Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-30
CHAPTER LXxYII.

THAT EN- L0~A L.
After lunch Envy suggested q matinee,
some shopping, all sorts Of ideas that
would delay my getting that parcel off
to Mr.. Mason, And he needed it by
! Wednesday, l got more and more fur
ried, in my desire to so to the office at
once. And, in the end, / had to reveal
to Envy the whole story of the blue robe
her cousin had given to me, so much
against my wishes, and which he now
was borrowing" from me--to my great
relief. Envy gurgled with delight.
"Oh, Anne. isn't that too cunning. Tom
has a really truly -fors sure crush on
you"
This annoyed me, but when we got to
Toms office and found Mrs. Warden there.
| Envy rose to the occasion and proved
herself real friend. She demanded the
| package as her own, addressed 1t herself
and, affixing a special delivery stamp, an
nounced that she was going to hurry 1t
right over to the postoffice, as her Tom
mic was the most impatient cousin in
the world. What Mrs. Warden would
have said to me, If Envy had not pro-
tected me, l hate to try TO guess, for
even so she clawed a bit-poisonously.
"Glad to see your intimacy with the
Mason cousins is growing, dear Mrs
| Jimmie II knew as well how to work
them 1 wouldn't be having such trouble
in getting an apartment. You found it
| so easy"
Evelyn was ready for her AS we swung
out of the office she purred her 'retort
/ Courteous
"Oh. dear Mrs Warden. don't tell US
| that a woman as clever as you has any
| trouble in-managing-sim folk like
US"
Hope she likes that" continued Eve
| lvn. as the elevator whirled US down TO
| the street and the little blue car But
warn you. Anne-don't let that old
vixen get anything on you. BE very
careful how you play around with Tom
mic Z"
By now we were seated in her car
and whirling away 10 the postoffice with
the rescued package.
,, After we had posted it we went for a
drive and to do bit of shopping, and
then there seemed nothing to do but ask
| Envy home to dinner.
| She was a wonderfully helpful little
guest, and by the time my boys re-
turned we had a fine meal prepared. Neal
was delighted to see his Lady Evelyn"
/ And even Jim thawed. We recited the
/ story of the robe and OF our encounter
! with Mrs. Warden, and he appreciated
/ that Envy had saved the day.
! I was very happy to see that the
\ breach between Jim and this old friend
was healing And Envy didn't try to
conceal her happiness.
Il want to feel that Anne can always
count on me-" she said earnestly.
! And Jim replied:
! THAT makes me realize that / can
T count on you, too. Envy
/ Neal felt a bit out Of things for a
/ time. but his hour struck when Envy
/ left, for, Of course. be was permitted to
I escort her. Just as she was going Envy
I seized my hand and whispered:
I'm glad Tom only asked you TO
/ lend him that gorgeous robe. Be sure
/ 70 get It 5ack-it's a beauty. Jimmie
won't mind-he likes pretty things; and
my big cousin can afford to buy them
fora friend"
Envy! !" l gasped You sha'n't think
such thinks OF Jim-and me"'
Nonsense girlie-don't pose as a
/ goody goody to a PAL" laughed Envy.
/ Then she kissed me and tripped out Of
my room into the living room where
/ Neal stood waiting for her.
! Jim closed the door after her and
/ turned TO me-
What's the matter, sweetheart Your
cheeks are blazing"