The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-18

| princess airs and her flippant. con-
ceited indifference. But he would
never dream of marriage.
That was not to his mold-nor
could be.
Even when he had come so nobly
in the end she had taken 1t as she
took the greatness of Jonathan.
Men-big fellows-do such things.
She thought he would continue
like this as long as could be
But now this Jake was gone and
another in his place. No more
dallying. Did she want him or not?
Out with it
The fear Of his persistence weighed
on her enormously. Oh, he would
come laughing and seek to carry her
out of the life she had chosen and
into his own. Its pleasures would
become her pleasures heated.
radiant life.
And all this contact with the big,
raw, vital things; the striving and
suffering; the aching and hoping,
would be lost. OF course. For they
would go to the petaled ways Of
flowers and of perfume. Never
mind what lies beneath.
AS he said to her once: 1.-THE
wine of life has participating the
wine and leave the dregs.'
Some may do this. She was one
who couldn't. For life had forced
full nf "a n loo
drop on her.
She was finished with it. For her,
at least, it was proven better to give
than to take. She wanted now to
do this-wanted to be like the self
less, heroic ones STOPPING to help
her along.
Oh-that was a finer way! Think
| ing these things she found the face
of David before her-and blushed.
Why should she think of him? His
way was more various by far than
even her way and Jake's.
Yet David embodied an ideal for
her. Something splendid and up
standing like that line from the
Transcript: Great Hercules, who
stood with life upon his hand out
| stretched for any man to takew
Glorious to give so unthinkingly; to
come in the middle OF the night
serving others. He did that many
times. And she loved to see his face,
thin and finely drawn with fatigue.
1t was then she fancied that deep
light of the spirit in his winning
] no hos
to stand at his side, asking that she
might work and work with him.
Sunday there came a wire from
Jake: Gained two days, Helena,
dear; be with you Tuesday, around
five; dinner together; how's that?
I've much to tell you-all Of 1t good;
have a warm ear ready. Jake"
Tuesday-that soon? But he would
not ask an answer then-they would
have a few days.
Tuesday-much would be faced by
them David would be back-he
would give her cold look and walk
| on.
She tried to put these thoughts
away with a hooking scorn Of her
self. Why think of hinaor his looks?
What were they to her?
But she kept seeing his face as
he said boyishly, well, goodby
Miss. There's a concert the night
1 return. You mere nurse, you, we
go!" He gave her hand a quick
squeeze and laughed. He had even,
white teeth. When he laughed they
made his whole expression light,
and very vivid.
He would probably be home early
Monday morning.
But Monday she didn't see him
nor Monday night, nor then Tues
day. Well--he had come. He was
avoiding her.
All morning she was on fire with
a feverish uneasiness. She wished
that she had to be on duty early in
| the evening Then she would put
Jake off She dreaded hurting him.
recoiled against a cold dis
missal, for he was very dear to her.
Yet the thought of marriage was
utterly hostile to all her inclinations.
By noontime she could no longer
endure her own company and went
downtown to have lunch with ia
nina.
Janina gave her all the news.
Chickie kept saying: What did you
say" and "Oh, what was that"
until Janina drawled $3.50 and
again SOL How may dear angel Da-
vid be? White and shiny?"
Aren't you intuitive, Janina! So
penetrating! A patient of mine died
last night when I was on duty. A
nice. sweet young boy. He fought
terribly against it. It's got my goat