The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-08
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CHAPTER TWENTY- sEvEN

CHAPTER lWEN SEVEN
NHICHAEL shook his head. We
WI can't DO that, Sally" he said
rather heavily.
Why nOt?" All girlish imperious-
ness, she faced him. Why on earth
can't We? Any one here can take
charge-Jerry or anybody"
MichaeIs face darkened imper-
ceptibly.
"Oh, don't be stuffy about it,
Michael, darling!" trilled the girl.
I'm not trying 10 boss you around.
I'm just telling you how easy it
would be" Her voice took on a
grooming note. Imagine a honey
moon at sea-and at BuenoS Aires.
I've always wanted to see 1t,
Michael. We'd have glorious times
Her eyes glittered.
Can't be done" the man told
her. Something came up today
important business"
"Really?' Her rounded face as
sumed a greedy. sly expression. Tell
me about IT,"
L can't-yet." With sudden clarity
and horror he had a vision of what
the news might-what it certainly
would mean-tO Sally Moon.
Lady Carden-Sally as Lady Car
den. Castles. Meats. A crest on
her stationery. &C..
Lord. he was in for it now, right
enOughl
II he could head of those detec-
tives. If he could only prevent the
news from leaking out before he
broke the news of his marriage to
this girl. o..
But how was it to be done?
Frankly, Michael was daunbed. lie.
who owned to no fear in this world,
quailed before the prospect of blaz-
ing feminine eyes, tears, reproaches.
Its business I've got to see to
tonight - right away, he impro-
vised IN haste.
She pOuted. You haven't been to
see me since Tuesday"
I know. Sorry" Michael said.
You aren't. you've been behav-
ing-oh. dreadfully!" she reproached
him. Have 1 done anything?'
There was a good deal more of this.
The man, feeling oppressed by her
cloying, possesSive sweetness, man
aged somehow TO get away.
I've got to go into New York"
"Oh. Michael, I'll run you in and
wait for you and then We can go
some place to dance later"
1t was always like this. Always.
She didn't want to let him out of
her sight.
He said, Cant be done. 1t may
take hours. All night"
CHE frOwned. drawing her heavy
- brows together. Thus seen, the
prettiness, the coquetry was lost.
You saw Sally Moon as she would
be 20 years hence.
That's funny. Queer business
that takes all night. After we're
married. darling. you won't be able
to get away with this"
She smiled. and there was men
ace behind the playfulness.
But she drove of. having obtained
his promise to come around to see
her in the morning. She wanted
TO hear all about it, and he was to
make arrangements about the South
American trip.
You're in a fix and no mistake,
young fellov-me-lad," muttered
Michael to himself.
Well. il had been his own fault.
He had let himself be caught, and
not entirely unwittingly. The night
he'd gone back to her house from
the Bath Club. the night she'd been
giddy from too many cocktails, ne
had simply let her get away with
it." He'd been too weak, too Chi
Various to contradict her when she
had announced they were to be
married
Now he must pay for that weak
ness and error. Just at first it hadn't
been unpleasant TO find himself en-
gagged to this little warm, cuddling,
confidential person with he large
eyes and the ripping laugh. It had
been fiattering TO his male ego. He