The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-21
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4 CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
Continued
One evening, however, they went
to an amusement park on the shore
of a little lake in one of the eastern
suburbs, and there, after they had
eaten and danced, they set on a
bench by the water, idly watching
persons who swan in the lake be-
meath long strings of electric light
bulbs
Mary Ann snuggled confdingly
close to him, and Bobby more to
head of what looked like an in
cipient petting party than in any
hope Of getting needed information,
casually turned the conversation to
the unromantic topic of the daily
routine at the sales agency.
Mary Ann, it developed had
had what she termed hectic day.
First of all, one of the other
Stenographcrs - a lanky young
woman named Dorothea--had de-
vcloped a headache and had been
obliged to 60 home, thus over
brdcning the two remaining
girls.
Then Mr. Hopkins had turned
grouchy because his efforts 20 sell a
dozen sedanS to the city govern
ment for use as police radio cars had
been foiled by a rival, who had had
the fOrethought to contribute more
heavily to the mayors campaign
fund than Mr.. Hopkins had con-
tributed And, lastly there had
been a misplaced invoice,
THAT was Dorothea's fault" said
Mary Ann. She got the invoice yes
terday and knew it was supposed to
90 to Mr. MacFarlane to be initiated
and then to Mr. Hopkins, but she
stuck it somewhere and after she
went home nobody could find it.
Maybe you don't think that made
Mr. Hopkins mad And then-it's
\funny-after Mr. Hopkins had gone
home, and I was Strengthening up
my desk to go, l found it there
under pile Of papers in my own
baSket-you know, the one that's
marked for incoming letterS-and
how she ever managed to put it
there l don't know, but that's the
way Dorothea is
CHE went on and on, while Bobby
~ sat dispiritedly beside her, only
half listening, and thinking glumly
that if he had not been born I'M
der a most unlucky star he would
be sitting here with Jean Dunn, and
not with this scatter-brained fe-
male who had to be kept talking
lest She grow unduly romantic.
Their a phrase caught his ear
and so there we were with
an invoice for half a dozen new
passenger car chassis mislaid. and
the chassis already delivered, and
the bookkeeping department"
Whoa! !" said Bobby suddenly.
What do you mean, half a dozen
new chassis? You mean new ones
that we got from the factory?"
Why. yes, of course" she said
looking at him in surprise. "Why?'
y Whatever are we doing with new
Chassls?' asked Bobby
oh. We get EN- right along" said
Mary Ann. Every couple of month1
an invoice like that comes in
But what happens to them?"
asked Bobby, wrinkling his browS
oh. I don't know Anyhow
Il don't either" said Bobby. I'VE
never sell a chassis. And we dont
sell one custom built Job a month
and when we do it comes from the
factory. :.
Then, suddenly, old suspicious
arose and he sat up straight, star
ing out over the lake Half a dozen
new car chassis every two months
Wasn't it logical to suspect
that they went to this mysterious
factory he had discovered? And if
that factory was, in truth, place
for the illicit production of these
armored cars, what more natural
than to suppose that regular chassis
were bought. shipped there, and
then mounted with special steel
bodies?
A moment later, to Mary AIMS
perpleXitY. he developed a violent
splitting headache, which made il
imperative that he get home and 60
10 bed. He hurried her to a street
car, escorted her to her home. and
babe her goodnight with the brief
est of ceremonies: then, instead of
heading for his own ROOM he hailed
taxi and told the man to drive
him to the sales agency.
In the cab he looked at his watch.
Elght-forty; the place still would be
open, or at least the garage would
be He waited impatiently while the
cab was driven to the Salesroom
paid the driver. and then walked tc
/ the garage entrance and let himself
Yin.
Julius. the Negro man who took
care of the place nights. looked up
recognized him and gave him a good
evening.
Left some stuff in my desk, and
had to come back for it" explained
Bobby. Anybody around?"
Nobody 'cept me-" said Julius.
Il won't be long said Bobby.
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LIE let himself through the door
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