The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-08

the corner Of the house and
+ approached through the dusk.
Isn't it the most beautiful eve
niug." the daughter said. why can't
Summer last all year? Did you ever
know lovelier twilight than this,
mama?"
Mrs. Adams laughed. and answered.
Not since I was your age, I expect"
Alice was wistful at once. Don't
they stay beautiful after my age?"
Wei, it's not the same thing"
/ Isn't it? NOt-ever?"
You may have d different kind
from mine" the mother said, a little
sadly. Il think you will, Alice. You
deserve"
NO, I don't 7 don't deserve any
thing, and know it. But I'm getting
+ a great deal these days-rnore than
ever dreamed could come to me.
F Im-I'm pretty happy, mamar
"Dearie"' Her mother would have
I kissed her, but Alice drew away.
/ "Oh. don't mean" She laughed
/ nervously. Il wasn't meaning to tell
you I'm engaged, mama. We're not.
/ I mean-oh; things seem pretty beau
/ tiful IN spite of all I've done to spoil
/ EN-"
your" Mrs. Adams cried, incredu.
lousy. What have you done to spoil
Hnything?"
Little things" Alice said. "a thou
sand little silly-oh, what's the user
He's so honestly what he is-just
+ simple and good and Intelligent feel
a tricky mess beside him! I don't see
why he likes me; and sometimes I'm
afraid he wouldn't if he knew me-"
He'd just worship you" said the
fond moth. And the more he knew
you, the more he'd worship you"
/ Alice shook her head. Hes not the
worshiping kind. Not like that at all.
/ He's more"
But Mrs. Adams was not interested
in this analysis, and she interrupted
briskly. "Of course It's time your IA
Their and I showed some interest in
him. I was just saying 1 actually
don't believe he's ever been inside the
house"
NO" Alice said musingly; that's
true; I don't believe he has. Except
when we've walked In the evening
we've always sat out here. even those
two times when it was drizzly. It's
so much niver."
"Wen have to do something or 9th
er. OF course" her mother said.
What Hke?"
"I was thinking" Mrs. Adams
paused. ''Wen, of course we could
hardly put off asking him to dinner,
y,,,oh
Alice was not enthusiastic; so far
from it, indeed, that there was a mel
ancholy alarm in her voice. "Oh,
mama, must we? Do you think so?"
yes. I do. 1 really do"
Couldn't we-well, couldn't we
waltz"
1T looks queer" Mrs. Adams said.
ct isn't the thing at all for a young
man to come as much as he does, and
never more than just barely meet
your father and mother. No. We
ought to do something"
But a dinnerp' Alice objected. I'm
the first place. there isn't anybody
want to ask. There isn't anybody
would ask"
Il didn't mean trying to give big
dinner" her mother explained. II
Just mean having him to dinner. That
mrlatto woman. Naleua Burns. goes
out by the day and she could bring
Il waitress. We can get some flowers
for the table and some to put in the
/ living room. We might just as well
go ahead and do it tomorrow as any
other time: because your fathers in
/ fine mood, and I saw Malena this
afternoon and told her I might want
her soon. She said she didn't have
any engagements this week. and I
can let her know tonight. Suppose
when he comes you ask him for to-
morrow, Alice. Everything'n be very
nice. I'm sure. Don't worry about
it,
'WelI-but-" Alice was uncer-
tain.
But don't you see. it looks so
queer, not to do something's" her
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