Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1929 — Page 24

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THIS IHFI’INtO MILDRED LAWRENCE. *teKojrepher ■ t fit* Judfo;. Hot*;. rut her fox fur stolen from her n a croed hut 81EPHEN AHMITACE catches th thief a..a return* the ,'arf. He a.** to take her home Not ■ I'lun* to s**m ungrate* lul li* inu'o nlrr. to dinner. thair evtn.t.g I* ipouecl wheij PAMELA JUDSON. daughter ol her employer, phone* Ml.dred to return to duty. Stephen e , '',r". ter to t! hotel " here Pamela r*'-st :.itn the taleman h,o had sold her a tar. Brt* er.uba Mildred and tri to iurt Btepneu a-ay t-. prtr.; u ants to bur- another car T I lie ee HUCK CONNOR. no heron;*. :nfat .ated Uh her, and ahe rxurei herteii by piaylng alth both * When Stephen fa• >rs Mildred the manager art.s he to be careful of Pan-' a vi! i e h*r diacnarHcd Bit u.ay not be to eaav at HAROLD JUDSON .air io e nth Mildred. He is * ■* rakling and M.ldred permits his attenuops to save hltn front Hue* a Xambliiig *roi< and Ho - - 1 *r. he suspects that, she carae more for Stephen than for him arc rfu*es to stay one evem,? when Stephen calls As the weeks pas., Mildred realises that Pamela is ’.'inning Stephen and that Harold Is hop' ess.y tangled v.’h Hue* $ gambler- When she salts him to ronftoe In her he refuses but piviadea her to time with him. they drive hv her hot..* o she car, change hr dress and they learn that her i of’' hi had a erit ii iet ide Harold gets a doctor and a.-sists m • - er way on’ she is out of danger. After he leafs M .dred ien.ember tne.t. ahe has not found out 'shy he fears Hurk. NOW (.O ON WITH THE STORV CHAPTER XVI "I I THEN he went to open the door W Mildred tried to tell herself that it couldn’t be Stephen who had rung the bell. He hadn't been to her house for ages. But it was Stephen and Mildred had difficulty in hiding her pleasure at i-eeing him. "I heard about your mother's accident.” he said. ' Harold told me.” Then he pati-ed and looked at Mildred as though he. too, were thinking what a long time It had been since he had called on her. Had a demonstration up in Yonkers this morning." he went on. attempting to lend an air of casualness to the occasion. Asa matter of fact he was keenly conscious of ha ing felt impelled to rush to Mildred a.s soon as he heard there was trouble at her home. Hp didn't bother to analyze the feeling, taking it for granted that It was merely a friendly interest in people who had welcomed him into their hospitality. But lie did realize that his interest was belated—that he shouldn't have waited for a special event to bring him back if he really liked the family, and the realization created an awkwardness in his manner that was misleading to Mildred. She assumed that he was acting under politeness only. "Oh,” she raid flatly, ‘it was nice of j'ou to drop in. I'm sorry mother can’t see you; she's asleep.” She motioned him to put his hat on a table in the hall, but Stephen carried it into the living room and dropped it on the floor beside the chair he took. “Can’t stay,” he remarked lightly. “I have to do a relief shift downtown a.s soon a.s I can get back. Just wanted to inquire about your mother and ask if I can do anything.'’ "Thank you.” Mildred said stiffly. “There isn't anything: mother will be pleased to know you came in.” b a tx STEPHEN suddenly looked at her with a worried expression. “Look here." he said; “this must be pretty hard on you. Mildred; you ...” “I suppose I look a wreck.” Mildred interrupted. “Mother had a restless night and it's a job getting Connie of- to school. But I'll be organized tonight and then staying home will be a vacation.”

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' This Callte was ill," Tony went on “A frail sort of girl, Callie. Pretty pathetic. I gather. Rather decent of Dick to bother abut her, I thought. "Anyway, when she told him that the manager was getting more than a little nasty over her having to miss a day or two a week from work Dick promised to speak to his lather and get him to use his influence to keep the manager from giving poor Callie the sack. Dick lorgol all about it, and is afraid the poor kid is out of a job and scared to death. "She must have been pretty sure of getting tired if she gave Dick the grocery store telephone number," Crystal said casually. tony paused m the bathroom door. Thinking things, Chrys?” she cnallenged. "Can't say 1 blame you, knowing Dick as 1 do, but we might remember that the poor boy has been tagging me pretty faithfully far the last five months. And 1 imagine Dick has some humane instincts." Almost lor the first time since the two girls had become chums three years ago at Bradley college, there was constraint between them. "Sorry, Chrys!” she said suddenly, as they were about to descend to dinner. "1 was talking high and mighty, more to convince myself than to convince you. I know what you are thinking—that if Dick had been playing around, in a ‘Way Down East' sort of way, with this poor little Callie girl, it would let me out. Right?" -Something like that,” Crystal acknowledged. "I had the same flash.’’ Tony went on. "And I'm ashamed to say I thought a lot more about myself than about poor little Calhe. But if you'd heard Dick, you'd realize it was all rot. "No, Crys, I'm afraid Tony won't get let off so easily. ... In fact, honey. I've got to confess that Dick's stock has Jumped several points. Maybe it won’t be so bad ” They found the other members of the house party assembled in the living room, with Cherry as an excited leader of the conversation. At sight of the two girls, lovely and fresh in their evening dresses, she called out in her shrill but musical voice p a "What do you think, Tony—-

"Going to be away from the hotel . long?” "I don't know.” "Well, when you can leave your mother let's have a picnic up in the , country somewhere. It's great to be : out these days.” Stephen spoke enthusiastically. ! The idea of suggesting something pleasant eased the slight sense of '■ guilt he felt in regard to Mildred. She was a great girl. He had rushed her a bit and then, darned if he knew how, something always | happened to keep him from seeing j her. Mildred smiled. "If I can get away," she said vaguely, but to herself she was saying fiercely that Stephen ddn't mean a word of t. It was just another phrase like “see you soon.” or ‘‘how’ about letting me come up some night?” But whatever it was it made Stephen feel better, and he left in gayer spirits than when he had arrived. After all, it was not a day of gloom. Pamela surely was going to buy a car if he knew anything about salesmanship. But the little devil demanded concentrated selling effort. Had to be shown. “I’ll show her,” he said to himelf that afternoon when he stopped the new demonstration car In front of the Judson and went in to pick up Pamela. He found her aa crass as she alone knew' how to be. Even when he helped her into the gleaming new chariot at the curb she disdained to notice it. ‘ What's the matter?” he said, thinking he might as well loose the storm and have it over with. He might be involved or he might not, but he knew he couldn’t talk cars to her while she had a tempest brewing. ‘‘Some people have no sense of responsibility whatsoever,” Pamela began indefinitely. But she soon got to personalities. “Miss Lawrence knows perfectly well that I'm depending upon her to handle the debutante and bachelor lists for Mrs. Sperry-Whyte’s Persion fete. I wouldn’t have taken it on at all if I hadn’t expected her help . . .” “Why can’t Mrs. Sperry-Whyte put out her own invitations?” "Don't be absurd. Every one needs help for really big affairs. I've promised to ask the right people in the younger set.” “You mean you promised to have someone else do it.” “So you're defending her too, are you?” “Well . . . but who's the other “Harold. I think it’s perfectly disgusting in a girl of Miss Lawrence's position to play up to a boy like Harold . . “Nonsense!’’ Stephen spoke more sharply than he realized. “It may be only nonsense to you, but it’s rotten to me. Harold was there until all hours last night and . . “You're wrong. Pam. Mildred wasn’t playing up to Harold last night, if ever. She was nursing her mother. You wouldn't be so severe on her if you had the faintest idea what she's up against . . .” “So she's playing up to you, too? Working the sympathy racket? Well, when did you see her? Let me see, it was 3 o'clock when you brought me home last night. After that?”

] Crvstal? George Pruitt has just i been insulting my daughter!” •Liar!” George accused her, his little black eyes twinkling under his always-unruly thatch of rust-red hair. “You know' you think it's the biggest compliment I could pay Hope, and you’re just sore because I didn't apply it to you.” “What's all the shooting for?” Tony demanded. “Crys w'as telling I me that George is going to paint Hope's picture. If that's an insult——" i “He's going to paint her, but i how!” Cherry cried. “Says he's I going to call it 'Saint, and Sinner,’ because " “Hold on. Cherry!” George interrupted. “Since it's my idea, let me explain. You see, girls—” he addressed Tony and Crystal—“that baby it the most fascinating combination of Faith and Cherry. Poor kid! “Heaven only knows what she’ll do with a combination like that! Faith's pure, serene brown eyes—the eyes of a saint— and Cherry’s devilish red-gold curls and Cherry's adorable, wicked little mouth ” “Telephone for Miss Tarver.” Lena, the maid, announced impas- | lively. tTo Be Continued)

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STEPHEN turned and glared at her. “Don’t you know your insinuations are too cheap to get over?” he asked witheringly. Suddenly Pamela slid over closer to him and cuddled up to his side. "Is my boy mad?” she lisped mockingly. Stephen shook her away from him. "I don't care what you think of me,” he said angrily; “but you oughtn’t to insult Miss liawrence. If any one would receive a calier after 3 o'clock it would be you.” “It would be if I wanted to do it,” Pamela replied unhesitatingly. “Who ever started the idea anyway that our morals change with the hours? For me, I coula slap a fresh guy just as hard at 3 a. m. as I could at 3 p. m.” “Well, you know' Miss Lawrence isn’t like you and your red-hot friends that talk like Bowery belles,” Stephen told her. “Anyway, if you think it all right to be unconventional w'hat’s wrong w'ith Harold staying up there as late as he pleased?” “One up for you,” Pamela, admitted. “but it does make a difference, don't you think, that Mildred Lawrencs konw's Harold is in love with her and that he's just a kid whose father is safely in Europe?” “Again the dirt.” Stephen snorted. “Can’t you believe that Mildred is no cradle-snatching ad"enturess? If Harold is so crazy about her and she wanted him do you think she’d be working now?” “I think she wants to marry him,” Pamela retorted. “Even with a stupe like Harold that may take time.” “Oh, for land's sake, shut tip,” Stephen groaned, and stopped the car. “Here, take the wheel. I’m dizzy.” tt it AND whether or not it was dizziness he remained in the same mental state throughout the rest of the afternoon. For Pamela would not take an interest in the car. She was consumed with a desire to paint Mildred Lawrence as a heartless fortune hunter, and the more she tried the more Stephen found himself defending the absent girl. When he drove Pamela back to the hotel she barely said good-by to him. She flew in the entrance without so much as a backward glance at Stephen. That evening Stephen called again on Mildred, and without the formality of telephoning for permission to do so. He took up flowers and some magazines for Mrs. Lawrence. Her gratitude was touching, but Stephen had no idea that much of the warmth of her welcome came from a mother’s heart on behalf of a daughter w'hose secret she had penetrated. Connie went to bed early and Mrs LawTence fell into a sound sleep before 10 o’clock. Stephen and Mildi'ed had an hour together without interruptions. Stephen decided, on the way home, that he’d been making a big mistake in seeing so little of Mildred. For his returning so soon had convinced Mildred that he was not merely paying a duty call that afternoon. She became her natural self . . . only a slightly subdued trace of the bitterness she had felt remained. Stephen came often during the week that she remained at home. They planned a picnic for Saturday when Connie could stay with her mother. Mildred made sandwiches of crisp bacon and chopped egg, cup cakes with cholocolate icing and coffee. And she'd taken a loose old sports coat and made it into an ensemble to be worn with a sweater. All in all, with the sun shining determinedly, it looked like a day of days. She rushed about, putting the flat in order, making her mother’s room neat and comfoiiable, fixing a lunch for Connie; and then at last she was ready to put on the suit that was almost new, pull a bright red beret over her brown curls and sit down to wait for Stephen who was already, past due. Fifteen minutes later he telephoned. He w'as like a small boy who couldn't go to the circus only it happened that on this occasion it was to be a picnic. (To Be Continued! T. B. TAKES MEXICANS Terrific Toll Is Suffered by Immigrants in Chicago. Bji United Press CHICAGO, April 12.—Tuberculosis is exacting a terrific death rate among Mexicans, who are flocking to Chicago by the thousands, health health officials say. The present death rate of Mexicans here was placed at 1,600 per cent greater than among the regular white population, and 3)00 per cent greater than the Negro death rate. Thirty thousand Mexicans live in Chicago and there will be 100.000 within ten years at the present rate of increase. Dr. Benjamin Goldberg, secretary of the municipal tuberculosis sanitarium board, estimated.

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