The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-20
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Toby Ryan. 10, is a photogra phic
model, posing for photographs to be
used in advertisements. Unknown at
first, she is chosen as THE Hillyer
Soap Girl
Toby shares an apartment with Hsr-
riet Holm, another model. engaged to
marry Clyde Sabin, whom Toby dis
trusts.
Wealthy Tim Jameson showers Toby
with attention for a time and then
seems to forget her. Toby's oldest friend
is Bill Brandt. advertising salesman.
She is fond of Bill but has never
thought of him Economically.
Jay HiIlyer, president of the Hiliyer
Soap Company, sees Toby posing for
some photographs. He takes her to
dinner and later she has frequent en-
gagements with him.
Clyde Sabin marries wealthy widow,
and Harriet, heart-broken, attempts
suicide. She RECEIVERS and later goes to
the country for rest.
Tim Jameson becomes attentive again.
Toby goes to dinner with Hillyer who
says he has a particular reason" for
inviting her. When she asks what the
reason is, he seems embarrassed and
says, cts long story. 1 don't know
quite how to begin"
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
TINE dinner had ended and they
Il sat with coffee before them.
Hillyer took the cigaret from his
lips and rested it on a tray.
"It's a long story" ne repeated,
land it starts before you were born,
Toby. More than 90 years ago. It's
about a boy who grew up in little
New England town. A place where
nothing very important ever hap
pened-unless you count the most
important thing of all, men and
women living useful, Woodworking
lives, raising families and teaching
their children to be conscientious
and honest and unselfish. Have you
ever been in New England, Toby?"
mo. never have
"Then there's no use of my men
tioning the name of this town or
telling you where it is. That isn't
anyway. But this boy
was born there, and he grew up
about like most boys. Not much bet
ter or worse. He went to grade
school and had the measles and
chicken pox, and belonged to a gang
that used to have battles with an
other gang. He went swimming in
the summer and ice-Skating in the
winter.
XXIHEN he was older his parents
w sent him to prep school and
then to college. He wasn't particu-
Iarly interested in his studies, but
he was out for football and man
aged to make the team and stay
eligible. Football was about the
only thing he really was interested
In. He'd never paid much atten-
ton to girls at home and he didn't
IN college, either.
THE summer he was 10 the boys
father decided he should go to
work. So. instead of going off for
The usual trip to the seashore with
his parents, he stayed at home and
got a job driving the delivery
wagon for a laundry.
1T was the most wonderful sum-
ner in his life"
Hillyer stopped. For an instant
Toby thought that he had forgot
,en her. Suddenly he smiled apollo
yetically, I'm afraid I'm being
rather long Winded about this, but
hope you'll forgive me. I told
you 1 didn't know exactly how to
ell this story
Go on" Toby urged. I'm in
crested"
CHE was. There was no need to |
- ask questions. It was. quite OBJ !
viously, the story of Hillyer's own |
ooyhood that he was telling.
We'll" he went on, "as said,
hat summer, driving the laundry |
Tagon was the most wonderful
sme i'll this boys life. Not the job
IN the laundry wagon. That had
nothing to do with it,
He paused again; then, looking
It Toby, he continued. TT was a
girl. She was a little thing, no
bigger than you are Toby. She had