The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-26

came in-more than an hour late.
He looked sober.
1.-The directors have called a
meeting for tonight. I talked to
Millicent and she waited for you.
I'll be out tomorrow or Sunday,
anyway" His voice sounded doubt
full.
But Peter" Ann tried to meet
his eyes, but failed THE party
will be practically over then"
I'll Try to make it Saturday.
tomorrow" Peter said. I'll run
along now. Hope you'll have a good
time, Ann"
All the joy had gone out of the
weekend plans for Ann.
NN Sunday Peter arrived at the
~ MerriWeathe1s. He had tried
sticking it out in town, but mad
given@it up. 1t was siInply unen-
durable, going over the sane ground,
deciding one momert ann was See
ing Tony and deciding the next
that she was incapable of deceit.
If she wanted to see Tony, she would
tell him so. Some women had clan
deStine affairs. But not Ann. There
must be some explanation, legiti-
mate one, behind her sudden flights
from home. Plunged in gloom, rag
ing against the silence that met his
questioning, he packed and drove to
the MerriWeathers' country place.
Merle came to meet him. Peter!
you did come. We had about given
you up"
What could have lured you from
the city?" Millicent mocked from
the depths of brightly cushioned
chair.
Hello, everybody. Where's Ann?"
Everyone laughed. Merle said,
Peter, you're certainly the possess
sive husband. No, 1 take that back.
Husbands don't ask where their
wives are these days. They want
to know where somebody else's wife
is"
you're too young to be so cyl1-
cal. Besides happen TO know
Roger bores you to death, hanging
around. What's soured you?"
ROGER. Running after other
mems wives, as I limited. Right
now he's with your wife. But then
all the men hereabout have yen
for her"
Millicent, reading the satisfac-
ton in Peters eyes, said, You
aren't making him jealous. He's
only pleased"
Peter asked again, where is
Ann?"
out riding" Merle answered. Il
felt a little uneasy about Ann TAX
ing Tornado"
"You mean he's not safe?"
Moody. But she wanted to ride
him and Roger said she handled
him beautifully"
i think I'll join them" Peter
said.
Not long afterward he was fol-
lowing the trail of the riders. He
turned a curve and suddenly came
upon them. Instantly he realized
there was confusion among them.
And then he saw the two riders Tar
ahead. One riding like the wind,
the other in close pursuit. He knew
before he heard the shout What had
happened.
"Ann's horse!" some one yelled at
him as he rode past. Peter was rlo-
ING hard, urging his horse forward
desperately. He was gaining ana
Roger was closing in on the flying
figure in brown.
The trail narrowed as they
reached deeper woods. Behind him
came the clatter of hoofs as other
riders rode to join them. They had
passed through the stretch OF woods
safely and were in the open again.
Ahead the road circled, unWound
again. Close, very close now was
Roger. Just behind was Peter.
Tornado swerved just then, and
there was a patch of brown on the
roadside.
Peter reached Ann almost as soon
as Roger. lifted her from Rogers
arms. Ann! Ami"
Peter"
Darling, darling"
Peter rode back with Ann in his
arms, blood from the jagged cut on
her head staining his coat. An ex-
cited crowd pressed about him.
Peter is she badly hurt? oh,
poor child"
Don't crowd around" Peter said
hoarsely. Get doctor"
A mn was not seriously hurt, the
IA physician said. She was SUI
fering from shock. Stitches had
been taken in the cut in her head
and she must be kept very quiet for
a few days. Yes, it would be safe to
take her home tomorrow.
Peter, desperately anxious, was at
the doctors elbow. She would get
we'll?
The doctor had smiled and decid-
ed that in all his experience Peter
held the record as the most anxious
husband.
Ann slept and Peter sat watching
her white face against the pillow.