The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-24
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
GRANDMOTHER CAMERON
~ surprised Dana by calling at
he new apartment. She marched
all over the place, examining it
with a critical eye. Almost the first
thing she noticed we're Paula's tap
eStry and expensive vases.
Very nice" she commented
"Paula's sweet girl to try to help
you give an air to this place. But
lovely things like these simply won't
harmonic with the sort of furni-
ture you have. You'll have to get
rid of it, Dana
You mean the tape7try?" There
was hope in Danas voice.
mo. The furniture.
But I couldn't. 1t comes with
the apartment, And we can't af-
ford to buy furniture now anyhow. "
1T was a ridiculous idea for you
to come here" said Mrs. Cameron
But I suppose there's nothing that
can be done about that now. We
can dress up the place a bit, though
There are two love seats in the at
tic that you may use. And there's
a small console in the back recep-
ton room that isn't needed. I'll
send it along, too"
Before she left Mrs. Cameron
called the janitor and ordered most
of the living room furniture moved
out.
When Scott came home that night
he stood in the doorway with a per-
picked look on his face. Then he
frowned slightly. "Where'd the an
cestral treasures come from?" he
asked.
Dana flushed. Grandmother sent
them over"
CCOTTS brow knit together
~ We'll, I don't like them. More
than that I don't like the idea of
people giving us their old furni-
ture."
And r don't like that Chinese
tapestry Paula put up. or those
Chinese vases" The words we're out
before Dana could stop them.
Neither do l." Scott agreed
promptly. Well send them all
back"
I'VE can't" exclaimed Dana in
horror.
who's going to live in this
house? your grandmother and
Paula? / guess we're entitled TO
comfortable sofa and wall space
that isn't cluttered up with Chi
nese pagodas and dragons"
Well have to learn to like them"
Jana said firmly. After ALL they
were we'll meant. And they do look
rich, or something"
Or something is right" Scott
grinned. IF they suit you, Mrs.
STANLEY, I guess they'll suit me, too.
We can buy one big comfortable
chair, which is all we need between
us"
And so ended the first quarrel.
Dana smiled at the thought. 1t
hadn't been q real quarrel You
couldn't quarrel with anybody like
Scott. who refused TO be unraaSon-
able and cross. Who was simply a
Dana was glowing with happiness
these days. Glowing with pride,
too. 1t was nice meeting DR.. Os-
borne, the most prominent physi-
clan and surgeon in town and hav-
ing him say not patronizingly but
earnestly, Your husband will be
making his mark some of these
days. His father was a good man
in the field, but Scott will be a
more brilliant surgeon than he was
I'm hearing some interesting things
about this young man"
Dana assured herself she didn't
mind pinching pennies. How could
she, living in such state of dreamy
abstraction, so utterly and COM
pletely happy?
Scott was so devoted, so adoring.
Of course the world would recog-
nize him some day for what he was
"a brilliant. Skillful young ply
sician and surgeon.
What Dana did not know then
was that a new and young physi-
clan was admitted into the inner
circle OF the older, more experienced
members of the profession only
through rare good fortune.
Scott had insisted on hiring a
cook but Dana had vetoed the
suggestion. She insisted this was
fine time for her to learn to
cook, and spent hours pouring
over her cook book On the twen-
Y ty-second of each month tthe
twenty-second had been their
wedding day. they celebrated by
going out to dinner. Afterward
they would dance somewhere or
attend q show.
nN one of these eventful occa-
" sions Paula entertained for
them with perfectly appointed
dinner
Ronnie sat on Dana's right and
Scott at her left. Scott sat next
to Paula. too, at the end of the
table. She looked vivid in a green
and gold frock and her converse
ton was sparkling.
Dana was wearing white-the
same dress she had worn the night
of the party at the Cameron home
when she had first danced with
Scott. She had worn it again at
the College Club the night she had
promised to marry Scott.
Scott did not know it was the
same dress. He knew only that
Dana was the prettieSt girl at the
party.
Ronnie recognized the dress with
"a sudden Tightening of the heart.
TRY as he had, he had been unable
to put Dana out of his thoughts.
He had realized long AGO tbat he