The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-19
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compromised and asked the waiter
10 bring her pineapple ice.
win you excuse us while We
dance?" Miller asked as ne and
Mona arose.
No sooner we're they on the floor
and out of sight than Theron Reece
appeared in the entrance Of the
booth. Eve was startled.
Don't be afraid of me-" he said
smoothly. 7 won't tell your hubby
I found you here. Expecting some
one?"
You know I'm notl" she an
swered heatedly.
Then you can't mind. II I sit
down" he responded You must
be pretty lonely. Will you have a
drink" He pulled flask from his
hip pocket.
I've felt trapped. 1t was a first
Il class little frame-up, she
thought. She had not been aware
that Reece was in town, but appar-
emily he kept in touch with Mona.
Now the incident of Mona's auto
mobile accident came to Ewes mind.
Arlene had always suspected that
the man in the case was Reece. The
injured man must have recovered.
as no more had been heard of the
affair. But what might this nights
events lead to?
Her thoughts raced wildly, trying
to decide what she could do. Mona
and Miller seemed to be gone a
long time. Only once had they
danced past the booth where Eve
sat. She began to fear they had
left the place. Reece carried on a
One-sided conversation.
do you know. I've always adj
mired you?" he murmured, sliding
a hand across\ the table. Eve in
stinctively drew back into a corner.
Once more he poured liquor from
his flask and offered her drink.
EYES anger mounted.
L like you that way" Reece said.
Little girls got temper, hasn't
she?" He arose and started toward
her side of the table. Before he
could slide to the bench with her,
Eve sprang to her feet and ran
blindly from the booth. Out of the
building, across the lighted area and
toward a clump of trees, she made
her way.
Reece was following. but Eve
eluded him. She managed to avoid
stumbling and slipped along parallel
to the road through the darkness.
She thought he must have turned
back. for not long afterward an au-
tomObile approached slowly and she
hid behind the trunk of a tree I'M
til it had passed.
Before long the machine returned
and after brief stop at Toby's tav-
ern slowly went in the opposite di-
! rection. Reece, no doubt, was look
ing for her. Eve decided to walk
until she came to trolley Each
time an automobile approached she
| hid until it had passed. She met
/ no pedestrians on the lonely road.
Her ankles we're tired from walk
1 ing on spiked heels and she felt sick
with nervous fear. Still she trudged
on for what seemed miles and miles.
FINALLY she came to a farm
Il house bearing a sign Tourists
Welcome" Eve rang the doorbell
and when a mOtherly looking wom-
an with CRAVING hair answered she
| changed her mind about asking for
directions but asked instead if she
could stop for the night. She was
/ shown to a Spic and span room with
/ pink rag rugs and a Jenny Lind
/ bed.
Then the farmers wife turned to
her and said, III just send pa out
after your baggage. Did you want
to drive your car into the barn for
the night?"
When Eve told her she had no
car and baggage but offered to pay
her Immediately, her hostess looked
dubious, went below evidently to
consult pa" She returned soon,
smilingly reassuringly. It'll be all
right, miss she said. Did you
want to come and set with us a
while in the living room or did you
want to go to bed?"
(TO Be Continued