The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-09
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4 Story of Dangerous Love
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Impressed with the evident contrast to
the clean manhood of her home town.
CHAPTER VIII
Sonia found that the party at
Maxine's had completed her initia-
ton.
She was accepted now as one OF
1.-THE gang" that small inner circle
within the bookkeeping department,
whose whispers and mods carefully
excluded any one "outside." 1t made
her days more interesting to be in
vited to lunch with one or more or
the girls to hear a juicy bit Of Cos
sip between cigarets in the dressing
room. She found the office, stiff with
responsibility as it apparently was
had its scandals on the inside.
Maxine told her Of a salesman who
drank, periodically, and was away
from the office for days at a time.
There was one of the officers whose
fr1endliness with his stenographer
was a favorite topic for luncheon
conversations. The majority OF the
girls love affairs, however, were
with men outside the office.
Violet had her "sheik," a college
youth, who telephoned her every
noon. Jinny's engagements were
carried on secretly, much to the.an-
noyance of frankie and Fern, who
spent hours trying to draw her out
on where she had been the night
before.
Maxine had told Sonia that her
evenings were all given to Mac Mac
Gregor. Yet, walking one day to-
ward Powell ST. they met Mac and
he would have passed them if Max
inc had not stopped him.
where are you going, Mac?"
ITO lunch" he answered. rather
gruffly, 1t seemed to Sonia.
IT suppose you couldn't come with
us?" Maxine asked, wistfully.
Sorry, but I have to meet a fell
low"
Maxine's blue eyes clouded.
II don't see why you're always
too busy to go to lunch with me-
mo can do! See you tonight.
Bye.Bye."
Sonia was amazed.
"I'd kill a man who talked to me
like that" she thought, not daring
tc look at Maxine. She was SO en-
barrassed for her.
Maxine dabbed at her wet eyes
and smiled.
I'm a fool to care. Sonia. But
date again.
Sonia had been flattered at Max
ines evident preference for her. She
was so much younger-younger than
any other girl in the department.
-- f"But you don't act young" Max
inc said you have so much poise
You know, in spite Of my being head
OF this department, I go all to pieces
sometimes Things upset me ter
ribly."
The girls had discovered that So
mia could not be tantalized into a
rage. The color might rush to her
face when they leased her, but she
always took refuge in silence.
BERTHE kept his promise. Several
days after Maxine's party he stopped
al her table, touching her hand
with a clammy forefnger.
How about a movie tonight?''
I'm sorry" she answered sweetly.
II have another engagement"
"You have? Well, tomorrow night
then. The week is young and full
of evenings. Your acquaintance can't
be so heavy yet that they are all
taken"
His persistence and her desire not
tc offend him. since he worked in
the same office, caused her to ac.
cept.
She did not want to go. She
thought OF having a headache. but
that would merely put off the evil
day. So that evening she dressed
without enthusiasm. determined to
have it end as quickly as posi-
BILE.
He met her in the lobby, nodding
approvingly.
"You always have good looking
shoes. Few girls seem to realize
that sloppy heel ruins the clas'
siest costume"
ooh, don't know" Sonia came
back, indifferently. $50 many men
have raved on that subject I think
most of us are fairly we'll shod now.
NNbera do We pO7'