The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18

the room where Ellen lay huddled
on the golden divan on which
Steven had sat the night before.
Outside the sky was of brass and
not a breath of wind stirred.
Ellen cried softly, steadily, end
leSsly, with a horrible conviction
that her tears never would stop.
Why was Molly so long in coming?
Ellen needed her desperately.
After a while Fergus appeared
and said that Symes would like to
see her. Ellen arose and went into
the green and gold bath and dashed
cold water on her face. She man
aged to stop crying.
Fergus still was waiting when she
returned.
did you telephone my mother?"
she asked.
The butler only looked at her a
little strangely from his sunken
eyes and hurried out the door. She
felt dull surprise at his manner,
but that was all. When SymeS
strobe into the room her face was
pale, ravaged with fatigue and
tears, but it wore valiant smile.
"Sit down, my DEAR" the lawyer
told her. Il know you've had a
terrible ordeal"
The note of sympathy in his
voice, the first she had heard that
morning, almost blasted Ellen's
self-control. She wondered why
she had thought once that she dis
like Symes.
That's good of you," she said
forlornly. 1--WE been crying and
crying oh, if only there were
something I could do for him!"
There is" Symes told her.
"You can be brave"
"I know" she said, raising help
less, childish eyes to him. I'm
I'm trying, but if only my mother
would get here-!"
The man hesitated, cleared his
throat, looked with infinite pity at
the littl figure before him. He
drew her, unresisting, to the sofa
beside him, cleared his throat and
again fell silent At last he spoke.
''You mother isn't coming"
"She'S not coming?" Ellen re-
peated and felt a cold hand on her
heart.
What is it?" she cried in loud,
strange voice. us it my brother?
Is he worse? Is that what you're
keeping from me?"
Her hands trembled and her eyes
were pits of horror as though she
could not bear this second calam-
ity.
mo, it's not that" symes was
quick to reassure her. your
brothers in no danger. I asked
Fergus not to carry out your re-
quest because I think it would be
better if 1 took you to your
mother"
ELLEN shook her head as though
II she could not understand what
he was saying.
my place is here with my hus-
band" she insisted, closing and
unclasping her cold hands.
MY dear child" Symes said pain
fully, you're making this uncom-
monty difficult for me, but I must
tell YOU"
Again Ellen felt herself in the
grip of rising horror. Symes' eyes
frightened her.
GO on" she whispered.
Her bravery wrung the mans
heart. He had not known it could
be so hard.
There's technicality about the
marriage" he muttered in an I'M
certain note in his voice. 81 think
it would be best for you to avoid
reporters for a few days"
"It it's about the money" Ellen
said slowly, her pale cheeks flush
ing, II told Steven and I told you,
too that I don't care about it.
"He-did so much for me before.
don't want any more. I just want
to be with him till the-the end"
cit isn't about the money" SymeS
said, avoiding her eyes. His glance
was on the tips of his trim, i'm
maculate boots. tits about the
marriage"
Ellen's bewildered eyes were
watching him.
Il don't know what you mean,"
she said in a nervous effort, "but