The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

who carried a yellow envelope on q
tray. For you, miss" gasped the
girl huttering with excitement.
LANES heart stood still She
tore the ominous thing open. Her
eyes raced over the lines.
Mother has pneumonia. Better
come. st. Anselm's hospital, Phila-
delphia. Elsie"
Lane uttered one small, stifled
cry. "Oh, my dear, never should
have left you'll"
The maid stared. us there any
thing can do, Miss Barrett?"
"Yes-no-I don't know. Is Mrs.
Cleespaugh up YETI"
"She do be havin' her breakfast
along about this time"
Lame siad, Il hate to disturb her,
but I must"
Trembling, she knocked on the
door. The commanding voice babe
her enter. Mrs. Cleespaugh, lor-
gnette perched precariously on the
bridge OF her majestic nose, sat I'D
in her splendid four-poster, reading
her letters.
Frills of lilac-colored chiffon. her
bed jacket, streamed around her.
her hair was already Splendidly
dressed. One could not imagine her
in disorder.
WITHOUT a word the young
W girl put the message into Mrs
Cleespaugh's hands.
oh, my dear child, am fright
tully sorry. Of course, you'll want
to go. Where is Give? Can he
see about trains?
Van is going in this morning. He
can look after you as far as the
city. [ hate letting you travel bv
yourself but there's nothing else to
Lame said yes, she had money
Yes, she could arrange everything
Nonsense" said the old lady
orlskly. I'm writing you check
Tor 5000. You can pay me back anv
thanks.
Reaching for the house telephone
She called Gives room.
He's gone, of course" she muir
INJURED disgustedly. You'll find
MN down at the stables, no doubt
he was talking to Kelly about hay
ing the vet in this morning at 10
Try him there"
Lame flew. She found Give in
consultation with a sandy man in
naggy gray clothes. Give turned to
greet her, excused himself. Lame
explained quickly, briefly. She was
AFRAID she might be going to cry.
instantly the young man was all
sympathy. He said to the veteri-
nary, Look, Miles, I've got some
thing frightfulIy important to at
tend to. This can go over until to-
morrow? Right. I'll see you then
About the same time"
He walked back to the house
with her, talking of tickets. sched-
lles. She was grateful for his mat
5er-of-fact air. It helped her to
keep from breaking down.
II she let herself go-if she
thought of her mother, lying i'll in
hat lonely hospital room, she would
not be able to go on.
Was she the same girl who had
oeen worrying, a few hours before
because mere man had caused
her pain? What did all that mat
terP How foolish it seemed nowI
All that mattered in the wide world
was her brave, tired mother, i'll in
D strange city.
AS IN dream, Lame packed 2
oag. She got into her brown tweed
dress, put on her old brown felt
What did it matter how she Iooked9
In the great hall downstairs. she
saw a tall figure looming. 1t was
Van. Obviously he was waiting to
see her.
He said he was sorry. Was there
at all he could do? Life
essly the girl said no. Nora came
down with her bag. Kelly had
brought the car round, she in
formed them. Was Mr.. Give out
side?
There seemed nothing for Van to
do but hand her into the car. Give
was driving the roadster. Kelly.
red-faced and solemn, put the bag
into the rumble seat and touched
his cap.
II said goodby to your mother"
Lame said vaguely. The car moved.
She knew, dimly that Van had
touched her hand, had looked at
her with what might have been
profound sympathy.
She didn't quite know or care
what he had said in parting. All
that was past.
Give drove swiftly and surely.
They soon were in the Motor park
way, where speed was the expected
thing. ''You can get the IL o'clock"
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