The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12
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fortune unless he marTies before he is
rs. Lane accepts. agreeing the mar
rags e 70 Pc mater s5s bS Of i9 Tiar Ys
AAfBERTON. come to visit the Clees-
paughs. Tressa wants 20 marry Give,
and begins 20 make trouble for Lame.
Tressa connives unsuccessfully with a
gang Of blackmailers. Later Lame is
kidnapped, but rescued BY McDermid
Lame and Give are married spend a
honeymoon IN the south ana then zen return 45E
hoND. newspaper reporter. .-
On q shopping trip Lane encounters
Fer &c 20 sa Broad uR Rb R ana she eoh
fdss IN Cass who reveals that Lane
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stepfasher whose frst wife Luisa was.
Now co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER FoRTY-TWO tContin-
tinued)
The voice said, Don't worry about
anything. You're coming along
splendidly." Then Lame drifted oil
again. She was so very tired.
TN the corridor Of st. Elizabeth's
Il hospital a haggard young man
paced up and down. When the
doctor appeared, a brisk, plump
doctor in his early forties, and
smiling with spurious brightness,
the young man approached him
and spoke in a low, anxious tone.
The doctor waived him aside with
cool, imperious manner which
comes naturally to the followers of
Aesculapius.
Nov, now, Mr.. Cleespaugh, I'll
talk to you later he said. He van
ished The door Of the secretive-
looking room closed after him.
The young man continued to
pace up and down He had the
air of one distraught. Occasionally
he struck his palms together. At
times he argued softly to himself
when he reached the deserted turn
Of the corridor.
How was I TO know she was
starving to death?" he demanded
of no one at all. And why didn't
I come sooner2 The detectives had
known where she was for almost a
week. was afraid of frightening
her away again"
He paced up and down, up and
down, a Gagged, tormented man.
After cons the lock clicked and
the physician emerged. His air was
still brisk, his smile more pleased.
He deigned now to speak to the
young man at length.
well, well, sir, she's getting along
splendidly, I'm happy to say. Six
teen ounces of nourishment this
morning, thirty-two during the
night. Miss Bunce has her orders.
Pulse is stronger, I'm glad to tell
you 1 am very hopeful"
Give spoke with difficulty. you're
sure she's out of danger noW?"
Well, you mustn't ask such lead
ing questions young. man. She's
so very frail there doesn't seem to
be much fight there. D'you see
what I mean?"
Give saw. Instantly he was in
the depths again.
TINE doctor thumped him be-
4 nignly on the shoulder
Mustn't give up like that. said
she was getting along and mean it.
Only we mustn't be too cocksure.
Wait and see"
On this cold comfort he hustled
away. Give hated him.
At noon they let him come in for
five minutes. Lame lay as one
quietly asleep, her lashes resting
lightly on cheeks which seemed to
him terrifyingly wan.
She did not know he was there, or,
If she did, she gave no sign. Cass
came after his telephone message
and talked in low tones to the nurse.
Her eyes looked strained when she
emerged from her conference, but
she patted Give on the arm and
tried to cheer him.
He kept saying over and over
again: Il never should have let
this go on for so long. I was afraid
to break in on her too soon. I
thought she was all right How was
I to know"
Cass told him not to reproach
himself, but he scarcely heard her,
so absorbed was he in his own Bit
ter reflections.
THE doctor says it's a case of
real starvation" he went on prod
ding the wound. Starvation Did