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

take that up later. No. its some
thing much more serious"
Let me think" Dix looked to-
ward the ceiling. You've gotten in
jam at the bank again because
you won't keep your check-book
straight? You've bought me a
necktie you just couldn't resist?
You've -
I'm sorry, Dix, it's nothing so
trivial as all that. It's about Basil
Thorne."
"Again?" Dix didn't appear to he
very interested. IF he's bothering
you. why don't you tell him to leave
you alone"
1T seems that I can't do that
At least I've tried"
That's the penalty you pay for
being so irresistibly beautiful, my
pet"
DO be serious, Dix. I'm sick
over this and I've simply got to tell
you because you've got to help me.
"CPILL 1t, darling. I didn't rea-
~ lie you were really upset. Of
course I want to hear about it and
if there's anything I can do, I'll do
it. Now what is it?"
I'll have to begin at the begin
ming. Before you came to Hollywood
I met Thorne at party at Malibu. /"
Naturally you met him before 1
came"
Eyes, I met him, fell a little bit in
love with him. No, I wasn't really
in dove with him but he fascinated
"Likeable fellow, Thorne," Dix
said, and Linda thought she must
have been not quite clear.
Il don't think so,'' she said clear
ly. Il did then however, and I was
foolish enough to accept an invita-
ton to dine with him at his home
/. alone. 1t was the worst thing
l possibly could have done and I de-
served the sort of insult I got"
What do you mean, Linda?" Dix
asked with threatening calmness.
"Ohe nothing very dreadful" she
assured him hastily If Dix were
coldly furious at this point of her
story, what would he do when she
finally reached the important point?
I'm waiting for you to continue, :"
he reminded her.
T linda sighed. "It was nothing
IL more that time than that he
was tight, intoxicated, quite drunk
and thoroughly dreadful. AS soon
as I saw his condition I left and
caught a ride-nothing less-back
to town and taxi. 1 decided then
that / would never see him again.
That wasn't so very dreadful,
you baby!"
ut wasn't very nice. Anyway, to
make long story short, did see
him again-because / wanted you
to meet him and because you want
ed to. That was the only reason
1 could allow person of his kind
to come back in my life.
"And the only reason I got in
that dreadful situation permitting
him to drive me out to location was
because wanted to help you. That
would have been all right but now,
Dix :. now he wants me to marry
him! And he is spreading the
story about that I spent the night
with him and heaven only knows
with what implications!
"And today when I begged him
to deny them, he inferred that he
would not unless I promised to
marry him. You've got to do some
thing!" Linda was crying when she
finished. She expected Dix to take
her in his arms. 49,
DE reasonable, Lindaf' she said
ID at length. This isn't as Sc
riouS as it sounds. Thorne's all
right and this is Hollywood. You
cant blame him for wanting to
marry you"
"Dix!" Linda was calling him
from the depth of her heart. Not
Dix speaking so calmly, so callously.
1t couldn't be.
"All you have to do is have your
lawyer send him a brief note. He
got in jam once before talking too
much. After a note like that, you
are quite safe"
Dix" Linda's voice was so low