The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-02
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Then you won't go back with
me?" His face darkened. We
could be married by special license
tomorrow. Never mind howl could
arrange it. You could sail with me,
and in January. when all this bust
ness Of the loan is finished, we could
come back to Paris together I've
wanted Co show you Paris. Remem-
Der / said that from the start?'
Il remember Amber eyes flashed
at him.
Monica, you darlingl Don't dis
appoint me now
She trembled, feeling this mans
power his attraction. Give me
until morning she pleaded at last,
in answer to his opportunities.
Telephone me at nine
The boat train he reminded
her. leaves at H. That makes 1t
short But his eyes we're glowing
as with triumph He felt himself
master of the situation
You can throw a few things into
p dressing case. can't you? And
Miss Corey can send your trunk
later"
The girl begged to be taken back
to her hotel early for by this time
she was actually almost i'll with
+ nervousness and excitement.
Mackenzie readily acceded to her
request. He was jubilant. Already
he treated her like one Of his chOic-
est possessions. She was cold? All,
that would never dol "Haggins, wrap
Miss O'Dare in the fur rug, SOL"
That was better.
He would order hot milk sent up
to her directly she got back to her
room. Did she mind being alone
until Miss Anstice returned? Well,
all the better perhaps, so that she
might make her decision.
A r parting he was very gentle
"A with her, under the bright, re
spectful eye of the uniformed boy
at the lift
Sleep WE'LL he charged her,
smiling"
oh, Will" she promised, laugh
ing nerVously. Thank you for
everything are so kind"
But her eyes were troubled after
she had left him What should she
do? 1t was too much to expect her
to make such a tremendous deci-
sion overnight.
Out of his presence, she now re-
Taxed, feeling, if the truth we're
told, bit resentful at the tumul-
tuousness of his wooing. Miss Corey
had described him not long ago as
a bit of pirate. The term suited
him exactly.
He had a touch of the buccaneer
about him A polite. well-clothed
buCcaneer, of course. but there was
IN his nature a trace of the ruth
lessness which belongs to the I'M
scrupulous.
Monica recognized this, liking
him none the less for 1t, attracted
in spite of herself. That he was
twice her age did not seem to
matter She was young enough to
consider this fact in itself a romantic
circumstance. She did not love him
no! But since she could not have
the man she did love, did this
matter? Weren't most people in
Clined to oyerestimate the value of
love?
She sat thus, wrapped in her old
blue dressing gown, and slipped the
warm milk the servant brought her,
reminded by it Of the mans
Solicitude for her.
What shall I do?" she cried aloud
TO the empty walls What shall
j tell him tomorrow"
As if in answer to her cry a soft
knock sounded at the door of the
suite.
Monnie, thinking the maid had
returned to carry away the empty
cup softly called. Come" But, in
steady of the fresh faced English
woman in her neat uniform, page
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salyer.
The letter came on the boat
train, madam The director thought
it might be urgent, it had been so
delayed
She tore the envelope open with
trembling fingers. Dams writing
J, had been addressed TO her hotel
jn New York and forwarded.
What could he have to say to her?
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
HEONNIE turned the letter slowly
I'VE in her hands Dams familiar
writing, black and bold, stared back
at her. Her heart turned over.
How odd-how very odd it was to
receive a letter from him at this