The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-29
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

0i1hF 4 Efb i HIN 7 Five
THERE we're twenty first-cias,
h passengers on the Miranda. The
government official who had can
celed the stateroom occupied by
Mona and Jottie was represented BY
another official CHARTERED in the sec
ond-best stateroom.
He was an attractive young chap
who said modestly that he was "ir
textiles. When the Miranda reached
his island, it developed that he was
quite a parsonage.
A nice old couple taking a belated
honeymoon walked about the deck
hand in hand. A younger couple, not
so amusing or interesting, permit
ted the entire ships company 10
know that they we're going south on
an important mission, collecting
tropical fish for a museum.
The consuls nephew was return
Ing to one Of the French islands
after what $50 a steward confded)
had been a fruitless search of New
York for an earlier passenger with
whom he had fallen in love.
Two middle-aged women, seeking
q home where the exchange would
make their meager income adequate
were among the passengers.
An enthusiastic auto salesman
was en- route to introduce a newly
patented tire lock throughout the
islands a mission scoffed at pri-
Vately by the ships officers.
The natives, said the officers
never would arouse themselves to
the labor of adjusting a spare tire
much less the task of stealing one
from another car.
And then there was the ships
doctor, to be found at almost any
hour Of the day or evening at Lot
ties side
DR.. Allen isn't the regular ships
doctor Lottie told Mona the sec
ond day out. This line doesn't use
them. They distribute vacation trips
to bright boys just out Of hospitals
This keeps the ship doctoring
business on its toes. The doctors
arc likely to have a touch of sea
sickness themselves and have SYM
pathy for the rest of us"
DR.. Allen, it seemed, had much
sympathy for Lottie. They Strolled
the deck, sat for hours over cooling
drinks, leaned at the rail in joyous
interchange of flippancieS.
Mona, not quite escaping the diff
culties of the voyage lay back in
her deck chair, pale and smiling
at them.
1.-TWO days out, Cape Hatteras.
Il The Miranda pitched and
rolled and pitched again. The gay
cites of banjo and lifting songs from
the second cabin quoted.
we haven't dropped them off,
have we?" Lottie inquired of the
physician, pointing aft where the
quiet of the tomb reigned
At that moment a bell announc-
ing meal time in the second cabin
rang briSkly There was no answer
ing shout. Eating was far from the
program of the day.
"All sick" the doctor observed
sympathetically. But by Saturday
they'll be out"
Lottie watched the second cabin
quarters riding and falling with
every pitching of the boat. 1t was
likce the swaying Of a see-saw.
How do they stand it" she muir
INJURED sympathetically. ITS GER
tainly terrible to be poor!"
you are one of the few wealthy
women I've ever heard say that,
DR.. Allen observed.
so you think I'm wealthy, do
you?" Lottie thought. Aloud, she
did not say anything.
IF I could get her to marry me-
the doctor was musing, I'D be on
easy street. 1t takes years to build
up a practice
But he did not persuade Lottie to
marry him, and on the fourth day
out she reserved her attention for
the auto salesman, who told her