Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1941 — Page 13

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H “1 LEFT A BUM AND | COME BACK

A PRINCESS # BETCHA NOBODY

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SERIAL STORY—

Drafted for

Love By RUTH AYERS

YESTERDAY—April decides to pose as her sister for one day, plans a picnic with Kent. But hardly are they underway and her courage begins to fail. She stops the car. ’

CHAPTER SIX

AS KENT TURNED to her in the sudden stopping of the car, something familiar rolled over the seat and into April's lap. “Why, Nip,” she choked, “whatever are you doing here?” What Nip was doing right then was barking, a snappy bark of protest because he’d been aroused from a nap in the rumble seat. Kent began to laugh. It was the first time April had heard the sound from him and it did something to her. “Well, Nip, you old scoundrel—up to the same tricks all over again, aren’t you?” he said. “I'm sorry,” April said. “He climbed in without me knowing. I'll turn back and park him.” “park him, nothing. Nip's been with us where we're going today.” He reached over to find Nip’s head and patted it. And then his hand, somehow, tangled in April's fingers and before she could speak, he had lifted them to his lips. The firm resolution she'd made with herself to tell Kent she wasn't Ann, but April, began to crumble. And crumpled even more when Kent said slowly, “Sweetheart, it's sort of funny, Nip coming along. They say you can’t ever go back, that you can’t have the same day over again. But I have a feeling that we're going to laugh at that jinx today.” “No, it won't be the same,” her voice was breaking. “It can’t be.” Kent caught the hint of a sob. She felt him straighten, saw the puzzled frown. “Your enote—you’r not feeling sorry for me?” “Oh, ‘not that!” April almost

shouted it. ” 2

RELIEF SPREAD on Kent's face. “For a minute you had me scared,” he said. “But now I want to tell you something. All the time after the accident, when I was in the hospital, too darn proud to write you because of that quarrel we'd had, I was hanging on to one idea. I believed that if you and I could pack up and have a day to ourselves in the hills, we'd fall in love all over aagin. at’s what kept me going. You see how much it means?” ; April let herself be lulled. Back went the blinders on her conscience; down went the resolutions. If this day was so significant to Kent, he must have it. Tomorrow, oh surely tomorrow, Arm would be home. Mother and Dad would be back tonight and if all else failed, they could prevail on Ann to return. And April could explain everthing to her sister, make her understand. Why, it was like being an understudy in a play, pinch-hitting until the real actress could come on the scene. Kent was saying, “Oh, the major at the hospital was stubborn at . first when I asked for a leave. Said he wouldn't hear to it. But I said what was most important in a pending operation was to have the patient ready for it. And because he’s a fine surgeon, he knew I was right.” “Yes, you are right, Kent.” “Nothing can lick me, Ann, if we're together again.” “No, nothing can lick you.” Yes, that was it. She had to help: him, couldn’t let him down . before Ann returned. He leaned back, a certain shyness in hi sface, Nip settled between them and looking down at his wiry head, April couldn’t help the smile pulling at her lips. Nip! Nip knew she wasn’t Ann. But he couldn't say a word—only sit there with a wise-owl look in his eyes. The road rolled and dipped. The miles sped. The three in the roadster raced on in a complete harmony of silence. . Now and then, April threw a glance: at Kent. Each 'time it seemed as if she saw something else that made her pulse quicken, And when it appeared as if, actually, the drawn lines in his face were lifting, she could have cheered. “Where are we now, Ann?” Nip gave a derisive snort. April hushed him and said, “We are about to be welcomed to Jonesburg.” ° “Pine. Ive always had a hankering to be welcomed to Jomes-

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“One of the keys on the piano won't play—make the others just like it!”

THAT MUST BE THE PRINCESS GROGEYNSKA, SHE | BOW LOW AND KISS LOOKS SO DISTINGUISHED?’

WE'RE GIVING A DINNER AND RECEPTION IN YOUR HONOR,

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1941 INC

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

By William Ferguson

C{EPHANIS

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guess, Ann. I bet there's a sign on the left that says, ‘You are now leaving Crestwood.’ ” i “You're five miles too late,” she said. “That sign: was on the right and it said, ‘Rockland, elevation 1500 feet.’” ; “Fifteen ‘hundred tet above the clouds? A mere nothing, Why, if all comes out right for us. I'm going to keep you 15,000 feet above the clouds all the time.” They laughed, fell silent again. The miles sped on across tlie county boundary line, passed the state park, to the fork where the red road led off, as neat and easy to find as if it had been mepped before April's eyes. : Not long after they were on the red road, April spotted the windmill farm. “There it is,” she cried it’s heavenly, Kent!” ii “Of course, and so are you.” . She hurried from the car so the perfect minute woilldn’t be

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spoiled. As it happened, it was

the last perfect minute ‘for quite a while, = As Octavia had reminded her, April hadn’t been .on an outing since her lollypop days. (One thing was to talk about a steak fry and puoiher was to get a steak to fryng. : April helped guide Kent to what she figured was the be: vantage point on the hill above the farm pasture. . He carried the lunch Kit, insisted he could build the grill. As she carted the wood and stones to him, April became panicky. This would be the give-away. Kent

would know by her very clumsiness, by the way the steak tasted, that

AND A LITTLE later, “Let me she wasn't Ann.

“Here,” he was saying, “I think it's all set to light. Careful, Ann.” She knelt to strike the match. Smoked curled up; the stones heated. “It’s going!” April cried. And suddenly everything seemed hushed and beautiful in the glow of the burning fire. i Ste felt Kent drawing her to her eet. were on hers and he was kissing her, hungrily, possessively. Deep within her, April felt her heart rise up in a burst of great, new joy. “Kent.” She whispered his name with awe and wonder. Kent drew her head to his shoulder. “You've never kissed me like that before, darling. For the first time, I can believe youre in love with me.” (To Be Continued)

(All events, names and characters in this » story are fictitious. .

BENJAMIN SACKS IS FREE OF 2 CHARGES

Two indictments for perjury and issuing a fraudulent check against Benjamin Sacks, co-owner with Harry Sacks of the Sacks Swap Shops, Inc., here, were quashed yesterday in Criminal Court. A defense motion to quash an indictment charging both Benjamin and Harry Sacks with receiving stolen goods was over-ruled by Judge Dewey E, Myers. Trial on that charge was set for April 21. The defendants will plead not guilty, the Prosecutor's office

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