The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-09
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/ house with green shutters and
things he said. Twill you drive
out with me tomorrow and take a
look at it?'
Her eyes left his and fastened
themselves on the yellow-shaded
lamp beside her on the table.
'tWhy?" she scarcely breathed.
She felt as if a net were closing
around her.
"B- Because that's where l want
you to go and live--with me-" she
His hand closed over hers, as it lay
on the cloth, and held it tight. Il
want you, Mary Rose. How about
it?"
She looked around her. The warm,
bright room had begun to fill, and at
most of the little tables sat couples
who leaned toward each other and
spoke in low tones.
The jazz band op it's platform in
the corner, began to play the In
dian Love Call" One by one the
couples rose from the tables. and
stepped out on to the smooth, honey
colored floor.
want to dance?" asked Mary
Rose, with sudden brightness. She
loved to dance and she did not want
to talk about marriage just now.
Tom shook his head. mo, don't
but if you want to, / will" he said,
getting up. Il aim to please-and
anyway, it gives me a chance to put
my arms around you, you prickly
pearl
He put them around her. and they
swayed out onto the floor in time to
the lovely, disturbing melody of the
Love CALI
Mary Rose" Tom said in her ear.
MARY Rose, go on and say you'll
marry me. L cant get along with
out yous, You know I've been crazy
about you for five years and I'm
never going to get over it"
His voice changed suddenly-low-
cred to a harsh note.
eff that bird over in the corner
doesn't stop looking at you, I'll have
to- go and speak to him about it, he
growled.
Mary Rose followed his eyes. A
large blond man with reddish hair
and a heavy, pasty face sat there.
His eyes met hers and held them fast
for a long minute. She stared at
bhim in sneer fascination-he was so
ugly.
Lets not dance any more" fShe
Hooked up at Tom.
Il don't see why he should look a;
me-" she said, flushed and breath
less, when they were a their table
once more.
Tom laughed grimly,. as he lit
cigaret.
You don't?' he asked. Don't You
know you're the prettiest thing
alive? You make all the rest of the
girls look like wooden nickels. You
think Flossie's a beauty, and SO she
is, but she can't hold a candle D.
you"
Flossiel Mary Rose stood up, an
anxious look in her clear eyes.
ooh, that reminds me Of some
thing! I've got to phone mother"
she said. Take me out to the dress
ing room, Tommy"
She led the way, followed by the
admiring eyes Of the large, blond
man at the corner table.
Tom loitered in the corridor while
she talked to her mother over the
dressing table phone.
mo, she's not here" Mrs Middle
tons voice said, when she asked TO
speak to Flossie. II waited supper
for her til o'clock, and then 1
phoned Alice James fiat. No one
answered there, so I suppose she and
F'lossie have gone somewhere to-
gether. But Flossie said she was
only going to the library for a book,
yon know"
Mary Rose groaned She might
| have known that Flossie wasn't go
ing to the library. Not Flossie. who
never read anything but motion pic
ture magazines and style books!
She's never go to the library in
| lifetime.
"She may have met Sam Jessup,
somewhere, too" her mother went
on. II heard her phoning some one
this afternoon, and she may have
been planning to meet him-but I
wish she'd come home. 1t makes me
so nervous, not knowing where she
is at 9 o'clock at night"
Mary Rose looked at her cheap lit
tie wrist watch 1t was 8 o'clock
She hadn't realized how the hours
had flown since she and Tom had
driven into the courtyard of the
Pepper Pot.
tom, 1 think I ought to go
home" she said when she joined him
in the outer hall, where he stood
leaning against the wall smoking a
cigaret.
He looked down at her. "Why?"
he asked shortly
''Well. my mother says that Flos-
sic left the house three or four hours
ago-and she hasn't came back"
Mary Rose explained as they walked
back to their table.
"Was she alone?"
NO. she was with Alice James
| They told mother they were going
to the library for book" She be-
gan, to laugh suddenly. Imagine
F1ossie or Alice James reading! I'll
bet neither one of them has ever
opened book since they left high
SCHOOL,
They're a pair of wild Kids
Tom looked at her gravely. But
they're probably safe and sound sit
ting in a movie somewhere. Still,
| if you think you ought to go home
and look them up
Mary Rose shook her head. mo,
Wen have our dessert and coffee
first she said. She didn't want to