The Indianapolis times., 1930-01-02

I I'm sorry, Sally. I've said I'm
sorry"
Il accept your apology" she said
! formally. 1--WE won't mention it
again"
Does that mean you'll let me see
you occasionally"
I'm afraid any chance of friend
ship between us is ruined"
why is it? he demanded.
She shook her head.
Too much water has run under
the bridge since I offered you my
friendship, Howell The situation
has changed
Did she refer to the newspaper
men, Mrs. Benton had said was
sweet" on her? With her denial Of
the possibility of such a thing he be-
gan to realize how much friend
ship like hers was worth, but he
said sadly. well. I guess you're
right. I don't blame you for not
caring to go on with it,
AS he turned to leave the porch
ne ran into a delivery boy with a
box of flowers.
Miss Sally Osborne"
Howell did not wait to hear her
answer. He went to his room over
the garage and sitting upon the
narrow bed, called himself every
name he could think of.
Later he went to "Solomon's," Sc
! Iected a blonde with hair roots as
| black as ink and bosom bursting
from tight blue velvet gown, aad
danced with her all evening, leaving
her at the door of the dance hall
with polite regrets and smile as
frigid as his own soul.
/ Sally did not return until after
o'clock. He knew because he sat
outside the garage door and
watched for the light in her room.
It was one of the darkest nights
/ he had ever known.
I'm selling my birthright for q
mess of pottage." he told himself
bitterly and forgot that it was Sally
herself who had suggested it.
/ I'm OCTOBER business seemed 10 De
Il picking up" Howell appeared
as a policeman four times in one
week. The little pile Of money he
was boarding to send back to Agnes
grew like a magic weed.
The temptation was strong to
spend it for new clothes, but after
all what was the use? When a
! brass -buttoned uniform was all he
was ever called upon to wear!
Twice he had gone to the candy
shop to see Madalyn, ordering sand
wiches and handing her line" he
] considered soothing.
I'm so tired 1 have to go to bed
early. Been working four days a
week.
That's dandy" she replied. with
obviously forced enthusiasm.
After their last hysterical scene
this feigned indifference did not de-
/ Give him. 1t was safe to see her
/ in the shop. He knew that although
she might be contemplating suicide.
the fear of losing her job would be
more or less a deterrent up to the
last desperate moment.
Seeing her this way would relieve
the strain and reaSsure her without
actually committing either of them
to any definite course.
He feared and disliked her
emotionaliSm so much that he was
/ blind TO her other attractions. She
: see to him now merely pretty
/ k.Ile waitress in a lavender gown.
The first week in November
Howell was sent on location for a
couple of days. 1t was his first ex-
perience and the fiS7--
monotony of it made him pray 1t
would be his las
anyway. Wouldn't be SO bad if one
were a star, receiving a stars COM
pensation.
A few DAYS later. drenched to the
skin in an unusual" California
rain. he stood for hours, directing
/ traffic on a busy, imaginary street.
His head was bursting. Little
needle points OF pain pricked up and
down his spine. and he wakened in
4 the night to chillS and temperature
which alarmed him. For two days
after that he remained in bed, pre-
Scribing for himself as well as he
could with the scant supply of
medicine he had on hand.
MRS. BENTON, coming in on the
1f1 third day. was worried and in
sisted on sending for doctor. The
physician examined him thoroughly
and warned him against leaving his
bed. adding, You're in an excep-