The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-27
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cavations But he must first settle
Gerald and he could not seem to
find the proper place for the child
despite an energetic search.
lie received a note from Ida
II Stafford, asking that he do her
the favor of coming to talk with
her about a matter that was i'm
portant to her and with which she
needed his help. He replied saying
he would come as soon as the pres
sure of business matters gave him
the time.
I'm through" she decided.
Through with him. This-ends it.
But of course it did not. 1t in
creased, instead, her certainty Of
his falseness and her misery.
December was cold and storm
swept. Miss Ella caught a slight
cold. Miss Smythe excused Miss
Ella to Bessie Thrope who had
come from Brooklyn for the pur
pose of asking Just a little help
until the first"
Bessie tried to smile Jim, Jr., had
been sick again, she confided. Miss
Smythe murmured a remote, How
unfortunate! and looked pointedly
toward the clock.
For the first time in Bessie's life
she let her conscious mind reckon
Miss Elias age and speculate on
how much longer Miss Ella could
live.
"She couldn't leave us out entirely
when she knows how we need it,"
Bessie thought.
Even $4,000 would make all the
difference in the world to them.
She shifted, blew her Redeemed
nose and set her chin which had
been quivering. She made her way
cautiously, slowly. The pavements
were treacherously slippery beneath
their light coating of snow.
TINE news of Miss Ella Sections
Il illness travelled swiftly and
Ida found a thaw in tradesmen,
which she Immediately took ad-
vantage of, buying two new frocks
and a hat.
Then Miss Ella grew better and
was able to sit up for half a day,
to come downstairs for a few hours.
At the end of a week of GONZALES
cence, Miss Smythe telephoned Ida
that Miss Ella wished her and
Elinor to come to tea in order to
thank them. for their Christmas re-
membranes.
The word remembrance" made
Ida smile sneeringly; she had
"beggared" herself to get the Shet-
land shawl and the padded foot
rest.
You'll have to go!" she said
shortly to Elinor
Il suppose So" the girl agreed
duly. She was standing by a win
dow, staring out and seeing nothing.
What are you incoming about
now?" Ida questioned harshly.
"You know as we'll as I do" Elinor
answered, but in her unhappy eyes
was no suspicion that her mother
knew more of the matter than she
did.
why can't you have more pride?
A woman doesn't wear her heart on
her sleeve"
Il know" Elinor admitted slow
ly, "but I can't seem to help it,"
She left the room then, somewhat
blindly.
Little fool" Ida murmured. She
felt a vague conjunction and irri-
tation over the situation. Elinor al
ways had been so trying!
Barrett had decided he would go
to see Miss Ella early that day in
order to miss possible encounter
with Elinor or her mother. Seeing
either would be vinegar to his
wound.
At the very moment he was
starting across the street Ida said
to her daughter, well, let's get it
Overt" The girl agreed quickly. If
Barrett were going to Miss Elias he
would, of course, drop in for tea.
1t was shock to her, therefore,
as the butler was taking her coat
to her Barrett Colvins voice COM
ing from the next room.
Ito Be COntinued)