The Indianapolis times., 1930-10-28

Tod would be sure TO ask questions
You mustn't think for a minute
that I-well, that I don't want you
to meet my friends. dol I know
you and Tod would like each other
a lot and I want you to meet. Its
only that just now"
"Oh. don't bother to explain.
get the drift all right"
Barney, you mustn't talk that
way. You make me feel dreadful!
well. why should you want your
millionaire friends to see you with
a no-account like me?"
Barney, please"
He saw the haze of tears filling
her brown eyes. Instantly Shields
was compassionate.
See here, Celia, forget about it, .
he told her roughly. 'T didn't want
to hurt your feelings. Sure, you've
got right to do what you want
to. Don't think about It,"
Then you won't call yourself a
'no-account' any more and think ]
don't want people to meet you?"
mot if it makes you feel badly
No, I won't"
The young man looked embar-
rasSed. His voice was near tender
ness and it was always embarrass-
ing for Barney to show emotion.
He changed the conversation to
something about building they
were passing.
When they were in front of the
apartment where Evelyn Parsons
lived Celia said with an effort:
Won't you come up and meet
Mrs. Parsons? She's the friend I'm
staying with
Shields shook his head.
Thanks" he said. I'll have to
be getting along. Got night as
signment and I want to drop in at
the office to see the boss" Still he
hesitated.
why didn't you answer my
note?" the girl asked.
THAT? Oh, say, I'm sorry about
that. All my fault! You see they
keep us chasing in and out of town
so much. I've been meaning to call
you up. but somehow I didn't get
to it."
His tone was unconvincing, but
Celia overlooked that. She said
slowly, half smiling:
well, you might ask when you're
erOir1cy fo cpo Y11n q oair1 -
Barney grinned.
I'D like to see you tonight-if
1t weren't for the Communists.
Some sort of Red rally down on
Fourteenth street that the office
thinks is worth my valuable time" ."
Are you going to make pictures?"
eyes. It's likely to bust into a
riot. That's why I'm to be there"
"Oh, Barney, maybe it'll be
dangerous
TTE laughed.
IL Nothing like that, child.
Those guys go in for lots of ora
tory, but that's about all. Maybe
you'll see some of my pictures in
tomorrow's papers"
"I1l look! Only it scares me to
think of you going to such places" ."
"Say-if that's all I had to worry
about. ~Why, this will be just
nothing at all. Don't give it a
thought. Honestly, will try to
call you up during the next few
days Maybe we can get together
for dinner or see a show"
"Td love that, Barney"
well, I'll telephone. Got to be
going now. So long"
Celia entered the building and
rang the bell for the elevator. She
felt happier than she had been for
days. Barney was willing to be
friends again. AS the lift bore her
upward she hummed a tune under
her breath.
Mrs. Parsons apartment was on
the twenty-second floor. 1t faced
westward, with q magnificent view
of the crosstown skyline from the
windows of the living room.
The rooms were furnished in
ultra modern manner. Squat, dark
wooden tables and cabinets, low
chairs and divans upholstered in
blue and silver, curious metallic
ornaments and hangings Of eggshell
gauze at the windows.
Celia let herself in. She pulled
off her hat, patted her hair into
place and walked into the living
room.
"Oh, here you are!" Evelyn greet
ed her. I've just sent Rose to
bring tea. My dear, I'm simply eX-
hausted! I've been in every shop on
Fifty-seventh street looking for
those ribbon sandals Fannie told
me about.
"You know she said she got them
at Bendels, but that can't be true,
because they told me they haven't
even ordered any. I don't know how
I'm to get them. I simply went
everywhere!"
Couldn't you have them made?"
"Well, I'm going tomorrow to
Harrison'S. They made those blue