The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-12


waist.
"Oh, yesl"
Better not notice that arr busi-
ness! She wasn't peter" She
WAS NOT. But neither did she
wish him to think her prudish and
inexperienced.
He lifted her chilled hand.
Pretty little hand" he continued,
a trifie huskily.
Well, it wasl She knew 1t. And
how romantic to float in this golden,
shimmering radiance, being admired
by the wealthiest boy in school.
Her hand rested in his passivcly.
1t was long and narrow, and it was
cold from the water. Suddenly he
lifted it to his lips and covered it
with kisses.
Nancy was startled. A half
shocked protest registered, dimly, in
the back of her mind. But the night
was dangerous; there was riagic in
the tapping of the little waves
against their boat. And even her
momentary hesitation had been too
much for him. He was drawing her
face close. -.
"Oh, mol" she cried, moving her
head so swiftly that his purued lips
only brushed the back of her neck.
"You mustn't do THAT" she pro-
tested, laughingly.
Yet the next day, sitting through
the opening exercises. Nancy was
still conscious of the place his lips
had touched.
Then he dared speak to her as If
nothing had happened How could
he sit at his desk, sharpening PEN
Gil serenely Indifferent?
Tears burned back of her low
cred eyelids. She was glad now that
she had insisted he catch up with
the others. Glad, too, that she had
become suddenly, markedly gay.
She came to with start, realizing
she had not been listening to the
mornings announcements. Today
was the tryout for the Junior Class
play. They were to give THE Mi
kado," and since only three of the
girls could sing Nancy felt she had
more than chance for the part of
"Yum-Yum."
She pictured the fun they would
have rehearsing, the little suppers
and parties afterward. 1t was a
wonderful opportunity for her to
get in with the right crowd"
If she was ever to do it, she must
win some recognition now in her
junior year. The singing teacher
had openly praised her voice. And
Raymond was chairman Of the COM
mittee.
Forgetting the wound his dimin-
ished interest had caused, Nancy
collected her books and passed on
into the geometry room.
Trying out for the class play?"
inquired Sue Martin.
Perhaps" Nancy admitted airily.
Sue stared at her admiringly.
II hope YOU get it, old thing. Be-
cause if you don't we'll have to give
it to Sybil. I'm on the committee.
you know, and we girls would all
rather you'd have it,
1--WE girls" meant obviously those
equally unfortunate in living below
the tracks" Sues mother kept
boarders. Nancy shrugged she re-
sented this enforced loyalty more
than she did the other girls snob-
bishness.
"Sybil has a sweet voice." she
said generously.
mot half so sweet as yours" Sue
returned. And she isn't as pretty
AS she stood before the small
audience in the school auditorium
Nancy braced herself by remember
ing that. And she sang well. She
sang better than Sybil because Syhil
had fiatted two high notes as she
was always apt to do.
The committee, conscious of the
Importance Of the decision, listened
seriously. Nancy thought Ray
mond's color had deepened the least
bit as she sat down. The third girl
was so frustrated that she was i'm
mediately out of the running.
1t was between Sybil and Nancy.
Her voice was better than SYPHILIS.
She had more dramatic ability
/. Yet she knew before the de-
cision was announced that she had
lost. Saw it in the other girls
flushed confidence. Later Sue Mar
tin confided the result Of the votes.
ut was tie," she cried holly.
$50 the chairman had to vote. And
of course, Raymond voted with his
own crowd. He WOULD wouldn't
hep
Bitterly resentful, Nancy said
nothing. WHY would he? She had
seemed desirable enough to him last
night. Her voice was BETTER
than SYPHILIS,
Excusing herself to Sue, who had
started to walk home with her.
Nancy hurried into the furniture
store and waited until Sue was out
Of sight.
1t wasn't as If she weren't 'just as
good" as they were Better
born than most Of them, as matter
OF fact! Just as pretty and Just as
interesting! She cast a stealthy
glance at herself in the mirror of a
bedroom set.
Her mother spent a great deal of
money on her clothes. Her father
was always complaining about it,
but she had managed to obtain al
most everything she really wanted.
Given a chance she could have
managed to do her share Of ENTER
tanning" Then what was wrong?