The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-27

'Oh, 1 don't know" She was quiet
a moment, for she was thinking that
here she spoke the truth; his service
put about him a little glamour that
helped to please her with him. She
had been pleased with him during
their walk; pleased with him on his
own account; and now that pleasure
was growing keener. She looked at
him, and though the light in which
she saw him was little more than
starlight, she saw that he was look
ing steadily at her with a kindly and
smiling seriousness. All at once it
seemed to her that the night air was
sweeter to breathe, as If a distant
fragrance of new blossoms had been
blown to her. She smiled back TO him
and said. We'll. what kind of man
are yOu?"
L don't know; I've often wondered"
he replied. What kind Of girl
are your"
Don't you remember? told you
the other day. I'm just mep'
But who is that?"
You forget everything" said Alice.
you told me what kind of a girl
am. You seemed to think you'd taken
quite a fancy to me from the very
first"
$50 I did," he agreed, heartily.
But how quickly you forgot itr'
"Oh, no. 1 only want you to say
what kind Of a girl you are"
She Knocked him. 81 don't know;
I've often wondered What kind Of
a girl does Mildred tell you I am?
What has she said about me since she
told you was a Miss Adams?'"
L don't know; haven't asked her"
Then don't ask her." Alice said,
quickly.
"Why?"
Because she's such a perfect
creature and I'm such an imperfect
one. Perfect creatures have the most
perfect way of running the imperfect
ones"
But then they wouldn't be perfect.
Not if they"
'Oh, yes. they remain perfectly per-
feet" she assured him. That's be
cause they never go into details.
They're not so vulgar as to come
right out and tell that you've been in
jail for stealing chickens. They Just
look absentminded and say in a low
voice, oh, very; but 1 scarcely think
you'd like her particularly and then
! begin to talk of something else right
| away"
His smile had disappeared. yes"
| he said, somewhat ruefully. THAT
/
tainly seem TO know her. Do you
know everybody as we'll as that?"
Not myself" Alice said. Il don't
know myself at all. I got to won
dering about that-about who I was
the other day after you walked
home with me-"
He uttered an exclamation, and
added, explaining it, You do give a
man a chance to be fatuous. though!
As If it were walking home with me
that made you wonder about your
self!'
TT was" Alice informed him.
! coolly. Il was wondering what
wanted to make you think of me. in
case I should ever happen to see you
again"
This audacity appeared to take his
breath. by George he cried.
You mustn't be astonished." she
said What I decided then was that
l would probably never dare to be
Just myself with you-not if I cared
/ TO have you want to see me again
and yet here 1 am, just being myself
after aHr'
You are the cheeriest series of
shocks" Russell exclaimed, where
upon Alice added to the series.
Tell me: Is it a good policy for
me to follow with your" she asked
and he found the mockery In her
voice delightful Would you advise
me to offer YOU shocks as a sort of
vacation from suavity?"
"Suavity' was yet another sketch
of Mildred; a recognizable one. or II
would not have been humorous. In
| Aice's hands, so dexterous in this
work, her statuesque friend was be-
coming as ridiculous as a fine figure
Of wax left to the mercies of a satirist-
But the lively young sculptress
| knew better than to overdo: what
she did must appear to spring all
from mirth; so she laughed as if un.
willing, and said, "I mustn't laugh at
Mildred! In the first place. she's vour
your cousin. And in the second
place, she's not meant to be funny,
It isn't right 20 laugh at really splen.
did people who take themselves seri.
Ously. In the third place. you won't
come again if 1 do
Don't be sure of that" Russell
said, whatever you do"
Whatever I do?'" she echoed
THAT sounds as if you thought ]
could be terrific. Be careful; there's
one thing I could do that would keep
you away"
What's that?'
Il could tell you not to come" she
said. Il wonder If I ought to-
Why do you wonder if you ought
to:'"
Don't you guess?"
No"
Then let's both be mysterious to
each other" she suggested. It mys-
tify you because I wonder, and you
mystify me because you don't guess
that, shall we?"
Very well; so long as it's certain
that you don't tell me not to come
again
I'm not tell you that-yet," she
said. I'm fact" She paused, reflect
ing, with her head TO one side I'm
fact, I won't tell you not to come,
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