The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-25

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home. There Monies sister, KAY
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CHAPTER THIRTY Continued
The up train Just was pulling out.
The tail end Of it was visible,
rounding the curve. Dan didn't
even look to see if he knew any one
on the platform, but ran Tor ola
Nate Billip's taxi and hurled his
bag into 1t.
He talked a lot to old Nate, part
" because he wanted to hear his
own voice after the long trip
alone. partly because he liked the
old fellow.
Yes. the west was great, Dan
said. Fine country wonderful
people-but it was good to get home.
He grinned at old Nate as If shar-
ing a secret.
Maybe Nate would be driving his
-Dan's-children some day, he re-
flected. Little girls with bronze
curls blowing, and sturdy little boys
with blue eyes. Nate would call to
take them to dancing school. "Or
maybe Monnie Will have a little car
Of her own" Dan day-dreamed. BY
that time, maybe I can swing II
Because, Of course, when they
married he wouldn't have the road
ster the family supplied him with
No, they'd be ore at his marriage
especially his mother.
She'd say he'd double-crossed her,
and he hadn't at all. He'd just had
to keep it quiet because of the way
she felt about everything. Well,
she'd have TOT Dan set his lips
grimly.
The maid who opened the door
to him told him his father was at
breakfast. The older man looked
up. surprised, as Dan breezed in.
"Where'd you drop from, son?"
Dan grinned. Thought I'd loafed
too long. The rest Of them will be
back Gay after tomorrow. 1 got rest
less
Well, WE'LL" Dan thought his
father looked older, more tired
There were two deep lines between
his eyes.
"How'r things?"
"Oh, fair" Mr.. Cardigan drank
his coffee. The BANK renewed that
note of mine-ninety days. Hope to
see my way clear after January
first. Good of you, son, to do as I
asked about this trip. 1t meant a lot
to me"
DAN smiled. II had a fine time,
~ dad. Only 1 thought 1 ought
to be back here with you
It's going to be all right. I feel
sure Of 1t now"
And yet his father didn't look as
if he meant it. He got up heavily.
Dan thought he'd aged in the past
few weeks.
How are your mother and the
girls2"
oh, rarin' to gol They're fine"
Dan said lightly.
"Sandra better?"
She's great. She snapped out of
it and had a good time
I'm glad to hear it. Lawrence
was anxious about her"
Dan was impatient now to be up
and away.
Guess I'll clean up and be down
at the office later"
His father put his arm across his
shoulders. Fine. We can have
lunch together"
Yes. Uh-maybe."
He broke away. He had an ire
sistible temptation to telephone to
Monnie. Let's sect was nine
o'clock. She would be at the store
by this time.
He gave the number, sat drum
ming on the table, waiting. Miss
ODare?" His face went blank,
where d'you? Oh, I see. I see!'
He stood up, looking dazed. There
was something queer here. That
boy had said Monnie had gone
away. It sounded like abroad"
But that was crazy. She was
right here in town. Somebody was
playing a practical joke on him.
After he'd washed up he'd run
around and see her mother, ask her
what it was all about.
Kay ODare met him at the door,
smartly dressed in blue. She stared
when she saw him. "Oh, hello"
Some idiot down at the store said
Monnie'd gone away" Dan blurted
out. 1T isn't true. is it?'
Kay gave him a cool glance.
"She's sailing for Europe with Miss
Corey tomorrow" she told him.
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