The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-14


NOW co on WITH THE STORY
Chapter Thirty-four Continued
Everybody in town seems to be
here, Ellen Wallace spoke up. They
ought to make a lot for the hos
pital. Marcia didn't want to come,
but l said it's time she was getting
out and seeing people.
Better for her. She's used TO
such an active life it's not right to
stay cooped up in the house all the
time"
Abbie nodded her head in agree
ment. How long are you going to
be in Forest City?" she asked
Marcia.
oh, really don't know. Through
the summer at least" Marcia's
voice had drawing quality Aunt
Ellens been so sweet to me-you
know I've always called her that.
She says that now she's in her
own home she likes company. Of
course I know I'm a fright1ul
nuisance"
Nothing Of the sortl" Ellen Wal
lace insisted. She's going to stay
with me just as long as I can Ler-
suade her to. Her mothers in
Italy, you know. We're going to
keep Marcia here as long as she'll
stay"
That's fine. I'll drop in some
afternoon soon, Aunt Ellen. Well,
we've just some, so I suppose we
should be moving along. 1 want to
buy one Of those lovely garden pas
Eets. Come to see me, won't you?"
A BBIE and Gypsy moved on to-
"A ward the booth where the bas-
kets we're for sale. "Welll' said
Abbie when they had gone some
distance, "for young widow Mar
cia doesn't look to me to be ex-
actly heart broken"
The same thought had flashed
through Gypsy's mind, but all that
she said was, shes lovely, isn't
she?"
Pretty, all right. I never set
much store by any of the family
myself. Marcia's mother always
put on airs. Seemed to think she
was better than anyone else in
town, though goodness knows they
didn't have any reason to feel that
way.
Well-Marcia should have enough
money to last her for while now.
I suppose you heard?"
mo. didn't hear anything about
IT,"
"You didn't Well, she's got $780,
900. The day before they were mar
ried, young Phillips took out
policy for that amount and put it
in Marcia's name. Doesn't it seem
like the hand Of providence?
II don't know whether there's
any more coming to her or not, but
there probably is. Her husband was
the only son Phillips had, though
there are couple of daughters.
The talk is that the Phillips fam
lily isn't any too friendly with Mar
cia. don't know why.
Anwyhow, it's my opinion that's
the reason she's staying out here.
Let her get the 100000 and you
won't see Marcia Phillips wasting
any time in Forest City!"
She asked Jim to come over. and
give her advice about some flnan-
cial matters Gypsy said.
did she?" Abbie NIanley shot a
quick glance at her companion, but
the girls face revealed nothing.
Some one stopped them and Abbie
introduced Gypsy to a number Of
men and women whose names she
scarcely heard.
A fat, good-natured looking man
who just had bought a bouquet of
red roses was presenting a flower
to each of the women. Gypsy
tucked her rose through a button
hole of her white frock.
They went on to the booth. There
was a crowd about. Abbie brushed
her way forward and in five min
utes emerged holding aloft the COW
eted basket.
isn't it a beauty?" she ex-
claimed. Only five more left.
They're going like hot cakes"
The basket was the wide low
kind used to carry cut flowers. 1t
was of colorful straw, roughly
braided. Gypsy admired it and they