The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-27

I TO the camp N Lle morning return
with the roadster and later drive
back again for him at the close Of
the day. When she was alone she
usually spent the time exploring the
village or following inviting country
f roads.
Mrs. Williams accompanied her
on a short drive occasionally, but
for the most part Eve went alone.
She preferred TO be alone because
there was so much to think about.
Lake City and Bixby's department
store seemed far away and rela-
lively unimportant in this lev en-
vironment. Here in Pine Forest
many things Eve had regarded as
trivial took on a new significance
the wind whispering in the pine
trees. arbutus nesting under rusty
leaves on a hill sloping TO the aft
ernOOn sun. quaint doorways lad
ing into honey white cottages.
There was one cottage in par
ticular that attracted Eve. Perhaps
it was because the cottage was va
cant and there was a For Rent"
sign in the window. Emboldened
By this, Eve opened the gate one
day and went inside to explore.
Through the windows she caught
fascinating glimpses of the interior
Of the house with freplaces, a
charming stairway and beautifully
paneled doors. In her imagination
she began to plan just how she
would like to furnish the rooms. It
would be a delightful place, she
thought, to spend a year-or a life
time.
There was a garden in the rear
with old fashioned p%erennials push
ing up through the dead growth Of
the year before. There was an n
cient apple tree or two and a lilac
bush.
Eve wondered if Dick, too. had
been attracted by the cottage.
She directed their steps past it
one evening when they were out
for a stroll but he made no COM
ment. Indeed, he did not so much
as glance toward the little house.
Well. if he no longer cared
about a home there was no reason
Whv Eve should care either. Per-
haps he would have grown indif-
ferent even if she had given up
her work at Bixby's when they mar
ried. Now she at least had some
thing to turn to if Dick failed her.
She had been right, after all. A
woman should build up a place IN
the world for herself.
1--WE decided not to think OF the
H white cottage any more, with
the apple tree lifting a branch OF
pink and white blossoms to the gable
window and the friendly lilac by the
garden gate. She would try to for
get that it might be a lot more fun
to hang crisp, rufled curtains at
cottage windows than to write about
those curtains in advertisements for
Friday bargain sales.
But she could not return to Lake
City without knowing something
definite about her husbands plans
for the future. Somehow she was
determined she would find a way to
make him talk about those plans in
the few DAYS that remained OF her
vacation.
However. even this important
matter was crowded out OF her
thoughts temporarily by a brief,
hastily-written letter from Arlene.
Mona is gone!" the letter said.
we don't know exactly why or
where. but she has left us, bag and
baggage. If I wanted to be mean
and suspicious I'd think her hasty
departure had something to do With
the arrest of her racketeer boy
friend a few days ago after a shoot
ing affray.
Last nights paper mentioned the
fact that he had been seen several
times lately with a blond girl COM
panion and this morning Barnes re-
ceived Mona's resignation, sweetly
and regretfully worded, saying she
had an offer of a job in Pittsburgh
at a substantial advance in salary
and was leaving at once to take 1t.
"She left her fountain pen and a
few odds and ends of cosmetics in
her desk so I called her boarding
house to find out if she had left a
forwarding address. She hadn't.
Just told her landlady she'd send it
when she was located. OF course
she won't. She's probably scared
silly, and it serves her right for 60
ing about with crooks.
Hateful as she's been to you and
me. 1 don't wish the little fool any
harm. but I'm honestly glad that
you'll have her off your hands when
you take charge of the office"
Eve, too, was glad to have that
difficulty removed from her path.
Everything, she unused, was clearing
he way for her new position at
Bixby's.
THAT evening she and Dick once
i more passed the cottage with
the For Rent" card in the window.
Dick" Eve began. passing at the
gate which stood half open, don't
you ever get tired of going from
place to place? When you come to
a lovely village like Pine Forest
don't you wish you could stay there
the rest of your life instead Of just
for a year or so? Don't you ever
think of a permanent job in one
place and a permanent home-a
home Of your own?"
Dick pushed the gate aside and
together they went up the flower
bordered brick walk and sat down
on the porch steps.
LAS I've told you" he said, mo
Job is permanent. But a perma-
nent home-yes, of course I've
thought of that-worked for years
with it in mind"
Dick took out his pipe and
lighted it. Eve. there's something
I didn't intend to tell you about
until il became a SUR thing and
there'd be no chance for disap-
pointment. Those Tuesday eve
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