The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-07

CHAPTER TWELVE
LARRY was safel lingo laughed
Il Il as she stood on the curb in
the darkness and watched the red
light OF Sans car disappear around
the corner. She looked up once
more at the darkened windows of
Veras apartment 1t was behind
those windows that Harry and Sam
and Vera made their plans.
The hands of the clock on the
corner pointed to II when she
turned down the street toward
the Carline. She passed through
the park, almost deserted now. A
man lOlled on the bench near the
fountain where she and Harry
used TO sit, her hand in his.
"C'mOn. sister, keep me company.
What's the hurry?"
The delicatessen was closed and
the Murphy house was in darkness.
Waiting on the corner it seemed as
though the car would never come
and throughout the long ride back
to the other side Of the city she
sat with her elbow on the sill, her
chin in her palm. looking out into
the deserted streets. Harry was
safe.
There was a light in the nursery
and one shining from DR.. Laird's
Office. She looked up at her own
widow, as she came up the walk,
and could see the thin, white cur
tains fluttering in the night breeze.
Cleanliness. order, and quiet.
Harry was safe-and tomorrow
Mr.. Jock would come. He would
look for her in the nursery; he
would smile at her from the brown
ewes that crinkled around the cor
nerS.
She tiptoed down the corridor.
Miss Evans. on night duty. padded
ahead OF her, a glass in her hand.
She was on her way to the sun
room at the end of the hall with
medicine for a convalescent patient
there.
From the nursery came 1.-THE cry
Of a child; a fretful cry that turned
to one Of urgency. lingo had
learned the necessity of quoting
sick child before others were dis
turbed and she hurried down the
room in tn direction from which
the cries came.
CHE Strengthened out the little
- form and put glass of water to
the childe. lips. He closed his eyes
and she Strengthened up. AS she
did so. there was a sharp little eX-
clamation from the bed just be-
yOnd.
A shaft Of moonlight well through
the window across the dark head of
a boy who was half lying. half sit
ting. leaning against his elbow,
watching her.
DO you want something's" she
asked.
She stepped near and looked down
at him. He fell back against his
pillow and shook his head mega
lively.
Nav. I don't want nothin'.
just thought you was some one
ulster know. You look like her
heaps but she Jest came up missin'
all Of a sudden. Her pop was
great guy. When grow up, I'm go
in TO be like him. Yes, sir"
What's her name?" lingo asked
softly as she stepped back out of the
shaft of light.
We alluS called her lingo. Gee,
she was pretty and she looked jest
like you"
For a moment his face was
twisted in a spasm of pain.
Gosh. that hurts. WiSht my
mother was here. She alias helps
that pain by rubin my leg, but
guess I'm better off here with
her gOin' out TO work every day,
waShin' and Scrubbin' and then up
with me nights"
He lay quiet for a moment and
then turned his dark eyes on her
again.
1T wouldn't be so bad if your
home folks we're aroun', you
know. miss"
lingo pulled of her hat and
knelt by the boys bed.
I know. JimSy. 1 know" she
chOked back the Sobs. i've wanted
my home folks. t0o-oh. you'll never
know. And I'll try to help that
pain"
Gee" he whispered How did
YOU know my name. miss? That's
what lingo alias called me. Kin
call you-Jingo?"
JimSy's thin. little hand closed
tight over Jingo's wrist as she knelt
beside him.
You won't be leavin' me, will
you? I'm Sorter scared here all
alone without my mother. but I'm
going TO be like Jingo's pop, Tom
Carter. and not be 'fraid of nothin'.
I'm maxim believe you are lingo,
see? And I amt scared with you
here"
III not leave you, Jimsy. Here,
let me rub that leg Of yours like
your mother does. Now, close your
eyes tight"
"JingoS pop was a great guy"
smiled JimSy. Il member he used
70 tote me on his shoulders for ice
cream sOdaS--"
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