The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-10

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countenance was stormy.
Norma sought his arm. Fearfully,
sympathetically she raised her eyes
to his.
ut doesn't matter" the girl said
softly. Wen find some other way,
darling. We-we've each other"
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TIE was not listening. A sharp
Il i wind caught the fragile dra-
perry of her bodice, barring her
arm.
Here" Mark said roughly, you
can't stay outside any longer.
You've got to get indoorsI"
He half-led, half pulled her up
the steps and through the entrance
of the inn. A mirror showed how
tangled and disarranged her hair
had become. The girl caught the
reflection and drew back.
Il can't go into the dining room,"
she told him, looking like thisi
I'll have to go upstairs and fix my
hair. Will you wait here? 1t won't
take five minutes"
Instead, Mark said he would come
with her. They crossed the lobby,
and assembled to their rooms. Once
there Mark slumped to a chair and
sat staring at the floor.
Norma glanced at him, decided
against interrupting his mood, and
went to the mirror to repair her
couture.
A few moments later she told
him, I'm ready now!"
you'd better go down and eat. I
don't want anything"
"Oh, Mark-you can't go without
eating. You'll be i'll! Come on. We
can talk things over in the dining
room. Well find some other way to
get the money!"
Her words set him off on a new
TRADE. He was like a small boy,
petulant and willful. He would not
eat. He broke into violent denunci-
atoms of his father.
He got to his feet and stormed
about the room like Gagged ami
NAL. What business did his father
have intercepting a telegram adj
dressed to his mother?
Some one was to blame for that
and Mark would just like to get his
hands on the guilty one. One of
the servants, doubtless, set to watch
and pry What he wouldn't do if
he could find out who had done it!
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1T required half an hours coaxing
l. before Norma could persuade
him to 60 to the dining room.
Throughout the meal Mark sulked
blackly. The girl never had seen
him in such a mood.
Every attempt failed to cheer him,
and presently Norma gave up her
efforts.
AS they left the dining room
Mark stopped at the check stand for
his hat, announcing he was going
out for a time. There was no invi-
tation for Norma to accompany him.
Just the announcement.
But Mark"
ooh, don: stand here and start
arguingl All I said was that I'm
going out. Nothing wrong about
that, is there? There are plenty
of people around you can talk to.
Why don't you go in and dance? 1
won't be gone long,"
Pride kept her lips from trem-
bling. She left him Immediately
but she did not go to the ballroom
on the mezzanine, where the dane
ing was in progress. Instead, she
returned to their rooms, took off the
chiffon gown and hung it away.
She got into the old blue negligee,
curled up in her favorite chair anc
rested her head in her arms.
A dozen times she rehearsed the
argument. Mark didn't mean to be
cross. She mustn't blame him. He
would be back in a few minutes
now, apologize and with kisses
to make up for every moment OF
unhappiness.
Mark loved her and with that
love nothing in the world could
make any difference.
1t was all to happen very nearly
as she had anticipated. Less than
an hour after he had left her the
door opened and Mark strobe in.
well, I got It'll" he announced
dramatically. Mark was not angry
now. There was triumph in his
voice.
Norma sprang to her feet. you've
got-what?"
Five hundred berries! Enough
to pay our bills and get back tt
Marlboro. Told you I'd get it, didn'
I? Well, it's here-right in the
good old Wallet"
He patted the left-hand pocket o.
his vest. Five hundred berries!'
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