Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1933 — Page 15

JUNE 28, 1933.

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BEGIN HERE TODAY BARRETT COLVIN. back in New York titer years abroad, falls In love with 20-year-old ELINOR STAFFORD Barrett la 35, wealthy, and has made a name for himself as an archeologist. LIDA STAFFORD. Elinors beautiful mother, has kept the girl In the backpound. wanting attention for herself. Lida is carrying on a flirtation with VANCE CARTER and constantly scheming to keep in the good graces of rich MIPS ELLA SEXTON, her husbands aunt. In order to inherit a share of the Sexton fortune Years before Barrett shielded his half-sister MARCIA when a youthful romance ended disastrously. Marcia had a son whom Barrett adopted. She tells Barrett that If her husband ever learns of the affair he will never forgive her. Elinor's mother goes to Miami for three weeks. When she returns she overhears Barrett talking to Elinor. Realizing he is about to ask the girl to marry him. Lida interrupt* Cleverly she leads Barrett to believe that Elinor doe- not rare for him, has only been flirting with him. ne iea.es and days pass in which Elinor has no word from him. She is heart-broken. Then, calling at her aunt's, she sees him again. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER FIFTEEN FOR a moment Elinor closed her eyes, feeling sick and dizzy. Then, pulling herself together, she heard as if from afar the butler's voice booming out, “Mrs. Stafford, Miss Stafford—” She never knew how she entered the dimly-lit drawing room, never knew what she said. Lida saw Barrett Colvin turn lemon white, pallor of men who are hardtanned. After she had kissed Miss Ella with a rather exaggerated tenderness she held out her hand to him. Elinor nodded without looking at Barrett and sank to a chair. There was a faintly ironic smile upon Lida’s lips. Really, the child was reacting to love as the Victorians did! Miss Ella sat erect. In her day “ladies” had not reclined on chairs. Her dimmed, yet keen eyes were fixed first on Barrett and then on Elinor. His manner toward the girl had changed, she saw. It was quite obvious. What had made Barrett change? What had he discovered about Elinor to make him turn away in this abrupt fashion? The Colvin men were gentlemen. Not one of them would show a young woman attentions and then cease without a reason. There must have been a reason. What could it have been? Miss Ella trusted Barrett Colvin’s judgment as she trusted that of no one else. It looked as though again her will must be changed. Barrett did not like Lida either. Miss Ella saw how he stiffened as Lida appealed prettily for his opinion about this and that. There was a lull in the talk, and Barrett moved suddenly. Miss Ella did not want him to do so soon. A few more moments and she would be entirely certain of the truth. She would be able to read it in his honest face. “Have you seen Bessie lately?” Miss Ella asked Lida. Barrett was sitting back now, having missed that possible moment of exit. “Oh, yes,” Lida laughed. “I went to see her the other morning. Dear Bessie—a perfectly impossible creature came to the house asking for help on such a flimsy pretext. The woman was simply reeking of liquor and Bessie gave her two dollars. I remonstrated —I felt I must—and Bessie said that in the woman’s place she thought she might drink too ” Miss Ella’s lips grew tight. “I am surprised at Bessie,” she said. n a ELINOR’S color rose for the first time. She resented the tale which, she knew, had been told to discredit Bessie Thrope. For a moment her ardent championship of those she loved made her forget Barrett Colvin. .“Aunt Bessie’s very generous and kind. She can’t bear suffering!” Elinor put in and not quite steadily. “It is better to remember that ‘charity begins at home’.” Miss Ella pointed out rebukingly. “The careful use of money to guard the peace and safety of those at home is a quality I applaud, not the indulgence of giving that which is not one’s own to give, under sentimental impulse!” “It’s no wonder dear Bessie never has a cent,” Lida murmured. "She throws money about in the most insane way! Poor dear, she admits she never can learn how to manage!” Lida’s widely opened eyes seemed

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completely frank, completely innocent. She was complimenting herself upon having said that rather well. She had spoken Bessie's name with affection. Elinor said hotly, “I think Aunt Bessie manages wonderfully!” No one answered. She remembered Barrett then and the color left her cheeks as she stared down at her twisting hands. “Not one of them is worthy of my ’trust!” thought Miss Elia. Barrett had risen but Miss Ella waved him back to his chair. “Just a moment, Barrett,” she said inflex- | ibly. “I have a question to put to ! you before you leave and, if you like, j you may smoke.” “I'll make one cigaret the measure of my stay,” he said, as inflexibly as she had. nun CHE would ask him whether or not he thought her taxes excessive, Miss Ella decided, as he drew forth his cigaret case. That would seem a convincing question. Then—horror gathering in her eyes —She saw him holding the open cigaret case toward Lida. “I don't smoke, Mr. Colvin,” Lida said softly. He remembered that she had smoked while Elinor telephoned the news of her mother’s arrival home. Her heart grew hot with anger. They were deceiving her! But she would not be duped as Barrett’s father had been. He turned then, still hoding the open case, to Elinor. Flushing, she took a cigaret. She felt that she had to, that she must say, as she did, "I know you don’t like womens’ smoking, Aunt Ella, but I like less—women’s lying!” Miss Ella boomed in a voice strong but quavering. “I am shocked! lam deeply shocked! To think that you, Lida, permit this!” Barrett stiffened, then looked, amazed, at Miss Ella. Falteringly, Lida muttered excuses. She had “little influence over Elinor,” she said. She had done everything to dissuade her from the unpleasant habit. Because —for one thing, she said (remembering Barrett), Elinor was too young to smoke. Miss Ella’s eyes rested upon Lida’s right index finger, the inside of which was touched with a yellow stain. Lida’s blond skin made a blotter and the nicotine proved Lida’s latest deception. n tt a THE old woman smiled the smile that the family feared. She turned with the same expression to Barrett, and the smile changed to one of tremulous, affectionate gratitude. Her old eyes filled with tears. He had served her well and he would be rewarded. No one should say that she had been duped by clumsy tricks or fooled by lies. Lies! She rang the bell that was by her side on a low table. “Craven,” she said smoothly when he appeared, “tell Miss Smythe to ask Mr. Grotner to come to see me this afternoon at 5, promptly at 5. That will be all, Craven!” she ended and sat back. Miss Ella was going to change her will. Barrett, who had started it all, stood up. He bowed above Miss Ella's hand, murmuring something about having to be on his way. He gave one glance to Elinor at leaving, sick with longing and trying to despise her. “I am very glad that Mr. Barrett Colvin was here when you came,” with Miss Ella with emphasis. Lida moistened her lips which were threatening to crack on her forced smile. When she had Elinor alone—! The little fool! What had she done by that insane gesture? And Barrett Colvin knew what he had done, she reasoned. He must know Miss Ella's feeling about women who smoked. Probably he had planned the affair deliberately. “We must be going, dear Aunt Ella!” Lida murmured. She could not keep it up much longer—this restraint. Miss Ella merely nodded and turned a cool, cool cheek for Lida's kiss. (To Be Continued)

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