The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-07

Without giving attn CldhO0
to utter the shocked protests that
were trembling on her lips, Cherry
skinned into the dining room,
snatched her impudent little hat
from her head, and flung it eXpertly
SO that it became a saucy headgear
for the green glass bowl OF artiilclai
fruit on the sideboard.
Hello, Daddy" In her musical
voice there was no hint of anger
or resentment for the whipping he
had given her the night before She
flung herself like a child against the
breast Of the stopped, haggard-taced
man coming on slow, tired feet INTO
+the dining room, his spectacles push
cd high on his forehead. Lets KISS
and make up. Daddy" she said lay
ing her cheek against the graylsh
leather of his face, and smiling IKE
repentant child.
"All right. Let's eat supper, her
father said gruffly, his arm sim
about her slim shoulders, but there
were tears in his kind brown eyes
"But no more shenanigans from YOU
Young lady!" he cautioned her with
feeble attempt to impress ms au-
thority upon her.
"Gee. YOU sure know how to use
the soft soap, Cherry" JOY, coming
in to supper in soiled and torn play
frock, giggled at the unusual tableau
OF Cherry kissing her father.
"You shut upr Cherry whirled
upon her, her repentant mood shat
tered. "You needn't think just be-
cause Muggy's sicll-for heavens
sake. look at that dress! And your
hands and face. You look as If you'd
been wallowing in mud"
'I amt done itr' JOY shrilled, wip-
ing her hands on the front of her
dress. me and Grace been maxim
mud pies under the house-that's all.
Faith give us some dried up old CO.
coanut to make cocoanut layer cakes
with. We got a whole bakery, with
teeny biscuits, n choc'lut cakes n
cherry pies n"
"For goodness sake, go and wash!"
CDeTIy SCIcdiHtus etllil, hOSS Ihlo
child have to go around looking like
this? Honestly, I'll die if anybody
should happen to drop in and find
her looking like that!'
To-day was the first day Of
school," Faith said. "She wore her
new tan linen dress, and of course
she had to take it off to keep it nice
and clean. And then half a dozen
kids came over to do their home
work with her, and they got under
foot so that I sent them out to play.
1 didn't care whether they made
mud pies or what they did, so long
as I could do my work in peace.
Slip on that faded pink chambray
dress, Joy, honey, and be sure to
wash your knees"
"Where's Junior?" Mr.. Lane was
ladling generous he1pings Of Irish
stew from the big bowl into the
thick dinner plates.
Here I am, Dad! stepped on
the gas when / smelled the Irish
stew! Don't give me too many car
rots, but lots of onions and pota-
toes"
"This isn't a short order lunch
wagon, son." Mr.. Lane said mildly,
but Faith smiled with amusement as
she noted that he gave his son ex-
actly what he had requested. Flows
business today, Jimmy?"
"Middlin'," Long" Lane grinned,
as he shoveled enthusiastically into
his heaping plate Of stew. Cleared
about 80, I'd say: Gee, Pop, when
I get the old bus paid for, and can
go into business for myself dealin'
with the jobbers, I'll be Get Rich
Quick Wallingford, Jr.'-and then
I won't give a doggone If you do
call me Junior"
He raised his head from his almost
prayerful attention to stew, to grin
amiably at the members Of his
family. But when his good-humored,
boastful glance rested on Cherry,
daintily raising a forkful of meat to
her mouth, his jaw dropped, and his
eyes bulged ludicrously. For cry
in out loudr' he calculated at last.
"Where'd you get the headlight?
Anybody but an expert like med say
it was real. Funny-I didn't think
Bob Hathaway'd give you a phony
sparkler."
tits not phony," Cherry smiled at
him with maddening coyness, as she
rested her chin on her hand, so that
the big, square-cut, three-carat
diamond showed to the best adj
vantage. "Apd Bob Hathaway didn't