The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-18

ELAINE thought, so he hates
Z old Penny. I wonder why?"
Long ago, as child, she had
learned to read his almost express
sionless face. She asked, Would
you mind, Gwen, if I'd spend the
fall vacation with Horgense Stokes
curry in Boston? 1t starts Wednes-
day"
Mrs. Deal said, why, no. That
would leave me free to run down
to Asheville. 1 seem to need the
mountains in the fall. Yes, go,
dear
Later, as Elaine was putting on
makeup and wrap for the theaterr
Gwen Deal came to her. She said,
first closing the door carefully, I'm
| terribly worried, Elaine. It's some
thing I can't talk to your step
father about. Your questions about
Worthwhile stirred me up again"
"Whatever's the matter, Gwen?
DO hurry. Teddy's waiting for me. "
Gwendolyn Deal said, L won't
keep you long. It's about your
Uncle Duncan. He's escaped from
that place. They wrote me a con-
fdential letter several days ago.
It's their policy to keep things like
that quiet. They expect to catch
him"
Elaine stared at her afire with
interest. Where do they expect to
catch him?"
Trying to get to South America,
He was a botanist, you know. He
collected tropical plants from the
Brazilian jungles. 1t was known he
wanted to go back there"
Then why not let him?" Elaine
asked shrewdly.
That's what say!" exclaimed
her mother. only your step-fa-
ther wouldn't feel that way about
it. They were bitter enemies be-
fore Duncan had to be locked up"
why was he locked up, eXactly?"
asked Elaine.
Gwen Deal began to weep nerv-
ously into fragile chiffon hand
kerchief.
Its all a horrible scandal.
Elaine! Some times I can't sleep
at night for thinking of it. Your
uncle Duncan came back from one
Of his South American trips just in
time to attend an important direc-
tors meeting of the railroad. 1
think he must have been half out
of his head with fever or something.
He disagreed with your stepfather's
policies and they came to blows.
Higate had him put in sanitarium.
He almost killed a doctor there-the
Goctor Higate had engaged to treat
him. After that we had him ad-
judged insane and locked up. It's
horrible. I'm his own sister and I
haven't seen him for years. And
now he's eScaped-wandering
around, God knows where. He may
come here and kill Higate, out Of
revenge"
ELAINE said, Nonsense, Gwen.
L. I remember Uncle Duncan
very we'll. He was a good sort. Not
the revengeful type at all"
People become different when
they lose theil minds" Mrs. Deal
pointed out. They said they'd
traced him to one of the highways
leading to New York. 1t seems he
escaped with a crowd of students
who'd been going through the place.
After he left them he went to a
used car store and bought small
car-he must have had money Oh
him-and got exact directions for
driving to New York. They feel
sure he's trying to get a boat out"
And I hope he gets it," Elaine
exclaimed. He doesn't sound so
crazy to me. Quit worrying, Gwen.
Well talk it over in the morning"
When she met Teddy Van Har-
rington in the drawing room they
kissed perfunctorily, exchanged
gossip and went out to his wait
ing car. They attended the theater
and they we're driven to the cur
rently fashionable night club