The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-06

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What's the matter?"
"You have no right" she storned
Then, struck by the futility of hel
own words, "All right You've
proved your point. Now take mt
home"
Have you anything against me?'
Tom demanded.
Certainly not 1t just happens
that dislike promiscuous petting.
who would have dreamed it?" HI
murmured, starting the car. "Anc
here I've spent the whole evening
thinking you we're leading me on"
Well, hadn't she been? In per-
fectly innocent way, Of course
In the cool darkness her cheeks be-
gan to burn.
Think nothing of it." he said
gayly honest for once. Merely the
salutation Of a pilot to a charming
little air hostess!"
Wen let it go at that anyway,
Irene answered.
She found the publicity man fol
the air line lettering about the air.
port when she arrived there the fol-
lowing noon. Bill Naughton was g
debonair. attractive looking chap ir
his early thirties. Irene had beer
told by some one, she couldn't re-
member whom, that he was engaged
to the first air hostess she had met
Virginia Cathcart.
VERY becoming" Bill approved
cycling the green uniform on the
slender girl. How do you feel?"
Fine" she boosted.
I'll bet you didn't have a bite o
lunch"
"I didn't care for any"
Come with me-" he commanded
marching her toward the lunch
room. Never go without some.
thing in your tummy if it's only 6
glass of milk"
"a glass of milk it is them" she
agreed, smiling back at him.
They touched the rims of the in
nocuous glasses.
"a toast to your career in the air,
he cried. wish I could use a pic.
ture of you instead of the one I'm
waiting for"
What is that?" she asked, swat
lowing the cold milk.
Mrs. Astorbilt, who has just di'
vorce6 her we'll known husband, /;
arriving on a plane from Reno.
She is the worlds homeless
woman" he added gloomily. "Bu
it's swell publicity which is all thai
is supposed 10 matter in a publicit!
mans life"
His mock melancholy delighted
her no less than his friendlineSS
And he accompanied her to TIT
plane. lifting her inside.
Good luck, child" he said. "Yol
are flying with one of the best pilot
on the line If that's any encourage
ment to you"
EDDIE FAIRFIELD was shy
u quiet, person as unlike Ton
Merritt as possible. Irene remem
bered that he had married one o
the air noStesses last week. TIL
co-pilot, freckle-faced and engaging
reminded her of her brother.
She waved her hand to Bill
Naughton as they took off from thu
Alameda Airport for San Francisco
At last, she thought proudly, sh,
vas one of them. A member of tina
biithe profession which found as
phalt pavements too mundane TO
travel, nigh powered motors to-
slow, who looked to a Star-spanglet
sky for inspiration and sought ad
venture among the clouds.
The trip was an uneventful one
She left San Francisco at noon, ar
rived in Seattle at 5 and Staye'
there overnight. The next mornini
she flew to Portland and back. LEI
Seattle at $50 p. m, waited in Port
land for the west bound plane which
left at 6 in the morning and reaches
San Francisco at noon with the re
mainder of the day off.
They had told her she would nee'
a car to carry her back and forth t.
the airport so she had invested in
ramshackle second hand mode
which waited for her in the parking
space outside.
They're exposed to the wind an
fog for hours" the head Stewards
had explained. $50 there's no poin
in buying good one"
AS Irene was driving away, Vir
ginia Cathcart hailed her,
Mine won't start. Mind If I rid
with your"
Grateful for a chance to becoIH
better acquainted, Irene opened tn
door and waited for the other gil
to climb inside. Virginia was fai
with long slender hands and a que
well-bred manner.
i've been talking to Bill abou
you." Virginia said. He seems t
think you might like to cone to liv
with Eve Meadows AMI me. Ev
works for a lumber company
Oakland. 1t was her sister Paul
who married Eddie Fairfield las
week"
Where is your apartments" 1ren
asked, interested.
In Alameda. We have a year
lease and it's lot more comfor
table than living in a hotel but ex
pensivs for two. If you'd like t
see II we can drive by there an