The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

down Twice, one, TWO, ike CnaC. ana
hard enough to break him in two,
what 1 mean. And then Speaks
pulled something out of his hip
pocket and Ed Luddy stepped in and
marched him off to the station"
Il hope they hang him!"
well, if that was a gun. he was
waving around there, they'll send
him up for spell, anyhow. But no
such luck. 1t probably was a knife
and he'll be beefing around tomor-
row what he's going to do to this
bird"
Miriam jumped up and pushed
Jimmy out on the floor. Are you
going to waste good music, Jimmy
Fitzmoan? Do your stuff"
n
ID OBERT steered Mary Della I'M
N der the balcony and danced in
a little eddy neglected by the 9TH
ers in their eagerness to keep in the
main channel.
II suppose you'll never forgive me,
Mary Della he told her seriously,
but he was highly insulting. Not to
me, understand. A cad of his breed
couldn't insult me, but he"
Miriam told me-" Mary Della
informed. him. There's nothing to
forgive, Bob"
"Oh-I thought perhaps he was
the lucky man"
Hes the fellow I've been going
with regular, but I guess he feels
like that was a piece of hard luck
you weren't trying to be compli-
mentary by any CHANGER"
But I don't mean it that way,
Mary Della. If you love him, he
must have enough good qualities
to make up for his ugly temper. I'm
sorry I had to be rough with him,
but he forced it."
Did he hurt you, Bob?"
What? Oh say, let's talk about
something important. I'll apologize
next time 1 see him, if you like"
You do, and I'll never speak to
either of you again"
They executed an oval through
the current of gay dancers and re-
sumed their smaller orbit under the
DdlCOIlys
"Bob-can I congratulate you?"
Robert gazed down at her, puz-
zled. Congratulate me? Have I
been elected to something's"
ION your engagement to Miss
Marabee-I hope you know how
much happiness I'm wishing you
both of you. She's very lovely, in
her pictures"
There was an embarrassing 81
lence during which Robert studied
the suggestion of fine line be-
tween Mary Della's eyes.
why did you come here tonight,
Bob? Shes not here, is she?"
She's in Boston," Robert replied.
Party or something, I don't re-
member which" The arm about
Mary Della frightened just a little.
You know why I came here, Mary
Della. 1t was a gamble, but felt
it in my bones that you'd be here"
"TT's Over, All over" was over in
L fact, but Robert and Mary Della,
unconscious of everything about
them, moved gracefully on around
their tiny circle.
II can't understand you, Bob,"
Mary Della said softly. why
should you come here because you
thought you'd find me here? I
thought we'd settled that once?"
I'm hopeless, Mary Della, dar-
ling. 1 can't explain anything to
myself, much less to you. But I
had to come. had to see you. I
had to dance with you, hold you in
my arms. feel you close to me. Oh,
how can I say it, and not regret
having said it. 2"
Don't say anything you'll regret,
Bob. d. Would you misunderstood
if asked you to take me home
after the ball? I'd like to talk, just
a minute, alone. -. -
Some one slipped an arm between
them and pushed them apart.
whats got into you two?" Miriam.
Everybody in the place is looking at
you. Don't you know it's not nice to
dance without muSic?"
| Mary Della and Robert looked at
her in surprise. And then it dawned
on them what they had done.
Forget it, said Miriam. Come
on UP in the box You ought to've
heard the nice things the mayor was
saying about you, Mary Della. Said
if they was giving prize for the
prettiest girl at the ball, he'd give
you his vote"
"a man with judgment like that
deserves to be mayor" declared
Robert.
Some time in the small hours of
morning, Mary Della and Robert
went out of the armory and made
their way to the exceptionally long
and yellow roadster parked opposite
the Bronson library.
May I drive around the block?"
Robot asked Otherwise We won't