The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-20
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE .,.,,,
and an q4Nscr9RTloTsb d frt and GroF FAITH df
hos Lf HHTaRM s Whom are ter ssh4
f isPa a. : Oh Ct Sid contracting for which
all credit for the delicious dinner Faith
brood. over her failure TO ATTRACT him
P enS No o cheys 9efa 0 Of deliberate
niF That night ch4ey slips out Of the
y dd esHvous si With cHRfE Wiley man of
pnsavory reputation, and screams ann s tos
les les to her father. telling him she never
saw her assailant befor. but she ad,
R er ' Cherry S'h Is not Seriously Disturbed
and coaxes Faith into GOOD h h9m or Py
away o Ssia sa R20g 9op Hfr, make wonderful
wife for some lucky young. devil Is
599GNEEF6k 5SSR0rs and Td ssisPSA3e e his
Faith pawns everything Of value she
owns and. raises the money. rather than
Cherry. after promising to buy Faith
dress brings h2 ,I[e ma material T Eaifh
th asn Gsn1 to tell her mother the story
NOW GO ON WITH lHE OIOhI
CHAPTER VII
FAITH Cherry sprang to her
sister, threw her arms around her
neck, whispered gaspingly, Don't
tell, FAITH gIll make it up Is you!
Pleasev
WHAT does this 'nean0s Mrs.
flame demanded. II told you L
didn't sleep a wink last night. and
I didn't. Now, what did you mean,
young lady?" y
Nothing" Faith took Cherry's
arms from about her neck and be-
gan to clear the dining table of its
daytime litter of pattexns, scraps
and sewing basket. Cherry just
got in late last night-that's al"
\ IT heard her." and Mrs. Lane put
an arm about Cherry, who was still
Trembling with fright. ut was
IL o'clock, wasn't 1t, honey?"
"a little bit after H." Cherry's
voice quivered with tears. I'm
sorry you don't like the goods, Faith.
II thought it was so pretty"
Mrs. Lane waddled painfully to
the table and fingered the beautiful,
exotic materials appreciatively. II
think it's a grand piece o goods,
Cherry, honey. And you was real
sweet to buy it for Faith with yoar
own money. no matter how migrate
full she rs, Shame on you, Faith, to
make Cherry cry, when she was only
tryin' her best to be good to you"
Mother, you and Cherry both
know as we'll as do that she bought
the goods for herself, not for me.
She knew I couldn't wear it.
She knew I looked fright In that
powder blue had in the spring.
Let's not pretend, Cherry. You'll
have two lovely dresses, and III
make them for you-as usual"
Now, Faith, clear off this table
and get 1t set for supper" her
mother said. Your Pail be home
any minute now. What you got for
supper"
"String beans and new potatoes,
boiled with that ham hook, and
bilCeu lOIIldlOSS anu DIOWH4 Delly
pudding. I'm trying to eeonomize,
mother. And it's so hot we don't
really need meat" Faith swallowed
the lump in her throat and tried to
smile.
"Oh, dear. what a meal to ask
Chester to sit down tor Cherry ex-
claimed, her fright forgotten. OF
course old Faith would not tell on
her!
JOY, dirty-faced and in a torn,
-soiled play dress, had come in and
was standing open-mouthed with ex-
element. 81 seen--I mean, 1 saw
Chester Hart kissin' Cherry last
Sunday. when you was freezin' the
ice cream. Faith! Smack on the
mouth it was Gee. he's a-~reg'lar
kissin bug, amt he? I thought he
was going to eat Cherry up"
"Muggy. willNYou make that child
behave?e. Cherry's face was scarlet,
: What Chester Hart did Sunday,
"a does in the future, doesn't make
e slightest difference to me-" Faith
id steadily, as she flung the white
4ablecloth over the big round table.
f'But If the meal I've cooked for the
family isn't good enough for Chester
Hart, then you can go cook some
thing yourself, Cherry"