Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1927 — Page 18

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SYNOPSIS JOYCE DARING in left homeless when her parents separate. She sets a job as a telephone operator in a hotel. Her mother disappears mysteriously, •nd her lover. HENRY DEACON, rcurns to college. An older friend of his. CARTER DEI.AND, a bachelor clubman. rushes her and introduces her to a mrcle of society girls. Her roommate, iii,ADAS WARNER, reveals her tragic marriage to FORRESTER MALTBY. upon his death in a sanitarium, and • o.vce arranges for his mother to receive Ids widow for the funeral. . CHAPTER XXVIII. The Settlement. The two weeks that followed always seemed unreal to Joyce. She and Gladys moved into the new flat In a sort of daze. Gladys went mechanically back to work over Mrs. Malthy's shocked protests and Joy made a heroic attempt to bridge the chasm that yawned between the two women. Mrs. Maltby blamed her own actions for Gladys' present refusal to accept the money that was hers by right. She became so penitent over this aspect of the situation that Joy finally commanded Gladys to tell the truth. Joy was present at the interview. There were the usual inquiries about health, a feeble attempt to discuss the colder weather, and silence. Finally Joyce spoke, "Gladys wants to talk to you once more about, the money, Mrs. Maltby,” she said. "It pleases me that she has at last decided to take it,” said Mrs. Maltby, inclining her head. “I feel very keenly about this.

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Gladys.” Mrs. Maltby always prosed before speaking her daughter-in-law's name. “If I had been willing for you to live near Forrester and to see him often it is quite possible that lie might have been more eager to get well, might lived longer. Then, too, you have been very loyal —you have not gone out for parties and other good times suitable to your age, and you have been employed in a position that must have been very distasteful to you.” “No, it wasn’t” said Gladys flatly. "I liked it down there fine. Everybody treated me white as could be. I didn't mind the work. I did hate to turn down dates all the time, though.” “After a certain length of time, ’ said Airs. Maltby, "I> will be glad to present you to a group of young people here and you can once more have some gayety.” "Swells!” scoffed Gladys. “I’m going to give you the lowdown on this whole thing, Mrs. Alaltby. I never was downright in love with Forrester. He treated me right when lie married me and I owed him all that I did later on. If he’d got well I'd have done the best I could to live with him and make liim happy. But that didn’t prevent my falling in love with a guy down where I work. "Ho used to ask me out when I first went there to work. He's just a plain, ordinary man, a good deal like my father, only he’s a detective.”

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"Mr. Hopkins," breathed Joy. Gladys nodded. “But now.” she went on. "But now he don't pay much attention to me, and I’ve made up my mind to beat it back to New York and see if I can't get a job in tlio chorus again. I need an awful lot of limbering up, but I can get that, and I still love to dance more than anything else in the world. You see, Mrs. Maltby, I’m what you’d call a roughneck, and I guess I wouldn’t ever be anything else. Now, Joyce here is different. We're good pals, but nobody knows better than me that I ain't good enough for her. 1 ain’t good enough for you, either. So don’t try to give me that money. I don't want it. I wouldn’t know what to do with it. Just tell yourself I never really was Forrester’s wife. And even after I was married to him I fell in love with a detective. I don’t care what you do with that money. Give it to Joyce; she’d know what to do with ij. I don't want it. The sooner I can forget this hell of the last three years the sooner I’ll get this sick look out of iny eyes and get a little ppp back.” Mrs. Maltby sat as though turned to stone. Then she inclined her head. “I understand, Miss Warner,” she said coldly. “I shall expeot you to sign a legal release, containing a statement of the fact that you and my son never lived together as man and wife and waiving all claim to his estate.” "All right,” said Gladys with a cheerful note to her voice.

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Mrs. Maltby requested the girls to wait for a short time until her lawyer could arrive. While she was gone they talked in low tones. “I know it seems like a dirty deal to go off and leave you this way, Joy," said Gladys. "Maybe you can get one of the other girls to go in with you on the expense of the apartment. But I figure it like this: Hop's so used to seeing me around now that he don't pay any attention to me. But if Igo away, he’ll sort of take notice and miss me, you see. Then I'll write him a letter or two and maybe things will get started again ” "I'm going to sell the diamonds and stuff Forrester gave me. That'll give me enough to live on until I get a job again. I'm going to quit my job this week herq and go to New York Sunday night. Soon as I get there I'll sell my jewelry and then I'm going to send you three months’ rent, because that’s the shortest time you can spend In that apartment and feel like moving. Don't say no. You’ve done a lot for me, and sending back my share of three months’ rent is the least I can do.” Presently Mrs. Maltby returned. A few moments later her lawyer, a tail, thin man, whom Joyce recognized with a start as Judge Perkins, appeared in the doorway. He nodded to both Joyce and Gladys and shook hands with them cordially when Mrs. Maltby introduced him. "These girls are both familiar to

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me,” he said genially. "They help to make life pleasant at the Statler.” "Judge Perkins has been my lawyer for a great many years." said Mrs. Maltby. "Suppose we go Into the library, where there are writing materials and where we can draw up the papers more easily,” suggested the judge. Joyce would have remained where she was, feeling that the matter afoot did not concern her. but Judge Perkins took her arm and said, “Come, Miss Daring; we shall want you for a witness." So she, too, went Into the great book-lined room. Joyce had never seen go many books in one place outside of a public library. She tried to read some of the titles, philosophy, theology, history, economics, the Waverly novels, Dickens, Thackeray. y "You must come out here and read sometimes,” said Mrs. Alaltby. “I seldom read to myself now. my eyes have grown too poor. But I still love to come and take down old favorites. Do come out and spend an afternoon here occasionally, won’t you?” “I'd love to,” said Joyce. "Would you, would you let me read aloud to you if I did?" Mrs. Malby’s lips twitched a little. "That is the kindest thing any one has said to me in years,” she returned. “I would be very happy to have you read to me. my dear.” She took Joyce’s hand a moment then turned to the business in hand. Judge Perkins had been writing on a sheet of foolscap in a rapid flowing hand. Now he bgean to read aloud. “I, Gladys Warner Alaltby, also known as Gladys Warner, do solemnly depose that I have never lived as the wife of Forrester Alaltby, now deceased. Therefore I do willingly and freely renounce all claim whatsoever to his estate and to his name. In consideration of this act I do acknowledge the receipt of fifty thousand dollars payable to me at the signing of this instrument.” Both Joyce and Gladys started for-

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ward in their chairs at the mention of the payment to Gladys of fifty thousand dollars. Judge Perkins looked at the older girl enquiringly. "Is that satisfactory?” he asked. "I didn't expect any money at all,” said Gladys. “I'd be just as glad to do it without any pay.” “This isn't pay, in a real sense of the word,” said Judge Perkins. “Your acceptance of this sum accomplishes two things. It gratifies Mrs. Malthy’s conviction that you have behaved in a most satisfactory manner this last two years considering your indifference to the deceased, and it serves to make this agreement more binding in the event you might one day seek to claim the estate.” Gladys shook her head violently. “I never would,” she said. She then signed the agreement. Joyce witnessed it. Judge Perkins affixed his notary seal and then took from his brief case a wallet containing a certified check for fifty thousand dollars. Gladys thanked him. She shook hands with Airs. Alaltby and thanked her. Then, followed by the judge, she left the room. Mrs. Alaltby detained Joy for a moment. “Did you really mean what you said a moment ago about reading to me?” she asked. "Indeed I did,” said Joy warmly. “Will you come next week?” "I could only come in the morning as I work from three to seven next week, but I would be glad to

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come any time before noon that would be convenient.” "Then let us name a day Wednesday? At ten-thirty? I will give you lunch and send you to your work in the motor." She took Joyce’s arm and went with her to the drawing room, where the butler was waiting with a tray of cakes and wine. Joyce and Gladys went back to the apartment rather silently. "It’s after six,” Joyce said, looking at her watch. "Franky is coming to get me at seven. It’s my night to go out to the old ladies’ home to read for an hour." Franky was on time. She was always breezy and friendly to Gladys in spite of Glady's lowering glances at her. “ ’Bout to freeze outside, dearie,” she said. “Where’s your fur coat, Joy? You ought to get one of those grey squirrel affairs, it would make your blue eyes shine oue like pieces of summer sky. There, hear Franky being poetic. , Got a nice long letter from my Johnny boy today. Alakes me feel good all over.” Down in the car they chatted and Joyce told her of Glad’s decision to go east. “I’m sort of glad,” said Franky. “I can see quite plainly that your friend Gladys doesn't approve of me as a bosom friend for her Joy. I've been afraid she'd chase me out of the kitchen with a frying pan if I took you up on those cooking lessons. Now I can come in peace.”

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“I don't know how long I’ll keep the apartment,” said Joyce. “I don't like the idea of taking in a strange girl, and I really can’t afford to keep up the apartment alone.” “Grand, perfectly grand," said Franky. “That means I can pay half the rent, buy half the and hang out here whencveJuj want to.” “I’ll hang a pink nightie in your closet and buy a peck of potatoes and send in a writing desk. Then--be all moved in and you’ll let me have a key, won’t you?" Joy promised laughing. Franky was not to be refused. There were six girls present, the four Joy had previously met and two newcomers, Hazel Watson and Catherine Sherwin. “is this the girl who has Carter vamped now?” Catherine asked. “Vamped and respectful,” said Franky gaily. The business of the evening was to extend an invitation to the entire reading circle to have dinner with Airs. Fitz-Simons the fallowing week and to go to the opening. Symphony concert later. “You bet I’ll come,” said Catherine. “I want to see this Joyce per-' son work. And Carter's sure to be there.” TOMORROW: Joyce had better watch her step, for here is anew girl bent on weeing her “work” to hold Carter He* land, perennially the best eateh of the town. Read tomorrow'* thrilling chapter of “JOY/* tho love story of an American Kiri. (Copyright. 1026. Famous Features Syndicate, Inc.)