The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
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picture?' he said now, hoping to
change the subject.
No, honestly Sandra said with
pretty eagerness. I'm perfectly
-periectly-just to sit here
and talk. Isn't it cozy2'
DAN agreed, stuffing his pipe, and
II setting himself in the big
leather chair opposite.
Just like. giggled the girl in blue
velvet, "just Ike old married folks. "
She shrugged her shoulders and
murmured delicately. Honestly,
Dan, I don't know what's got into
me lately. somehow I seem 70
be changing. This time last year
I thought Of nothing but tearing
around. 7 was in Monte Carlo in
October-having the most wonderful
time. And now
Dan prompted her. And now
What?"
We'll, I seem to be perfectly con-
tented with the simplest sort Of
things Books and good friends"
Her limpid gray eyes besought him
to understand.
Dan, sensing dangerous ground,
said grufHy, what about Monte
Carlo? Did you have good time
there? Father wouldn't take us
when we were over. Said it was a
Gambling hell and he didn't want
US to 60 near it,"
"Oh, Dan, how quaint" Her laugh
rippled. i can't imagine She
broke off suddenly to say quickly
that OF course his father was dear
so upright-so charming, but Dan
had to admit he was bit old-fash-
toned
I'd love to show you the place"
she said with enthusiasm. oh the
times I had on the Riviera last
autumn! It was all too marvellous.
There was a count who rushed me
frantically.
Honestly, Danny, I almost took
him up. He was the best looking
thing And there were two English
men-don't you adore the Brltl5h?'
she broke off to inquire.
Cant say I do" said the man.
Considering that my forebearS
came from County Sligo, I'm not so
crazy about them
Well, I simply adore them.
You're rather like an English coun-
try gentleman yourself Dan. Big
and taciturn-and handsome"
"Oh, cut it, won't you?" growIed
Dan, pleased in spite of himself.
Sandra's light laugh rippled again.
Il never saw such a boy" she de-
clared. Just a great big bear. That's
what he isl"
DAN grinned, rejecting it wasn't
- so bad to have Sandra talk
that way to him when there was
no one else around
Honestly, she was kind of cute
when you got right down to it. En-
pertaining. And she didn't seem to
have any moods-was always bright
and charming AS his mother had
said, Sandra had had a great many
advantages. She could chatter
French in way to excite Dams
envy and alarm since he had never
mastered the college course in the
language.
She intimated that her German
was excellent also and that she
managed to make herself perfectly
understood in Italian. Dan wouldn't
know about that. But it did seem
that Sandra did everything well.
She rode and swan like a streak
Dan said. She played a marvellous
game of contract. She could sing.
She had taken tap dancing and
fencing lessons in New York last
year.
No doubt about it, the man who
married Sandra would have a beau
tiful and accomplished wife. That
was the way Dan still thought of
her-as some other mans proSpec-
tive wife. Never, for an instant,
had he seriously considered her as
his own.
She left his pulses unstirred. All
her pretty ways, her exquisite
clothes, her charming imperious-
ness were lost on him in that re-
spect. AS an onlooker, he admired
her performance quite impersonal-
ly. But it was Monnie, he reflected,
whom he really loved Monnie with
her bright hair, her way Of looking
at you-of telling you how she felt
about something.
ITO BE Continued