The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-11

Eyes, and I'm not so proud Of
that, Mr.. Everett retorted.
For heavens sake" Beryl
pleaded. What is the matter"
"Iu tell you her stepfather de-
clared excitedIy. THAT feather
Drained Irene has left her husband.
That's what's the matterlp
Left him. Beryl repeated in
credulously. What for?"
That's something she hasn't
piled with an accusing look at his
deigned to tell US" Mr.. Everett re-
wife. She said she couldn't talk
about it and your mother upheld
her"
you could give her time" Mrs.
Everett whimpered.
Time! I've a right to know"
Mothers right, dad Beryl said
soothingly. There are things you
can't talk about"
Well" Mr.. Everett clustered,
suhsiding a trife, II won't have her
led on in any silly quarrel between
her and her husband. You find
out before long what she left him
for" he added, addressing his
wife.
MRS. Everett got up to go to
1VA Irene, but the expression on
her stained face was not sub
nlissive. Mr.. Everett followed her
retreating figure with anxious eyes.
Lets face it," BeryI said to him
YEARLY when he turned back to her.
IF it's a serious break between
Irene and Gaylord, we can't help.
Mother will uphold her in anything.
And we've got to think Of condi-
tions at the store"
Its no USE" Everett said help
lessly I'm licked
mo, you're not" Beryl insisted.
Il think we can make something
of the delicatessen end of the bust
ness. Individual effort counts for
everything there.
"There'll be three women in the
house as long as Irene stays. We
can do the cooking. Demand is
beginning to grow, you know"
But winters coming. People
won't buy picnic food then and the
women won't mind cooking at home
so much. Besides, the summer peo-
pie are going out :"
you will be licked if you worry
over all that" Beryl protested.
Lets try, anyway. Irene can take
my place i'll the store and I'll help
mother at home"
The prospect of having Irene In
the store did not please Mr.. Everett,
but ne said nothing against it,
and thereby saved himself wasted
breath, for Irene refused to take
Beryl's place there.
The thought Of facing the local
public simply annihilated her."
and her mother stood by her. Irene,
she said, told her things about her
life with Gaylord that she couldn't
repeat.
The poor child had suffered ter
rifically. Gaylord had been cruel
to her in the extreme. He had neg
lected her and his jealousy was I'M
endurable.
Beryl listened to this recital with
her tongue in her cheek. Mr..
Everett was made to feel brute
when he dared to question it. I.
To quiet him, his wife told him
in private that she thought Irene
would forgive Gaylord "just the
same" in time. And what could
they do? Turn her out of the
house?
No, they couldn't do that. So
Irene stayed to become a poor, pitt
full, heart broken child, too tired to
do anything but rest from the
awful ordeal" she'd been through,
Mrs. Everett insisted when. Beryl
questioned her that Irene help
with the housework and the cook
ing. But Beryl, who spent most of
her time at the store, suspected
the truth, for Irene always looked
dainty and refreshed in the eve
ming while her mother grew wan
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Still she did not complain, and
Beryl could not even get her to
leave the house for a ride with her
and Tommy on Sundays.
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AIRS. EVERETT, aware Of gos-
IVA sipy speculation concerning
Irene, was staunchly loyal to her
favorite. Denied the round of parties
she had planned in honor of her
daughter (she and Irene had agreed
it was better to refuse all such in
vitations), she was staying stub
bornly away from those who might
question her.
Beryl's attempts to make things
rs ANSWER fastidious.