The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-27
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dage decorated her brow. It was
stained with blood.
Give turned to her, asking, Head
ache2"
"a little"
Wen stop In the village and
rout out DR.. Mcneil. I want to be
sure no infection sets in"
The old doctor, reused from his
slumbers, dressed and rebandaged
the wound. It was a brief cut,
far up under the hairline. mo
scar will mar your looks" the old
man assured her gravely.
AS he worked, Lame could hear
Gives voice, speaking over the
telephone in reasSuring accents.
Quite all right. Really, she
Is. Well be home in fifteen minutes"
THAT was mother" he said, re-
turning. "She was on her ear, >but
I soothed her down. Thought you
surely must be dead"
The old doctor looked at them
with sllrewd, bright eyes.
Bit Of an accident, that was"
he told them. Didn't know you
were one Of these one-arm drivers,
Mr.. Cleespaugh."
I'm not" Give laughed short
ly. He said, Some thugs tried to
carry off Miss Barrett here. You
may read Of it in the papers, al
though I hope we can manage to
keep it out"
"Ah!" The physician shook his
head. ''There're lot of rouges
about these days ready to do harm
to any one"
A T home, they found all lights
L n burning and worried little
group assembled. Fortunately, Cass
had not been told exactly what had
happened.
She was still sufficiently an in
valid to have facts served I'D to
her in diluted form and she had
retired early, unaware of the tur-
mol around her.
Mrs. Clesepaugh, still in her ball
gown, met them in the hall. Lame
had not supposed the self-contained
old lady was capable of such emo
ton.
my dear, my dear!" she kept
saying, hopping at her eyes with a
conWebby handkerchief. "It's a. mir
acle we have you safe and sound!"
The servants clustered around,
big-eyed and exclaiming. Give de-
manded peremptorily hat Lame
should be packed off to bed at once
and all the female contingent has
tened to obey, with offers of hot
water bags, spirits Of ammonia, and
whatnot.
She's had a severe shock, the
poor child" Mrs. CleeSepaugh said.
when she and Give were alone in
the study twenty minutes later.
I've asked Nora to sleep on the
couch in her room on the chance
she might wake and be frightened.
What a dreadful experienced"
Give was pacing up and down
like a Gagged animal.
And all the time was thrashing
about doing nothing-!'' he burst
out after a minute. IT lost nv
head. Didn't know what to do or
where to turns If it hadn't been
for that fellow McDermid!"
His mother shuddered.
Don't think Of what might have
happened" she cried. "It's too
frightful. They've got the men, you
Say?"
"T'hey have" Give told her grim
ly. They'll be punished to the
limit of the law"
THEY sat silent for few min
Il utes. Then the old woman spoke
again. Her voice held new quality.
1.-THE marriage must take place
soon" she said firmly. "It's dan
gerous letting things go along this
way. Who knows what might hap
pen to the poor child with all these
cranks about? That is what they
must be. I feel sure of It'll"
Give brooded over the fire. enc
Dermid seemed to think Lame has
enemies" he said, with some reluc-
lance.
Nonsense" declared the old lady.
Utter poppycock. I hope he didn't
say that to her. She might get
fanciful about it and that would
never do. No, she needs your
name, your protection"
"Thanks!" The young mans short
laugh was bitter.
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