The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-21

When Mary Della trlpped
through the street on her
French heels, her ambitious
little skirt striving vainly to
reach from her green leather
jacket to her knees, the boys
holding down the sidewalk
Strengthened their ties, flicked
imaginary particles from
their sleeves and glanced
knowingly at one another.
That was the way Mary
Della affected the male sex.
Mary Della came down from the
Chubb fiat on Bank ? street one
sharp January morning to be greet
ed by an unfamiliar noise that
seemed to come from the hitherto
silent Threats of active newSboys
scattered from Grand street to the
Center,
Must be war" thought Mary
Della, pulling up the collar of her
jacket. Waterbury newsboys don't
get excited over less"
She dug into a patent-ieather
continuance that contained little
of everything ordinarily found in
the five-and-ten, including a piece
of fragile material that might have
been a handkerchief, and extracted
three pennies. A newsboy, in a flash
of genius, interpreted this action as
a sign Of business and ran across
the street.
Paper, Miss?"
'You said It," answered Mary
Della.
The boy grinned. pocketed the
pennies and resumed the alarm;
RED MASK Ass SAUL T S
COUPLE ON BROOKSIDE ROAD"
Big, black letters across the top
of the page. And then;
Brutal Bandit Again Preying on
Young NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. De-
mons Victims Now Number Twenty
Police Are Eaffled-Comb Section,
Throw Out Dragnet and Pursue In
vestigation, But Promise Nothing"
And they call that news" shifted
Mary Della. She turned east at the
Center, opened the paper to the
woman's page and read as she
walked.
A S she entered North Elm street
L N she was greeted by the unmis-
table voice of the irrepressible
Miriam.
Isn't it terrible, darlingp Isn't it
simply awful? And the police csnt
do thing. I was completely scared
stiff that the girl was. you when I
saw the headlines. You did go out
last night, didn't you, honey? I just
know you went out, and think what
might of happened to you. OH"
1T says here" remarked Mary
Della, without looking up, that
they're going in for wide brims
again this spring"
"Oh. don't try to change the sub
ject, Mary Della. You were out last
night. I know it. And with Joe
Speaks, I'll bet. What in the world
would you have done if"
Mary Della folded the paper and
tucked it under her arm.
Why joe. Miriam? Don't you
think ever go out with anybody
else?"
Miriam scented a trap. But it
was Joe, wasn't it? Poor child, if
the Red Mask ever pounces on you
two"
Answer my question. Do you
think Joe's got mortgage on NY
spare timer"
We'll, since you insist on my
telling you. I do. And why not.
honey? Joe'S nice boy as far as
1 know. though don't mind saying
I couldn't see Joe Speaks if 1 looked
in his direction thousand years"
And since you ask for it." Mary
Della replied, its no more than
fair to tell you that Joe Speaks
couldn't see you if you were put in
his eve. But" she 'leSitated for
emphasize it's any relief to you,
I wasn't out with Joe or anybody
else last night. I was home in bed"
They turned into the shop gate
and began the climb to the fourth
floor.
Il believe you're putting on all
this bravery, Mary Della" Miriam
said as they turned at the first
landing. But it won't be any joke
when -"
There won't be any when,
Mary Della declared, "but when
there is, little Mary Della will be
well protected. What, for instance,
do you think Joe'd be doing while
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