The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-22

"It's the last thing I'd do" she
stated emphatically.
ooh come now, Virginia. You're
in no state of mind to make de-
cisions that will affect your whole
life-perhaps make a mess of it.
Be sensible and go up and dress
for dinner. We're dining alone,
I understand, and assure you I
shall enjoy it greatly. Ill speak
to ClarisSa tomorrow"
Virginia got up from her chair
and Dean walked over to the door
to open 1t for her.
please understand that am
leaving at once" she told him posi-
lively.
For answer he closed the door
again and put his back against it
Are you really in earneSt?" he
queried unbelievably.
His doubt of her sincerity angered
Virginia still further.
do you think I would remain
here where no one seems to care
anything about loyalty or-or even
love?" she famed at him.
But how do you know that no
one here cares about love?" Dean
retorted instantly. Il imagine
there's love so obsessing that
you've never dreamed of it, he went
on excitedly.
What do you know about passion
or desire? Have you ever yearned
with every fibre in your body to
fulfill your dreams? You're too
young to know what it's like to feel
starved, to want to live again, to get
back your youth" He stopped, pant
ing little and slightly flushed.
Virginia's eyes we're fastened upon
him in something akin to terror
His outburst of emotion was like a
series of electric shocks to her,
shaking her and filling her with ap-
prehension.
"Please-open the door," she
begged, hardly above a whisper.
mot yet" he refused; mot I'M
til I tell you something more about
love, my cold one"
He came toward her and Virginia
stepped back to escape his out
stretched hands. She looked beyond
him at the door but he was still too
near it for her to get past him.
Don't be alarmed" he said, OBJ
serving her fright IT shall do moth
ing but talk to you and as you have
expressed your opinion of me and
Clarissa you must be fair enough to
hear what have to say"
Virginia retreated another step.
This brought her to a chair and she
sank into it helplessly.
you think you know what love
is" Dean sneered. why, you
haven't even tasted life yet. And
you're willing to let a foolish in
fatuation for young upstart rob
you of your birthright, the only
kind of life you know how to live.
II hoped you would come to your
senses in time and get rid of him,
but since matters have been precipi-
tated by Clarissa's laundering you
might as we'll know that I intended
to offer you a chance to live as you
we're reared, in luxury, before you
could marry that jackanapes."
"Oh, you are even worse than
thought" Virginia cried furiously.
II guessed you must think I'd listen
to such a horrid proposal, but I
never dreamed you would make it,"
Then you must be a trifle thick,
my dear" Dean returned smoothly.
not at all offended. For it isn't
so absurd as you seem to think. You
are the prettiest girl I know, and
charming one. I'm bored with
smart women who hunt big game
in the Social Register. And you've
lost a fortune. That puts each of
us in need Of the other. It's perhaps
little drawback that I'm not your
age, but nothing is perfect in this
world, and assure you I've had
younger girls than you are literally
thrown at my head by mothers I've
known since their debuts."