Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 November 1936 — Page 16

. BY ROBERT DICKSON | (Copyright, 1036, NEA Service, Inc.) hs BEGIN HERE TODAY _ Marcia Canfield, daughter of wealthy Canfield, knows that the neighboris buzung with gossip over the ance of Frank Kendrick, whose 1 ment to Marcia has been anmounced. A shortage in Kendrick’s funds ‘| With her friend, Helen Waddell, and v Marela is in a restaurant when here is a holdup. Marcia loses a ring. = Learning that Frank is in Chicago, ; goes there. Before she reaches Bim, Frank leaves. | Meanwhile, Tony Stellicci suspects his s Carlo, of being involved in the 7] and finds loot in Carlo’s home. | Marcia takes a plane home. Storm the plane down and passengers shelter in a farmhouse. Among them 8 Bruce McDougall, whom Marcia has or tered’ twice before. iE NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

i CHAPTER ELEVEN OROTHY OSBORN looked at her parents across the breakst table with an habitual bitter£ss, not unmixed with contempt. % was a feeling which she was not #6 particular pains :to conceal, but , never expecting it, never had fhe, unhappy experience of re-

* This morning Dorothy brooded § her most consistent comt, the financial status of the rns. If only they lived in the ! There one could conceal one’s pverty, one could walk with chin for there\one walked so much g strangeds. But in the narWw, intimate limits of Bobbs Neck y one else knew or accurately ed, the state of one's pocket-

| For as long as she could reber, she had been conscious the lack of money. She had ted her clothes, from kinderrten to high school graduation, noticing the attire of girls fortunate, keenly aware of dresses of girls more fortuate. Girls who had everything. irls like Marcia Canfield and - Waddell. ell, there was one satisfaction! i ia had had all the advantages * of money, but how did she like her = status as a jilted woman—jilted by oe embezzler, at‘that? There had been a great deal of oyment in considering this over the weeks. Its full flavor was a seecret joy, and there was also a set and bitter ingredient; but it joy, nevertheless. That secret dient would always be her\secret, Dorothy promised herself.

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) EHEARSALS for “Half Acre in Eden” were now taking place every second night, until Christmas, when there would be a week’s re8. There was a rehearsal tonight, and Dorothy made it a point to be early at the village auditorium. She it a point also to be excepally agreeable to each arrival she waited in the auditorium, so that, as the hour of rehearsal arrived, she had collected a considerable group of the other players, ~It was not difficult to steer the conver- " sation around to Marcia Canfield ind her journey. | " Now some one said: “Well, I still feel sorrier for Marcia than for any- | else in the whole affair.” thy had been waiting for the ark. r “Oh, so do I!” she said. pany I 1 especially sorry for her when a she actually chased oss the country after the man who jilted her.” : * As if timed to the instant, Mar5 and Helen Waddell entered the auditorium. The subject of the g p's discussion was painfully pit from the quick silence, and the greetings extended to Marcia came from a nest of em-

ment. 5 re first act got under way. There was a scene between Marcia, as

Julia, and Dorothy, as Emma, Julia's ‘acid sister. J; who had been un- " Jucky in. lové, tried to explain to why she intended to seize the ce of a job in anather city—at

e there were only unpleasant ories and associations. Emma jerided her. & “You'll soon learn you can't go running away from trouble,” recited

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“Jearn that other people's troubles are real to them, whether you hap- ) sympathy , in the role

7. to possess any h _ or not,” replied Marci of Julia. Ea ® = =» Tr Was no pa 'X business of the play—but Dor‘othy paused. Her voice rose slight-

Lunn . }. . “You're not the first woman to § a raw deal from /a man, you

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. “No, nor the last. . |. . . © only make you | understand! go on living on the same street ‘with the man who h ted me! 3 tell you, if I could fly away from this moment—-" * It was not a cue; th

which employed him, and who wasn saw the lights of the Dog Wagon and. decided to have a hamburger and coffee. | Tony Stellicei was serving a group of Stagecraft Guild members, on their way home from the rehearsal, and Mike, as he entered the restaurant, found that versa tion was getting along splendidly, if volume could-be trusted as a guide. “Whom are we panning now?” he inquired amiably as he took a seat next to Dorothy Osborn. “Hello, Mike,” “Why, as a matter of fact, we were saying that it seemed so funny for Marcia Canfield to go chasing across the couniry affer Frank Kendrick.” - : “Who was saying?” asked Mike. “Why, everybody.” “That’s a lie,” said Mike. He had had the gossip from Mrs. Bradford earlier in the day. “I wasn’t saying so, Tony wasn’t saying so, the dishwasher wasn’t say-

any too pleased about it. He |

said Dorothy.

ir 3 eo" FER ing _. Just you mugs were sayyo oi was no answer fo this. There was, indeed, ‘only silence. ? ® 5 = “ A 8 a matter of fact,” Mike con- - A tinued, “there were probably only a few of you saying so. Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.” : : “We'll have to be excused,” said a voice from farther along the counter, “for not realizing a partisan of Miss Canfield was in our midst.” Late Mike stood up. “I'm not a partisan of Miss Canfield,” he said evenly. “I'm not a partisan of anybody. I'm only antieverybody who'll come into a pla like this and give.somebody’s priva affairs a ‘going over. Mean, gossiping, petty, sly, nasty-minded bunch of rs! Well, I am a partisan

body against a bunch of reputationmurderers. You're a flithy bunch. Does anybody want to make something out of that?” - Nobody did, but it helped greatly to spread the gossip.

(To Be Continued)

TT sweet of you to ask me, Elgin,” said Carol Woods gently, “but I can’t marry you.” She was sorry for, the hurt that came instantly into his eyes. “Is it some one else?” heavily. p She nodded, and her dark: eyes were wistful. “If - he: ever makes enough money for us to live on.” Elgin Carlton’s heart ached. He was sick with disappointment. “I could give you everything, Carol,” he pleaded. » » 2

‘ ES,” she -agreed thoughtfully. “You have education, backgraqund, money. Me? I'm just a dancer in a night club. Most girls in my position would marry you in a minute. But I—I love some one else. He's got nothing—like me.

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p Maybe that’s why I love him.”

Elgin said nothing. His face was anguished. She reached across the small table and patted his hand. “You'll find some one in your own set. Forget me, Elgin.” She breathed deeply. “I've got to go now. Next show in a few minutes. Good-by and,” she added, as cheerfully as possible, “good luck.” He watched her weave among the tables on her way to her dressing room. Those tender dreams in her eyes—why couldn’t they have been for him? Some other man had inspired them. 8 # »

MECIANICALLY, he paid his * check and left the night club. Outside, he climbed into a ‘cab. “Where to, sir?” asked the ‘driver. “Anywhere.” Elgin muttered. The driver looked around suspiciously. He was young, but wise to the world. “Sorry, but—" “Oh, . Lord,” groaned Elgin. “Here!” He shoved a $10 bill toward tné driver. “Now get going! J want air.” The taxi swung away from the curb. A dismal brooding settled down upon Elgin. He had riches, position and power. Yet he had lost Carol—the one thing he wanted. He had lost in spite of all he could offer. 2

4 2 2 E was swept by an overpowersense of futility. His life meant nothing. It suddenly looked horribly empty, stretching out before him. Why go on? Why? A gleam came into his eyes. Suddenly, he leaned forward. “Driver,” he said sharply, “take me across the river.” The driver glanced around. “Okay, sir,” he said dubiously.

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FEW minutes later the taxi was on its way across the long span. Steel girders whizzed by. Far below on the black water, the reflected lights of the bridge danced. “Stop!” Elgin commanded. “I want to locate my yacht.” The taxi slowed. “Pull over to the side,” -said Elgin, “and stop.” “I've got to keep moving in this traffic,” the driver said, apprehensively. “Pull over!” yelled Elgin. He pushed the door open. His {foot was on the running bbard. “Hey!” yelled the driver. He yanked the emergency brake Desperately he after Elgin. He dived at his They crashed into the rail.

SHE LOVED ANOTHER

By James Lumpp -Daily Short Story

chauffeur led Elgin out to the Carlton limousine. . : ‘The taxi driver reached for a telSohohe. ‘Quickly he dialed a num-

“Avon Night Club? -Miss: Carol Woods, please, quick!” He waited. Then: . “Carol?. Darling!” he cried Eappily. “We can get married!”

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