The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
MARY, DELLA

/ senses before he did something he
only could regret. And on the
strength of his silence the last few
days, she suspected that her efforts
had met with success.
Now, true to her sex, she knew
that in her heart she had meant
not one word she had said to him,
that nothing under heaven mat
tered but his love. OF course she
loved him, had loved him desperate
ly from the moment that he had
told her goodnight after their first
thrilling hour together.
But, unlike many Of her sex, she
had forced herself to recognize the
cnasm that separated them, to
consider the interests Of the other
woman, the woman to whom he
was engaged. And when he had
tried to force her from the first
argument, she had built her case on
the second. IF you broke your
engagement with her." she had told
him bluntly, II wouldn't ever want
to see you again.
She asked herself now if she had
been quite fair to herself. Would
the Marabee girl have been as un-
selfish? Would she have given BOZ
his freedom had she known that
he She couldn't finish the ques-
ton.
OF course she had done the right
thing! It was hard, but-yeS, she
had aced as she should have. Ano
if she had lost theonly thing she
had ever wanted with all her heart
and sould she always would have
the comfort of knowing that she
had lost it deliberately, because II
was right that she should.
Olga Svenson was waiting at tbe
gate as Mary Della and Miriam
went out at IL o'clock, and she
walked down the street with them
you couldn't come UP to my
house for a few minutes, could you
Mary Della?" Olga asked at the
first opportunity. I'D like to have
you, too, Miriam" she added, "but
I've got something important to tell
Mary Della. She can tell you about
it if she wants, to. but. :"
Don't worry about me, Olga,
Miriam interrupted. 1--WE got to
go try on a hat, and 1 won't have
much time for gab."
st wish you didn't look so serious, u
Mary Della said to Olga. you make
me feel that I'm about to hear some
bad news, and bad news has been
coming my way pretty steady for a
long time now. I'd sure like to hear
something pleasant for a change"
We'll, it's not good news exactly, .
Olga admitted. But I've got to tell
you and tell you quick. It's got me
all worked up"
4 T the Green, Miriam waved a
IA hand cheerfully- and went on
through the Center. Olga and Mary
Della turned right on to West Main
street and walked rapidly toward
Olga's house.
Don't keep me in suspense
Olga" Mary Della said. 81 don't
care how tough the news, I've heard
worse"
TITS about Joe Speaks" Olga re-
piled abruptly. you and Joe on
the cuts?"
Maybe. 1t doesn't matter one
way or the other. does it?"
"Oh, I'm not digging into your
private business, Mary Della" Olga
explained quickly. But Joe's hand
ing out lot of lies about you and
I wanted to get it straight. /
haven't been cutting in on you;
probably couldn't if I wanted TO-
But Joe picked me up at the shop
at noon yesterday and took me for
a ride, and all he could talk about
was you. He said you were the
girl"
The girl he learned about women
from?"
He said you were the girl that
wrote that note to the police about
the Red Mask murder. -
Mary Della came to a sudden stop
then walked on slowly.
He did," she asked lightly
What else?"
We'll, he said he had found q
letter in his car that got him Il
thinking about some other things
and he finally decided that letter
was important. And he said wher
they took him to the station Satur-
day night he turned the letter over
ID The cops. / told him. :"
The more I hear about xoe
Speaks" Mary Della declared, "tht
more / love him. He's sure q nice
boy"
II told him." Olga went on, that
It was lie and that wouldn't be-
lieve it unless you told me yourself
it was so. He said that was al
right with him. and If you said he
was right he'd come around. to-
morrow night to take me to ride. ,
What's the ride for2" asked
Mary Della