Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 120, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1931 — Page 8

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BEGIN HERE TODAY Pretty NORMA KENT. W-y ear-old secretary, marries MARK TRAVERS, son ©f a millionaire, in spite ot the lather’s tlireals to disinherit Mark. The story opens in Marlboro, middle western metropolis. Mark sells his expensive roadster to Ret money for the honevmoon and he and Norma go to lashionable Blue Springs, After two weeks, their money is gone. With SSOO. borrowed, the couple return to Marlboro. Marks gets one lob and loses it. Then he becomes a floorwalker in Blossomdale's department store. In spite of poverty, the young couple are happy. After a few weeks. Mark’s father sends for him. offers to take him back Into his business organization if Mark Will prove he can make good. His first task involves a business trip to France. Norma is to remain at home In spite of her protests. Mark departs, Kortr.p. treated rudely at her father-in-law’s home, slips away leaving no trace of her whereabouts. She takes a room in a lodging house and CHRIB SAUNDERS, her former roommate, helps her find a Job . „ . Travers employs detectives who find Norma’s name in police files and evidence that three years previous she was convicted on a vice charge. HOLLIS STONE, relative of Travers, who was Norma’s lawyer at that time, declares the case was framed and the girl entirely innocent, but Mark's father will not listen. He sends his lswver to Paris with documents that will enable Mark to secure a divorce. _ NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR (Continued) THAT night Travers said to his wife, “Well, my dear, the news Is too good to keep. McCormick's sailing for Paris Friday. He says the case is perfect.” “You mean—a divorce? But what if Mark refuses?” Travers pursed his lips. “It’s an unpleasant story,” he said. “I don’t think you’d care to hear it. Mark nor any other man would want such a wife when he knows the truth. “Besides, McCormick is clever. I’ve worked with him a long while and he never fails.” “Divorce seems so wretched!” Mrs. Travers protested. "I hate to think about it.” “You needn’t. No one in Marlboro needs to know a thing about it until the matter’s settled. That’s the beauty of handling the whole thing abroad. “When Mark hears what McCormick has to tell him, when he learns how the girl ran away he’ll be reasonable.” “I do hope so! But suppose she’s been writing to him?” Travers’ smile was unpleasant. **Of course she has,” he said. “However—that ilttle matter has also been attended to. Jules has been mailing the letters back to me. Three arrived the other day. NoMark hasn’t been receiving any word froip her.” Mrs. Travers clasped hep hands together. “We can only pray that our dear boy will be in God's care!” she said devoutly. “To think that this should happen to me—a Randolph!” '• n tt tt THERE were twenty-eight crosses on Norma's calendar. It was not the calendar adorned with the head of the flirtatious young woman in red. This was anew one, quite fresh, and the month was not December, but January. Anew calendar. Anew year. And twenty-eight crosses to show that Mark Travers had been gone nearly eight weeks. Norma was alone in her bedroom. She did not look well. There were dark shadows under the girl's eyes and her face was colorless. She sat on the side of the bed, one foot tucked under her. mending a runner in a beige stocking. She went about the task fumblingly, as though she could not see the stitches. There was a rap at the door but the girl did not move. The rap came a second time, louder. “Who is it, please?” “It’s Mrs. Bixby, Miss Travers. Can I come in?” Norma went to the door listlessly, drew it back. “Come in,” she said to the landlady. “What is it you want?” The woman thrust a letter forward. “For you,” she said, smiling. “Special delivery! I thought I’d better bring it up to you. My—that’s the first letter you’ve had since you came here, isn’t it? It must be important!” “For me?” Norma was studying the address on the envelope. It was her name all right. Mailed here in Marlboro. Three little wrinkles creased the girl's brow. “Aren't you going to open it?” Obviously the landlady was waiting to share the news.

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Norma turned and tossed the letter on the bed. “Oh, yes,” she said, “I’ll open it after while. Thank you for hringing it up, Mrs. Bixby!” “Well—good night.” The landlady disappeared, disappointment written sharply across her face. Norma sat down then and picked up the letter. She held it for several moments. Slowly she tore the end from the envelope and drew out the folded sheet. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE NORMA read the letter a second time—each word clear, standing out with photographic exactness. The words followed one another neatly on the typewritten page. There was nothing wrong with them. The words were all right. It was the meaning—what she had thought that first time —oh, but it was impossible— Her lips tightened in sudden fright. It couldn’t—oh, it couldn’t be! They stared up at her from the harmless white page. Those terrible, unbelievable words! They arranged themselves in two brief paragraphs and at the end was Mark’s father’s signature. The letter read: “Dear Miss Kent: Word has Just come to me that today In Paris my son was granted an absolute divorce from you without alimony. “Evidence in the case—taken from police records here in Marlboro — will be withheld from newspaper announcements. This precaution was taken through consideration for you. “You will understand that hereafter you have no legal claim whatever on my son. Since Mark’s stay abroad has been extended, it will be useless for you to attempt to see him. Very sincerely. “F. M. TRAVERS.” It couldn’t be. No, no! “Absolute divorce,” “police records,” “no legal claim”! The phrases hurled themselves at her. “Useless to attempt to see him!” Oh, dear God, it couldn’t mean what she thought it did! The girl was on her feet now. Her eyes burned too brightly. Her lips were drawn and their color faded. She crossed the room, leaned against the wall and pressed her palms together.“Divorce.” “Divorce without alimony!” Norma closed her eyes attempting to shut out the memory. She could not shut out the sight of those words, dancing on the typewritten page. Somehow she got a wrap about her went down the stairs and found herself in the street. The wind had grown colder since nightfall. It blew her skirts, tosed her hair back. It did not occur to Norma that she was hatless and that her hands were bare. Pulling the coat more tightly about her, she ran. tt tt CHRIS SAUNDERS drew the door back. “Why, Norma!” she exclaimed. “What in the world ? Here—come on in!” Norma Travers did not speak. She entered the dimly lighted room, almost stumbling. “What’s happened?” Chris demanded. “You look like a ghost! Sit down in this chair here and get your breath. Didn’t you wear a hat? Why, Norma, you shouldn’t —” Suddenly the younger girl had thrown her arms about Chris’ shoulders and was sobbing with great, shaking sobs. She clung to Chris as a child might. The sobbing continued —broke off—then went on again. “Oh, but Norma, darling! Please! You mustn’t let yourself go on like this.” Chris was patting the other girl’s shoulders, trying to be comforting. Dorothy’s head emerged from the bathroom. She looked at the two girls, but before she could speak caught Chris’ warning signal and retreated. “Honey, there’s nothing in the world to cry about this way. Try to stop it, won’t you, so you can tell me what’s wrong?” Chris’ efforts to still the onslaught were useless. It was several minutes before Norma raised her head and accepted the handkerchief the other girl gave her. It was longer before she

could even try to speak. When she did the words would not come. “Chris—oh, Chris!” was all she managed to say. There was a fresh burst of weeping. tt M SUDDENLY from her purse Norma drew the crumpled sheet of paper that the letter. “Read it, Chris!” the girl moaned. “Mark's father. He says—he says there’s been a divorce!” She buried her face again in the handkerchief. Chris unfolded the letter. She read it slowly. Her arm clipped about Norma again and held her closely. “Poor darling!” she said tenderly. “Oh, you poor darling!” “Do you think it’s true, Chris?” The other girl shook her head slowly. “Maybe he’s only trying to frighten you,” she said, striving to make her voice sound hopeful. “The old devil! Maybe I wouldn’t like to tell him what I think of him though! JVhen did you get this?” she demanded, holding up the letter. “Just before I came over here. It was sent special delivery. Did you read it, Chris? Did you see what it said? I mean about—the police? That means they know everything—” “Wait a minute! You can’t give up so easily. I tell you the whole thing may be a bluff!” “Oh, If I could only believe that! Tell me it isn’t true, Chris! Tell me it can’t be. Mark wouldn’t do a thing like that to me! He—he couldn’t!” “Had any word from him at all since he left?” “No. But he didn’t know where to write me. Oh, I’m sure he’s sent letters to his father’s home, only I couldn’t get them! I’m sure that he’s written! “Even if he did know about—about Mt. Florence, how could there be a divorce when I didn’t know about it? It—it isn’t fair! They’ve told him lies, Chris!” “Os course they have, lamb. No doubt of it.” “Then if they did that isn’t there something I can do?” “Law’s a funny business, Norma. You know that. Especially when people w r ho have money start out to get what they want. “I’ve heard of Paris divorces, but I don’t know much about them. You say you haven’t heard a word from Mark since’s he’s been gone?” Norma shook her head negatively. “I know he’d have written if he could!” she insisted. She stared at Chris and suddenly a frenzied look came Into her eyes. “What am I to do?” she cried hysterically. “I can’t live without Mark. Oh, what am I to do?” n n tt QHE fell back in a fit of tempestuous sobbing. It was useless for Chris to try to comfort her, to reassure her that the whole thing was a trick. Chris said these things with a lack of conviction, but she kept at hes task. She begged Norma not to believe the letter, to keep up her courage. She made rash promises and predictions. At last she saw all this was ineffectual. Norma had not even heard what she said. “I’ve got to go now!” Norma said. “I’ve got to—to do something!” (To Be Continued)

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