The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-27
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do you suppose maybe you could
come out to my house some time
and tell Johnny all those things
about how the camera works? I'll
try to but 1 don't know If can re-
member everything. Johnnys awful
ly smart and I'm sure he'll catch on
right away"
Jeff smiled. "Thereu be a book
- Of instructions with the cam
era" he said. They always send
them But If Johnny has any
trouble I might be able to help
him"
@Oh, thank you! That's certainly
grand Of youl"
The girl raised eyes filed with
gratitude. In another moment she
had discovered a clock across the
room.
Holy cow!" she exclaimed. Look
at what time it Isl Say, we've got
to scram out Of here!"
The clerk brought the package
just then. Dolores took it and
started for the door.
Wen have to grab couple of
sandwiches at the corner" she said.
L don't dare to be late again this
week. was late yesterday and OF
Slocum gave me the dickens!"
Nothing has been said about a
luncheon engagement, but JEFF
found himself seated beside Dolores
on one of the high stools before
the soda fountain at the corner
drug store.
The girl ordered a ham salad
sandwich and double chocolate sun
dae with nuts. She chartered in
amusing fashion while she ate and
jeff grinned more than once at her
sly comments on Office personali-
ties.
When they had finished she
seemed quite willing for him to pay
the check and hurried ahead so
that she would not again incur Miss
Slocum's wrath.
That night Dolores recounted all
that had happened and been said
during the lunch hour to her friend,
Agnes Mallory.
"Gee" Agnes said admiringly,
you certainly are a slick one I
don't see how you think of all those
thingsl"
Dolores shifted sheer chiffon
stocking deftly so that the seam
came exactly in the back. Then
she gave a little laugh.
Il think of lots of things" she
said. wait till you see himl Say,
is he classy"
At about the same time jeff Grant
was telephoning to Janet Hill.
tits a nice evening, he said. 81
wondered if you'd like to drive over
and see how the Silvani family is
getting along?"
Janet hadn't visited the Silvanis
since she'd moved from the room
ing house. She had meant to but
the first week had rushed past so
quickly and there had been so many
things to do in the little time she
had to herself that her resolutions
had failed completely.
why, yes, I would" she said.
Mrs. Curtis was away and she was
free for the evening.
"All right. It'll take me about
twenty minutes to drive out there, I
guess. Can you be ready by that
time?"
Janet said she could be ready.
1t was exactly twenty-five minutes
later that the doorbeu rang. Janet
answered and found jeff waiting.
She said, Good evening" and
there was something so stiff and
formal about the way she said it
that the young man eyed her quick
ly.
What was the matter, he thought.
He wasn't sure even when thew were
settled in the roadster and he had
the engine started again. Some
thing was wrong, though.
He asked about what she had
been doing and her answers came
in the same cool, formal tones. He
said that her room at Mrs. Sny-
der's was still vacant, that the land
lady had been having a good deal
OF trouble with her neuritis and that
Hattie, the maid, had been replaced
by another girl who seemed to have
great difficulty in remembering to
bring around clean towels.
(TO Be Continued