The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-12

at ALL" advised Maxine. Take 1t
from one who knows, kiddie.
You're young yet and can't have
had much experience for all you
look and talk so wise. When you
see a man who makes your heart
come up in your throat and cold
chills go up and down your spine,
run like the devS. "
Sonia, as conscious of Franklin
Crane as if he had been beside her,
said nothing.
II have had more than one man
crazy over me-" confded Maxine
And I've loved one or two of them
But the minute l weakened the
least bit, their enthusiasm began to
wane I hate them ALL" she said.
violently. and oh, how hate my
self. Life simply isn't worth liv-
ing"
Her blue eyes were swimming in
tears.
To Sonia. pulled by hundreds of
different threads to life, her words
sounded impossible.
"She cant mean IT," she thought.
"Just because one man turned her
down"
Cheer up she said to Maxine.
"I can't, Sonia. I know it's yellow
of me and all that, but I'd like to
walk into those waves and never
come back"
Sonia was sympathetic. but also
a little embarrassed at such an tnti-
mate expose of another's feelings.
"If I felt like that 1 certainly
would never tell any one" she told
herself But then I'd never let my
self feel like that"
She tried to talk of other things,
| but Maxine refused to answer. At
last Sonia let herself drift, mentally
off to sea. A warm feeling Of con-
tentment came over her. She had
not yet lost the consciousness of
| Franklin Cranes arms.
"I'll see you again soon, Sonia"
the waves doomed on the beach.
Perhaps he had called while they
were out! Suddenly she wished to
go back to the apartment
"Come on, Maxine It's time to
go home"
whats the use?"
"There's no use" said Sonia
truthfully, making an as> of your
self about it,"
Maxine rose then and they sought
their street car. Sonia was thinking
how much happier she would have
been alone.
There you CO." she smiled at her
self. Snap out of it yourself
Arrived at home, Maxine flung
herself on the davenport While Sonia
wrote home She explained to her
mother that she was living in the
apartment Of Miss La Rue, who is
| 27 and head Of our department"
At o'clock the telephone rang.
Both girls sprang to answer it, but
it was Maxine who snatched the re-
ceiver from it's hook.
! Hello, yes ."
Her lips twisted into bitter smile
as she turned to Sonia.
IT'S for you e"
Then Sonia color high in her
cheeks, answered "Yes?" And Ber
ties suave voice came to her for
the second time: ooh, hello, Sonia.
just wondered what you were do
ing"
I'll kill him if he ever rings up
again." Sonia thought, furiously.
Her voice was like ice, but BERTHE
! chose to he insistent
I'm coming right up Be there in
about twenty minutes. Well go for
ride"
ooh, can't 60" Sonia said. de-
spairingly. I'm going to be busy"
-"All right. I'll take Maxine then"
She turned to Maxine with fire in
her green eyes.
'That was the persistent BERTHE
He's coming up. And 1 can't stand
to be with him"
Maxine laughed.
Remember your good advice 70
me and take a little of it yourself"
she admonished, pleasantly. But
for Gods sake get him out of here"
So Sonia and BERTHE went riding
down the peninsula to Noah's for
baked ham. The ham was delicious
and had 1t been any one in the world
! but BERTHE in the seat beside her