Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1938 — Page 20

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'_ CAST (OF. CHARACTERS ©" SALLY B Heroin». She ' had ‘everything that popularity could win her, except | : * DAN REYNOLDS—Hero. He might have “Had: Sally but while he was king on skis 7 .COREY PORTER was king of the so‘eis! whirl.’ So . . . But go on with the story. Foe

1 Yesterday: | En. route ' fo. a party, Corey's car is damaged and Dan is to ;80-back with Corey to assist him. Craftily,~Corey plans on this trip to tell Dan “the. truth about ‘his benefactor, Sally’s father. | i; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN A S ‘Corey had predicted, they LA met the rest of the party on their. way back. They stopped to - explain ‘what had happened, how near they had come to an acci‘dent. Sally was transferred to the ‘big sedan and Corey and Dan went on. | = “«Pon't. worty if Wwe are a bit late,” Corey said. ¢If this tank kéeps on dripping this fast one of ‘x ta hoof it for some assistance.” i: Sally still felt she would rather have stayed with fhe boys, but perhaps they thought a girl would only be in the way in getting ‘ Corey’s car back in shape. She still . felt disappointed that the evening had to turn out this way. Though she told herself they were . Tucky—thaj to Dan—to have it ‘turn out as well as it had. | * ‘Sally was not to realize until long afterward how the whole course of her life might have been altered by that narrow escape. How the change in plans was to affect her. She was not to connect what was to happen with the fact that she \ ~ent on [to the shore dinner and + ‘Dan ‘went back with Corey. * Of course Sally could not enjoy her diyner nearly so much as she would- have had Dan been there to enjoy -it with her. She seemed to have. lost the . healthy appetite worked up from hel swim. Maybe because of all that had happened in: between time. 2 . dw a 2 if vas 'such a beautiful night it A ‘seemed tragic to waste a moment

of it. The dinner was served on a|,

terrace overlooking the sea, with the Hever-ending wash of waves against the shore, that shushing, rhythmic sound with its plaintive melody. The crowd of young people was noisy and gay, but try as she would Sally could not join it. . “Snap out of it, Sally!” one of the boys teased. . “Oh, let her alone,” Babe Fair-

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FLAPPER. FANNY By Sylvia

“I know you'll like each other. friend are always\ fightin’.”

GRIN AND BEAR IT

~ child sald. “Don’t you know Sally's in love? Don’t look so gloomy, Sal. “Your sweetheart will get here even- - tually.” | ; “You mean her two sweeties!” Pudge corrected, with his knowing grin. “Have you made up your mind which one it’ll be, Sally? Why don’t A ‘you toss a coin? Tails for Dan, } heads for Corey? lucky man wins.” ' “Don't tease her,” one of the other {girls rebuked. “You know Sally’s : so popular she always has have more than one boy : has her string.” | = “Td like to make it three,” an-, other boy put in. ‘The orchestra had | taken its place on the platform stationed at the end of the long terrace Floodlights turned the centered | square, reserved for dancing, into a rosy radiance. ; ; 2 8 = ALLY could not help this strange ) feeling that seemed like ‘a “weight on her heart. She knew it was silly to feel that way. Dan and Corey would be along now very soon. There was. nothing to worry about at all. : ! Yet as the: evening wore on and they did not come the weight on Sally’s heart grew heavier. She tried 0 conceal «it with a smile. She

with everyone else. She told herseif over and over that she certainly was ¢ silly to care so much because Dan was not here, to feel that just beca of that th whole evening was was But she could not help it. ~Then someon said, “There they are! | There's Corey. It’s about time, n...r : the weight on Sally’s. heart was lifted. She turned for a glimpse

wer over most of the others even on the crowded dance floor; she caught: his lool, searching for her, exchanged a smile. But Sally’s eyes still ‘were searching, her heart-beat slackening. Where was Dan? Why 1’'t he with Corey? -Oh, but urely -he must be! Corey wouldn't have come back without him. eid. Coe ew "T. seemed that this dance would A. .never end. ‘As soon as it had ’s footsteps led her straight to orey. : There was only one question with which to greet him. ~ “Where's: Dan? Didn't: he come with you, Corey?” It seemed

as though her very life depended!

ng,:like a sword about to descend, again was held over her. ' © “Dan?” Corey said. His blue eyes did ‘not’ look into Sally’s anxious _ ones. Instead he bent his head, cup- ~ ping his hands, to light a cigaret. * = Even when he looked up once more, 8: eyes did riot meet hers. - ; ~ Why, no,” he. said lightly, “Dan idn’t come along. You see we ran ut of gas, [ stayed with the car, “he hoofed 1; several miles. Then had to be hauled clear back to scity. - There wasn’t any place

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| bus fixed up right. So, since it had got so late and he was pretty tire d you know Dan has to ‘to: work earlier than the rest «us in the morning—well, he said e was no use in both of us comback for you, Sally.” “I see,’ Sally said, slowly. Her part still beat with that heavy dis- ; poin! n;. Somehow, that did i= = mpt.sound {ike Dan. Even if he had |" bben tired and it had been late it + = did not sound like’ him. HAE Yet ft

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s true that Dan had to at the office. on time and he was very conscientious. Sally sup‘posed she ‘was_ still "being silly to : disappointed; she even felt a

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Corey to defend Dan. She was silly|a dare. A dare that had nearly to feel as she had. ked it. : Someone in the crowd laughed| Sally was through with such nonand remarked, sotto voice, but Sally sense. If she could have she would

overheard it, “My bets are on Heads. |have told Dan the whole truth toAnyone want to take'it?” night. She still would tell him the Pudge had named Corey “heads” |very first chance she got. when he had suggested Sally toss| How could she know that that

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