The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-19

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was the way Raynor was a brute.
"Yes-one has to-" and Rayn)r
sighed. Overemphatically. I've
given up trying TO mend her ways
but it Is tiresome to be caught up
continually"
"Oh. don't. Douglas. Don't be
ieve him. Malcolm: he's teasing me.
And by the way. Douglas. how 40
you Ike the new rhododendron
/ beds?"
"A fine question-consider:n you
placed them exactly where I asked
YOU not TO, Why did You 40 that
To prove your independence Of my
wishes. or merely to he contrary
But. Douglas dear. they're just
where You said you wanted them
Nothing Of the sort. You mis-
understood entirely. You would. Of
course. Oh well [ cant expect TO
have anything as I want it around
this place With your knowledge Of
gardens and landscapes. Nan. I
sholId think YOU could see for your
self that they should be fifty feet, al
least. farther from the arhor."
III have them changed" Nan
spoke duly. listlesslv. as IL she
would rather change the whole gar
den plan than have any further dis.
sension.
Yes and spend a fortnight more
Of the gardeners time. You've no
conception Of the value of timc-or
- L.
days Of forced economy. would have
taught YOU not to be quite so ex-
travagant. Where you going. Or
ville?"
out" said Orry. shortly. star
gazing" he added with a smile at
Finley. want 20 go"
Finley went and Miss Raynor at
once began TO discuss him.
What a nice man he is" she said,
"but not much of a talker. I couldn't
draw him out at all"
Nancy could-without half try
ing" said Nancy's husband. q be
ieve III get some fun out OF that
chap I'm great student Of hu-
man nature, as you know. Goddard:
I study it as OrviGe studies his be
loved astronomy. believe Venus
has a conjunction on toniyht-or
Jupiter is giving a three ringed cir
/ Gus Want TO 90 out there with
/ them, Nam"
NO, thank YOU" and she tried
to speak brightly.
Devoted little wife-rather stay
with her husband-that it? Don't
/ trouble yourself to say YES. for I
shouldn't believe you. Wen. here
/ comes Eva at last, Three minutes
late. Miss Turner. What's my sin
I today?"
/ Too many calOries for your lunch
/ con, Mr.. Raynor. And instead Of
making up for it at dinner. you
! transgressed again"
Did 7? Well, it was that damned
chocolate roll. I ta1isvs my wife
/ orders it just to tempt me beyond
/ endurance. She knows how fond Of
it I am. Did you. Nancy"
mo. Douglas. you know I didn't
We'll. why did you order it, then?
noticed you scarcely touched it
yourself"
Yes. Nancy" chimed in Miss
Matte. why did you. have it? To
/ please your guest?"
Yes, to please Mr.. Goddard" said
/ Nan. bravely smiling.
! I don't wish 10 have anything
/ on the table that my brother doesn't
want there" the prim spinster de
clared.
They were rather alike. the broth
er and sister. Both were very thin.
with thin gray hair and thin. high
voices. They looked as if they were
/ thin blOOded, and though a thin We
neer Of culture showed on the sur
face. one gained the impression that
beneath were very primitive and IN
bridled impulses.
! Two years ago, when he married
the lovely Nancy Kent. all the world
! wondered. Wondered how he ever
| persuaded such q dainty bit Of fem.
/ ininity to link her life with his. He
/ had been a friend Of her fathers.
who had died since the marriage,
i but among scores Of suitors it was
hard TO understand Mans decision.
/ Miss Matte. though, saw no cause
for surprise. To her, her brother
/ Douglas was the epitome OF all that
was worthwhile or desirable. And
/ her query was what had Douglas
seen in that pale-faced, big-eyed chit
10 make him want her. Curiosity
being the lady's strong point. she
set about TO find out. Her quest was
unsuccessful, but she did succeed in
adding no negligible weight to the
/ burden Of discomfort the mistress
I of Flower Acres carried.
| The next morning most of the
household arose with a fixed and
/ Second Mortgage Loans