The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-02

mirably. L don't care. All the same
/ the laugh viii jump TO the other cor
/ ner of your mouth, see if it doesn't.
/ They say that what a person dreams
+ about and wishes for and waits for
/ and believes in, will come true sooner
or later"
IF that's So said Rene, ''you and
/ ! will get married; for I've dreamed it
/ every night of the year, wished for it,
waited for it ana believed in il, and"
1t was u maUy sudden rush. He
made it on an impulse quite irresist-
ible, as hypnotzed persons are said to
| DO in response to the suggestion Of the
/ hypnotist, and his heart was choking
/ MS throat before he could END his
/ speech. Alice interrupted him with
/ hearty burst Of laughter
"A very pretty twist you give to
+ my words, must declare" She said,
/ but not new by any means. Little
/ Adrienne Bourcier could tell you that.
! She says that you have vowed to her
over and over that you dream about
| her. and wish for her and wait for
her. precisely as YOU have just said
to me-
Rene's brown face flushed to the
temples, partly with anger, partly
with the shock Of mingled surprise
and fear. He was guilty, and the
guilt showed in his eyes and paralyzed
| his tongue, so that he sat there be
/ fore Alice with his under Jaw sag;
/ ging ludicrOusly.
Don't you rather think, Monsieur
{ do ha
/ added in a calmly advisory tone,
that you had better quit trying TO
say such foolish things to me, and
/ Just be my very good friend? If you
don't, I do, which comes to the same
thing. What's more. I won't be your
/ partenaire at the dance unless YOU
/ promise me on your word Of honor
/ that you will dance two dances with
/ Adrienne to every one that you have
with me. Do you promise?"
/ He dared not oppose her outwardly,
although in his heart resistance
/ amounted to furious revolt and riot
IT promise anything YOU ask me
70" he said resisredly, almost suIIen-
/ y; anything for YOU"
I well, ask nothing whatever on
/ my own account" Alice quickly re-
piled; but I do tell you firmly that
! sou shall not maltreat little Adrienne
+ Boucher and remain friend Of mine
/ She loves You. Rene de Ronville, ard
YOU have told her that you love hcr
/ II You are man worthy of respect
you viii not desert her. Don't YOU
/ think I am rieh-?"
Like q slrEad and crippled moth
/ vainly trying 70 rise once again 70
the allurins Vet deadly fame, Rene
! Tee FcnviIle ossayed to break out OF
/ NE embarrassment and resum, equal
/ footing with the Girl so suddenly be
/ come his commanding superior. but
+ the effort disclosed to him az well as
F 20 her that ne had fallen 70 rise no
/ more. In his abject defeat he accepted
The terms dictated hv Alice and was
Glad when she adroitly changed hor
manner and tone IN going on 10 dis
! cUss the approaching dance.
Now let me make one request OF
. you" he demanded after a while. IT'S
/ q small favor; may ask it7''
Yes but ! don't grant It IN ad-
vance"
II want you 20 wear. for my sake,
the buff gown which they say was
/ your grandmCther'a.
NO. I won't wear IT,"
But why. ALICE
None Of the other girls have any
thing ike such dress; e. would not
/ be right sor me TO put It ON and make
them al feel that 7 had taken ne ad-
vantage Of them just because ]
could. that's why"
But then none Of them IS beautiful
and educated IKE you" he said;
''you1l outshtnc them anyway"
Save your compliments for poor
pretty little Adrienne," she firmly re-
/ spCnded, Il positively 10 not wish to
/ hear them have agreed TO be your
/ partenaire at this dance Of Papa Rous-
/ slllon's. but It IS understood between
/ Us that Adriennc S. your sweetheart.
/ I am not. and I'm not gOinS 70 be
/ either So for YOUR sake auG Adj
enne's. as well as ont Of consideration
for the rest OF tho girls who have no
fine dresses. ! am not going 70 wear
/ the buff brocada gown that belonged
to Papa Roussillon's mother long ago.
? shan dress just as IN rest do
II IS SAFE 70 say lll4L rene lie lsDfi-
/ vile went home with a troublesome
bee in his bonnet. lie was not a bad.
hearted fellow Many q right good
young man. before him and since. has
loved an Adrianne and been dazzied
by an Alice. 4 violet Is sweet but
n rose Is the gardens queen. The
poor youthful frontiersman ought 20
have been stronger; but he WIS not,
and what have we to say?
As for Alice. since having a conf
Dental talk with Adrienne Bourci7r
/ recently. she had come TO. realize what
n. ROussillon meant when he said:
Tut my little girl e better than most
OF them. not Z foolish mischief maker
7 hope" She saw through the stu
alton with a quick understanding OF
what Adrienne might suffer should
Rene prove permanently tickle The
} thought OF it aroused all her natural
= honest and serious nobleness Of
I character, which lay deep under the
almost hoydenish levity usually OBJ
se.vable N her manner. Crude as her
sense Of LIES larger Significance was,
and meager as had been her expert
cuce in the things which count for
most in the sum OF a young girls
existence under fair circumstances
she gras9ed intuitively the gist Of
= all.
The dance old not come OFF; it mad
10 be postponed indefinitely on ac-