The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-31

1t amazed Celia to discover how
detached and inpersonal her feel
ing toward Jordan had become.
She had forgotten him completely
and now that she remembered, his
name brought no quickening Of
emotion.
Jordan simply was young man
she had danced and driven and
strolled with. Hoy could she have
imagined she cared more for him
than for Barney?
A whole train Of frightened re-
Elections followed. What was this
bewildering thing called love? She
had believed herself 'in love" with
Barney before she came TO New
York.
Then she had met Jordan and told
herself she was "in love" with him.
Neither of those affections was any
thing like the overwhelming emo
ton which stirred her.
There was no doubt that this was
love-real love, based on admiration,
loyalty, her deep need Of Barney, and
a prayer that Barney might need
her.
But it was alarming to know that
one could make mistakes about
love, and to know that one could
change.
Celia remembered how Barney
Shields had said he loved her, and
complained that her affection was
not so deep as his own. Oh, but
that had been months beforel Was
it possible Barney'S feelings had
altered?
For one dreadful moment the sus-
pense lasted. Then Celia forced a
little laugh and sprang up from the
chair. There was no reason why she
should doubt Barney. She herself
might make mistakes, but Barney
(bleSs his precious hearth would
never fail her.
A sudden longing that was both
ecstasy and pain swept over her
She wanted to feel his arms about
her, to tell Barney that he was
dearer to her than life, to hear over
and over again that he would never
go away.
Celia began to dress. AS she
busted herself before the mirror her
thoughts leaped forward. She
planned the meeting at which she
would introduce Barney to her IA
ther.
John Mitchell would approve of
the young man, she felt sure, be-
cause Barney had a profession of
which he was proud, and in which
he was succeeding.
Frequently Mitchell had made
clear what he Thought of youths
who were content to amuse them
selves at sports, idly wasting in
comes acquired by Woodworking an
cestors.
THE girl glanced up and caught
Il her reflections. The face in the
glass smiled back at her. There
was no need to apply rouge today.
Her cheeks were pink, and surely
her eyes had never been so bright.
She got out her newest frock,
slipped it over her shoulders and
then hastily put it aside for another.
The second dress was rose colored
quite as expensive as the other, but
simpler. Celia remembered that
Barney Shields had praised her in
the little home made dress of rose
that her mother had fashioned.
. AS she stood taking a final sur
vey of herself and patting into
place a curl equally decorative in
its unruly state, she heard tap on
the door.
who is it2" Celia called.
Rose, Evelyn's maid, answered.
Mrs. Parsons asked If you could
step into her room, Miss Celia"
TELL her I'll be right in"
Celia looked at her watch.
Twelve minutes of three. Then she
hurried to Evelyn.
Mrs. Parsons was seated at her
desk. She looked particularly well
in a dark blue satin gown with
creamy lace at the throat.
Sunlight, shining through the
window, had given her a golden
halo. AS Celia opened the door she
looked up, smiling.
Dear child" she exclaimed
what would 1 do without you? I've
been in perfect agony for half an
hour trying to make these figures
come out right. Do add them for
me, won't you? You're so clever
and I'm hopeless at such thingsl"
Frequently Evelyn had found oc-
casion to profit from Celia's bust
ness training. Now she held up a
sheaf of papers and a memoran-
dunn pad. The papers were bills.
II know they should come to the
same figure" Mrs. Parsons contin-
ued, but simply can not make
them"
I'll try it," Celia agreed.
Mrs. Parsons promptly relin-
pushed the desk chair. The figures
on the memorandum pad were I'M
Ineligible Celia saw at once she
would have to go through the stack
of bills and tabulate the amounts
She glanced at her watch again
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