The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04

70 SuIAtI NneU she knew ler CdUgn-
ter's marriage was to be annulled.
Il won't tell her until have to-"
Treasure added. Something might
happen to make them change their
minds"
She answered cheerfully that
everything was fine and took up
her watch by the window again.
Rudolf might relent and tell
Tony himself that he had lied" she
thought wistfully. Although she
would have preferred that he
should believe in her without his
brothers confession. But the day
wore away and Tony did not come.
Stubbornly then she still refused
to believe that he would go away
without calling her. The last min
ute-at the station just before the
train left-he would have 20 tele-
phone.
One word would be sufficient.
One little sign that he understood
and was not angry. But the
hands of the alarm clock she had
purchased so gayly at the corner
drug store moved relentlesly to
the hour when Tony's train was to
leave and she heard nothing but
its steady ticking and the painful
beating of her own heart.
And then the minute hand
slipped past and he was gone
There was nothing left for her to
do but face it. Yet even then so
strong her faith in him had been
she could not believe it.
Perhaps Rudolph had lied about
his going to New York. He had lied
about so many other things. Per-
haps it was only a ruse to make her
think that Tony was leaving.
Driven by fear which was begin
ming to eat into her heart like acid
she went to the telephone and asked
for the Molinari number. She had
never called him before. They
wouldn't recognize her.
A foreign voice answered. The
Chinese cook, perhaps, of whom
Tony has spoken.
rs Mr.. Anthony Molinari there?"
she asked trying to make the ques-
ton sound impersonal.
''Mr. Tony not here" came the
sing song answer. Gone away on
train"
So then it was true! Rudolf had
not lied. Tony had left her without
a word. With no discussion of the
future she must face without him.
AS she sat in the apartment he had
rented for a month the walls
seemed to close in about her, suffo-
eating her.
I've got to get out of here" she
said aloud as if she we're speaking
to some one else.
CHE was burning with resentment,
- not against Tony alone but
against all men for weren't they
all alike? Her father, Carlos, Ru-
dolf-even Tony had hurt her. Only
Oliver Keith had remained con-
sistently kind. If she could only go
to him now and tell him all about
it. But he had left the night clue
and she had not even asked for
his new address she had been so
absorbed in Anthony.
Pete Fernando might know it.
She would go to the night club and
ask Pete if he knew where Oliver
was.
Action of any kind being in
fnitely preferable to sitting alone
in that vacant apartment she rose
and donned the black dress she
had bought from the money men
had paid to dance with her. Her
eyes were wide and dark with pain
but she applied powder and lip stick
lavishly.
The fur collar Of the coat Tony
had purchased for her in Reno was
softly f1attering about her throat.
She wore a smart new hat. Nothing
betrayed her but those eyes peering
our like condemned souls through
prison windows.
She reached the club just as the
crowd was gathering and it was
comforting to be greeted by the hat
check girl who commented loudly
about the new coat.
Where you been?" Pete de-
manded. Don't you know We opened
last night?"
He didn't seem to realize that she
had stopped working. She had for
gotten the club had been closed for
repairs. So far as Pete was con-
cerned everything was the same as
it had always been. The thought
was a relief to her. The idea Of
working again seemed to be the
solution to her problem. Tony had
left her without offering any sug-
gestions and the old job was wait
ing.
Without mentioning the fact that
she had come for divers address
she gave her coat to Gladys and
said briefly, I'm sorry, Pete.
went to Tahoe and didn't get back"
Business seems to be picking up
again." Pete confided moistening lis
fat, little mouth with. the tip of a
fat. pink tongue. 80 get ir there
and get busy"
Ten minutes later she was Ganc-
ing with a rather pleasant looking
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