The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22
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That's what I got it for. get
my moneys worth out of car.
Buy 'em to use EN-. Would you like
to driver"
ooh, MOI I've had little ex-
perience with a battered up fiivver,
but I wouldn't think of trying to
drive a car like this! Jim never
let's me touch the roadster"
THAT so? You ought to learn.
Practice probably is all you need.
Any time you feel in the mood, I'd
be glad to come along as instruc-
tor-a poor one, I'll admit"
Gypsy's smile was a bit nervous.
I'D better not" she said, unless
you want your lovely coupe to be a
complete wreck"
well, I'd take my chances. BY
the way, how is Jim these days?
Haven't seen him"
Hes about as usual. Working
too hard, I think. He hasn't had
vacation yet, and I think he needs
it,"
Gibson nodded. "That always was
Jim. Plugging awayl You know
the trouble with him is he forgets
to enjoy life. What's the use of
living if you have to work all the
time? That's the way I feel about
tt"
ooh, Jim doesn't work all the
time. He likes fun"
Does he? Well, I'm glad to hear
that. Say, he made quite a success
Of a case last spring, didn't he?
Girl accused of murder"
Eyes. The Roberts case. It was
a wonderful victory"
81 remember now. Read about it
in San Francisco paper. The girl
was pretty, wasn't she? What be-
came of her?"
after she was acquitted she left
Forest City and went back to her
relatives. She has a better job now
and think she's happy. OF course
it was terrible experience. 1t
will be a long time before she'll get
over it."
Gibson nodded. "And how do you
like being lawyers wife?" he
asked, when the customers are
young-and pretty?"
CHE wished he wouldn't look at
~ her that way. She wished he
wouldn't say such things. 1t was
more GibSon's tone than the words
to which she objected.
But she tried to answer lightly.
"Oh, do you think need to worry?"
I'll say 1 don'tl Not you"
They were on the Somerset road.
1t was a narrow ribbon of highway
winding a circuitous route on grad
ually rising ground.
The rain poured down steadily.
AS the coupe swung around the
curve, the wheels Skidded.
1t was all over after a breathless
instant. Gibson had control of the
car. They were moving along
smoothly again.
Gypsy, who had seen it all in one
terrorized moment, drew a deep
sigh. "Oh," she said, "for a moment
1 thought"
SO did II" Gibson said sharply.
'Well, won't let that happen again.
I assure you'll"
They drove silently for few mo-
ments. Gypsy was thinking that if
the young man had been watching
the road instead of looking at her
the near-accident would not have
occurred. Probably he knew how to
drive all right when he kept his
mind on driving.
do you notice how much cooler
1t is out here?" he asked presently.
Much cooler" she agreed. at
wonder If the rain is going to last
all evening. The sky doesn't seem
any lighter"
'You can't tell about these sum-
mer storms. Anyhow, the longer it
lasts the more pleased some people
will be-
I"NUR garden needs it," Gypsy
~ began and then she stopped
She wished she had not come for
this foolish drive. She should have
waited until the storm was over or
taken a taxi.
Now she was doing the very thing
for which she had condemned Jim.
Suddenly she wondered If Frank
Gibson had heard gossip about her
and Jim. Was that why he had
suggested the drive?
Was that why he looked at her
with that smile that seemed to say
more than it should? She had al
ways heard men we're worse gossips
than women.
II think" Gypsy said, ''that we
should be turning back now"
"All right. Just as you say. Well
turn at the next crossroads"
Silence settled between them.
Gypsy was thinking about Jim and
Marcia. She would talk to Jim after
dinner that evening. 1t must all be
settled very quickly. She began to
plan what she would say.