The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-29

i tnoughJ you SAID SHE'S crazy
about him." he reminded Irene.
Irene hesitated, seeing she'd
made this error, but excuses, alibis
and explanations were second ma
ture to her, She soon was ready to
explain tie apparent discrepancy
in her statements.
EYES," she said lightly, but you
see Berry, is level-headed person.
She calls most most demon
STATIONS Of affection nonsense"
And Prentiss, remembering that
he had been unable to fall in love
with Beryl, thought that it might
have been because she was cold.
Not at all like the warm little kit
ten in his arms.
He frightened his arms and Irene
snuggled closer to him. Her sud-
den melting, which made her safer
from discovery by Tommy, seemed
fully warranted now that a girl
like Beryl had been painted as
harsh and unfeeling.
Irene was we'll pleased with her
self. She had said that BeryI made
fun Of Tommy because she herself
was exasperated with him at the
moment.
1t was the first thing that popped
into her head. But the way it had
succeeded in making her failure to
finish saying goodnight seem a
sweet surrender to irresistible
temptation rather than a sudden
dropping Of pretense appeared to
her to be result of her own
cleverness. Altogether, she liked
the way she had turned bad mo-
ment To advantage.
n
THERE was no doubt that Prem
L tiss was pleased with the
change in her mood. He called her
all the old love names and even
coined new ones.
Irene showed no absent-minded-
ness now, but occasionally drew coy
ly away from him for surrepti-
tious glance to see if Tommy still
were at the gate.
1t seemed to her a long while
before he left. To Prentiss it was
only a moment before Irene sud-
denly insisted that she must 60.
Truly she was an enchanting per-
son to hold in your arms.
Prentiss was reminded Of some
thing a friend had said about mod
ernistic furniture. 'I couldn't live
with it any more than I could live
with an angular woman
He smiled to think how out of
place Irene Would be in a geometric
setting. He did not at all like to let
her go. And he wanted to come
early the next morning to tell her
parents he was going to marry her.
Irene insisted that it shouldn't be
before noon. Then he could take
her, she thought, out on the island
somewhere to lunch.
He fingered at the door until she
had, by degrees, literally closed it
in his face. She did not wait to
hear him walk down the porch
steps, but dashed upstairs to Beryl's
room.
The door was open, for the room
had none too many windows. Irene
paused on the threshold and said
excitedly, Hello, are you awaken"
well, if I wasn't, I would be
now" Beryl answered.
Irene stepped inside the room and
switched on a light. Berry, blinked
and started to protest, but Irene cut
her short.
eve got something to'tell you,"
she said, sitting down on the bed.
Wouldn't it keep until morning."
Beryl asked.
Irene pouted. What are you al
ways so cranky with me?"
Her babyish tones nonplussed
Beryl, who sat up and stared at her.
Irene, the little snip, accusing her
of being crankyl
1--WE could act like sisters once in
a while, couldn't we?" Irene went
on. Il thought you'd like to know
what's happened, but when I come
to tell you I get dig"
It'll bet it's something you want"
Beryl said bluntly.
Irene got to her feet. "I've half
notion not to tell you now" she
declared, 'but I don't have to be
mean just because you are" she
added, unwilling . to forego the
pleasure Of giving Beryl a jolt.
MOP" Beryl said, and now she
was beginning to be amused. Irene
could be SO unwittingly funny at
times, she thought.
And I guess you'd sleep better,
too, if you knew it," Irene returned
with sn1irk that gave the remark
a catty meaning.
Then you'd better tell me-"
Beryl replied. It'll need a good
sleep after this
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