The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-28

Fruits, and you know it darn well!
Lord! I'd never hoped to see the
day THAT good old Faith could take
you down off your high horse like
she's done this week! Hey, Faith,
when's the wedding coming off? 1
gotta have plenty of notice, so 1 can
get me Tuxedo made to order. Me
in Tuxedo and a stiff bosom shirt!
Oh, babyH
Faith slipped three more piping
hot buckwheat cakes to his syrupy
plate and sat down to her own break
fast.
Don't order your Tuxedo-yet. I"
she said calmly. pass me the but
ter, Dad, please. Everybody had
enough?"
II amt got any appetite" her
mother answered plaintively. What
are you girls doin' today? Gaddin
about. out TO all hours of the night
Il don't know what's goin' to be
come Of the house"
II haven't neglected the house
work, Mother" Faith answered gen
tly. i've got the dinner on in the
fireless cooker and Cherry can dish
it up when Dad and Joy get back
from church. You haven't a date
until this afternoon. have you
Cherry?"
You know I haven't" Cherry an
swered sulkily. "Bob's coming over
at 4, and we're going to drive over
to Marlboro for supper. But l think
it's mean of You to make an all day
Sunday date. and leave me to fix
dinner and wash up a whole raft of
Dishes"
II do 1t seven days week.
Cherry It's not going to hurt you
this once, and Joy'll help, won't you,
honey?"
II will If Cherry'll give me a
dime" JOY replied promptly. ITO.
morrows the first day Of school and
I wanta dime for the fruit shower
we're going to give our teacher. A
lot Of us kids made it up to give
her a shower, SOS she will be in
good humor the first day, anyway
The fourth grade kids said last year
she was a regular hellcatr"
Joy. Leave the table this min
ute and march right into the bath.
room and wash your mouth out with
soap! And let me tell you, young
lady, If I ever hear you usin' Ian
guage like that again-oh. dear.
life's just one thing after anotherl
With Faith gaddin' about all day
Sunday and out every night In the
week and Junior kitin around ali
oyer the country in that second
hand Ford that your Pa oughta
knowed better than to let him buy,
Jim Lane"
Juniors doing pretty we'll with
this automobile accessories job of
his, Mother" Jim Lane told her
with mild emphasis. "And if I was
you, l wouldn't begrudge Faith a
little fun once in a while"
=Begrudge! Who's begrudgin' her
anything? l can't say a word to
my own children without gettin' my
head snapped off for 1t, Jim Lane.
If, Faiths going to marry this rich
Teller, 1 guess it's all right. but
don't trust him, l don't! Anybody
can pull the wool over your eyes
but I guess a mothers got a right to
protect her daughter from high-fyin'
good-for-nothin's that led Lord knows
what kinda life in New York. I
never seen an artist yet that meant
any good to a pure young girl"
You're maxim a movie villain
out of George, Mother" Faith
laughed.
That's right-poke fun at mep'
Mrs. Lane sighed bitterly. But
what l want to know is-has he
asked you to marry him?"
ooh, Mother Faith protested, her
face blushing richly with embarass-
ment. 1--WE only known him for ten
days"
Eyes. ten days. and he's been
hangin' around here every day for a
week, clutterin' the house up with
his candy and his flowers and his
dollar-a-pound grapes! l amt no.
body's fool. A rich man don't show.
err a poor girl with expensive gifts.
and expect no return Been maxim
love to you, amt he?"
mo. he hasn't" Faith laid down
her fork and rose from the table, her
hand trembling as she steadied her
self against her chair. Every last
one of you is dying with curiosity
about me and George Pruitt, and I'm
I'm tired of it! Please don't get
mad at me, Mother! l don't mean
to be sassy, but l can't stand all of
you picking on me/llke this. George
Pruitt is the first man I've ever gone
with that / really respect, but I'd
better tell you-all OF you-that I'm
not one tiny bit In love with him.
and l haven't encouraged him to
make love tome, and don't intend to.
And what's more, if he does ask
o to- marry him, I'm not going to
do it! I'd rather live in a .one-room
shack with man l love than to
marry a millionaire! Now, won't
you all let me alone and let me be
friends-just friends-with George
Pruitt? I know enough to take care