The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-23
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Dad me with quite so many errands
to run. I've been lucky on couple
Of cases.
"Old McIlvaine seems to be pull
ing for me. That's not interesting,
though. Tell me what you've been
DOING"
Keeping house. Cooking and
washing dishes and sweeping. Oh,
and love it, Bob! I've never been
so happy in my life"
Farrell traced a pattern on the
tableclotn with the tip of a spoon.
He said, without glancing up, II
guess you mean that?"
"Of course I mean it! You must
come to see us some time. want
you to know Mark. When you do,
you'll understand, Bob. Marks won
derful! Come to dinner some night
after he gets back!"
Thanks. Hope can make it. Is
he to be gone long?"
ut seems long time to me. Four
weeks and maybe five! just now
that sounds like a lifetime!"
"Oh, the time will pass. That's
about the best thing time does.
You'll find ways to keep busy. How
about Chris? Seen anything of her
lately?"
Not so much as I'd like. She's
been at the apartment and occa-
sionally meet her for lunch. Chris
always seems to be the same"
n n
THE waitress brought Farrell's
= order. Normas had been placed
before her and she was pleased to
see it looked appetizing. She
ate. with more relish than she had
expected.
Continued questioning drew from
Farrell some of the details of the
law suit that had brought him a
modest amount of glory.
Launched on the subject, he de-
scribed curious angles of another
legal tangle. Norma was diverted.
They finished dessert and still Far
rell talked on. Abruptly he said:
Look here, you're tired, and I've
been making you listen to all this
buncombe. Why didn't you tell me
to shut up?"
ooh, but I've been interested. I
was interested in every world Per-
haps we'd better go now, though.
am just little tired"
Farrell was on his feet. 'You
haven't told me where you're liv-
ing. Is there somewhere I can take
you"
Norma shook her head. "Just
put me IN a cab," she told him.
It's been good to see you, Bob, and
know you're making such strides
to success. But then I always knew
you'd do that. You will come to
dinner?"
Il certainly hope to. Really,
don't you think I'd better come
along with you?"
Really, I don't"
Outside on the street Farrell sig
nailed a cab and helped the girl into
1t. She smiled at him as the taxi
moved away.
THE driver looked back at his
passenger. Where to, Maam?"
he asked.
Turn into Eighth street. Keep
going until tell you to STOP"
The driver obeved Instructions
They had travelled three blocks
when traffic stopped them. Across
the corner Norma saw an electric
sign which read, Hannah Spencer
Hall" She knew the place, though
she never had been there. An en-
dowed home for young girls who
worked.
A hotel was out of the question,
because Norma had no luggage. It
might be an idea
Norma raped on the glass parti-
ton and told the taxi driver to
stop. She got out, paid her fare
and hurried across the street. Then
she went up the steps of Hannah
Spencer hall and entered.
II wonder If I could get a room
here for the night?" she said to the
gray-haired woman at the desk. "I've
missed my luggage and I don't
know what I'm to dol"
The woman asked several queS-
tons. Norma answered them truth
fully, giving the impression, how
ever, that she was stranger in the
city and that She was friendless.
''Well find a place for you," she
was informed. Let's see, number
305 is vacant now
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