The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-12

Cupid-like. They were denominations
that few would notice in the con-
glomerate company around them,
but Brandon's was an experienced
taste.
For their evening they had chosen
the brightest of the fashionable rem
devious where names and distinc'
ton of some sort or other are held
to be the only acceptable sesames.
The women we're beautiful and OF
the varied pattern that, decorates
the new age. Debutantes and ma
irons from the first families, nasal
voiced and red-throated women or
the nouveau richie from the last
families, and the ever inescapable
bevy of movie celebrities from none.
Joanna had tasted Of the gaudy
cabarets-they had been the lamp
posts along her paths Of gaiety. But
here-here were women gowned by
the master dressmakers Of the day,
artists of the world Of the elect.
And the men matched the women.
She caught her breath at the orig
inality Of this thought-the men
matched the women whose jeweled
threats and ears shone velvet white
against their black shoulders!
And the music-soft exotic strains
that laughed and sobbed their rhyth-
mic ecstacies. Jazz, of course, but
not the kind she had ever heard. A
super-jazz that called to her with
it's melodies Of llllling romance. Her
feet were still and her slender, warm
pulsed little body was quiet but her
soul was dancing; the CLEANS In
her deep brown eyes were dancing,
and through her brain new ssensa-
tons danced. Brandon was wholly
sensible of the little dramas that
fitted across the eager face he eyed
so curiously.
IT would like to dance" Joanna
exclaimed, suddenly. Shall weY
fl E rose instantly and swept her
Ill into the maze on the floor.
Joanna observed that women,
when they had looked into Bran
don's face and recognized him, shift
ed their eyes quickly into hers.
What she saw In their glances puz-
zled her; she recognized something
speculative, as If these women who
knew the man whose arm encircled
her and who danced as none OF Jo-
anna's partners danced, had a com
mon curious regard for his unknown
companion. She concluded, shrewd-
", that women would profess to not
like Brandon, but were secretly fas-
cinated by him. She felt uneasy,
again, and was glad when the en-
core finished.
Now the question" she chal-
lenged him, abruptly, when he had
held a light to her cigaret and then
to his own.
but I haven't made a program
of them" he protested-once more
his voice was like caress. II prom
Use to combine them all into one, or,
two, at most; and be content with
whatever you conclude to tell me.
What are you going to do?-that, OF
course, is the first one"
"And that's longer than any list
any man ever put to me-" she as
sured him. Yesterday morning l
ing if I could get along for two
weeks salary. Tonight I'm wonder
went to my job at the store wonder
ing where to begin to spend money
You see one of my plans-the first
one made, got all smashed up some
how, l don't know how-but it's
gone, anyhow"
Brandon probed deep. THAT was
a most interesting chap who waited
for you last night-in the drawing
room" he ventured. II wonder II the
smash you have in mind came after
left your"
GAMMA looked out into the
room, as if, in the brilliance
of the scene to soothe her
,,ooy,orxy IF tho hours in tha "dra w.