The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-15
CHAPTFR SIX

CHAPTER SIX
ZOE. after all. was not angry.
II Katharinels heart softened when
she saw her at the Country Club
dance-smau and round ard wistful
in her floating printed silk, which
was the prize OF the frOcks she had
brought back from Paris.
II vas a gala night at the club.
Ribbons Of colOred paper flew back
and forth, and balloons we're set
free. only to be punctured by the
cigaret Of some rOisterer.
Katharine danced with DR.. Kaye,
to be cut in upon again and again.
She looked lovely tonight in clear
ivory silk, the gown nodded to the
lines Of her exquisite young figure.
Berthe Strykhurst, glancing at Kath-
arine's animated face, as she
laughed and talked with John Kaye,
observed TO her husband with salts
faction that Katharine had evil
IDENTIFY forgotten all about that
career nonsense.
Frank Corliss, the typical soph-
omore. in elegant English dinner
clothes. with real pearls for studs,
made a foil for Zoe Parker. Lisa
Parker and Berthe both agreed that
they we're a charming pair.
He seems quite mad about her"
Lisa sighed. i wouldn't mind see
ing her settle down-after this last
year"
You've had a worrying time of
1t. agreed Berlin, who knew all
about Gibbs and who. although not
a mother herself. would tell any one
who cared TO listen, that the girl of
today was certainly a problem.
The only thing Katharine really
seems to care about" Berthe said
brightly. lis riding. Really. I wish
sometimes that Victor had let her
have a horse of her own. am not
quite sure I like the idea of expos
ing her to the charms OF that young
westerner over at Shady Ridge.
Much too goOd-looking. in a certain
crude way"
oh. Katharine's all right" Lisa
Par'-er said comfortably. watching
Zoe's brown curls bob against young
CorliSs' black-coated shoulder. She
is so serene. Nothing ever seems to
trouble her"
Berthe started to reply, but
thought better Of it. Persons mis-
understood so, if she said a single
word about Katharinel That was
what 1t was to be a stepmother.
Nobody gave you the least bit of
credit.
Katharine steered John out on
he terrace. ''Noisy!" she observed,
dropping against a pillar.
And hotl"
John, you see what mean about
father and Bertine2 I haven't had
a chance to talk to you all day"
He nodded. I see. They want
to keep you wrapped in cotton wool.
Your father doesn't know you've
grown up"
Her eyes glittered feveris.lly in
the half light.
"How-how can escape from it,"
LIE laughed. and something of
l. l. the wholesome quality of his
own good, gentle personality
touched her with a sort of healing.
releasing her from the mutinous
tensions which had bound her all
day
Well. the Victorians used to
marry TO get out from under pa
rental supervision. But that didn't
work so well. Maybe it does now
adayS. Women seem to rule the
roOst'
Don't be vulgar" But she was
laughing. too.
However. - she pursued, with rel
ish. You don't just marry-like
that, I mean. You've go to be
well, at least, think you're in love-
Plenty Of boys have been Looping
around after YOU tonight" said DR..
Kaye quietly. In the light from
the flare of his match. cupped
against the breeze, she could see his
lean. almost ascetic face. Thirty.
John was; he was already a fine
doctor and a man every one re-
spected. The woman who married
him would be a lucky person. Kath-
airline thought. innocently.
oh. boys" she rejoined, on
note Of contempt.
Don't like EN-. eh?"
-Not-not muchl" she confessed.
There was a wicker couch here, with
deep square cushions. She sank
into it and John Kaye sat down be-
side her.
There somebody else?"
Not-not really" She sighed.
John would be a perfect person to
cOnfide in. She needed a conf
dante: il was hard. always keeping
things to yourself. And there was
no one she could talk 10, really.
Berthe didn't understand oh.
she meant TO, but she never really
heard what YOU said: or if she did
you were certain she would use il
as a lunch table topic next day.
No. she wouldn't confide in Ber-
tine.
Besides. there was really nothing
TO tell about Michael Heatheroe.
Katharine had had. on arriving at
the club tonight. the StrangeSs feel
ing that she might see him among
the guests. Obviously that was alb
surd.