The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
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survey, that no one she knew was
present. and was consequently re-
lieved.
The man who owned the place,
a thick-set, cheerful looking Ital-
ian. led them TO a table by a win
dow, supplied them with menu cards
and left them.
Dan turned to her, and Monnie's
heart missed a beat. For the first
time she saw the old Dan in that
glance-the humbly worshiping Dan
who had first said to her summer
before last. I'm falling in love with
you. girl. dye know that"
Yes, Dan was looking at her again
in that way. There was no mis-
taking that. Her pulses began to
pound.
He only said in rather common
place fashion, Missed you. Like
the very devil
She strove for the light touch.
1t would never do to let him know
how much she had missed him.
Never, never!
Calamity she said, eve thought
of you lot, too"
Dan set his jaw in an ominous
way he had. He demanded, us that
all you've got to say about it?"
Monica could have laughed aloud.
could have sung for pure joy at his
fierceness.
"All?" she asked demurely. That's
a lot. This is a small place, you
know, and I miss my-my friends"
CHE gave him an impiSh smile.
- Dan glowered at her, his blue
eyes fairly cracked at her under
his long lashes.
What have you been doing with
yourself all winter? I suppose
you've got trail of young men
from here to High Falls"
This wasn't quite the note Mon
ME had expected him to strike. 1t
was all very we'll for Dan to think
she had string Of beaux, but she
didn't like to see him so hospitable
to the idea
So she said lightly, Well, Sans
been around a lot, you know He's
nice and I like him. And that new
mans in town, you know" Her
tongue ran on. She couldn't help it.
What new man?" Dan demanded.
Monnie felt panic. What was it
Kay had spoken of at supper that
very evening? Oh, yes, Charles
Eustace. Kay had said he was good
looking-the Gary Cooper type.
There's Charles Eustace," Mon
ME told Dan glibly. Hes from New
York. He's living at the old Wa
terman place
She didn't say, actually, that she
knew him. But she gave that i'm
preston.
ooh, that chap!" Dan used a
disdainful tone, but Monnie knew
he was annoyed, and rejoiced in the
knowledge.
He's very good-looking, don't you
think?" she asked, her amber eyes
limpid and innocent
Their waiter, arriving with a laden
tray, interrupted the discussion.
L didn't know you liked that type
of chap" Dan observed a few mo-
ments later over his club sandwich.
He moved his chair closer to hers,
touched her arm.
"Monnie, say you haven't" he
began in low, intimate tone, quite
different from any he had used that
evening. The girl turned to him,
her heart in her eyes.
Hello, there!" cried a gay voice.
Don't let us barge into the party.
We're just stopping to say howdy."
With resentment in her heart,
Monnie looked up into the piquant
face of Sandra Lawrence. Sandra
was charmingly and fashionably
dressed in an exquisite costume of
pale green silk.
Dan sprang to his feet. In an
instant's flash of perception Mon
ME saw that the encounter was not
entirely unexpected.
Behind Sandra stood a tall, dark
stranger. Dan interpOSed, You
know Mr.. Eustace, Monica?"
Charles Eustace looked from one
to another and bowed without
speaking.