The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23

Gaylord was mean not to have en-
gagged it for her in the first place
Her resentment against Gaylord
grew when flowers arrived and the
largest and loveliest bouquet was
for Beryl. There was an exquisite
basket Of fruit for Beryl, too, as
well as several books. while for her
there was only a stack Of magazines
which she felt sure Gaylord had
grabbed at random.
Among them were a number Of
duplicates which Irene threw sngri-
ly across the room.
Then she relapsed into sullen
silence, harboring bitter jealousy
Of her sister. When Gaylord came
to see them, Irene scarcely would
speak to him.
He paid little attention to her. for
Beryl's condition worried him. She
was too still and white. His fruit
was untouched, his books unopened.
Two days later he wired to Mr..
Everett. Strange, he thought, look
ing at the portion of Irene's face
that was not bandaged, and finding
it merely petulant in expression as
usual, that she did not know.
But at last there appeared a light
Of triumph in Irene's eyes. It was
there an hour or two after Gaylord
had sent his wire.
Irene was eXultant. She had sent
a wire Of her own. And she had
reused Beryl to tell her about it.
She would see if she had to be neg
lected by her own husband while
her sister got every attention!
Beryl looked over at her with
weary eyes as Irene exclaimed:
Listen to me. I can't stand this
any longer-the way Gay is acting!
I've sent for Tommy. I've got to
have some one with me who cares
something about mel"
DERYL'S eyelids fiuttered down
O like the white petals of a rose.
A sigh too faint for Irene to hear
escaped her pale lips. Then he
was still again"
"Oh well, Of course, If you aren't
Interested" Irene exclaimed pet
tishly and took up a magazine to
show her disdain Of Beryl's indif-
ference.
She did not know that Beryl lis
tened with a bleeding heart to the
things Irene said to the curses
about Tommy.
Irene seemed to forget she was
talking to them like a young girl
preparing for the coming of her
lover. Or if she did not forget she
no longer cared.
Certainly, she told herself, every
one at the hospital must have seen
that Gaylord was no husband to
her. So she talked about Tommy
Tommy Tommy.
She stopped only when the nurses
asked her to be quiet, nodding their
heads in Beryls direction. Soon
Irene would break out again. It
was decided to move Beryl to other
quarters as soon as there was a
vacant room.
She still was with Irene when
Tommy arrived. Mr.. Everett had
asked him to come, but he needn't
have done so, for Tommy couldn't
have stopped after reading Gay
lords telegram.
Irene's wire reached its destina-
ton after Tommy was on his way
TO take a train for Oakdale. When
word was sent up that he had ar
rived at the hospital, she naturally
assumed it was her wire that had
brought him.
She did not know that Gaylord
had been so alarmed about Beryls
health that he had telegraphed to
The family.
Gaylord did not want to tell
irene until Beryl was out of the
room. He did not trust Irene's
power of self-control. Perhaps she
would have shrieked with gladness
when Tommy arrived just the same
if she had known.
She was thinking at that moment
only that Tommy was hers-that he
had come in answer to her appeal.
Now Beryl and Gaylord and all the
rest of the world would see that she
had some one who loved her de-
votedly.
There would be no more taking
a back seat while every one made
such a fuss over her sister just be-
cause she'd given up a little skin.
1t was the visiting hour. Tommy
might come any moment. Give me
that pink jacket" Irene called to
the day nurse. Il suppose my
hairs mess" she fretted, putting
up her hands to smooth the golden
crop.
Really, you shouldn't sleep all
the time" Irene grumbled to Beryl,