Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1941 — Page 22

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{ POOR BRAVE OLD BATHLESS GROGGINS / HE HAS,AS THE EXPRESSION GOES,"GOTTEN AWAY? WITH HIS MASQUERADE // EVERYONE BELIEVES HIM TO BE THE PRINCESS GROG. GYNSKA /! EVERYONE INCLUDING THE A

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SERIAL STORY—

Drafted for

Love By RUTH AYERS

YESTERDAY: Half blinded by the snow and tears, April has run down Winkie Appleman, the town’s bum. He threatens April, and Kent blindly strikes at him. The train carries Kent away. Winkie continues to threaten, demands pay, says he will have April arrested. The gossip would crush Ann. April gives him all her cash, writes a check for $10.

' CHAPTER FIFTEEN

SOMEHOW, April Burnett reached home and crawled into bed. After ‘that she lay in a strange state, suspended as it were, in some nebulous world of her own. She was aware at times that

Mother and Dad tip-toed in and out |

of the room. Dr. Campbell, the family physician, had a way of ap-

pearing at odd hours and then dis-||

appearing. Octavia seemed to be a dark sphinx, sitting as motionless and as silent at the bedside. And then, on the third day, everything cleared again. “April, dear, youre better. Thank God!” It was Mother, whose eyes were red-rimmed and swimming in tears. “Well, Daffy (that was Dad's pet name for her, shortened from daffodil)—you’ve scared us out of our wits. There now, lean back and don’t think of a thing. All we ask is that you’ll be well again.” April tried to lift her ankle, found that it was thick with gauze and tape. “What—what’s wrong with me?” Dad said. “Why, goose, yoli’'ve been battling off a whole army of flu bugs. And you've got a wrenched ankle, a bad sprain, Dr. Campbell says.” Mother wiped at her eyes. Aing, however did it happen?” April thought slowly, carefully. “Took a topper on the ice,” she said and leaned back into the pillows. Later, when her parents were back in the room again, April looked from one to the other. Mother was young to have two grown daughters.

~~ Like Ann, she spent a lot of time

outdoors and it showed in her lithe figure and clear skin. Her hair was gray, cut rather short and with a .swirl of curls like April’s.

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DAD COULD THROW ga stubborn witness into panic by the fierce way he scowled through his hornrimmed glasses in court. But at home he was a lamb, deeply devoted to what he liked to call his “three little women.” “You're resting much more easly,” Mother said. “Sure I am. What—what day is ft, Moms?” *Tt's Thursday. You've been pretty desperately. ill since Monday night.” April frowned, forced herself to think. Octavia padded in, balancing a tray with tea and toast. “Ain’t nuthing like a little nour{shment to perk you up,” she said in a strangely uncheerful way. April glanced quickly. Octavia could help her to remember. But no, Octavia was in no. mood to be jogged. So she tried again to make sense out of the jumble of thoughts in her head. Kent Carter. She'd pretended she was Ann to Kent, but he found out about the masquerade. Then he’d gone off on the train and she’d been left face to face with old Winkie Appleman. There was something else, something important. Ann's letter! “Ann—is Ann home?” At the mention of her sister’s name, Mother's eyes misted again. “Ann will be here Saturday.” “Bad break for her,” April whispered. Dad said stoutly, “Our Ann wasn’t. ready for an audition with Vivano. Next time she won't fail.” “poor little lamb,” Octavia murmured under lier breath. still and straight in bed, the ankle like a weight, April had the impression that the three in . the room with her had temporarily pushed back their concern for Ann, but that it was there, deep and strong, waiting to come forth again. Mother made an attempt at brightening. “I'll have to bank on you, April, to help us through the worst of it. Ann will be sd crushed by the experience. She's such a shy child, so easily hurt.” ¥Kent, was home on leave.” April blundered it out.” #yes, Octavia told us,” Mother sighed. “It was sweet of you to meet his train.” : Would there be more? Had Octavig said anything else? No, thank heavens, no. In her relief, April leaned back on her pillows and | ‘closed her eyes again. ;

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Mother and Dad tip-toed out of the room. Octavia settled uneasily in a chair by the bed.

THE NEXT DAY, flowers began to arrive and tgicky cards with “get well messages.” Mother was more herself today. “You're going to be snowed under with notes and bouquets from the boys,” she said. “They'll no doubt be clamoring to have you up and about again, but you're going to forget them for awhile. Dr. Campbell says you were worn out, that what you need is rest, in large doses.” “I guess he’s right. Somehow I stirred again.” Flowers and more flowers. Late that Friday afternoon, April said, “I'll take a look at the cards.” Mother propped her up in bed, made her take a tablet first and a glass of fruit juice. ‘“We could start a florist’s shop here,” Mother said as she dumped the cards into April's lap. “Maybe you'll let me steal a few of these for Ann’s room.” “Yes, please do.” “Ann loves flowers. It will brighten her up, perhaps, if we have some in her room. And by the way, were getting her room fi beautifully, aren't we, Octavia?” ; Octavia nodded, cast a somber glance at Ann’s picture and waddled out. April looked listlessly at the cards. “Don't let it get you down— Pete.” That was one of them. Why, less than a week ago, she'd

been at the Casa Blanca with Pete one of her escorts,

feel as if I didn’t care if I never:

ALL THIS HAD happened to her singe then. Kent Carter had come home Saturday night. There'd been Sunday and Monday. Such a brief time! Surely, what. had happened, what had come and gone to change her life had not taken place in that brief three-day leave! She picked up another card. "With all good wishes for a speedy recovery-—Andrew.” “Sorry you're on the sick list. Brice Lane.” And cone, the card that had come with the mass of yellow jonquils. “For April--Hal.” This should cheer her but she dropped Hal's card with the others and pushed them aside. : Funny, all the flowers that ever grew couldn't fill the empty place buried ¢leep in your heart. {To Be Continued)

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

FACILITIES OF 60 AREAS SURVEYED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (U. P.).— The National Defense Commission has appointed 13 city managers to survey 60 defense areas to determine if adequate school, recreation, water supply and sewage disposal facilities are available. Prank Bane, director of the Commission's division of State and local cooperation, said yesterday that wliere adequate facilities are lacking stuclies will be made to ascertain whether state or Federal funds are necessal'y to meet the area’s needs. The city managers are to make their recommendations within 30 days, Mr. Bane said. Edward 8S.

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