The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-18
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CHAPTER TwENTY-E1GHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
LIE stopped the car now-was it
IL unwittingly?-in the thin line
OF cars in the Marina. Lighted fer
ries still drifted phantomlike
through the fog: music again came
softly from some ones radio; but,
oh. how different it was. Anthony's
face was turned away from her and
it was set and angry.
Then when I returned from New
York I found you back at that same
dive although it was the one thing
I had asked you not to do" he
continued.
What's the use to quarrel about
it. Tony? It's all over now. You
don't seem to understand that I
had to do what I could to support
myself"
You couldn't have done that"
he groaned, IF you had cared as
much as I did. I loved you so
much. Treasure. 1t almost killed me
to give you up"
Il loved you, too" she faltered.
Il went through hell" he con-
fessed. But it never entered my
mind that you must have suffered
too until saw you again."
She was silent.
Il loved you more than anything
in the word" Tony repeated bro
kenly.
There's no use talking about it
now. Tony. I have my own life to
live and you have yours"
Il thought that, too" he de-
clared. Il believed I had put you
out of my heart forever but there
are some Cies which can never be
broken. When I heard you singing
last night knew / had to see YOU.
Not even 70 myself would I admit
why. I lied when I said it was be-
cause I wanted to offer you money
I wanted tn see you again for an
other reason
Treasures heart was pounding.
"Why?" she whispered.
Because still love you" he ad-
n'itted. Even though I can't trust
you"
In another moment she would
have been in his arms but now.
hearing his lack of faith. she drew
back feeling chilled and alienated.
Take me home. Tony. pleased
There's nothing TO be gained by
going into all this again"
kiss me" he pleaded. "just
once"
mol" she choked. swallowing the
tears which had rushed into her
throat Take me home"
Without another word he started
the car and in a silence which
widened the chasm already between
them thev returned to the apart-
ment where. unknown to Anthony
his son was sleeping.
I'll never tell him now" Treas
ura said to herself.
He accompan MED her to the door
md they narted as they had met.
formally like new acquaintance.
But the hand he held out to her
was cold and Treasure was shaking
from head to foot.
WITHOUT undressing she flung
w herself upon the couch in the
living room and it was there Ellen
found her the next morning. She
had not even tiptoed in to kiss her
sleeripg baby. For the first time
the father seemed more real to her
than his son. And ne had wskened
all the old longings she had hoped
were over forever
What is the matter with you?"
Ellen cried.
Treasure rubbed her eyes. She
had slept so heavily that she felt
drugged.
Tony brought me home last
night"
Ellen turned pale.
What did he want?" she de-
manded.
Guilt was in every line of her
face and fluttering hands but Trea-
sure understood too well the reason
for her mothers deception to be
unkind about it.
You shouldn't have done it." she
said.
He told you?"
He told me he had sent me a
check for $1,000 early in october
which had been endorsed and
cashed."
Ellen's lips trembled.
Il had to do it. Treasure. We
had to have money and the letter