The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-08
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stand it. Mothers always been a
good scout about coming through
with the old cash roll when it would
do the most good.
Fact is, I've been expecting a
check ever since I telegraphed we
were her. Maybe it'll come in the
late mail today"
There was a pause.
do you suppose it's because of
me you haven't heard from her?"
Norma asked slowly. Il mean get
ting M ried in such hurry"
"We.s, what Of that? Had the
right to get married if we wanted
to, didn't we? Oh, I suppose Dad
blew up and said a lot to give
Mother the wrong impression, but
she ought to get over that. Hewill,
all right"
It was almost the first time they
had discussed Marks fathers oppo-
sition to their marriage. Always
before the youth had scoffed at
Norma's concern.
"You haven't told me what your
mother looks like" she reminded
him. You're like your father,
aren't you?"
The young man grimaced. I'm
looks! Alicia's like mother (She
knew Alicia was his sister) mot
tall, but taller than you are. Moth
er has gray eyes and her hair used
to be almost black. It's gray now.
"She fuses a lot because she's
lost her girlish figure. Tries to diet,
but she never does. She's terribly
proud that she used to be Ran
dolph and raves about the way the
young set carries on. Just the same
she's a good scout. You'll be crazy
about mother"
ooh, of course But what is she
going to think about me?' the girl
was wondering.
MARK told her how excited his
WI mother had been over Alicia's
marriage two years before. Alicia
lived abroad and her husband
boosted a title. He was Count Jules
de Lautrec. A Frenchman.
The count and countess lived in a
historic chateau where the plumb
ing and heating equipment were
almost as antique and uncomfort-
able as the much-admired furnish
ings. Alicia was two years older
than Mark.
That's another thing that burns
me up" he grumbled. When
Alicia and Jules were married, dad
turned over $25OOOO in cold cash
for what they call dowry, $780,
900! Say-what wouldn't we do
with that?"
tits because dowries are the Gus
tom in Europe" Norma told him.
and your parents must have liked
the count. You know what your
fasner thought about me! It's be-
cause of me they feel the way
they do"
That's no reason at all! They
don't even know you"
But they know I worked for
my living. And haven't any fam
lily. They know that much"
Well, we won't argue about it.
Let's go back and see if the mail
has come.."
They turned back. The clerk at
the inn reported there was nothing
for Mr. or Mrs. Travers.
EOR the next three days Mark
IL spent a good share of his time
on the golf links. Occasionally when
he was with Norma he was brood
ing and moody. Something seemed
to worry him. Could it be about
money?
Mark had had more than 400
when he came to Blue Springs two
weeks ago. Everything was ex-
pensive here, but $1,400--l If
couldn't possibly be gone!
She tried to question him about
this, found him impatient, even
cross.
Thursday night they did not join
the dancers after dinner. Mark
had been on the links with Hallor-
an all afternoon. He said some
thing about a "little game with
the boys"
You don't mind, darling?" he
inquired as an afterthought.
Not in the least"
How she did mind later when,
alone, she looked out on the moon
drenched lawn and heard the mel
ancholy, signing wind! She was in
their rooms. Too proud to let others
know she was spending the evening