The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-09

of yellow hair Grand always called
it a crown, and she had ever so
much of it, and it was touched up"
merely, and said nothing. So Ann
was forced to say, What do you
mean?"
Resale meant that this servant
problem was torturing her by day
and tormenting her by night; the
ingratitude, the inefficiency, the
necessity of having daily contact
whit was Rosalie's turn to
shudder, and Ann noticed-"that
sort Of person"
So it seemed to Rosalie that with
three girls in the house (Rosalie,
Ann and Cecily) all lovingly eager
to help one another, they should
be able to manage, easily and hap
PLY, with a charwoman coming in
once or twice a week.
So charwomen came, though more
often they did not come, and three
months went along, somehow, and
ii was Ann who sought Rosalie for
the second talk. She began it
forthrightly. Resale, didn't father
leave any money at alp"
Darling i"-done in two long syl-
tables, not wholly reproachful "A
college professor, and three babies
in fourteen years!" It was as if
Rosalie had said, fourteen babies
in three years"
Yes I know" Ann said. But 1
thought, perhaps, there might have
been life insurance-or something"
ROsalie leaned back in her chair
and held out her white hands-little
dimples, and hitler diamonds, but
big amethysts and one gold flower
filigree with a seed pearl-"Come to
Rosalie, darling-nestle here. I want
20 have a talk with you, a heart
to-heart talk with my little girl"
It developed that there had been
a small life insurance, but that John
Gle wasn't practical Aren't you
glad and happy. Ann dear, that your
father was not wholly practical
man?") had, months before he had
passed on, borrowed heavily against
it to meet-Well, very urgent obli~
cations. parents should be consid-
cred very urgent obligations, one
supposes) No-beautiful memo
ries, high ideals, and-um-things
Of that sort were all that John had
been able to leave behind him. All
and yet everything.
"And us girls, of course" Ann
suggested.
ITO carry out his visions to fulfill
his hopes and ideals, to-um-" She
paused Ann had sighed heavily.
Rosalie began again: was there
something, dear-some girlish adorn-
ment, some little pleasure that you
had set your heart on? Tell me.
Tell me all about it, and perhaps, if
it is wise, Grand and I can man
age it for you"
NO" Ann said. Nothing. had
thought-hoped- No. I guess I'll
have to quit school for this term,
anyway"
A ND that, it leaked out, was pre-
IA cisely what Grand and Rosalie
had been desiring, but disliking to
mention. They had noticed (they
watched their three more closely
than the darlings knew that Ann
was growing too slender, that rose
buds were leaving her cheeks, and
that circles were shading beneath
her brown eyes, and they had feared
for her health, cooped up in those
old dark buildings, studying and
getting stoop-shouldered
''They aren't old buildings, nor
dark They are beautiful" Ann,
amazingly for Ann, had disagreed.
Butt was talking to the dean of
women today. She is wonderful.
Yes, I'll have to quit for this term,
suppose"
Grand and Rosalie were delighted.
There was plenty of time. Ann was
SO young. 1t would have been
terrible if she had been forced to
wear glasses in front of those great
lustrous eyes. A good long rest at
home was what she needed; rest
and very little reading and plenty
of fresh air.
Ann inhaled some fresh air, at
least, during the next two months,
when she stood often in the front
doorway, blushing and gasping, con-
fronting bill collectors. She and
10-year-old Cecily talked it all over
Wednesday evening after school,
and together they decided that,
since Grand and Rosalie seemed
unaware of the financial situation
in the Fenwick mansion, they-Ce-
city and Ann-must take matters
into their own hands and do some
thing concerning bills and such
things without further delay.
On Thursday afternoon Ann went
to see Dr. Elm and asked him to
lend her $50, which was the tuition
fee charged by the business college
she had selected.