The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-21
Gems Of Peril 4, q =: e.

night, or not; if she had, the girl
had probably forgotten, and now
she had reminded her again. But
why did the maid care2"
Nothing. Only"
"Only what?"
The maid lowered her voice fear
fully. Does Mr.. Jupiter know?"
Mar flushed. Why shouldn't
he?" she equivocated.
Il don't think he'd like it, If he
knew"
"EddieP But surely-he's always
come to see me whenever he nkedl
AS for it's being so late-or rather,
so early he knew there was a
party and he wasn't disturbing any
onel'
Immediately she regretted having
attempted to justify her actions TO
the servant. She turned away to
bring the subject to an end.
But Bessie fingered, unconvinced.
Firm conviction that Mary was
about to be elected from the house
hold in disfavor, made her bold.
And jealousy of the girl who was
in her eyes, no more than a fellow
servant, but who gave herself such
airs, sharpened her tongue for the
thrust.
She shook her head reprovingly.
He shouldn't ought to have come
l. rt, irrI,
ly, mot after Mr.. Jupiter told him
what he did"
Told him? Mr.. Jupiter? When
was this?"
Last week when your brother
came. You was out, and Mr.. Jupiter
came down to see him in the
library.
And Mr.. Jupiter told him he was
young smart aleck that needed a
lesson and he wouldn't give a penny
to pay a gamblers debts"
Mary leaned weakly against the
dressing table.
Eddie was here, and I didn't
know it? What else-did they say?"
Il think he wanted to borrow a
lot of money. Oh, a lot of money.
But Mr.. Jupiter told him he was a
disgrace to his sister, and to go out
and earn it like a man.
And he told him he was headed
for gamblers grave if he went on
as he was doing, and not to show
his face here again. Your brother
just was going and he called him
back and said: For your sisters
sake, Ill give you a job"
Bessie warmed to her subject,
inspired by the impression she was
creating on the girl she disliked.
Perhaps I shouldn't ought to tell
YOU"
Mary faltered. What did Eddie
say2"
"Oh, he didn't say much-he just
looked at him. And he said: mo,
thank you. I might have known
you wouldn't understand
Il felt sorry for the kid, honest!
He looked-sick and he stood so stiff
and straight. I let him QUIT was
Spence's day off and he was at the
pictures.
He stood outside the door a min
ute-honest, I thought he was gon-
ma cry, And then he went away"
@ HE waited, but there was no APP
~ preciative response from her
audience. Mary was staring past
her dazedly into the face of a. deep
err humiliation than she ever had
known.
$50 you see" the maid finished
''he didn't ought to have come back
like that. I wouldn't ever have
said word, if I'd known"
you've told Mr.. Jupiter, then?"
mot him. The reporter. Well,
he asked me-" she bridled virtuous-
ly, land what could I say?"
"You might have said nothing"
Mary thought, but she was too oc-
cupied with this new phase of things
to reproach the girl.
After all, one had only to glimpse
that pretty, shallow face to know
that loyalty was not in her. And
technically she was perfectly in the
right.
Il wasn't going to have them
blaming mel" Bessie repeated by
way of excuse.
Mary waved her away, and with
a defiant swish of trim gray skirts
she left the room.
Mr.. Jupiter was having his post
luncheon nap and there was no time
to see him anyway. 1t was nearly
3 by her wrist-watch and Dirk was
waiting. She hurried down the
stairs.
But the man who rose from a
half-sitting, half-reclining position
in the big armchair by the library
fire was not Dirk. 1t was the Star
reporter, Bowen.