The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-29

Maybe you could do something
like that with your pink, If you
wanted to. Did Gretchen ask Ann
and PHILIP"
NO." Cecily said. profoundly un-
concerned. I'VE didn't know that
Gretchen was giving a. party"
NTARTA clapped her hands to
1fl the trim little hat and dropped
them into her lap again and
slumped forward. Honestly! Do
you mean to tell me that Crotch
Steigerwald is giving party and
has had the utter nerve not to ask
you?
Honestly! Well, I'll call her up
the minute I get home, and I'll tell
her what I think about it, and
Marital" Cecily protested Il
wouldn't have you do that for any
thing in the world. Promise you
won't. I owe Gretchen a party and
picnic"
Honestly I'm not promising this
morning, Cissy. I shouldn't have
thought that even Gretch would
have had the nerve. You don't
mean to say you don't know why
she has left you out?"
Why shouldn't she? I haven't
asked her to anything for years"
BE your age, Cissy, but don't
crawl. Crotch has gone off her
head about Barry McKeel, and he
wouldn't look at any girl but you at
my party, so Crotch is avoiding
competition-Gretch S.
Honestly Leave it to Gretch!
All right, I'll tell you what I'm 60
ing to do. Herbert and I'll go late.
When we get there, I'll say some
thing about being the last ones, and
then I'll say, No, we aren't, either.
Cissy isn't here yet
ooh, boy! Herbert will help me,
and wen keep it up. Where is Cissy,
Crotch? Is she i'll? Did she phone
or anything?' will keep at it I'M
til I make her own up before the
whole crowd that she didn't ask
you
Marta, you will notl I
wouldn't"
Wont I? just won't It? Or else
I'll show myself grand time and
tell her what I think of her and
stay away from her old party my
self.
1T is an utterly sneaking trick.
That's what it is I knew all along
that she was throwing this party to
try to grab off Barry McKeel. Well,
I just hope she gets him. That's
all.
She's fixing up a sweet lot of
grief for herself. warned her when
I saw she was crazy about him.
told her just what she. could ex-
pect. But, of course, nobody can
tell Crotch Steigewald anything.
Il guess I just won't go to her
old party. I'll bet can get Doro-
thy and Bill to cut it, too. Hon
estly I certainly thought Crotch
was a better sport than that Leav-
ing you outl You didn't like Barry,
anyway, did you?"
well, yes" Cecily said. "I-quite
liked him."
NEARTA. looked at Cecily. ooh,
1V1 my stars and garters!" She
clapped her hands to her hat and
held them there for an instant.
Wouldn't I? Isn't that just little
Marta Baldwin, nee Nuty, all over?
Honestly! Off I went, buzzing
straight to Crotch and dishing her
all the dirt about Barry, and never
saying one word to you-my best
friend. Honestly! I didn't think
you liked him.
But, listen, Cissy, I'll tell you
now.
Don't have thing to do with
him. Give him the air. Cut him
out with a knife. He's crazy"
"Crazy' 1t sounded as if Cecily
had bitten it in two.
"Or something" Marta modified.
Lutte knew him the entire two
years he was in New York. When
she met him he was going with a
girl named Notwithstanding
brother. I've forgotten her last
name.
I didn't meet her. She was in
Europe when 1 was at Lutie's. But
anyway, Lutte said that he gave her
terrific rush. Lutte said she was
an utterly adorable brunei, femi-
nine type and not very strong.
she had wads of money, her
own car, and chauffeur and all;
so you can imagine how she'd dress
and everything. A lot of men were
crazy about her-but she cut them
all out for Barry.