The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-10


Please don't talk like that" Alice
said. quickly. I'm old enough to
realize that papa may need pressure
of all sorts; I only think it makes
him more obstinate to get him cross
You probably do understand him bet
ter, but that's one thing I've found
out and you haven't. THERE" She
gave her mother a friendly tap on the
shoulder and went TO the door. I'm
hop i'm and say hello tc him now"
AS she went. she continued the
fastening of her blouse and appeared
i'm her fathers room with one hand
still thus engaged. but she patted his
forehead with tho other.
Poor old papd-daddy" she said,
gaily. Every time he's better some
one talks him into getting so mad he
has a relapse. It's a shame
Her fathers eyes, beneath their
melancholy brows, looked up at her
wistfully. II suppose you heard your
mother going for me-" he said.
I heard you going for her, tool"
Alice laughed What was it all
about?"
"Oh, the same DANCED old story"
y
something new when you get well?"
Alice asked, with cheerful innocence.
SO We could all have a lot more
money!
At this his sorrowful forehead wss
more sorroWful than ever. The deep
horizontal lines moved upward to u
pattern of suffering so familiar TO
his daughter that It meant nothing to
her; but he spoke quietly. Yes; so
we wouldn't have any money at all.
most likely
ION. no.. she laughed and. finishing
with her blouse. patted his cheeks with
both hands Just think how many
grand openings there must be for
man thar knows rs much as you do,
/ always did believe you could get
rich if YOU only cared to. papa
But upon his forehead the painful
pattern sriu deepeled. Don't you
think we've always had enough. the
way things are. Alice"
Not the way things are She
patted his checks again. laughed
again "It used to be enough, maybe
anyway $50 HG sk.mp along on it
but the way thin9s are now [ expect
mama s really pretty practical in her
ideas, though. T think it's ID shame for
her TO bother YOU about it while you're
so weak. Don't Won worry about IL.
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apnroya1 as she took her ulace.
..Norbfnz seems TO trouble vou,' he
said.
$50. nothing much " she made airy
response. What's troubling yourself.
Walter"
Don't let that worry you" he re-
turned. seeming to consider this 70 be
repartee of an effective sort; for he
furnished a short laugh to 90 with it.
and turned TO his coffee with the man
ner Of one VINO has satisfactorily
closed an episode.
walter always seems to have 50
many secrets Alice said, studying
him shrewdly. but with a friendly
enough amusement in her scrutiny.
Everything he does or says seems TO
be acted for the benefit Of some mys-
ferrous audience inside himself and
he always gets its applause. Take
what he said just now; he seems to
think 1t means something, but If 1t
does, why, that's just another secret
between him and the secret audience
inside Of him. We don't really know
anything about Walter at all, DO we.
mama?"
Walter laughed again, in a manner
that sustained her theory Well enough;
then after finishing his coffee, he took
from his pocket a hattened packet in
glazed blue paper; extracted with
stained fingers bent and Wrinkled
little cigarette lighted it, hitched up