The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-17


mothers, intent at heart on their
offsprings' welfare. But, oddly
enough, none of them was a
mother.
THEY had not a care in the
- world, apparently. For, if they
had, what were they doing fooling
around the anatomy building of a
medical school?
They were not students. No
horn-rimmed glasses on Eve and
Cleo and Minnie. Just looking at
them, you had the feeling they
had never read a book in their
lives. And it was not bothering
them one bit.
1t may have been the weather
which distracted them, because
suddenly Minnie was cold, and Cleo
decided they should explore the in
side of an anatomy building. You
could not hold ii against them that
they'd never been inside a medical
school. Most of the students of
this particular one were male, and
perhaps that very fact did sone-
thing to collective feminine in
stinct. Anyway, women just didn't
barge into the place, and any three
girls should have known it-had
they thought at all.
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TN fact, these three lived close
Il enough to know all there was to
know. They were looking for
trouble, with mischief in their eyes.
They had talked the whole scheme
over at breakfast, and it was now
only little past $3.50.
You see, according to Mr.. Cow
ard and lot of other people, lives
are lived in many different ways.
There seem to be all sorts of de-
signs. And the Eve-C -Cleo-Milline
arrangement was a honey.
Why? Because all three had the
same husband.
At least, that is what people
called him; sometimes with a smile.
His name was Propinquus Handy,
which isn't name you hear every
day in the week.
Well. if the police didn't care,
Propinquus certainly didn't. He
had as neat a harem as is to be
found most any place. Built on
good lines, with everything modern
and convenient.
MO wonder the poor fellow was
L Y surprised at breakfast that
morning. He had thought, with GUS
tomary masculine blindness, that
his three sweeties were happy.
And why shouldn't he have? They
had not been out in weeks; not
since the new love-neSt was COM
pleted, in fact.
They had all seemed contented
to him.
But, alas, he reckoned without
Cleo. She had the brains of the
outfit, and Propinquus should have
got wise when he caught her whis-
pering to Eve, who kept right on
grinning while she ate.
But he didn't. He concentrated
on breakfast, enjoyed it as usual,
then decided to snatch one more
cat-nap before going about the
business of the day.
T FORGOT to say that this Handy
i fellow knew how to live without
working too hard. Nothing worried
him much, which is probably why
some men envied him.
He gave the gi.ls, impartially, a
tweak-and went ahead snoozing.
What did he care that Eve and
Cleo were chattering, and morose
'ittle Minnie listening in? He had
not an inkling that trouble was
brewing.
Hearing the wind outside, he
smiled in his sleep. A warm home,
plenty OF food, good company; what
more was there to wish for?
But his three queens had another
answer. They were bored stiff; fed
to the teeth. 1t was all Cleo could
dot had been for days--to keep
from spilling the whole truth into
her hero's inattentive ear. But she
kept her peace; warned the other
two. Just leave the getting out to
her. There weren't enough
trick locks on earth to stop Cleo,
once she made up her mind. Shed
lift the roof, If need be. And she did.
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XXTHICH brings us to the college
w campus. Early in the morn
ing, with the place anything but
gay. Or even busy.
Not a man in sight. Neither
young nor old. The ancient ana
tony building was somber and grey.
but-who could tell-somethinr
might happen, once you got inside.
Cleo was so sure that something
would happen that she refused to
take no for an answer, even when
they found every door in the place
locked. II made her blood boil
stirred her robust imagination. 1t