The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-01
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

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TINE rest of the winter Scott and 1
Dana we're left to spend much
OF their time alone. Memories, in
the young married set, are not long
Tor those who are not seen at
parties, wherever the crowd gathers.
It became generally accepted that
Dana and Scott had stopped play
ing and invitations dwindled.
Neither Scott nor Dana regretted
this. Both realized he situation
was OF their own making and were
sure that social life could be picked
up again when finances justified it.
Paula Long was the one who was
most difficult to persuade that the
young Stanleys were happy without
so many invitations. Paula argued
that social life was essential ito get
ahead" Dana and Scott compro-
missed by playing bridge once or
twice week. On rare occasions
they accepted an invitation to a
larger party because they were not
sure Paula was entirely wrong when
she insisted it was important for
Scott to be seen at smart functions.
Secretly-and the thought brought
a bitter thrill-Paula believed Dana
was little jealous of her. Paula
came to the conclusion that Dana
preferred staying at home with
Scott to exposing him to the attrac-
lions of other women-particularl
herself. She assured herself that
her only motive was desire to help
Scott build himself up in the COM
munity and she refused to face the
truth-that she was influenced by
desperate loneliness and the urge to
ind some means of seeing the man
she loved
Dana, on the other hand, was
glad when, as the days passed, she
and Scott saw Paula less often.
She didn't actively dislike Paula,
who always seemed friendly, yet
she couldn't bring herself to really
like her. There was between them
the intangible feeling of distaste
of a person whose motives are
frank and open for one who is
subtle and secretive. Paula seemed
always to be building a protective
screen, behind which she did her
cleverest work.
Scott was buster than ever, though
being busy wasn't especially re-
munerative. Its being busy with
the right people that counts" Dana
decided wisely. She would never
have dared to voice such cynical
thought to Scott. She had had one
lesson. 1t was after the charity ball,
when Scott had explained that he
had deserted her that evening to
attend conference"
You left me just to go off and
talk to a lot of doctors about some
thing?" Dana had asked in
slightly aggrieved tone.
1T wasn't an ordinary confer
ence," Scott explained. He had been
called in by a group of physicians
on a case of blood poisoning, or
"strep" infection. The subject was
one to which he had devoted much
study and, in this particular case,
the other doctors had decided to use
SCOTS treatment.
"But I still can't see why you had
to be called from the dance" Dana
had persisted. wouldn't the next
day have done as Well?"
1.-THE patient was DR.. Osborne's
wife" Scott answered slowly.
"Oh!" Dana said, that's differ
ent."
CHE had felt mean and small
~ when Scott replied sternly, IF it
had been the scrub woman in our
building I'd have gone just the
same, Dana"
Mrs. Osborne was improving,
taking sun baths now, and every
body said that DR.. Osborne cred
tied Scott with turning the tide of
her illness. There was some talk
chat Scott might be asked to write
an article on the case for a
medical magazine. AS for Dana,
she was quite certain Scott would
some day revolutionize all existing
ideas about medicine!