ap-
peal in Knights voice.
"Tu-do what can" Judith told
him.
viii you talk to her today?"
1t might as well be done once and
for all.
III try" she agreed, and with
this promise Arthur knight was
satisfied.
LIE said he thought ne had man
L l. aged to keep the affair out of
J the newspapers. but in this he was
mistaken. There was no mention of
/ Tony knights name, but even the
most conservative morning journals
carried a couple of paragraphs to
the effect that Mickey Mortimer
had been locked up for speeding
and intoxication the previous night.
Evening newspapers printed larg-
er headlines and added the infor-
nation that Mortimer had had with
him a brunei comp.nion whose name
was not being divulged.
The most flamboyant copies of the
tabloid press appeared with head
lines about Millionaire Playboy
jailed" reprinted photographs of
Mickey. of his attractive wife in her
! stage DAYS and of their 2-year -old