The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-26

at Mary Della--"ard if that would
be all right with"
tits o. k. with me-" Mary Della
assured him.
"Then we'll make it Wednesday
evening at your home, Miss Chubb, "
the c. E. said. "Will o'clock be
all right?"
Robert and Mary Della both nod
ded.
"As long as I can get away by 9
o'clock" Robert added, and once
more met Mary Della'S questioning
gaze.
TINE c. E. departed after appro-
Il pirate ceremony, and Robert
walked on along Mill street with
Mary Della.
"Where'd you leave your car,
Bob?" Mary Della asked for lack
of a better subject.
New Haven. 1 borrowed a ma
chine to come over tonight. But
let's talk about something else"
what, for instance?"
you" said Robert bluntly. do
you still hate me?"
tBob!"
Mary Della stood in her track
and glared at the confused young
man before her.
well, you gave me to under
stand as much the last time saw
YOU" he explained hastily
st did not, and you know it. I
told you 1 didn't belong to your
kind, and that's not saying I hate
you"
But don't you think you're
wrong about class and all that
trash, Mary Della?" Robert pleaded
1.-The only difference between us is
money, as far as 1 know, and that's
poor thing to quarrel about"
ut makes all the difference in the
world" Mary Della replied. 1T
means education and training in
the fancy stuff of society, and-and
everything"
"Rot!" declared Robert rudely
1.-The one big question is love, love
love" He was a little ashamed to
hear himself quoting his father SC
accurately. But he was good deal
more embarrassed the next moment
when Mary Della turned on him
and asked:
whats love got to do with us
Bcb?"
Robert realized that he had gone
ahead of himself and now he die
not know how to go back.
81 think you're all worked uI
over this murder, Bob" Mary Della
offered, seeing his confusion. "You
don't know what you're talking
about. You said a while ago you
had to come over here Wednesday
night anyhow. I hate to be curious
but will it put you back in youl
sense if I ask you if you are COM
ing over to call on Miss Marabee?'
DEFORE he knew what he was
ID doing, Robert had caught Mary
Della by the arm and turned hel
so that she was looking directly into
his eyes,
I'm coming Wednesday night tc
call on Miss Marabee. Yes! But
that is not all. I'm coming to DROP
as broad a hint as I know how thai
she take steps to break the engage
rnent. Does that mean anything tc
you?"
A pathetic little smile played or
&Iary Della'S red lips. I'm afraic
it doesn't, Bob she said softly. I'll
doesn't ct the picture for you tx
be going back on your word. She
could break the engagement, but
you couldn't even hint at it. Not
you, Bob"
But suppose 1 don't love her?"
ssYou asked her to marry you
didn't you? And the engagement:
been announced. Don't you see
what a TX you'd put her in?"
And it wouldn't make any diff
ference, Mary Della, if didn't love
her at all and loved-loVed you
You don't, Bob. But If you did
it wouldn't change things much
You'd make a mistake to love me
and I'd be wrong to let you love
me. But that's another matter
Suppose we belonged to the same
crowd; If you made her unhappy
there wouldn't be any happiness fol
me, knowing it. I'm sorry, Bob, bui
if you broke your engagement witt
her, or made her break it, wouldn't
ever want to see you again"
Mary Della walked on slowly. But
Bob stood with his back to brick
wall and CO. tinued to stare at the
sidewalk at his feet.