The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-29
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN

GElkAE I DE EN-
EVIDENTLY the man at the
H other end of the telephone
connection had not understood.
who is it you wish to speak to.
madame" he asked.
Mr.. Crosby-Alan Crosby" Gyp-
sy repeated the name.
There was a pause. Then the
voice came back crisply. "Mr
Crosby checked out last night"
GYPSY put down the telephone.
After all, did it matter greatly? II
would be kinder to Alan not even
70 write. Let him forget her as
quickly as possible.
Two days passed in which Gvnsv
moved about the house as though
she was living in a daze. She saw
jim each morning and evening
Meals were the most difficult part
Of the day.
AS much as possible she remained
alone. Then there was no need to
Keep up pretenses. She did NOT
weep. Except for a daily airing
with Pat, she never was out of the
house. NV - 'i4e
Jim had told her that he had
written to lawyer in Reno. With
IN a week or ten days he said ar
rangements would be connIete
everything would be taken care If
for her. "a
1t would be necessary for her TO
esCaplish three months residence in
Cile nevada city. Jim talked about
az thls as impersonalIy as though
she were any client who came to his
once instead Of his wife.
Even for that she could not hate
MN. Gypsy tried to tell herself
she hoped he would be happy with
Marcia. The wish was only partly
sincere. She wanted Jim to be han,
PINOT with Marcia.
she was upstairs in the o7,eet
room Friday afternoon when She
heard car coming I'D the drive
irving. ~ 81
GYPSY glanced out the window
Inc car was dark blue coupe and
IL looked as though it had been
travelling a long while. Curiouslv the
girl watched as the car halted and
man stepped out
He was a large man. His suit was
gray tweed and he wore a straw
nat. He opened the other door of
Cne coupe and woman appeared.
Anne! Anne and Phil Trowbridge!
EXcltedly Gypsy ran down the
stairs. Anne and Phil lust had
reached the porch when she flung
the door open.
"Anne!" Gypsy cried, rushing to-
ward her cousin. I'm so glad to
see you! How did you get here?
Hello, Phil. What wonderful sur
prisew
1--WE weren't quite sure this was
the house." Trowbridge said.
quite a place you've got here.
You're looking fine, Gypsy"
She wasn't and Anne TroWbridge
had noted the fact, but she echoed
her husbands words, kissed Gypsy
and told her they had run over to
Forest City especially to see her on
their way back from a trip to the
lakes.
Always told jim that if I ever
came anywhere near here we'd drop
in to see him" TroWbridge said. |
tits the first time we've driven this
far west"
Jim will be delighted. Why
don't you telephone him?"
That's an idea. Think will"
CHE directed Anne to the most
~ comfortable chair in the living
room, showed Phil where to find
the telephone and went to the
kitchen to tell Matilda to prepare
cool refreshments. Then she came
back to the living room.
What a wonderful old house this
isl" Anne said. And your furni-
lures beautiful"
do you like it? The house is
ages old. Jim's grandfather built
it. This room was part of the
original farm house and that's the
same fireplace. If you like the
house wait until you see my gar
den"
Phil Trowbridge entered the room
then and Anne turned so that she
did not see how Gypsy flushed as
she said the words my garden"
1t would be just as well to tell Phil
and Anne at once that the marriage
had been a failure. Better than
to try to keep up false pretenses.
"Jim's coming right out" Phil
announced cheerily. Say, Gypsy,
certainly do like this place! This is
a real home. Mind if I look
around?"
"Of course not. That's the IL
brary across the hall jim has his
desk there and keeps all sorts of
old things around. There are some
books that belonged to his grand
father and some old pictures"
Anne talked about the week they
had spent at a fashionable resort.
She mentioned names of other
guests that to Gypsy meant moth