The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-10

man for 65 cents three years ago.
Ann said, They must know. But
they don't realize It, or face it, or
something. Phil thinks we should
make them understand"
What earthly use?" asked Cecily.
1T wouldn't change anything. 1t
might worry them, but it wouldn't
help us"
Phil says
Cecily interrupted. Philip as an
oracle had a maddening habit of
being right. Ann, angel" she said,
don't fall into the habit Of quot
ing Phil all the time. Haven't you
noticed that the wives who ever
lastingly quote their husbands are
never, never quoted themselves by
same husbands?"
I'm not wife," Ann said in a
chilly way she had developed
recently.
Cecily giggled. Ann did not. "It
sounds explained Cecily, so sort
of-well, immoral said like that
pills not a husband would sound
much better"
Wait until you are in love" said
Ann and engaged, and you won't
think it is so funny-not being able
to be married"
TT was impossible for Cecily to
L understand why Ann should wish
to marry Phil with his conspicuous
good looks, his inevitable rightness,
his sterling qualities, his mustache,
his overshoes, and his furnishing
seE conceit. It was almost impos-
sible for Cecily to like Phil as she
felt he deserved to be liked; so she
protested and declared She never
had thought that, nor anything
connected with it, funny at all.
Ann said, Yes. but you never
have been in love" and made it an
accusation.
I've tried, but it's like Gfand's
inventions-it won't work"
Last spring 1 was afraid" said
Ann, and did not notice that she
had said afraid" that you we're
falling in love with Rodger French .
I might have, if he hadn't said
I was pleasant looking and if he
could have found anything admir-
able about me besides my ears"
Your ears?"
Don't you remember how he was
always talking about my ears? How
they we're little and fiat and showed
pink through the edges in the sun
like a child'S? I loved it the first
time, and kept running about with
my hand mirror looking for sunny
spot in the house.
But after a dozen times or so it
got sour, and we parted forever, as
Rosalie says, when 1 blew up and
told him ! liked my batteries fresh
like my vegetables"
You weren't in love with the one
before him, either, were you? What
was his name"
Mr. Toomire. he used to say
over the telephone. Miss Fenwick
This is Mr.. Toomire speaking Don't
you remember, he worked in that
leather place, and he talked Rosalie
and Grand into giving me that silly
overnight bag for Christmas, when
we were so poor that year. and I
needed a new umbrella. / never
fOrgave him"
L didn't mean him, Sillyi I meant
the older, long, stringy one, who
was always bringing you photo
graphs of his family"
"Emmit Herrick Moriarity, B. S.
G. E. on his visiting cards, and he
left a pack every time he came. He
was kind Of nice and Irishy, even if
he was freak. But, goodness, Ann,
you've got me reminiscing like Rosa
lie. Why the questionnaire?"
L don't know" said Ann. IT was
just sort of thinking that you-well,
didn't understand about love-"
Il don't" said Cecily, "and I don't
want to ever February, 1880, was
the dateO when I see people who
are in love" she caught herself up
and tucked in politely-''Marta and
Herbert, for example You and
Phil are different, of course"
Yes" said Ann. and sighed. Eyes,
I suppose Phil and 1 are-different
of course"