The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-04
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

man seated at a nearby table.
It was Jerry Wyman.
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
TERRY, wearing dinner coat,
- looking assured and elegant,
sat at a table close to the square
cleared for the dancers. At his
side was a young girl in a frothy
yellow dress A very pretty girl.
Sheila scarcely could believe
her eyes. Jerry here in New
York He knew her address, yet
he had not tried to reach her. OF
course he had no way of knowing
that she would be dancing at this
club.
She tried to think Had Jerry
recognized her? There was no
time to speculate. The master of
ceremonies was nodding to the
orchestra, raising one hand to
quiet the applause.
Again the spotlight crossed the
floor to find Ted and Sheila. Again
they we're dancing.
The encore was an Apache
number, requiring only the swift
est changes of costume. Ted had
caught up hat and Sheila a
handkerchief which she tied about
her waist.
They circled the floor in perfect
unison. Ted bent over Sheila
menacing, but without touching her.
Sheila evaded gracefully.
Suddenly Ted seized her, swung
her roughly this way and that. She
slid across the floor, crumpled cas-
lily and waited. He caught her up
again and they danced together
She swayed past the table where
Jerry sat, paused, could have
touched him, but did not meet his
eyes. Did he recognize her?
Only when at last the dance was
ended and she and Ted ran for
ward to receive the burst of APP
plause was Sheila sure that Jerry
knew her. She sat at one of the
tables, Ted Rodney opposite.
Now the men and women who
had been watching them we're dane
ing. She saw Jerry excuse himself
from the others at his table. He
was making his way across the room
toward her.
But I did call YOU" he was in
Sisting a few minutes later Il
called the minute 1 got in. They
told me you were dancing here
and that's why we came"
Who is We'?"
MY sisters and my brother-in-
law He explained that Marcia,
the older of his two sisters, was
married and the other man in the
party was her husband. The girl
in yellow was his sister, Jean.
Jerry added that he had rear
ranged their plans for the eve
ming, insisting that they should
come to the Club Volcns to see
Sheila dance.
The situation was awkward. Then
Ted Rodney saved the day Won't
you sit DOWN." he said to Jerry.
A few minutes later Ted drifted
away. He and Sheila had danced
their last number for that evening.
TINE girl looked across at Jerry.
Il He had come to New York
without writing to her This was
the trip that had been planned so
that he might see her, yet here he
was with group of friends. talking
to her only because chance had
brought them together.
She could not believe that he had
telephoned.
1 don't want to keep you from
your friends Sheila said, half
rising to end the conversation.
Jerry rose, too. and stood beside
her. He seemed relieved. Wasn't
he going to introduce her to his Sis
terSp
Apparently he was not. TITS been
great to see you again. SheiIa." he
said. III call you tomorrow. What
time?"
She told him any time in the
morning would do. AS she watched
him rejoin his party. she was sure
that he would not call.
Well, she would save her face
there. She would not be at home to
miss the call
Hurrying to the dressing room
Sheila slipped a nickel in the coin
telephone and gave the Sampers'
number.
Title Sampler said cheerily that
asked shakily. May come up and
stay all night? Something has
happened Oh, not isn't serious!
just don't want to be alone"
Tile Sampler said cheerily that
they would be glad to have her.
Was she afraid to come to the
Heights alone? If so, one of them
would be glad to call for her.
III take a taxi" Sheila said
YEARLY. I'm all in, anyhow
Two hours later she was crying
herself TO sleep in Titles bed.
Why don't you stay here all the
time, Sheila?" the sisters suggested.
The suggestion seemed a good one.
The following Saturday Sheila
moved her trunk to the Sampler
apartment.
TERRY telephoned TO Ma Lowen's