The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-29

SUM and danced with two other girl;
who happened to be there.
UT when they took a table II
the cafeteria and Janina reat
~ the evening paper. ignoring
her--these fears rushed back. Chick
lie said, in a voice CT excitement
Hear anything more about Mar
jorie?"
''Give the girl chance. ole thingl'
II suppose she'll stay a lone
while away"
ANY old time, my dear! They're
off to Seattle on their honeymoon
and they won't come back till the
conventional pc Cd elapses. AND
months Of age or 10? Often, meet
up with precocious infants-espe
Janina, folding the paper must
have seen the blanched. driven look
in Chickie's fac. She smiled
Shocked? Thought that was rath
er pleasing bon mott 'Scuse, baby
I'm crude, but not unkind as you've
learned!
"No-but was just thinking
Janina--a thing like that could hap.
pen to anyone, no matter how free
or bold or clever they are
Janina shrugged.
you don't think so? Quite Ger,
tain 1t couldn't happen to your"
A plying smile: "Yes-innocence
quite coldly certain! Nothing can
happen to me that I can't meet, my
dear!"
But suppose it did, wonder
what you'd do?"
IT can never prove that to your
satisfaction, because it's not going
to happen. But at that, could
brazen it out! I could be the WON
an who dared! You can get away
with murder II you think you
cam"
Chickie LAUNCHED: "Yes-you can
get away with murder in theory.
But If you've got the blood of muir.
der on your hands. you're not so
l.
get away with It,"
"Well, I know a girl who did. She
| just said to people: 1T wanted this.
I'm going to have 1t! What about
it?" And she stayed right here in
the city and she has a son five
years old and supports him and
doesn't give a hang who knows It.
Her friends stuck with her. But
of course, that's rather bizarre and
startling.
at first they all held off, but
when they saw her getting away
with it-they shrugged and came
back. If all women had courage
like that and wouldn't allow them
selves to be bounded off the earth,
we'd have a better world and we'd
soon have a single standard. But.
of course. 1t would be rather hard
on the pioneers"
Would you like to be one of
them, Janina?"
IF it came to a showdown and
7 had to take my choice between
persecution and defiance, I'd take
the latter"
Chickie was now breathing noisily
her cheeks blazing. She said In
a faint tone: EFT would be a rather
hard choice, wouldn't it?"
ri IDING home in the street car,
Tiki Chickie stood on the plat
| 1 IAk ~
blow down her throat She kept
saying to herself: "Stop now-you'n
only make a fool Of yourself. It's
not this-Oh, have sense!'
She couldn't bear to look at
Jonathan or at Jennie. One eve
ming Jonathan said: when Is Bar.
ry returning"
For moment the pulses froze.
Then she heard herself answering;
"I don't known
! And she saw the establishment in
her fathers eyes. She answered
hastily: HE won't come till his
mother Is better"
Jonathan stared at her, his face
turning gray. Afterwards he fol
lowed her to her room. closing the
door in his mysterious way. saying
in a voice that sagged: "Chickie-
Chickie-you mean you may leave
us"
She bent over an open drawer
and began sorting its contents,
Finally she could laugh-she ran
over and buried her head against
his shoulder: "Old cutie love-no-
Old Jonathan-want me here? Cutie
4 wants his little lamb?"
"Chickie-you won't gor Promise
me that?"
IT may-and then I may mott
Nigh ask you to promise something
Jonathan, darling"
What do you want. Chickie?"
His seriousness affrighted her
She answered In high. false nots
"Oh. might ask. would you wan
me Though I should set all peck
marked. with warts on the end o.
my nose? If promise to stay
will you promise to want me FOL
better or worse-for the worses
worse?"
And suddenly tears flew into hel
eyes and were wet on her father
rough cheek. He took his great palm
and wiped her face, laughing at her
saying with hard anxiety, ''TheI
you don't mean to go, Chickie? No
thinking of that?"