The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
- DONT?"
No; you don't Why, even

No; you don why, even
with your miserable little sal
airy you could have given
her more than you have. You re
the closest man I ever knew;
it's like pulling teeth to get dollar
out of you for her, now and then, and
yet you hide some away, every month
or so, In some wretched little in
vestment or other. YOU
Look here, now" he interrupted,
angrily. You look herel If didn't
put a little by whenever I could, in a
bond or something, where would you
be If anything happened to me? The
insurance doctors never passed me;
you know that. Haven't we got to
have something to fall back On?'
Yes. we have.' she cried. I'VE
ought to have something to go on
with right now, too, when we need
1t. Do you suppose these snipets
would treat Alice the way they do
If she could afford to entertain? They
leave her out of their dinners and
dances simply because they know she
can't give any dinners and dances to
leave Them out of They know she
cant get even. and that's the whole
story! that's why Henrietta Lambs
done this thing 10 nsr now"
Adams had gone back to his rubbing
of his knees, "Oh, my. N.Y. he said.
What thing"
She told him. Your dear, grand,
old Mister Lambs Henrietta has sent
out invitations for a large party-a
large one. Everybody that is anybody
in this town Is asked, you can be sure
There's a very fine young man, a
Mr.. Russell, has just come to town,
and he's interested in Alice, and he 5
asked her TO go TO this dance with
him. Well, Alice can't accept She
can't go with him, though she'd give
anything in the world to do It Do you
understand? The reason she can't IS
because Henrietta Lamb hasn't In
vfted her. Do you want to know why
Henrietta hasn't invited her? It's be
cause she knows Alice cant get even,
and because she thinks Alice ought TO
be- snubbed like this on account Of
only being the daughter Of one Of her
grandfather's clerks hope you
understand
oh, my. my NY" he said oh.
my, N.Y.
That's your sweet old employer, ''
his wife cried, taunungly. That
your dear, kind. grand old Mister
Lamb Alice has been left out Of
a good many smaller things, Ike big
dinners and little dances, but this is
just the same as serving her notice
that she's out of everything. And its
all done by your dear, grand old"
Look heret' Adams exclaimed. i
don't want TO hear any more Of that
You can't hold him responsible for
everything his grandchildren 90.
guess, He probably doesn't know a
thing about it You don't suppose
he's troubling his head over"
But she burst out at him passion
ately. Suppose you trouble your
head about it, You'd better, Virgil
Adams. You'd better, unless you
want to see your child just dry UP
into a miserable old maid. She's still
young and she has a chance for hap.
piness, If she had a father that didn'
bring a milestone to hang around her
neck. instead Of what he ought TO
give her! You just wait till you die
and God asks you what you had in
your breast instead OF a heart.'
''Oh, my. N.Y. he groaned- What's
nv heart got to do with it?''
Nothing. You haven't got one or
you'd give her what she needed. Am
I asking anything you can't do? You
know better; you know I'm nOt.'
At this he sat suddenly rigid his
troubled hands ceasing TO rub his
knees; and he looked at her fixedly.
Now, tell me" he said, slowly Just
what are you asking?
you know she sobbed.
you mean you've broken your
word never to speak Of that to me
again."
What do I care for my word?' she
cried. and. sinking to the floor at his
feet, rocked herself back and forth
there. DO you suppose III let my