The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-06
Nv ElenOre Meharin

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BY ElenOre Meherin
m VERIFYING reminded her
r OF her hopes. She came into
III her room that night and, I'M
thinking, opened the drawer where
the filmy, exquisite things she had
bought were hidden away. She
closed it sharply.
And now when she passed the
shingled bungalow, she hurried. At
the end Of the block she could
resist glancing back. Seeing the
ITO Let" sign still In the window,
brightness flashed through her. 1t
was waiting for them. Might be-
yet.
She old this to Barry. He had
not tried to push her from him. He
came Dor often to the window. He
idled: he hurried to meet her in the
alley at 3 o'clock. He said in moods
of recklessness; Let them go hang!
We should ask their permission to
love each other! Huh?H @
II frightened her, seeing the
flushed eagerness in his eyes. Then
he would bend down and kiss her
and laugh at her. She grew radi-
ant, sure Of his love. Now, when
she spoke of the Shiny little place
still waiting for them he moved
uneasily-took along, harsh breath.
"Yes-yes, is It? Well"
She answered with a high, ner-
vous laugh: I'VE might have moved
in next month"
He pressed her hands-hurt her,
he pressed them so hard. After a
%throbbing pause he said; Some
things got to happepn. That's sure!'
1t was Augustine month they
had planned TOR their vacation. No
need to give hat up-they could
still have this JOY together. SO
Chickie induced Jonathan and her
mother to take a cottage at Lake
Wawasee.
And I'll come up and be your
swain and row we about and teach
you much wood loreN He crossed
his arms about her shoulders.
,"Chickie. don't fall for I'M n else
till I get there, will your
IT think sometimes, Barry, that
you love me more now. Do your"
Right We are! 1t was enough
before"
ONATHAN, his great legs
sprawled before him, smoked
O1 his pipe, went for the mail,
made the fire In the kitchen stove.
Or, sometimes, feeling a great young
strength in his muscles. he sawed
hugs logs and called Chickie to
watch the adroitness of his stroke.
She lay in a hammock, her head
in her folded arms, gazing happily
at a bit of blue sky that seemed
dropping like a scarf between sway
ing branches. She thought with a
rush of expectancy, DAY after to-
morrow She already had picked
out the paths where they would
walk; and the spot where they would
swim. She imagined him rushing to
her with an excited; "Well.-they've
sem word! It's going through
They were always waiting for that
actually expecting it.
He came on Saturday. oh, she
made herself so pretty-white SHOES
and stockings-dress OF rose and a
great dropping hat. Even the pert,
audacious youngsters of Is and 10
all of them dolled and powdered and
ruffled so that they looked like a
gaudy, r%ioutous field of flowers
started at the sweet, wistful grace Of
her as she waited at the station.
She scarcely noticed them. She
strained her eyes down the track,
catching her breath as the whistle
roared; as an immense whirling
feather of smoke circled upward.
First to get off-hurrying toward
her-suitcase, books, boxes Of candy
young face vital with eagerness.
He saw her-jabbed her arm be-
cause his hands were filled with
bundles: Hello, dear!'
She laughed. unable to speak,
walked with him through a lane of
trees and glancing up found his
mouth, full-cut and sweet, pursuing
at her daringly.
Don't, Barry! I'm too happy
now!'
He laughed: "Why not, frail!
This is a near honeymoon, you
know
~ r seemed to Chickie that she
and Parry had indeed en-
lAJ tered a garden Of enchant-
ment. He was full Of buoyance.
They walked, they swan, they
rowed early in the morning, late at
night. A thousand gossamer threads
woven Of sunlight, of water, of
moonbeams, dropping on them
through trees bound them together.
Some times at night they walked
through the woods-a sacred hush
whispering songs in their ears. He
put his arm about her-kissed her.
She felt her spirit was already his.
Other times they went to the
dance, because she loved that. A
rough, open air platform with the
trees towering above them, half
shutting out the sapphire sky. High
school boys earning a dollar on their
vacations furnished the music. Girls
of fifteen, careless, radiant crea-
lures, danced with the wiles Of
Salome, but smiled with the inno-
Of cherubs-a mystery to
some of the old ladies who came
with Observation-Disclosures and sat on
the hard benches arranged about the
floor. outside, under the trees, other