The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-01
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CHAPTER FORIY-TWO


2OE stared at Clarence. The ell
IL DERBY Negro shifted his gaze
easily. 4 thought to myself, he
said. that fore 1 go back to Hart
ford I better take this to Miss Zoe.
She'll know what to do with 1t.
Seems like 1 tried to do the best 1
could, takin' it out If the drawer
when that Miss Moon was lookin'
everywhere"
Zoe interrupted You say you
found it-when?" She had an Off
cial-loOking paper in her hand.
Found 1t after Mist Michael done
took sick. Thought he wouldn't
want to see it. She was te2rin' the
place up. tearin' the whole self
same house to pieces"
Zoe. shaken by the revelation,
concealed her amazement. Thank
YOU for bringing it TO me, Clarence.
You did right"
We'll. didn't get back fore Mist
Michael left. was a-goin' TO write
him. but seems like 1 never got
round to il. So I knew you was
Miss Katharine's friend. Manys
the time when I worked for Mis-
Willetts I give both of you ride on
the pony. Seems like you'd know
what TO do, now I'm goin' back to
my sisters to stay
Thank you. Clarence" Zoe
reached for her purse and folded a
bill into his hand.
Now there amt no need for that"
But his fingers closed over it. He
went shambling away.
So that was Katharine's secret!
Zoe glanced at the date on the mar
rage license. Weeks before Kath-
arine had married Michael Heath
erOei"
And Sally Moon, to whom Michael
had been engaged, was leaving for
Paris on the morrow. Zoe, who
knew a few of the persons to whom
Sally had sent invitations to the
wedding, also had heard Of their
hasty cancellation. The bridegroom
had been Ill wedding unavoid-
ably postponed. That was the way
the story went. And all the time,
Zoe unused. this paper had been
safely reposing in old Clarence's
pocket.
Was Michael Heatheroe the viii
lain these circumstances painted
him? Zoe trembled for Katharine.
No wonder the girl had dropped,
turned pale and wan. This was her
secret.
zoe went back into the house,
II unaccountably depressed. II
Katharine had not managed her af-
fairs better than this, what could
one expect of the world at iarge?"
What a muddle!" Zoe sighed,
leaning her head pensively on her
hand.
She had seen John Kaye that
morning. He had come out for a
Saturday morning of golf. She had
asked him to tea this afternoon, and
he was coming. Zoe had felt a
little 1utter of pleasure at the
thought, in spite of the fact that
she had sworn never to let any man
trouble the surface of her mind
again. She felt whole-new again
since her summer madness.
She looked back on that time feel
ing older and wiser; it was bad
time to have got through. She
thanked God with all her heart that
she had got through it. There were
other things in life besides love. She
was going to do social service work
this winter. Her mother, who had
hitherto opposed this aim, was now
perfectly willing to concur with any
plans Zoe might make. So the Par
kerS would take a city apartment,
and Zoe would have classes at set
tlement or some such place, she told
herself.
She was reading on the terrace at
when Gerda announced DR.. Kaye.
He looked browner, more vital, in
his country tweeds.
Read the book sent?"
4 started it," Zoe smiled. "It's
grand. Some of it's hard going, but
I feel so noble getting through it"
DO you good" He grinned at
her. There was something boylShly
attractive about him today.
Gerda brought tea. Let's have
it on the terrace, doctor. Shall we?"
Great! This sun won't last for
ever"
She poured the thin amber stream
into the delicate cups. Glad you
don't think tea is sissy"
~ No. I like it. Had year in
London. YOU know. and learned to
there. In Germany. of course, cof-
fee was the thing.
1t was a pleasantly domestic in
terval. The yellow leaves drifting
around them; the water cobalt in
the distance: the warmth of after
noon sun on their backs.
ZOE. burdened with Katharine's
Il secret, longed to snare it with
H,1w-1fe HIT