Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1941 — Page 19

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Love By RUTH AYERS

YESTERDAY: Winkie Appleman has brought suit against April for damages. Her failure to report the accident adds to the seriousness of the charge. Trapped by a check, April pleads for secrecy— and Kent Carter arrives. He admits being a witness to the affair. Then Ann comes out the door, “What's the matter?”

CHAPTER TWENTY

IT WAS HAL PARKS who took things in hand when he arrived. : With one arm protectingly around April, he talked to tne constable, ‘ drove to the police station and ar“ranged for bond. The date of the “ hearing in lower court was set for the following Friday. That night, April came home early, managed to carry the hidden brown suitcase into the house un-

seen. It was too late now to spare Ann from the gossip that would be sure to follow Winkie’s suit; too late to keep Dad from knowing she was : accused of trying to “fix” a case. "The next morning, Ann, except for her pallor, seemed as happy as she had been since Kent had re- * turned. “Kent and I have set our wedding day,” she announced at the breakfast table. “It will be on Saturday afternoon, Mother, and because—well, because of every‘thing, we've decided it will be a very quiet ceremony here at home.” _ ‘Mother brightened instantly at this news, although she showed the Smarks of worry from the experience dast night when Winkie had brought ‘the warrant. She put down her coffee cup with a clatter. “Saturday? We never can do it. Today A8 Tuesday, so that means only four days to get ready.” +.#0Oh, I think we can manage it “nicely,” Ann said. Y “You going to the altar son ‘Saturday and me to jail on Fri- _ ligday,” April tried to joke. \ “Please, April,” Mother pleaded. = 2 # 8

{ APRIL TRIED to avoid Ann that ‘morning, but her sister caught up with her in the hallway. “Was there some reason,” she asked, “why you didn’t want to tell me that you took Kent to the . {rain that night?” April shrugged. “Really, it didn’t _geem important.” “.%“you didn’t think it important ‘when you tried to pay off Winkie “Appleman?” % ‘When April made no answer, Ann “I can’t help wondering mow if you saw Kent at any other ¢ e when I was away.” 3. “For ‘fered, “why should I have wanted ‘to see Kent Carter when Hal Parks

and the rest of my erstwhile cava-

‘Hers were rushnig me around at the Casa Blanca and gay places.” Mother joined them then, ready for a shopping trip downtown. She twas so busy fussing with samples of white silks and satins that she . didn’t notice anything wrong. But April knew that Ann's suspicions were growing by leaps and bounds. 20 All that Tuesday, April stayed in her room, Nip's wiry head cocked ‘knowingly at her. Nip knew. Winkie Appleman knew. The man at the garage where she had had the ‘chains put on that awful night had ‘openly taunted her about going up fo the Carter place. Even Octavia ‘was putting two and two together. ‘Yes, it seemed as if all Pattonsville ‘was going to know that April Burnett had masqueraded as her sister, id fallen in love with Ann’s sweetwiry ‘ She pleaded an excuse when Hal ed. She sidestepped the family.

Best and most important, she didn’t see Kent again. . On Wednesday, Dad came into her ym and settled himself for a

“Wepm awfuly sorry about this mess,” April blurted. But Dad wasn’t angry. “You're ] to worry,” he said. “The hearg on Friday will be a preliminary e, likely held over until later, I'll of course, see you ough it. It would have been betif you'd told me about it at ‘time, but you were so sick afterand then probably all you ted to do was forget it.” { “ves, that was what I wanted. To pt, it.” 4 ” ” » QUESTIONED her, made

can’t believe you hurt Winkie man,” he finally said. “Wintty hardy old specimen.

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“I guess everybody knows everything today!”

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

DUCK HUNTING |§

By William Ferguson

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me since I sent him to the workhouse a few years ago. Maybe this is the way he’s getting back at us ” -

“Dad, I'll tell the truth on the stand. I'll take a chance {that everything ,will come out all right. But I don’t want to bring anyone elsg into this. Not Kent Carter, Dad. Please, he won't have tol be at the trial, will he?” “Rent?” Dad smiled in a secretive way. “But Kent insists. Nothing I could say would keep him away. He wants a chance to testify.” He came over and patted her shoulder. “I've an idea you've heen through more than we realize, Daffy,” he said. “When I get you cleared in this case and the excitement of the wedding is over, I'm going to make it up to you.” “I'm all right,” April stammered. “There’s nothing you have to make up to me.” “I think we've lost sight of you in the excitement of Ann’s romance. Seems strange, doesn’t it, our little Ann a bride?” : “It’s wonderful,” April said. “I'm very happy for Ann.” Dad pursed his lips. “Yes,” he began, “it is wonderful, and yet I have a feeling that underneath, something troubles Ann.” “What do you mean, Dad?” “More than anything, our: Ann hoped to make a success of her voice. I don't think she’ll ever quite get over the disappointment of the audition with Vivano.” “All the more reason,” April spoke up, “why nothing must spoil her happiness with Kent.” ” » ”

ON THURSDAY, Miss Evans, the

seamstress, kept the sewing machine

en doors on the rich aroma of baking cakes and roasting meats. Florists surveyed the house for decorations for the wedding. April decided she couldn’t stand the strain and suspense any longer. She herself had an errand to do -—3an errand that couldn't be put off any longer. She picked a time in the afternoon. when she could leave the house unnoticed. Her ankle had healed, although she was still wobbly, weak from the long inactivity her illness had brought. She took a, short cut across town, began walking up a familiar road. Her yellow hair blew around her face; her cheeks stung in the January air, but she kept climbing, sometimes slowly, sometimes in a desperate sort of jog. (To Be Continued)

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

ALLAN BLOOM NAMED AS CONFERENCE AID

Allan Bloom, general secretary of the Jewish Community Center Association of Indianapolis has been appointed Indiana vice chairman of the “Mid-West Conference on Tomorrow's Children” to be held March 27 to 29 in Chicago. Social workers, medical and lay leaders, child welfare authorities

and scientists from eight states will participate in the conference, the fourth of its kind to be held in the United States. The conference will consider new problems confronting

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