The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-19

For the only woman a man ever
douhts,i is the woma6 he loves. Jeal-
ousy helps him to do that.
But he didn't BVe Flossfe, and
SO he believed her.
Besides, he could see no reason for
her telling him what she had told
him except>the reason she gave him
--that she lived him and hated to
see Mary Rose String him along"
And SO he sat stfl and hooked at
the girl across the room from him
with eyes that might have been
carved out of gray stone for all the
warmth or friendliness that was In
them.
With a little dry sob. Nary ROSE
turned and went out of the Office
TITS all over she said, as slle
dropped into her chair. with her
arms hanging lax at her sides. Hes
thought it over and he's made up
his mind that he's crazy about Doris
Hining, after all-and and I'm just
the girl who works for him. And
he's putting me in my place
That night Mary Rose walked
home alone, through the chilly Oc-
tober MISUNDERSTANDING about John
Manners, as she had thought about
him for months, whenever she was
| alone
She came to the corner Of New
York ST. and paused a moment at
the place where she had stood with
him two OF three nights ago. IN the
shadow of the humber piles. The
smell az the fresh pine came to her
ndstrils and brought the sudden
memory Of his hands on her wrists
and his voice telling her that he
loved her
She closed here eyes and took a
deep breath Of pain THE worst OF
|: is that I'll always be remembering
y him." she said, as she went on
through the darkness.
Everything reminded her Of him.
He had Stood there under TIE lilac
bush beside the front door, that
rainy night last STRING and asked
her to go out to have dinner with
him.
She could see him still. in the little
back parlor. as he had stood there
one morning last summer when he
had come to take her to the Dexter
Company picnic.
And after supper, when Flossie sat
down at the plano and began to sing
the "Bluebird" song that she and
John had heard in the MOVIES few
night before, 1t was too much for
her. She rushed upstairs and flung
herself acros her bed. crying as If
her heart would break.
The next morning was a milestone
In Mary Rose Middleton's life. al
though she didn't realize 1t until
years afterward.
1t marked the beginning of a long
vigil. She picked UP the morning
paper and turned at once to the
marriage licenses. Somehow. She
felt sure that she would see that
John Manners had got one the day
before to marry Doris HING. With
relief she saw that he hadn't.
That cheered her UP considerably
and on an impulse she wrote little
not to his mother, and told her
she'd love to have dinner with her
on Wednesday night.
She spent Tuesday evening wash
ing her soft, shining hair and put
ting 1t up in French curriers', in sew
ing new blue frills in the neck of
her old black crepe dress.
She could picture herself In those
i frills that were the color of her eyes,
sitting at Mrs. Manners table the
next night, with John looking at
her above the flowers and the candle
flames. Perhaps he would walk
home with her afterwardI
4 But the next night she found only
his mother, waiting to greet her.
She has in her wheel chair in the
old fashioned parlor of the big, quiet
house, and. held out her frail hands
welcome to Mary Rose.
4 Johnny couldn't be here tonight"
she said regretfu1ly. when they
were at the table, and Mrs. Bundle
had served. the cream-of-mushroo
soup. Little Derry HING, our
neighbour across the street, had a
dinner party, and he's over there "
'Shes the girl Mr.. Manners IS
going to marry, isn't she?" Mary
Rose screwed up her courage to ask.
Mr. Manners mother laid Gown
her soup spoon and leaned toward
Mary rose across the pale pink asters
that decorated the center Of the
table.
ct wish knew" she said. nodding,
They've been engaged, off and on,
for six years. Derry doesn't think
Johnny's the marrying type, she
says. Dear me, everybody's the
marrying, type if the right person
comes along"
At-9 o'clock when Mary Rose was
finishing long chapter of Anna
Karenine," the door in the hall
opened. Her heart seemed to miss
a beat as she heard John talking
to Mrs. Bundle
"He's come to carry me back up
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