The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-11
Jimmy was noncommittal.

jimmy was noncommittal.
II don't have to ask Maxine when
1 want to step out. And neither does
Mac"
Maxine heard it, of course. She
was clever enough to show no re-
sentiment to jimmy. Instead she sug-
gested that they lunch together.
I'm sorry. Jenny said, a trife
too regretfully. But 1 have an en-
gagement."
"She only said that to make me
jealous" Maxine explained to Sonia
over their. sandwiches. iii bet she
eats in the dressing room while
we're out. And if she only knew it,
that's the reason Mac took her out
last night. He knew I'd hear about
it. He was with me until o'clock.
He must have called her after then"
Sonia admitted the probability Of
this. Yet Maxines eyes were dart
ing anxiously up and down Suffer
st. as they returned. And when
they went to the balcony, jimmy was
not there.
"Oh, WELL" Maxine shrugged.
Her tension showed, however, in
her irrRability.
On their way through the office,
Sonia caught a glimpse of a sleek.
dark head, bent over some papers
at Franklin Cranes desk. Her heart
skipped beat at sight of him. He
was so virile looking, so essentially
masculine. She told herself that he
made all the others in the Office
seem weak, in contrast. All after
noon she expected to look up and
see him standing before her. She
felt she could not have been mis-.
taken in the promise of his eyes the
night before. But the hours passed
and he did not come. Maxine's sharp
voice discouraged conversation.
When Sonia left the office, he was
not in.
She was disappointed. She told
herself over the tastcless dinner that
she must put him out of her mind.
Perhaps" she thought, a trifle
bitterly, "he doesn't care to play
around with a girl from the book
keeping department"
Her position in Stockton had made
her sensitive to social inequalities.
Franklin Crane seemed a man Of
much better breeding than BERTHE,
although BERTHE was recognized as
| ono of the company's best statesmen.
She found a letter from Sidney in
her box at the Y. w. 1t was full
of the plans of the girls in Sonia s
class. Most of them were going to
college. Sidney wrote thar she was
going to Leland Stanford, adding
that Tom Davenport was going there
too. Sonia had a fleeing memory
of Toms proposal to her.
Sonia did not envy them. College
would seem too tame after her taste
of freedom. Her birthday was next
week, and she would be 10. She
couldn't afford to waste any time in
college. Her room seemed smaller
than ever, after Maxines apartment
Sha would be glad to move Sunday
But she did hope this quarrel with
Mac was not going to affect MaXine's
dienosition.
mot that l blame her." thought
Sonia l'7nllv. Jimmy certainly was
smart about 1t.
She went through her wardrobe.
preparing to pack. She re-read Sid
ney's letter. She attempted to smoke
q cigaret, and threw it away
what in the world is the matter
with me? I'm as restless as cat.
Oh, damn, I wish I had never met
the man. if he's going to make me
feel like this.'
In the midst of her musing she
was called to the telephone. She
raced through the hall. Her heart
beats sounded in her ears as she
cooed, Eyes, this is Sonia Marsh"
"Oh, hello. Sonia! Just wondered
what you were doing"
1t was BERTHE. Cold with disap-
pointment, she made short work of
the conversation.