The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-28
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Rr Gilmore Meherin

BY Gilmore Meherin
ANNA shrugged. "Wel, this
comes to putting dynamite
EA into the hands of infants. No
game for babies or amateurs. AS
I've said before. they can't get away
with 1t. because it gets away with
them. Too bad! Discredits the
clever players
Chickie turned imratiently, her
heart sickened Clever players
Janina! Do you think all life is d
joke and a make-beleve? Why
should any one fool with love?"
II leave 1t to the pure and proud
to ask. If I were to answer, you
wouldn't understand. And as a wise
man remarks, 1t doesn't do to tell
the truth to those who do not wish
to hear, But l may say, in
passing, that there are many who
should not fool with freedom. 1t will
make the fool of them" ~
who are your clever ones that
get away with it, .Janina?"
Clever, indeed. They are the
women, my dear, with a. callus where
you have a. conscience. Conscience
is the terror Of consequence; the
clever do not fear what they elimi-
nate
1T is hideous, though, to look at
life in this way, Janina. In the
end what have your"
Hell's bells! If you're going to
get morbid about it! If you're going
to ask, Whittier thou eoest, WON
an?' How do we know? But we're
on our way. Nice, new sea to travel.
Lord knows, perhaps. If there be a
shore ahead. I don't!
80 the pure and proud, as we'll
rs the young and stupid. had better
keep to the old lands! Takes a
crafty sailor and a hardy one to
keep his boat afloat on these unchar-
tered waters, let alone guiding it to
port.
when others strike out, AS wit
ness our young flapper, Marjorie
you see what happens. Boat
smashes up Lucky for her, money
throws out lifeline. You and
and Peggy. the cobbler's maid, in
the same predicament, would sink
sweetly and unlamented to the sea-
weed forty fathoms deepy
ess
Tn UDDENLY moist and dis
IA turbed, Chickie laughed I'M
IL easily; and the next moment
her cheeks were blazing for Janina
half read her thought. Janina said
mockingly: when one stays on
the old shore she may come to a
little grief but not to tragedy And
grief you know is but an emotion. 1t
passes. Tragedy is a fact; it must
be borne. What do you hear from
the lad, my dear?"
"Only left two days ago, Janina,
and he wasn't going on an airplane."
"Will you be stepping out with us
bit, now?"
II may and then, again, 1 may
mott"
You don't think that he is going
to the Golden Gate and play the
hermit, do you? You don't expect
1t, If you have any sense. Well-in
this day and age, If you want to be
a match for a man, keep step with
him. Or rather keep two steps
ahead of him. Much better for the
woman to keep him on the run than
to give him the handicap on her
She'll never overtake him, If she
does. You mind mer'
Gamma, do you think I'm to be
forsaken?" Chicl<ie laughed, and for
the first time because of her great
inward agitation, she appeared gay
and untroubled.
"Well-nol You're not!'
Chickie repeated carelessly; NO
Janina. I'm not! And I shan't
worry about keeping two steps ahead
or two steps behind Going is
pleasant one way or another"
Janina looked at her long while
in silence. She said: IT envy you
Chiclie. I always have"
They got up, then. 1t was well
they did, for Chickie's eyes filled
She felt that in another moment she
would seize Janina's hands; she
would say in a, nervous frenzy
NDon't; Ho-envy me-You should
know"
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