The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-30

| so deadly as this Kind that Miss Mac
Farlane felt for little Flessie Middle
| ton.
t'You mark my words, she'll break
up his home before she's through
with him. she finished. "She's no
good, that girl! She's just plain
bad, from the soul outw
Mary Rose would have let that
pass, but F'lossie turned on the older
woman with look of cold fury. She
relied the gloves into hard little
wad, and threw them at her. They
struck Miss MacFarlane smartly in
the face.
There, take your old gloves, and
scootp' she cried, and as the woman
backed out of the room she rushed
to the door and slammed it SO that
the pane Of frosted glass in it shook
as if in an earthquake.
1.-THE long<faced old sap! I hope
never see her again" she said shak-
back on the high stool, her face be-
came once more the amiable, smiling
mask 1t usually was.
At tol dDex two weeks ago that
couldn't put UP with her grouches
| much longer" she remarked. us she
took out her little vanity case and
rubbed a powder puff across her
nose. I'm going to try to get Alice
James In here, to help me. She's
out OF job, right now. What would
you wear to the picnic on Satur-
day, If you were L? Do you think
my white crepe would be too fussy?'
Every year the Dexter Company
gave a picnic-a grand affair with
dancing and races and games and
picnic lunch" that was really a
banquet. This year it was to be given
at Hilary Dexter's farm north Of
the city.
| The day for it dawned warm and
sunny-a perfect day for a picnic.
Mary Rose woke early, filled with
the feeling Of happiness that holi-
days are supposed to bring with
them-and sometimes do.
She sat up, and swung herself
over the side of the bed, and was
caught by the reflection Of herself
in the long glass in the clothes
closet door.
Like many another pretty girl who
is in love she had grown actually
beautiful in the last few weeks
the weeks since she had first known
she was in love with John Manners.
There was a new depth In her eyes
and added sweetness in her smile.
And oh, happiness of happiness,
he was going to drive her out to
the Dexter farm to-day! They
would have an hour alone, driving
through this heavenly morning of
brilliant sunshine and green dis
tancesl
She sang as she took her bath
and put on the plain white linen
dress she had bought especially for
the picnic.
"You can drive out with Sam and
me in the Wheeler. If you want to-
Flossie said to her as they drank
their coffee at the kitchen table
THE suburban car is sure to be 50
dusty. And thre can crowd in the
Wheezerl"
Mary Rose gave her a radiant
smile. Honey" she said, and there
was a note of sheer JOY in her voice.
I'm going to drive out with Mr..
Manners. He asked me to, yester-
day. Isn't that dandy?"
Flossie whistled Hmm che said
arching her brows, Il think Ill have
to tell Tom F'itzroy that somebody
else is beating his time"
Don't be silly Mary Rose
answered, stacking the dishes in the
sink Come on, lets do UP the dish
es for mother before we go"
"All right, you wash 'em and I'll
wipe EN- agreed Flossie. But first
of all, I must run and put some
brilliantine on my hair. I'll be right
down."
She ran upstairs and did not come
down until an. automobile horn
honked out in the street. Mary Rose
did the dishes alone.
Its your Mr.. Manners, here for
your Mrs. Middleton announced.
coming into the kitchen. Her cheeks
were flushed and her eyes bright
with~excitement. She lived her own
girlhood over again in the girlhood
of Mary Rose and F'1ossie. as all
mothers do. my, but he's nice look
ing isn't hep
FLUSH, Mother, he'll hear you"
whispered Mary Rose.
She found John Manners standing
in the middle Of the back parlor,