The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-01
o. Love Or Monty c6 s. a
4YvWZ

pink, 1.-THE, arresting figure
swung by.
They ate again-coffee, golden
brown, with toast and scrambled
eggs. Suddenly Barry looked up to
eXclaim: "This is too late for you!"
He was gazing at Mona, for Lot
tie, apparently. did not strike him as
q martyr to the o'clock appearance
at work.
Tell you what I'll do I'll use
my pull at the Office to get the day
off for you'll"
Ssh" Mona whispered. They
had not told Steve that they had
met at Garretson's.
That's right" muttered Barry.
He and Mona both smiled. This
was the second secret they had
shared. For both Of them knew
that, Of the two, Mona's influence
at Garretson's Office was greater
than the young mans.
In the front seat of the car, her
golden head frankly on Steve's
shoulder, Lottie opened her eyes to
announce that old Pilgrim himself
couldn't get her to appear on duty
at his shop before 3 p. m.
And maybe I won't be there
then" she added. They'll think
I'm at the fashion show and the
fashion show will think I'm at the
shop. Ais we'll for little Lottie!"
"Of course they wouldn't think
of telephoning," suggested Steve,
giving her head a good-natured
push. They couldn't check up on
you, suppose?"
III take that chance" Lottie
answered.
MONA noted, without pang,
1F1 that Steve and Lottie had
reached a state of complete CANA
raderie.
you're good, Lottie," she muir
INJURED.
"Good?" echoed the other girl,
settling her wrap about her. "I've
got to be good! There hasn't been
a figure like mine at Pilgrims since
Mona left us"
And there won't be until she
goes back" Steve agreed firmly.
Mona's heart leaped Instantly
she was ashamed of begrudging
Lottie conquest. Certainly Lot
tie was generous enough.
They dropped Lottie in front of
her apartment house in the SOS
amid ELUSIVE interchange of BAN
ter, telephone numbers and good
nights.
Barry left them at the Park ave-
nue. address. He was spending the
night at the apartment to which
both young men referred as "Steves
place"
Mona was sitting beside Steve
now. Her own address was hardly
ten blocks away and he drove
slowly.
steve I'm sending these things
back tomorrow"
Wen talk that over later, honey.
What you need now is few hours
Of Sleep"
well, later them" she answered
droWsily.
Gee, Min, it's been great to see
you"
She aroused herself long enough
to answer this. Il observe that you
seem to think So"
Because 1 talked a lot to Lottie?
How could any one escape? Oh,
Mona-that isn't like you"
She patted his hand as it lay on
the wheel and his fingers caught
her own.
You see," Steve explained naive
ly, i wanted old Towny to have
the best"
TINE car glided carefully out of
Il the way of a taxicab, appear
ing suddenly from nowhere, and
turned into East Sixty-seventh
street.
1t settled quietly a door or so
away from the Moran apartment.
Steve walked with Mona to the en-
trance. She stood for a moment
and looked at him gravely.
Don't worry about Bud" Steve
whispered. IN take a hand in
that. Forget i'll"
He tipped her face gently up
ward, his gloved fingers beneath
the quantity pointed chin. Re-
member how used to call you lit
tie pointy face-?"
Mona remembered.
bye. See you some more. I'll
call you this afternoon at the Of
flee. Maybe you'll let me drive
you home or something"
Maybe"