The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24

I terrible it must be to be married to
a man whose inherent weakness
was women, and who, atop that, had
been catapulted into the spotlight
as the idol OF millions of women all
I over the world. They would write
him letters. and clamor for auto
graphs. and some of them would
manage to meet him at dinners, and
teas, and dances. And of course
some Of them would attract him to
a serious degree.
10 Darien shuddered. Il feel sor-
~ for them both" she thought.
And as soon as he's gone from
Crest Lake he'll have forgotten he
ever knew me, probably" 1t was
not a hattering suspicion that it
not a fattering thought, but 10
had a sneaking suspicion that it
was a true one. Indeed, she hoped
it was. If it were not, her situation
at Crest Lake was likely to become
even more complicated than it was
now.
For since the arrival of Babs
Montgomery it seemed to 10 that
Mrs. Marsh was more set against
her than ever. She took every OPP
portunity to throw Babs at Doug
las head-and 10 had to admit that
Douglas Marsh seemed ready
enough to accept Babs.
I'D like to tell her." 10 thought
rubbing herself vigorously with
towel, that I'm not trying to trap
her son!" Then she added: But
he is making fool of himself-and
it would be such shame if Babs
Montgomery managed to marry
| lim."
10 sighed. After all, that was
none Of her affair. All she had to
do was attend to her job and hope
it lasted as long as possible. And,
now, she had to watch to see that
Peter Fragonet didn't lead her into
an unfortunate situation with Mrs.
Fragonet-and so with Mrs. Marsh
for the two had grown very friend
ly in the past week or so.
NESPITE her promise to F'rago-
- net that she wouldn't avoid
him, 10 did good job of doing just
that in the days that followed.
Marsh she saw very little, for he
was giving almost all his time to
Babs Montgomery, and he had
taken to two or three-day hunting
trips with some of the men who
came down from the city just for
the shooting.
However, 10 no longer needed his
advice and help at the inn for by
now she was quite conversant with
her duties, and found that she en-
joyed the business thoroughly.
1t was really abSurdly simple, and
consisted mainly of being available
to whatever guest did not happen to
have a partner in tennis, golf,
riding, bridge, Or-occasionally-
conversation. And 10 was amused
at the realization that the majority
of those who driften into Crest Lake
thought Of her as a guest like them
selves, thought of her simply as a
friend of the Marshes.
It was almost two weeks after her
disturbing conversation with Frago-
net on the swim float that she en-
countered him again. He was
strolling down from the inn in
sweater and Stacks, and when he
glimpsed 10 he hurried over to her.
"This is luck. I'm going to take
one of the sloops out for SAIL
10 laughed and looked down at
her tennis shorts. 1T might be
bit breezy out there for these. Let
me change, and I'll join you later.
Mrs. Fragonet isn't ready yet, is
she?"
Edna doesn't care for sailing"
Fragonet said, land those shorts
are just the thing. Come on" he
urged, taking her arm. 81 see some
wind ripples out there and I want
to get into them"
10 fell into step with him. II
warn you, I'm dub at sailing"
Don't worry about that. I have
a bunch you're really sailor"
"You ought to get Babs Mont
gomery. She likes boating. 1 saw
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