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

I Never mind" Shallimar broke IN
Are theer any men about?"
I'm afraid you won't stay" Helen
laughed.
"At least until morning" Shalli-
mar promised.
DUT by morning she had decided
Dto postpone her stay indefinitely.
ANY man "a game for her now.
She was going to be reckless, ruth
less and revengeful where the male
of the species "a concerned. And
she had met Bob Ennis.
Helen had telephoned Eva and
invited her to dinner to meet Shall
linIar, knowing that her guest would
prefer company and a later hour
for intimate talk.
They'd had an interesting forty
five minutes at table-Shallimar
simply wouldn't remain there any
longer-with the restless guest feed
ing her hostess tidbits of gossip
about school friends in return for a
delicious dinner.
Eva was fascinated with her, a
fascination in which Shallimar took
keen delight. She saw that her
Scornful remarks anent men were
received by the younger girl with
great respect.
Some fella has tried a masculine
trick or two on her and she's showed
under" Shallimar decided, the while
she smiled and curled her fine red
lips contemptuously.
Helen felt impelled to remark that
she didn't believe Shallimar was so
bitter as she sounded.
.uGHzt? ,-h.oWWR BOErhe hit
MY dear, I love men," Shallimar
answered with f1ippant ease; "but
I think they ought to suffer for the
good of their souls"
ooh" va said softly, and envied
Shallimar less. Her hate seemed
so of the surface. And in her own
heart Eva felt that hate should be
respected as a cardinal emotion. It
was not a thing to be taken lightly
AS the evening wore on she grew
exceedingly pensive and when Helen
asked her to play and sing for them
she had a charming voice-and
Shallimar insisted upon jazz, she
refused, rather impatiently, Shalli-
mar thought.
at will not be made to cry" Shall
mar objected when Helen urged
Eva to choose her selections to
please herself. "If I heard one note
that sounded as if it belonged in a
wedding march I'd howl like a calf"
"Or below like a wolf, 1 sup
pose" Helen leased.
Just the same e" Shallimar
said, and seated herself at the piano,
leaving her sentence unfinished.
A ripple of the keys-Eva caught
by her technique. on the verge of
being intrigued, when Helen whiS-
pered in her ear.
"VXTHERE is Bob?" she asked
w swiftly.
Il wish I knew" Eva answered.
Hes been like a crazy mar today,
Helen. Whatever did you do to him
last night?"
us he miserable?" Helen pressed
with a touch of ~exultation that pro-
voked Eva a bit-until she say that
it was followed by tender concern
and was in no way inspired by dis
regard of her brothers feelings.
Thoroughly" she replied.
HE ought to be-" Helen amozed
her by saying. He called me a
rotter. Eva. Think of it,"
Evs's eyes opened wide, but
Helen's smile treasured her. you
don't seem to mind very much" she
remarked.
Il don't" Helen admitted. 81
think there's Just enough Of the
cave man in Bob to make him rough
with the woman he loves when he
thinks she's making a fool of her
self. And what a fool I was!"
Tell me about it." Eva pleaded.
Not now" Helen demurred, not
ing that Shallimar was looking at
them in a curious way. Il want
you do to something for me-" she
went on hurriedly. Call up your
house and if Bob is there ask him
to come over"
He won't. If you quarreled."
Tell him I need him. Tell him
wait a minute-tell him TO come
and take you home. But you must
get him inside when he gets here"
"AIl right" Eva agreed.
Helen got up and went over to
stand beside the piano and hum
with Shallimar's music.
"Happy?" the latter asked. with
the curious look of her eyes in her
voice now. She was wondering who