The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-27
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Cant We go noW?"
ayes. of coursel" Dan arose and
helped her with her coat. Ten min
utes later they were back at the
rooming house.
There was a family glimmering
electric bulb to light the dark hall
way. Dan led the way up the stairs
and Judith followed.
When they were in the young
mans room again he closed the
door carefully.
Make yourself at home" he told
Judith.
The room was not large, but there
was the high ceiling to be found in
degenerated nowadays into every
thing from laundries and rooming
houses to professional offices.
The furniture was an incon-
gruous assortment which had been
better days. The landlady'S taste
apparently ran to color.
Black and white cretonne, wildly
splotched with red roses, curtained
the windows. The cot which ap-
parently served as Dams bed was
covered with the same fabric.
Judith threw off her hat and coat
and sank into a chair.
well" she said drearily, AR
thurs going to get divorced"
The man eyed her without max
ing a reply. Moments passed. Then
he said huskily. "Judith-can't you
forget about him?"
She had turned her head so that
he could not see her eyes. Suddenly
she faced about and flung her arms
about the young man.
''Of course l CAM" she cried. Il
Il have forgotten about him. Dan,
Darling, let's begin over again. Will
you let me stay here?"
You know I want you to-"
Again in Dams arms she found
comfort.
TONY KNIGHT had been mis-
l. treSS of her fathers home for
ten days. She held complete sway
and no one disputed her authority.
Not even Knight, for he spent his
mornings at the office and Tony
seldom saw him before late after
noon.
Nevertheless, Tony Knight. on
this particular April afternoon,
looked anything but contented. 1t
was nearly o'clock and Tony was
in her own room. She had just
damned the French telephone down
upon its stand and sat tapping one
foot angrily on the floor.
She reached for the instrument,
seemed about to pick it up again
but left it. Tony'S drawn lips and
flashing eyes were ominouS.
With a bound she was out of the
chair and across the room.
"Ohl" she cried. IF I really be-
lieved it! If I could be SURE
She stood perfectly still as though
an idea had come to her. A crafty
look entered the girls eyes.
why not?" said Tony. addressing
herself because there was no one
else TO hear. why not do it?"
The answer was a sudden Scram-
bic toward the closet which held her
gowns. OF came the rose brocade
negligee, hurled over her head to
land upon a chair. Mules were
next. Tony pulled at row of frocks,
selected one of them and donned it.
She damned her feet into pumps.
searched for a hat and perched one
on her head at an outlandiSh angle
With one arm in her coatSleeve and
the rest of the garment trailing,
she rushed from the room.
BY the time she reached the
downstairs hall she had the coat
properly about her. Mumbling in
coherently, Tony pulled open the
front hall door and ran from the
house 10 the garage.
II want my carl" she demanded.
Get it out right away, I'm in q
hurry"
Right away. Miss" Bert an
5wered and disappeared.
The seconds which passed before
the roadster stood in the driveway
'irritated the girl. AS soon as the
chauffeur stepped down she was in
the seat, her hands on the wheel.
Bert Callahan, the chauffeur,
watched the roadster plunge into
the street and disappear. He gave
long. low whistle, then resumed
his work.
TT was a good thirty minute run
i from Arthur Knights suburban
home to the section Of Manhattan