Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 November 1936 — Page 14

that the neigh-

Helen Waddell, and in a restaurant when . Marela lodes a ring ’s. _ Learning that [Frank is in Chieago, eye fo try to perspade face his financial obihe reaches him, Frank

| being involved in the some of the loot in

. Marcia, learning her trip was in vain, 8 plane hqme. Storm forces the =p down and [passengers seek shelter "in a» farm house. Among them is Bruce McDougall, a siranger whom Marcia encountered twice before. *. Marcia arrives, home. Shortly after, there is another holdup, Marcia and 3 drop in to see their friends, the Bradfords. Bruce McDougall is there. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

MRUE to the arrangement made half in jest, Joan Bradford ared at the following night's rsal of “Half-Acre in Eden” Bruce McDougall in tow. Since artist virtually had been won ‘over to a decision to make his home 4n Bobbs Neck instead of New York,

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(Joan considered it advisable that he

know people” as soon. as le—. “And where,” she had Mike, her husband, “will you find more people in a bunch than Bi a Stagecraft Guild rehearsal?” “Are” you shooting at quantity quality?” retorted . Mike, but Joan as usual paid no attention to him

| Promising the artist that they = would ‘only look in for a minute”

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: the two entered.

Ee s » = Nf DOUGALL was

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¢ and then meet Mike upon his ar- = Tval on the 10 o'clock train from

ther evening assignment, she

: gought McDougall into the audi-

um as work began on the secact. Dorothy Osborn, finished

With the first act and having no

ore to do until the third, had come the stage and was passing the r on her way ‘to a seat when

8 f introduced to

her in the whispers” made Necessary by the action on the stage,

* | and Dorothy had started to move orn

‘When Mrs. Charles Horton gapproached on tiptoe with a summons Jor Joan from the chairman of the costume | committee for the play,

| who was seated across the hall. As

‘8 member of the committee, Joan

scould not ignore the call; further-

ore, one could not go barging round the auditorium during the et. - McDougall’'s introductions buld have to suffer the interrupn : -

romised. = Dorothy and Mrs. Horton were g undertones. McDougall, a

paces apart from them, felt free take a seat. :

cia, Helen and Ralph Hanson,

Jb, were| on the stage. The artist

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ithe th

AHS

she was but there

tched the girl who once had been unknowing model for a sketch: again unconscious of him, was a vast difference in she was intense, expres-. vibrant. He found himself ed by her movements, by her

er. No ive,

ra # ” EJ QI ITTING alone and watching her, %P as he. had done before, he remembered her as she had been on th first occasion. What had Feaused her mood? Now she was 2 g a part; then she had been If. - But now, as she had been she was—well, adorable; all described by overworked ch fail to do justice to ject. pearance of embarrassich already had becbme familiar to Marcia returned to MecDougall as he realized that alh he had followed every word action on the stage he had conscious only of movement And tone. He was almost amused “10 find his attention so monopolized. glanced around; had he been si there like one in a trance? i He was aware of whispers behind

e i » ” ” [PUT how silly of Marcia,” said ~ AP Dorothy Osborn, “to fly out to Chicago after him!” | “Well, my dear,” said Mrs. Horton the pinnacle of her greater ex- { ce, “a woman does some funthings, when she's in love with a

" “Marcia’s different, I suppose,” drs. Horton said. “And perhaps we d be more generous.

of information to 'S * “There's a lot of people I want you to meet,” she told “Do

Eo At the end of the act, ' , Mrs, Henderson, the dior, a that would ‘all for the evening. She an-

a blanket invita-|

wpm bel back in a moment,” she!

things.”

bear to part with; a man whom she couldn’t give up! e an » : NY served courteously and efficiently, but as he leaned against ‘the cash register and

watched the group eat, something of his old feeling of pride and affection was gone. ' He had not ceased to be troubled by ‘the problem of returning the loot which he had found in his brother's home—he had not ceased ‘to be troubled because the problem still had no solution. How could he return the stuff to the police or the individual owners without involving himself and Carlo, and therefore his invalid father, whom he would at all costs protect? As the crowd started out he responded absently to their goodbys and pleasantries. Some one said, “Have you done your Christmas shopping yet, Tony? Better mail that package to your girl right away.” * Tony, making change, grasped at the solution to his problem. Mail the ' package! Why hadn’t he thought of it before? Well, perhaps he had, but if so he had dismissed it—dismissed it bécause he could not go into the local postoffice and send a package to the police without the certainty of the incident and his identity being remarked. But—mail it from New York! Go into the city

a cia. She hostile

still felt the sting of the

trail of Kendrick; still felt the despair which had been hers when, without thought of her own

pride and interest, she had resolute- |

1y followed that trail to its fruitless end. : The two, fiowever, after passing - the early part of the day with as t a show of spirits as Marcia could manage, left home in the afternoon to attend Mrs. Henderson’s reception for the Stagecraft Guild members. Fortunately, Marcia wore, more in compliment to her father than because the day’ was severe, the fur coat which had been his Christmas gift to , her. : 'Awkins and the other servants, with the rest of the day free, sat down to their own holiday dinner. The ringing of the doorbell sounded above this repast, and ’Awkins sent a maid to answer; he was busy carving and refused to be interrupted. He could not refuse, however, the persuasion of four men who followed the maid on her return from the door, : The valuable objects carried out of the house.that afternoon neamy filled the two cars waiting in the driveway of the Canfield house.

tomorrow afternoon, mail it in the midst of the Christmas rush. Ad-

(To Be Continued)

PLEASE R

HEN Jerry walked into the apartment, he found Ruth, his wife; dressed in traveling clothes, standing at a window in the carlymorning sunshine.

“What're you doing up ‘at this time of day?” he .asked. “And where are you going?” Jerry worked on the night shift of the Morning Advertiser and customarily went to bed shortly after sunrise. Ruth turned toward him, her blue eyes blazing. “Did you mail my letter to mother last week?” she demanded. “Why—" Jerry frowned. “Why, yes, of course I mailed it. I—" “Look in your pockets,” Ruth ordered. | Jerry fumbled through .the papers in his bulging coat pockets and producedl a sealed, stamped envelope, addressed in Ruth’s neat hand. * “I—I guess that’s one time I did slip up,” he said, trying to laugh. “One time!” Ruth bit her lip. “Keep on looking. Take everything out.” - : : ” » ”

TERRY emptied his pockets on the center table, and found two more unmailed letters. Iria “I thought so!” said Ruth. “I— I'm sorry,” Jerry stammered. “You know how much mother depends on my letters. She called up long-distance last night, worried sick because she hadn't heard from ue for nearly a month. And all this time you were carrying the letters around in your pocket!”

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WOULDN'T mind so much if this were.the first time,” said Ruth, “but you're always forgetting Her voice broke in a sob. “You—you don't care enough about me to remember anything!” Jerry swallowed. “I'll never forget again,” he said. : Ruth was pulling on her gloves. “It won't matter whether you do or net,” she said. “I'm going to mother's, and I'm going to stay a good long, ~hilet” : a ‘stunned feeling, J watched her pick up her trim rd traveling bag and walk out of the door. A minute later, through a window, he saw her hail a taxi in the street below. : 2 #5 = AS the taxi disappeared, Jerry clenched his teeth in anger. Fly off the handle over a little thing like that, would she? And expect him to come crawling back? Well, he wouldn't. He picked up the phone and dialed a .number. “Hello, Lola, this is Jerry,” he said. “Did you mean what you said yesterday, about me going to Shanghai as your press agent? + « » You absolutely did? . . . All right, I'll jmeet you at the pier at 3 o'clock!” a ‘Jerry had ‘written publicity for Lola Andrews, blond,

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couldn’t quit thinking of Ruth. ..., Again he slept. The next time he awoke, "he stared at the clock, then sprang out of bed: with an exclamation. The clock still said eleven-thirty! He found his wrist watch on the dresser It was half-past four! A hurried phone call confirmed the fact that the ship was an hour and a half ‘on her way. He regarded the stopped clock. “And they told me it was good for a lifetime!” he grunted. - He donned a bathrobe and went to the kitchen to fix something to eat. He stopped short and b : Ruth had set the table for Him, and left a cold supper undgr a cloth. She had thought of “him even when she was to leave! : ¢ ” 2 " HE? take a plane, Jerry decided as he ate, and be at Ruth's mother’s place almost as soon- as she was. He'd bring her back. He'd do anything to get her back! But it was funny about that clock. He heard the front door open. “Jerry, darling, are you home?” Jerry's heart jumped. It was Ruth! They met in the doorway. ~~ ® ® ”

i H, darling, I couldn’t do it, 1 couldn’t!” Ruth wiped her eyes against the shoulder of his robe. “I—I got off at a little station .and took a train back. I—I couldn't live without you.” ny Jerry's lips trembled. “Even if I forget things?” Ruth laughed. “Even if you forget everything! I'll have to help you remember. And we'll start with this |

angry enough

so we can have some lights.” Jerry sat down, weakly, staring at the printed notice: : Dear Sir: Because of your delinquent bill, we have cut off your elec-

tricity. CITY POWER CO. (THE END) (Copyright. 36, United = Feature

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