The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-17
CHAPTER EIGHT

DAIRY objected But, Mr.
ID Ecroyd, such prejudice leaves
me defenseless. I don't and can't
admit :"
Phil stood. Barry should not have
called him prejudiced. It was a
word that Phil always had particu-
1arly disliked.
"On the contrary" Phil said q
pride myself that no man living has
a more open mind than I have;
open, thai is, TO the decencies.
i've enjoyed talking to you, Mr.
Nickel. Hope we can get at ii
again sometime. I'll have to be
going now. Good night. Good
might"
Cecily and Barry said Good
night Grand and Rosalie were
both asleep. Ann went with Philip
anto the hall.
"Cissy," he said, as he reached
for his raincoat, has fallen hard
for the flaming youth, hasn't she?"
i don't know" Ann f1bbed.
Il know" Phil said, and pulled
his coat down in the back. Its a
case, sure enough, this time. You
kwon what will happen, don't your"
'Happen?" Ann questioned.
She'll marry him the day he
asks her She'll let you down.
You'll see. She'll marry him, and
you will be left holding the sack
and supporting the family"
Ann thought, But I can't. I can
hold the sack, but can't support
the family on my $25 week. No
one could. Well freeze and starve, -
and said nothing.
She'll let you down." Phil re-
peated, and stamped into one over
shoe. you'll hold the SACK" he
repeated, and stamped into the
other overshoe.
Ann flared. you've no right to
say that, Phil CisSy will not.
Cissy never has let me nor any one
down. You've no right"
Phil, hat in hand, was making
for the door. Ann tagged after him
and went on: Suppose she does fall
In love. Suppose she does get en-
gagged to that nice boy. Isn't that
her affair? You and I have been
engaged for eight years"
Eyes, I know that. I don't need
to be told" said Phil on the porch
to Ann in the doorway. But Cissy
isn't like you. Her man will come
first with her"
you come first with me-" said
Ann.
ooh, no, I don't. Cecily, and
Mary Frances, and Grand and Ro-
sale" (need he make each name a
sneerO come first with you, Ann,
and always have"
NO." she began, chat isn't true.
1T isn't my fault" Phil had
turned and was going. Phil had
gone! Gone? Right off like that,
without kissing her good night?
Phil had gone. If he had pur-
posely omitted the kiss it wouldn't
matter so much. But she feared,
she seriously feared, that he simply
had walked away and forgotten all
about 1t.
DAIRY. driving and intent on
- the polished black pavements
ahead. did not see Philip standing
back from the corner, putting at his
pipe and waiting for the street car.
But Philip saw him and felt a small
satisfaction because Barry, too, had
left the Fenwick's house early.
Suppose" Philip went on think
ing, as he switched the small red
light dim into the darkness, that
I'd hailed him, and cadged a ride
home, and said to him on the way,
Don't fall in love with Cecily Fen
wick. Don't ever go there again.
You can stop now. Later you may
be unable to stop.
There's no use in falling in love
with a Fenwick girl. You start out
brave and gay and find yourself on
a treadmill. You never arrive any
where. Stop short tonight and for
get it. l wish some one had warned
me-eight years ago. Fat lot of