Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1941 — Page 15

MONDAY, JAN. 20, 1941 Serial Story—

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"By BETTY WALLACE

TESTERXWAY: After her visit to camp, riha settles down to ‘a quieter life, takes up bowling and knitting. Paul doesn’t call offen, apparently accepts the situation. But ene night ‘he drops in. “You're going to the country club dance with me,” he announces. Martha is glad

"he insists. The party will be fun. .

: CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE COUNTRY CLUB was blazing ‘with lights’ as-Paul nosed the car into the long, curving driveway.

. The. white - building with its tall

columns stood out against the dark sky, on the slight rise of hill, like a

southern manor house in a moving|

picture. Martha Marshall, her red hair piled high in curls, Paul's orchid on her shoulder, caught her breath with a sudden, guilty start. “I'm here, all dressed up and going to have a good time, while Bill's in that camp!” But a moment later, as Paul was helping her out and they mounted the. stairs together, the guilt died down. She had been so starved for fun, all these weeks! Paul smiled down at her. “You'll be the loveliest thing here.” : Martha knew she looked well. The white dress, with its softly draped V and its tiny stars-winking among the wispy folds of the full skirt, had always been ‘very becoming. Her silver sandals were new. She felt light as a feather, poised, happy. A girl in glittering sequin jacket looked at her curiously for a moment. Martha saw the fleeting homage in her eyes—the homage that one. woman pays to another who looks even more beautiful. She was ridiculously pleased, and a little smile tugged at the corners of her lips.

Paul was saying, “I've reserved a table, That is, we're with a party. Ted” Willis and Madge, and the

Graces.”

“Oh.” . He hadn't told her before,

because she had know them alll

during the™time when she had been engaged to Paul. They were his friends, not hers, Bill had never met them. “I'll be glad to see them again.” She mustn't let embarrassment, gny foolish - self-consciousness, spoil her magic evening. i ” 2 2

BUT MADGE WILLIS was cordial and her husband, Ted, claimed Martha at once for a dance.

don’t get a chance like this often.|

Say, you're looking marvelous!” Mary Grace only smiled at her,

lazily.” Mary had always been like

that-off-hand, casual, accepting things at their face. Probably hothing interested her very much except clothes. She and Jack were immensely wealthy.

It was good to be dancing again. |

Good to be part of this gay, carefree crowd, good to hear music and smile up at a partner who hummed under his breath and had nothing more important on his mind than enjoying himself. a ws “Long time no see,” Ted said, after a while. “What happened to the husband?” ; 1 It was not that he cared, especially. In this country club crowd it was extremely usual to attach no importance to the fact that a married woman appeared at a

dance with an old friend.

“The husband's. in the Army,” she laughed. “Didn’t you know?” “No, I hadn’t heard.” He shook his head, in exaggerated concern. “Country’s They'd better not get after me!” Paul claimed her for the next dance. They had always danced beautifully together. She gave

herself up to enjoyment.

Someone tapped Paul. “You can’t keep loveliness like that under a bushel basket, Elliott,” said a tall man with tawny hair. “Come to me, beautiful!” She smiled at Paul, helplessly. The man led her off in triumph, but half way across the room, Jack Grace cut in. : “I thought people weren't supposed to cut any more,” Martha said. “It was too collegiate, or some-

" thing.” i

“Rules are made to be broken. Ah, this is what I call dancing!” “Look out,” she warned him. *“Paul’s coming back!” “That,” said Jack, “is much too blatant an infraction of the law. Out the door, baby.” Expertly, he danced her through the open French doors to the veranda. “We'll admire the moon.” “No, you don’t!” Paul said, behind them. “Give her back, sir!” It was silly, maybe. “But it was fun. When Paul left her for a moment to get her something to eat, a red-haired young person sidled up and suggested, “Run away with me? This is my evening for running away.” : | “I'd love to,” she laughed. “But

- I'ma chained. Besides, we’d look so

~ said.

odd. Two brick tops.” “We'd look beautiful together!” he “If you- won't run away, at least dance with me. ‘That'll give my girl something to think about.” “What did she do, run away with someone else?” “You're a mind reader.” » ” ”

PAUL RESCUED HER, two minutes later. “Madge and Mary want to go to the Tortilla” Martha realized, with amazement, that it was nearly 1 o'clock. “Where did the time go? We just came!” She held out her hand. “My hankie, please!” In lieu of an evening bag, she had wrapped her compact and comb and the

. tube of lipstick in a wisp of chif-

fon, which Paul had obligingly stowed away in a pocket. “I must look a fright. I haven't repaired my complexion all evening.” “Three freckles,” Paul admitted,

. “have worked loose.”

She darted under the looped velvet into the powder room. Mary and Madge were already there. A maid was on her knees. beside Mrs.

- Grace, taking a firmer stitch in the dra

girdle around her ‘waist. “That fool, my husband, has a clutch like a gorilla!” Madge was touching up her mouth. “Hello, Martha, My, you certainly mowed down the stag line

tonight!” Su I think it was a con-

Thanks. ; Spitacy. Be kind to working girls

: thesome grace.” “I've

“With those eyes,” said Mary Grace, calmly, “you need never worry.”

“Eyes my foot! It's the girlish, Madge tittered.

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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20 (UJ. P.).— Cabbie John Haggerty had been playing the numbers for 10 years— as much as $3 and $4 every day. He says he contributed approximately $10,000 to the numbers. racket. But he never hit, * People began calling him the “plunger who never wins.” They found out what number he was playing—and then played something else. But Haggerty wes stubborn. He never gave up. . "A few days ago, he got a hunch. He decided to: play 658, his driver's number. Sam Saber, a friend, came

You turn your head slowly from side to side when they bring up the whipped cream, darling.” The Club Tortilla, at 2 in the morning, with Ricardo and Regina whirling in a rhumba, was hard to leave. That’s how iti happened that dawn was definitely streaking the sky when Paul left Martha at her door. Ri “It's been wonderful, Paul!” “You'd better sleep «ll day tomorrow.”

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BUT SHE HAD scarcely tumbled inio bed—hardly closed her eyes—

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along, and Hagzerty gave him $3 to play for him the next day. And for the frst time in years, Lady Luck smiled on the cabbie. Up popped 658. But good foriune : just ‘wasn’t meant for Haggerty. Saber | over= slept that day and didn't play the winning number, It all came out today before Magistrate William D. McClelland, after Haggerty had Saber arrested. Saber admitted taking the $3 from the cabbie, but denied he was a numbers writer. Nevertheless, McClelland ordered Saber held for court on a lottery charge, and gave Haggerty his first good break. He discharged him.

when the long. imperious ring of the phone woke her. At first, she resisted it. She was iso satisfyingly exhausted! But it ‘kept on and or, and she got up at | last. | “Helly? Hello?” Her very voice | was sleepy. . | “Hello, Martha?” She | came awake with a start. It ws: Bill! “Martha, where were you last night?. I tried to get you until after midnight. I kept calling and the phone did't answer!” | (To Be Continued)

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