The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

die" the girl thought standing
above her fathers unconscious
figure. He lay on his back with
his mouth wide open. She shud-
dreded at the sight of him sprawled
snoring while her mothers life was
ebbing away.
IF she dies it will be his fault
she thought forcing herself to
rouse him.
His response was typical. When
she explained that her mother was
very i'll he grunted. "She would
pick out the middle of the night SC
nobody can get any rest"
Shes dying" Treasure choked.
"Nonsense!P he shouted. Get out
of here now SO I can put on my
pants"
He appeared a little later with his
trousers pulled on over his night
shirt, unkempt, sullen of face
Treasure did not hear what the doc
tor said to him but it was enough
to keep him from returning to bed
He sat in the living room, puff
ing at his pipe as the long hours
passed and the bitter fight between
life and death was waged in the
bedroom.
ELLEN lost her child but, with a
H tenacity unusual in one so frail
and hopeless, chung to life.
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the nurse thought watching her
struggle. She did not know that in
that unconscious mind love for her
older daughter was like a challenge
Even at the door of death-blessed
relief that it would have been -
Ellen's tired spirit turned back
fancying she heard the beloved
voice
TREASURED"
Eyes, Mama!"
1t was enough. She slept.
The doctor warned them not to
talk to her about the loss of her
baby until she was stronger but
it was an unnecessary precaution
Far from grieving over it Ellen felt
nothing but relief.
'Therell never be another one"
she declared bitterly.
Something seemed to have died
in her with the child. She was no
longer afraid of her husband. Fate
seemed to have done its worst. She
told herself she had nothing more
to lose.
The girl was so tired it seemed
impossible to go to work that next
night but she had now another
reason besides the money she hoped
to make. Tony might be there. He
had said he would see her soon and
it did not enter her head that he
might fail to keep that promise.
He did not, however, appear that
night.
Tomorrow perhaps" she thought
as Oliver was bringing her home.
The piano players manner was
as friendly as usual but she could
see that he was careful to avoid
any reference to the night before
Neither did she attempt to explain
it to him.
After all it's my own affair."
she thought.
She could scarcely explain, even
to Oliver, that she had fallen in
love-madly, desperately in love
with stranger.
When Dorothy informed her that
Juanita had been somewhat ap-
peased by her conduct Treasure said
fatty, We'll, didn't do it for that
Just the same it was a darned
clever move on your part. Juanita
knows now that whatever has hap
pened must be Rudolf's fault. She
is kidding herself into thinking that
she can set him back"
Treasure said indiferently Per
hapS she can"
Dorothy's brown eyes snapped.
mot her! I would have a better
chance than she has"
He was crazy about her once"
"All the more reason she hasn't
loOk-in now" Dorothy insisted
When an affair is over it's over
so far as the man is concerned
Juanita ought to have sense enough
to realize that"
e
IT might be true but her words
i of wisdom meant little to Treas
ure that night. Her heart was toe
full of longing for Tony to apply
any of the advice Dorothy was CIV
ing her. Nothing mattered but see
ing the Italian boy again. When,
oh, VIXEN would he return?
Size fell into bed beside her moth