The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

Linda. Tom and Shaughnessey have
long TAX, discussing all the clews
Pretty FLEUR STONER invites DeVos
10 dinner party next evening. Tom
ktill has business TO discuss with Stat
lander and 1t IS agreed al the guests
Next morning Tom and Linda discuss
latest developments Of the mystery.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN Con
tinued)
Sitting up in bed, however, she
perceived Tom by the window, evil
IDENTIFY wide awake and ready for
what the day might bring. At the
sound of her stirring, he turned at
once.
Hello, Binks. Awake for good or
going back to sleep?"
Awake and going to get right up.
Has anything happened?"
"Nothing-yet. I've been thinking
things over though, honey, and
feel more encouraged than I did last
night" He glanced at the clock.
why don't you battle and dress,
then come over here and we can
talk a bit before we have to go
down"
Ten minutes later she was ready
her shower-wet hair combed in
sleek waves, her eyes eager, her
brown legs curled on the .chaise
Tongue near the big chair whence he
had watched her rapid toilet appre-
ciatively.
and they talk about the femi-
nine vanity of lingering over the
ritual of dressing!" he muir
INJURED. That's one of my bache-
Tor decisions that matrimony has
completely destroyed"
mot every one is such a rapid
fire artist as l." retorted Linda.
Having to work taught me lots
( besides office politics.
But I've been working for
years" offered Tom meekly. Much
longer than you ever did. And I
can't touch you for speed"
'Darling-you're man." said
Linda brightly and appeared to
think she had ended the discussion
After an eloquent look, her hus-
band changed the subject.
We'll he said, speaking of get
ting down to work"
Yes Tommy?"
do you realize how much de-
ponds on what happens today?'
do 1? Everything depends,
that's all! Did anything happen
last night that 1 should know
about?"
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
TNOM shook his head. Nothing
4 much happened" he said
"They stopped the bridge game
about II, you know. I didn't linger
afterward to talk to Pratt and De-
Vos.
"They may have some agreement
for today with Fleur and Dolly, but
! didn't want to question them I'M
necessarily. I've taken the ground
that this is their hotel and they
can do as they like away from here.
Statlanders our main problem to-
day. Fortunately, he still feels we
need another talk about the set-up
of the fall campaign. That man
lives for business.
Linda said ruefully, Certainly
I've discovered that he has no small
talk"
And I'm not altogether con-
WINGED about Shaughnessey. That
early appearance of his is still to be
explained"
And Mr.. DeVos wanted me to go
boat-riding alone with him." said
Linda dreamily.
"What?" Tom sat upright and his
voice was charged with horror.
"Good heavens. Linda. When?"
Yesterday afternoon-when We
were talking on the lawn"
Tell me just what happened
She ffowned thoughtfully, feeling
after the exact words. HE asked
me-" she said slowly, whether I
could run-or rather handle the
Pinafore alone. And he said he
would have enjoyed an hour on the
water-or words to that effect.
when I told him I could take
the wheel, but not run the engine,
he suggested that probably you did
not care to have any one do it but
yourself"
What them"
Nothing especially. You see,
Fleur's boat-the Comet-just had
gone past"
Just one thing, Binks. Did he
actually say alone? Did he use that
word2"
CHE thought again. mo he didn't
- Tom. He said the boat could be
handled by one person. And then
he asked if I were as skillful as
Fleur, who could handle hers alone.
That was the connection, as I re-
member it.
Tom released his breath in long
sigh and laughed a little.
You have a nice dramatic way
of dropping an important fact
casually into the conversation, !
Must say.
''However-taking it all in all,
there's plenty left to do and we'd
better gather ourselves together and
start doing it. All ready, BinkS?
Alley oop!"
Downstairs they met the hush of
an unawakened house. Tom re-
trieved the Sunday newspapers
from the entrance door and glanced
at the headlines. Linda possessed
herself of the picture sections.
ANY newS?" she asked idly.
Dull as dishwater. Fourth of
July casualties. of course. Another
Judge hnpeached. No, I'm wrong
resigned without a blemish on his
character, because of i'll health. We
must get our judiciary from the
best sanitariumS-or the worst.
Someone made a dirty crack
about unsolved murders-RothStein,
of course, Jack Diamond and Vim
cent Coll-as if any one cared about
their being killed"
"And then there was that uueer