The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-30


ute of it,
! He held her hands quietly, looking
at their white, tapered fingers
Pretty little hands for such a job,
Helena, dear. If you're making. your
own future completely you must be
making the future Of the entire
world. Don't you know that? For
you never know at what point the
life or the thought of another will
rush into and transfigure your own.
You can't make the future, Chickie
nor can any.of us. We can only
make our acceptance of it as we will.
Your thought can't stop the time
from sweeping in, or the earth from
shaking. But if the tides keep you.
you can strike out and swim; or
throw up your hands and drown.
the tides but to meet them. Ism
it enough?"
mo! How did we get talking of
this? only meant to say, Jake, -
she became embarrassed and finished
weakly: well, that you've been
mighty good to me-
He laughed, digging his elbow
against her arm: And you don't
want to lure me along with any false
hopes, Ell? Being as you're ninety
nine and settled you don't contem-
plate making any changes, Ell? 1
get you-let be as ISL
Towards the end Of the week,
Chickie was waiting one morning
for a car. She was going down town
to buy pair Of shoes and she had
chosen this hour that she might not
meet any one and also because she
was on night duty now.
David Ramm was just getting in
his machine. He drove to the corner
and leaned out with a friendly: III
take you down, Miss Bryce"
When she got in he asked her
questions about her work, her opin-
ions, whore she had been to school.
Then he said suddenly: rs Jake the
only one for whom ruleN may be
broken?"
He's a very old friend"
"Now-not as old as all that. Miss
Bryce"
She laughed: Eyes he is-he knows
my father. and my mother and where
I live and what give eat for dinner.
Besides he has a lot Of very useful
information -
$50 have I. You don't really mean
that you never go out nights? You
haven't let them scare you into that,
have your"
"Oh, they don't try to scare us.
We have a late pass"
"Once a week. And you need it.
You can't keep fit for your work If
you don't have little change"
She said softly: well, I'll tell you
Doctor David"
He gave her a surprised look and
grew family red. She went hurry
ing on, with a shrug as though she
were in the habit of accosting every
one by their first name: "It suits
you. That's my way. I call people
as L choose. David is much bet
ter name than 'Ramm.' That sounds
harsh. Besides David is In the
Book of Kings"
And he slew giant, didn't her"
She gave a little, hooking laugh.
for 1t was a bright, sunny morning
and she felt glad: "Oh, he did many
things that other Davids may not!"
"You read a great deal, Miss
Bryce"
"Yes-sometimes When I was
away read hours every night"
"And lost your taste for COM
pany?"
. "No-only books are so agreeable.
One can close them at will"
He looked at her musing. She
seemed extremely young very
sweet because Of a sadness that
dwelt on her pale, beautiful mouth.
And people aren't Miss Bryce?
You've found them unpleasant?
Aren't you little young to love
your own company so much?"
"Oh, no-it's not that. I'm fond
of people. Oh. very, But I just
want to get started well in this
work It's altogether different from
anything I ever did before" she
laughed: "And I want to be as
expert as you are in your line"
"Expert-what do you think I
ANA painless dentist? We're not
experts-none of us" Then he
began to tell her Of clinics In vi
emma and marvellous experiments
conducted there .. He and
she would enjoy the life on the
continent. He talked in a soft,
musical tone, but as though he
were ready to cease at any mo-
ment; as though he feared to trust
Finally he broke off. She said,
excited: GO on-what happened
then-did the girl live
He said boyishlv: "I'll tell you
the next time see you! I know
great many such tales"
She was stirred and uneasy, and
when she was buying her shoes
kept thinking of his tone; of his
musing eyes. Pictures and colors
were in her mind.
That night she thought of many
things. 1t was mysterious and some
times a little terrifying-the long,
quiet watch through the night hours.
She was glad when the green lights
flashed; glad when the patients
wanted water. wanted pillow
straightened-she had thirty Of
them. They kept her busy.