The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22
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CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

gypsy remembered Frank Glib
N son very well now. He was the
young man with whom Jim had
accused her of flirting. There had
been something about Gibson being
correspondent in a divorce case. Oh,
yes, she remembered very well.
"Oh, I'd love to see the west
coast" Gypsy told him. "Were you
in California, too?"
Gibson nodded. st like Washing
ton and Oregon better myself. Make
the trip out there usually twice a
year. Selling hardware is my bust
ness" He paused and grinned. mot
with a pack on my back, you under
stand. My firm sells to retailers"
Gypsy smiled. ''I didn't think you
carried a pack" she said.
Speaking of the heat wave, look
at this" Gibson held out on hand.
Raindrops as big as scent pieces
had begun to fall. well, guess
the siege is broken at last. You'd
better come up on these steps!
You'll get wet"
"It doesn't matter" Gypsy said
~Tm going to have to run to catch
my car"
Gibson took her by the arm and
led her under the shelter Of the en-
trance to the drug store.
You'd be drowned if you tried to
catch car now. Even a taxi. Be-
sides, there's no need. My car is
just around the corner and If you'll
let me get it, I'll drive you home"
Would you really?"
Glad to. Will you wait here2 ]
swear it won't take me more than
minute!"
Gypsy's heart pounded as she
waited. If it we're any one except
Frank Gibson it would have been
a perfectly natural procedure. Jim
practically had declared she should
never speak to Gibson.
Well-Jim Wallace was not per-
son to give her orders. When the
trim brown coupe drew up to the
curb before the drug store the girl
ran out to it. Gibson swung the
door open and she stepped inside
Going to be hard to drive, isn't
it2" she asked.
Not bad. With such big drops
the shower can't last long. Too bad
because the ground needs the mois-
ture-to say nothing Of we suffering
humans"
The glass at each side of the car
was drawn down. Gypsy took a
deep breath.
.'Oh, the air is so much fresher!'
klle exclaimed. Il love rain storms
do you? Like them myself. Al
ways have liked to drive in the
rain"
There was a pause and then Glib
son spoke again. Its still early
he said with sudden enthusiasm
Suppose instead of taking you di-
rectly home we swing out on the
Somerset road? We can get a real
breath of fresh air out there. What
do you say? Shall we do it?"
EOR an instant Gyspy hesitated
a She was aware that Gibson was
watching her eagerly. There was a
family bantering light in his eyes
1t was as though he were chal-
longing her. Are you game to go?
Will you take the dare?"
The girls chin lifted. EYES," she
said, eff there's fresh air - cool
fresh air-to be had on the Somer-
set road, let's go there. 1 haven't
had breath of it for weeks"
While she was still speaking, Glib
son had swung the car around. The
rain drops were coming faster now
He seemed to be an expert driver
Gypsy watched the ease with which
he handled the car. Surely it was
a new one. The brown paint glis-
tened and the upholstery looked Sc
fresh.
Its a new car, isn't it?" she
asked.
Had it two weeks. Bought it al
soon as got back from the coast.
Its too bad to have it out in {
storm like this"