The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-19

staccato worldly-wise manner of Joe
Speaks.
But it was Joe whom she feared
in her relations with Jimmy. He
had seen them go into the pavilion
together that night at Hamilton
park, and that same night he had
suggested that he would have no
mercy on a discovered rival. "If
ever catch any bozo running
around you" 1t was Timmy's
welfare, she thought, not her own.
I'm sorry, Jimmy" she said at
last, "but not tonight. Don't ask
me to give a reason"
Jaw, gee! You don't treat me
right, Mary Della. You said the
other night you could love me with
out half-trying, and now you won't
even let me take you home"
Listen, Jimmy" Mary Della
caught the lapels of his jacket and
pretended to remove a vagrant hair
from one of them. I'D like to go,
but can't. But why don't you ask
Miriam? Miriam likes you plenty,
Jimmy, and she's a peach of a girl
if you only knew her"
''Iiriam's all right" Jimmy
agreed. Think she'll go?" No en-
thusiasm here.
"Of course she will"
Brett called for the leading lady
to stand by and gave the chorus a
last warning against what he de-
scribed as "grandstand stuff" when
they ought to be playing up to the
leads.
Everything ran off smoothly and
at IL o'clock Brett declared that
The Clock Shop Checkers" ought
to take the town by storm.
cts nifty" he said, "even if I
did write it. Be back stage early
tomorrow evening, and keep your
nerve. Good night"
Jimmy and Miriam were the
Il first to leave the hall. They
slipped out while the others were
getting on their coats and chatting
noisily about the impending per-
Torrance.
You're a dear, Jimmy, to take
me home in your car" Miriam de-
clared. "And such a gorgeous night
to ride home in, too. What a shame
I don't stay out in Watertown or
Thomaston, so we wouldn't be there
in such hurry"
Jimmy hadn't expected this as
sistance to his plans, and he quickly
took advantage of it.
Whats the sense in going
straight to your room, Miriam? It's
early yet. How about a little spin
out the Thomaston road? Well be
back in an hour"
Isn't that a Scrumptious idea,
nowl You sure do know how to
drive, Jimmy"
"Oh, it's easy to drive a car,
Jimmy said modestly. "Sit little
closer, Miriam, and it'll be warmer
for both of u.s."
Miriam moved over nervously
Something told her that this ap-
parently innocent ride was likely to
prove interesting before it was over,
She wondered if this first sugges-
ton was a part of a program. or
did Jimmy really mean it about
being warm?
They rode out by the ball park,
across the bridge over the railroad
tracks, and on along the narrow
road toward Waterville, talking
about the show, the weather, the
pleasure of riding at night when the
traffic was light. In the revealing
lights of the village, Miriam leaned
far over to her side of the car, but
when they had left Waterville be-
hind, she once more moved to the
left until Timr-y began to find ii
difficult to employ his right arm on
the steering wheel. This problem
he solved by giving over the wheel
TO his left hand and putting his
right arm about Miriam's Shout
ders.
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this maneuver, but she argued thai
there could be no possible objection
to ,oung man resting his arm or
a girls shoulders if a girl sat sc
close he couldn't use that arm If
operating the Car.
Nor did she feel that she hac
cause for protest when Jimmy:
hand clutched her shoulder anc
drew her slowly but firmly to him
though she could almost hear thu
humping of her frightened heart
But when Jimmy turned into thu
Greystone road and came TO stoE
around the first bend, Miriam ex-
perienced a sensation she was not
likely to forget. Here she was park
ing with a young man, and SHIT
hadn't the first idea what was ex-
pected of her. If she met his adj
vances coldly. he would put hei
down IS either q snch or an ignor-
anus. II she acQuiesced too raN