Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1940 — Page 13

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$15 A Week “~ By LOUISE HOLMES

CAST OF CHARACTERS

ANN BROWN—Orphan dsughter of a gambler, alone in 4 antriendly city.

PAUL HAYDEN—Stock room boy with ambition :

STEVE CLAYBOURNE—Wealthy plsyCLARA BROOKS—Dime store counter ® IRENE TEMPLE—Soclety debutsnte.

YESTERDAY: Arrested for driving while intoxicated, Steve sends Ann home ina eab. Clara artives at the same time, tearful, drunk, and angry because the men practically threw her out. But by Monday the party has gained glamour for Clara and she regales hep friends with the story. Paul overhears, is angry over Ann’s part in the. affair.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

ANN BRIEFLY DESCRIBED the

unsuccessful evening to Mrs. Pringle. “I knew better than to go,” she concluded. “That isn’t what I want—parties with men Who "wouldn't speak to me if they happened to be with their mothers or sisters.”

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“Gracious—do you suppose they were married men?” “Not young Claybourne -- the world would hear about it if he got married. - But Jake Baltane has a wife, my husband’s niece is her personal maid. Very likely Florabelle’s friend is married too.” Ann began, “Oh, I don’t think Florabelle would—" She did not finish the remark. Affer all, what did she know of Florabelle? Beautiful apartment, stunning clothes, frequent parties, a glamorous appearance. Ann pondered over the queer assortment of girls who lived on the third floor of Mrs. Follet's rooming house. : There: was Clara, weak and silly “and loving; the twins, gaily riding their popularity in the cheap taverns; Myrtle, grieving for a worthless husband; Florabelle, pittying her not-so-young beauty against terrific odds for the sake of transient thrills. : Ann's mind strayed on to“Paul Hayden. There was something about him that weakened her defenses. * She thought of him too much, longed to see him with a thrilled wishfulness that amazed * her. Was she falling in love with Paul? . Two definite reasons stood in the way of loving Paul Hayden, Pirst, he had plainly stated that love and marriage were outside his calculations. Secondly, Ann intended to climb the ladder of success alone, unhampered by ties of any kind. : eu» =» d ANN LEFT THE SHOP at 5 o'clock to find Steve Claybourne cooling his heels in the gloomy foyer. His eyes lighted with pleasure as she stepped fromthe elevator and, although she knew she should pass him with a cool nod, she stopped when he extended his hand. “I thought surely you would send flowers to the jail,” he laughed. “Didn't you get them?” she sparkled. “I ordered a wreath of lilies and a spade.” - “Are you inferring that Im a dead one?” yf “Sounded a little that way, didn’t it?” She started for the door. “I must dash.” = “Why dash?” What's hurry?” “I*’s my turn to get dinner.” “What would happen weren't there? Would your charm-

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ing little friend starve? 3y the way,!

what happened to Clara?” “Oh, she showed up all right— reached home at the same time I did.” . Ann went to the door. “Nice to have seen you. Goodby.” Hurrying along the sidewalk, she found Steve beside her. “How about dinner?” he asked. “No, thank you.” “Well, well—old Steve must have

lost his power of attraction. But.

persuasion—I'm still good at that.” “Not good enough.” She crossed State Street, heading for the El. He kept step, jostled by the hastening home seekers. “I want a chance to apologize,” he said. “For what?” “For Saturday night.” “There’s one thing I'm. curious about,” she said slowly. “What were you.doing in that crowd? You were almost as out of place as 1.” “Oh, I don’t know. I go hither and yon in search of adventure. I'm always looking for it. If nothing turns up by 6:45 in the evening I go out and break something loose. Clancy is my father’s representative in Omaha and a darn good business man. Jake is one of aur best customers. I just drifted into the party for something better to do.” > ® » 2 : TRAINS ROARED ABOVE them, surface cars clanged their bells, horns tooted, pedestrians scurried. Ann called, “Goodbye,” and ran up

the El stairs. Waiting for the train,|

Paul Hayden joined her ‘on the platform. He tipped his. hat, not smiling. 3

“Hello, Paul,” she smiled. “Isn’t

it a lovely evening?” “Very,” he said shortly.

“Aren’t you early? I thought you : didn’t leave the store until 5:20?”

“I had an errand.” He did not add that he had gone to meet Ann,

only to find Steve there before him.|

Having listened to Clara’s graphic description of the Saturday night party, and having seen numerous newspaper pictures of Steve Claybourne, he’d had no difficulty in recognizing him. The train rushed into the station and they went together into a crowded car. ; “Everything all right?” she asked at last. “Pine.”

“We had a nice time the other

evening, didn't we?” She : tried valiantly to break through to him. “Do you mean Saturday night?” “Oh, that—news certainly gets around, doesn’t it?”

“It must have been.quite a brawl.”

“It certainly was.” “I see there was a hangover in the person of Mr. Steve Claybourne.” She darted another him. said. : cain obs what ‘I thought. There's more than one way to pull your- » self to a higher level.” puning * - A n :

= s SHE FELT HURT and bewildered.

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that -he smiled for the first time. Paul's smile wes one of the nicest things about Lim. It began with his eyes and ended in a flash of white teeth. : ; “lI wasn't sure you wanted to be friends,” he saicl. “Oh, yes,” she breathed, * The train was slowing. Paul said, “Let's walk in the park tonight and

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