The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18

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| was with and what I was doing
and why"
Il hadn't thought of that" Ann
admitted. But it's a good idea.
Where we're you during the last nine
days-or nights re- ther?"
Il was working on divorce
case"
"Whose?"
Natalie Brainard's. You know
her. The actress? She's divorcing
her ham of a husband. She says
her grounds are cruelty but they re-
ally are too much support. She's
tired Of keeping him and don't
blame her. He hasn't worked for a
year and half"
you seem to be giving her a lot
OF sympathy beside your legal
knowledge" Ann told him sweetly.
Does that go with your services?"
That" he told her, twas not a
nice crack. But I left myself open
for it and I don't blame you But
I'll never leave myself open again
From now on, I tell you nothing
about my activities or absences. All
I will tell you is that I'm engaged in
my business"
! A ND he kept his word. He was
L n away from home lot more
than ever, but he never offered an
explanation. Even when Ann de-
manded to know what kept him
away and where he was, he remind
ed her of the vow he had made. And
he never did tell her.
Ann didn't make an issue Of it
but it worried her lot She had
a pretty vivid imagination and it
wasn't difficult for her to think of
a lot of things that might keep
him away from the suburbs at
night.
The reasons she imagined were
mostly blends. Several times, she
sank so low as to spy on him.
She always found him there but
that didn't prevent her from sus-
pecting that her finding him there
might be a stroke of luck, bad for
her and good for Bill.
| One day, over at Margaret
Frayne's house, she confessed the
fact that she and Bill weren't get
ting along as well together as they
had when they were married.
!. But two weeks after that CONVEX
Sation, Margaret'S Aunt Mary hap
pened to. be visiting her from New
York when Ann called and Aunt
Mary walked right into the picture.
INEARGARETS been telling me, ;"
Iva she told Ann, that your hus-
band has taken to staying out nights
and coming home with liquor on his
breath and no explanation of either
the liquor or staying away.
Now, I've been married % years
and you know that a whole married
life is determined III the first three
years. If it goes off we'll for these
years, then it will always go we'll.
But if the husband is able to get
away with anything in that period,
he'll go on doing it until he dies.
MY advice to you is to put your
foot down on Bills staying away
from home"
But how can I do that?" Ann
asked. What good will protests do?"
mo good" Aunt Mary licked her
lips. What you must do is the
same thing Bill does. Stay away
for a night or two and when you
come home, refuses any eXplana-
ton"
He'd kill me or divorce mel"
Ann said, after thinking it over.
"Oh, no he won't" Aunt Mary
assured her. Hell come home or
he'll give you darn good reason
why he didn't. You try it,"
"nH, I'd be afraid"
~ Don't you be afraid. You
take my advice and you'll have a
model husband. If you don't take
it, you'll have nothing but trouble"
1t wasn't nearly us hard as she
thought it would be. Bill stayed
away one Thursday night and
didn't get home until after the last
train deposited him at the station.
And that Friday, Ann took Little
Bill to the city to visit her mother
and stayed over the weekend.
Big Bill was very angry about it,
but what could he do? 1t took six
such trips before Bill began to see
the light. Then, one day, he said:
Ann, get your angle on this
staying away at night business.
I've been unreasonable. I found
that out when you did exactly as
did. Now, here's proposition. /
have to stay away from home quite
a lot because business really is
booming.
But tell you what I'll do. Every
time I'm away, I'll tell you exactly
what case I'm on and what I did
while I was away. And there are
nights when I could just as well
work at home. I'll do that from
now on"
A mn, being a tactful woman,
4 n never crowed over her victory
and she found that her husband.
the kind, considerate helpmate had
been restored to her. Naturally, he
gratitude and admiration all went to
Aunt Mary.
One day she was at Aunt Mary's
till $50 in the afternoon and while
she was there, Aunt Mary's hus-
band came in. 1t was the first time
she had met him. He was quite
an ordinary looking man, not as
tall or as strong or as firm as
Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary was angry
with him.
You got away before walked I'D
this morning." she told him In a
harsh voice. "You didn't tell me
where you were until 3 o'clock
Where were you?
That, my DEAR" said Aunt
Mary's husband. 'is none OF your