The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-03

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Faith the delicate mission Of inform
ing her parents that Mr.. Cluny
thought it best for her to work for
him no longer, since she would SO
soon become his bride.
Faith told the sAmatter-of-fact-
ly at the breakfast table.
Mr.. Cluny has opened charge &C
counts for Cherry in all the principal
shops, and he wants her to spend the
weeks before Thanksgiving getting
ready for the wedding" she conclud-
ed, in a casual voice, but with an
anxious eye on her father, who, with
set, stern face, was making a pre-
tense Of reading the paper.
"Wen, now, think that's real
nice of him." Mrs. Lane FASTENED to
comment in a pleased voice, but
Faith saw that she, too, was watch
ing Jim Lane anXiously. "Of course,
he don't want his bride to come to
him in the kind Of clothes her pa can
afford to buy her, and it wouldn't
look just right for Jber to go on work
ing for him, now would it. Jlm?'
Il amt got any say in this mat
ter at ALL" Jim Lane spoke grufiiy
from behind his paper. you've
never let me have any say-so in the
control of our children, and it's too
late for me to begin now. Let her
do as she pleases."
II really think it's all right-his
buying her rousseau, 1 mean, Dad"
Faith drew a chair up beside his and
laid her hand caressingly on his
knee. "They are formally engaged
now, and 1 don't believe anyone
would think the less of Cherry for
letting him get the proper things
for her new station in life. Please
don't feel too badly, Dad. Cherry
will be 10 in December. and she
feels as If she's grown up enough
to plan her life for herself. I'm pref
ty miserable about it myself, but
there's no use in crossing Cherry in
this or anything else she makes up
her mind to do"
AT II o'clock, after Mrs. Lane had
gone back to bed for her morning
nap, prescribed by the doctor in an
effort to keep her damaged heart
functioning as long as possible,
Cherry strolied into the dining room,
where Faith was seated at the sew
ing machine, her capable hands busy
with a school dress for JOY.
Hello" Cherry stretched her arms
above her head in n luxurious yawn.
"IIow about breakfast, darling?'
I'm busy" Faith said shortly.
There are some stewod prunes and
cream in the ice box. the coffee just
needs warming up, ,2lnd you can have
some of that new breakfast food you
like so well"
I'm not hungry anyway" Cherry
yawned again. Don't make that
old machine whirr so loud. I want
to talk to you" She wound her
kimono more closely about her tiny
body and drew a chair up beside the
machine, resting her lovely, childish
little face on her arms, crossed upon
the drop leaf table OF the machine.
Aren't you just wild to hear what
the dear old duck said about the
Marlboro Country Club AFFAIR.""
Faith stopped the machine and
faced Cherry with an expression of
resignation. but she could not pre-
tend indifference. HE was eager to
believe Bob's explanation, 1 sup
poser"
"Just Tapped It up" Cherry
laughed delightedly, her topaz eyes
cleaning with untroubled merri
ment. Just as I expected. that
precious high-hat daughter OF his
Mrs. Albright, hot-footed 1t right 10
his house and poured out the scan
DIAL Can't you just hear him saying
sternly, Enough! refuse to believe
hing-ah-detrimen to the
ah-good name of the young woman
whom I-ah-intend to make my
wife Honest, that's what he SAID
he told herr Wouldn't that curl
your eyebrows?
well, she babbled right on, and
then he forced her to tell to hin
what Bob said, and, would you be-
lieve 1t. he told her that what Bob
had said was the exact truth, be
cause that was really the scene that
had taken place between us when
we became engaged" She cholied
with laughter.
We'll, was it?" Faith asked GU
riously, wondering for the millioneth
time IL she would ever really under
stand the girl who was her own sis
ter, in whose veins ran exactly the
same blood as in hers, and yet who
was as different from her as II she
had been born on another planet.
ITO tell you the truth, it was
pretty nearly" Cherry laughed.
Though the old darling would be-
lieve black was white If I said so.
Well, Mrs. Alibright-my dear fu-
kture stepdaughter-" she choked
again-"showed her hande&hen. She
was so mad she was frothing at, the
mouth. She told him he was an old
fool, that he had softening of the
brain, and that If he didn't give me
UP and be well-behaved old gentle
man. his children would have him
examined for insanity. Can you beat
it,"
Faith stared at her with widening
eyes, in which fear and horror
dawned slowly. "You know, Cherry,
believe they would George said
yesterday the Allbrights and the
younger Clunys would stop at moth
ing; that it would be war to the
death" She leaned forward and
seized Cherry's hand. please call