The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15

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mine. I wore my raincoat."
The rain had stopped, so Phil
carried the umbrella under his
arm, and they had gone block
before he said, Il walked over here
this evening"
Walked" Ann protested. "Al
the way across the river? It's miles
from your place. What possessed
your"
Il felt like walk. Needed the
exercise"
But, Phil shouldn't have
dreamed Of dragging you right out
again, If I'd known. You must be
very tired. Why didn't you tell
me?"
Ann in the darkness, could not
see him shrug; but she could hear
it plainly in his voice as he an
swered, oh, well, what's the differ
ence? We had to bring her, didn't
we?"
n
MAR Y-FRANC ES, delivered
1V1 safely into the Hills bright
front hall, Ann said again, But,
dear, I wouldn't have asked you to
come over here, not for anything,
if I'd known you'd walked so far"
Not even to escort Mary
Frances?"
phil" she questioned, what is
the matter with you lately?"
Nothing whatever. But what is
the matter with you, Ann?"
I don't know"
You admit that something is?"
Well she hesitated, it is only,
think, that you have been acting
so sort Of funny lately"
I haven't felt sorta funny" he
said.
She would not answer. She had
not said sorta" like that. He was
always criticising her lately. He
said that he was stubborn. She
was not; but since he thought so
she'd give him a reason for think
ing it.
She would not speak again until
he spoke. He was the stubborn one,
said that she was stubborn. She
love a man like Phil-stalking along
beside her in that stupid silence,
when he knew he had hurt her
feelings? How could she?
Perhaps she didn't. 1t would be
easy for her to say, Isn't it pleas
ant after the rain?" No. she would
not. She might say, Have you
heard from Jour mother lately?"
No. she would not.
"Mary-Frances," he said, Spends
ever so many nights with that girl
friend of hers, dosn't she?"
Eyes" Ann admitted reluctantly.
"She does go rather often. But
whyP"
at seems most unwise to me.
Mother never allowed Elise to spend
a night away from home until she
went to Eugene to the university.
During the romancing, daydream-
ing age it is better for them to do
it alone, if they have to, than it is
for them to have some one to talk
it all over with-makes it more real,
you know"
But Mary-Frances is only Is
years old"
MY point, exactly. 1t is a dan
gerous age. Not a woman-not a
little girl. Also, unless I'm mis-
taken, she is badly boy-struck and
at the silliest stage of it."
DILL said, Don't misunderstood
l. me, dear. I do like Mary-Fran-
ces a lot. That is why"
NO. she interrupted, you don't
like Mary Frances, and you don't
like Cecily. You don't like either
one of my sisters. You never have.
You don't like them a bit. You
don't like any of us. You don't like
me"
He patted her on the shoulder.
Behave" he said. You Beautiful"
1t was one of the old love names.
He had not called her "You Beau
tiful" for months, and she thought
that he had forgotten it..
Sweetheart" she said.
He put his arms around her and
kissed her. The trees there in the
yard were still shaking the gath
cred rain from their leaves, and
drops fell like big cold tears on
AIMS upturned face, but she did
not notice them.
Dear, dear" she said. IT love
you so. love you So"
He kissed her again. He had not
said that he loved her, and she
wished to hear it, so she said for
him, And you love me. 1 don't
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