The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-02
'LOVABLE' B, MAR. RAYMOND

go Of it, with Peter still in love with
Valeria."
That was what people would
think. Not one of her crowd
dreamed that Peter had fallen for
Ann.
7 AFTER, alone with her thoughts,
Il Valera was conscious of fail
ure. She remembered the sarcasm
in Millicent's You ought to know"
It was always that way whenever
Peters affairs were being discussed.
Well, she would play her cards
more carefully in the future-and
not as she had played bridge this
afternoon. She had played really
dreadful bridge. Once Millicent's
voice had broken through her alb
~straction, Come back to the game,
Valeria."
Mrs. Wainwright was amazed 10
hear Valeria call off her date for
the evening, pleading a headache.
Not sick, are you?" she asked, as
Valera passed through the living
Don on her way back from the
telephone.
mo. Just tired. I think III go to
bed right after dinner"
"A very good idea"
About nine her niece went to her
room. Drawing the Venetian blinds
to the window ledge, Valeria began
stripping off her clothes. Her bath
was running. That was what she
needed. A warm bath and a good
nights sleep. This constant going
and getting nowhere was getting on
her nerves. With her vivid velvet
robe about her, Valera sat down at
her dressing table, studying the
mirrored face.
Yes, she was lovely. The ashen
blond hair ripping away from her
face, her big blue eyes and soft, red
lips. Why didn't Peter love her?
The answer was Ann.
To be honest, Valeria had to adj
NIT the girl was attractive. Very
attractive. Valeria hated her. Abb
sent, Ann was dominating Peters
every thought.
She lifted a hand and brushed
back her hair, moving closer to the
mirror. There were tiny tracings
near her eyes, little hard lines
forming near her mouth.
"All I need" Valeria said to her.
self, lis a little more sleep and
fewer cocktails"
She had been fighting a desper-
ate knowledge, but all barriers were
down tonight. More than Peters
money, position, and power, she
wanted Peter, the man. She wanted
to take him away from Ann more
than she had ever wanted any,
thing in her life. The combination
Jealous rage and yearning -
brought pain that was almost more
than she could bear.
The warm, fragrant bath quoted
her nerves and after a while she
slept. Her last waking thought was,
Whatever it takes, I'm ready for.
I'll make any sacrifice if I can have
him back again."
AS the days passed Mrs. Vain
wright became aware of what she
called "a changed Valeria."
The restless girl who had opened
sleepy eyes about noon was gone.
In her place was a freshly groomed
niece, ready for breakfast at the
conservative hour of nine, prepared
to plunge with zest into her days
program.
The program itself amazed her
aunt even more. Valeria, who had
shirked similar tasks throughout her
girlhood, had volunteered to aid in
a half dozen worthy enterprises. She
had become actively interested in
her guilds welfare work. She spent
most of the days for one entire
week collecting garments for the
needy. She had accepted the chair
manship of a group that was do
ing valiant Work in the Community
Chest drive. She had inspired the
sponsorship of a new free clinic for
children. Her picture had ap-
peared in the papers frequently, but
never in any studied pose.
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