The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-11

query, further troubled her brother
But he did not say anything more
to her, for at that moment theil
mother came into the living room
Helen went over and kissed her, ar
act at which Shallimar stared n
amazement.
Helen, who never had been dem
onstratiye or well! Shalllmal
wanted to laugh on a sudden
thought, but there was not excuse
for visible mirth at the moment.
That's a line" she commented
to herself. Sorry, old DEAR" fling
ing a mental challenge to Helen
L see why little Eva. Well, she
keeps her men who holds them
Mother stuff" Shallimar never
snorted, but she came close to 1t at
that moment.
"She must think the kid has 8
mother complex. Well, something
different on my hook, baby lamb
Something hotter
It did not even occur to her that
Helen was INDUCING a starved de-
sire for mother love. Neither die
it occur to her that there was any
reason WY she should not want q
man that Helen was interested in
To Shallimar each person was ar
individual. The strings that a mar
might attach to himself were fol-
him to consider, not for her to con-
Germ herself with. She felt right
to have whatever she could take.
Why look at a man as anything
but a free agent? 1t wasn't fair tc
the man. Why say to him: you
poor devil, remember your
shackles2" Why not help him tc
forget them, so long as all the world
knows that a man can not be made
to forget that which fills his heart?
It wasn't honor, it wasn't re-
sponSibility, 1t wasn't anything but
love that had made the man she
wanted marry the other girl, Shalli-
mar knew.
What she had resented was his
suggestion that she could keep or
trying to make him fall in love with
her, regardless of his marriage. She
was furious because she had failed
Had she met him after his marriage
it would not have hindered hel
hunting, but her pride was wound
ed and she vowed she was through
with him.
DOB, however, was new game.
ID Won't you all stay for cot
fee and a bite to eat?" Mrs. Enni!
invited.
Bob and I have a date" Shalli-
mar declined, purposely using hi
shortened name to give them all {
bump.
Mrs. Ennis looked questioningly
at her son. He avoided her eyes.
Good night" Eva said abruptly
and edged out of the room. Sht
did not want to talk with her moth
er tonight. There was that unfln'
ished scene of the afternoon, fol
lowing upon her return from the
city. She did not care to renew 1t
What is the matter with you
Eva?" She dreaded those words. Al
though one could not claim thu
right to hide pain, let it show in the
eyes ever so much.
They shouldn't nag me! They
ought to let me alone!" she waileo
into her pillow after her mother hae
knocked on her locked door and
waiting in vain for admittance, hao
given up and gone on to her owr
room. her heart heavy with dread.
Eva. too, was unhappily abed
dinner dress forgotten. the high
heels of her slippers digging peril
ously into the lace counterpart.
Only Shallimar appeared to be
having a good time She sat be-
side Bob and f1irted like mad. But
she couldn't get very far in the
car because Bob could not see her
and her strength lay in her looks,
She tried other things. but he did
not respond. When she leaned on
him he leaned away. When she
asked If he could drive with one
hand he said no.
Shallimar was not coy and Bob
was not complex. Which made it
all the more dangerous for him had
he but known it. For coyness is
never subtle, and from subtlety the
simple person can not escape unless
he is too simple to get caught in it.
You must know of some place
where We can dance ShallimaI
said in way that would have made
Bob feel like a boy scout 10 deny it
Are you PARTICULAR" he asked
thinking of a roadhouse a few miles
ahead Of them. There was another