The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-14


the Hong Kong.
They just started this week, so
that's what he's been doing around
this neighborhood and why we've
never seen him before. He's not the
leading man, or he wasn't in the
show the folks saw Chats where
they went when they sneaked
of last night while I was at your
house,, and the folks didn't like his
acting SO awfully much-but you
know they just absolutely aren't
judges Of things like that at all.
Member, they didn't even like
Chester Fairfield in the New West
ern Stock Company last winter, nor
anything. They don't care much
for Ronald Coleman, even. They're
awfully crazy that way-I am hur-
rying.
L tried to see what he ordered,
but I couldn't tell, but it looked like
a steak, because he had such hard
time cutting it.
He just went on eating, in per-
fectly cool kind of masterful, digni-
fed way, but ever once In a while
he'd lift those wonderful brown
eyes of his in a kind of mute appeal
like asking where was my beautiful
sister.
"ATAFTER while Daddy said for
L Nme to stop staring at that
fellow, that I was attracting his at
tention, but Mother said, Nonsense,
I was only little girl So then I
said, with another of my big-eyed
innocent looks, as you say, that I
wondered what his name was.
Mother felt in her coat rocket
on the back Of the chair, and there
was the program from last night;
she'd saved it for the Coming At
fractions you know. She put it
in the menu so he wouldn't see we
we're talking about him, and now
listen, darling.
You'll hardly believe it. His first
name is Earl. One of your favorite
names for men. And now listen.
His last name is DeArmount. Cap
ital D. e. Capital A, r, m. o, u, n, t.
Earl DeArmount! Isn't that the
most marvellous, thrilling name? A
de and everything!
Il nearly died when I read it
right there on the program. And
Earl always being your favorite
name, next to Christopher and An
thony and Hilary, for men. It's just
simply more than coincidence.
It's just like you'd known from
days that you were going
to meet man named Earl, and
souls reaching out to souls and
thought telepathy and everything.
I guess that just about proves it
more than anything could.
They just had pie for dessert,
and I saw him shake his head, kind
Of bored and superior, that he didn't
want any. But he ate awfully slowly,
and he hadn't finished when we
left, and I had to walk right past
him.
L could of almost touched him.
My heart was beating so fast it
pretty nearly stifed me, and my
knees shook and everything. But
even for your sake, darling, I didn't
dare glance at him as we passed.
I'd of died.
Il know I would, and mother was
right behind me and everything.
'DUT when daddy was paying
I'D the check, up in front, I did
kind of glance toward him. Mary
Frances, he'd kind of turned around
in his chair, and he was looking
right at me! I nearly passed out.
And I can't explain it, but right
then another one of my psychic
lunches came to me-you know
how they do-and it was just as
if he'd said, in so many words to
me, If you girls are downtown to-
morrow after school, I am going
to come up and speak to you
Hell do it, Mary Frances. I
know it with all my innermost be-
ing. 1t makes me just kind of
tremble all over. Do you suppose
We'll dare?
1.-The more I think about it, hon
est, the more I think we just alb
Solutely won't dare. I was think
ing, like Dainty and Beatrice, it
might just come to be one of those
beautiful, passing dreams"
Dare! Well, Ermintrude Hill, if
you think I'd back down now, at
this crucial time, after" Mary
Frances stopped, caught her breath
sharply. Deep annoyance, coupling
so suddenly with her intense ex-
element, had all but betrayed her
we've promised Miss By
ANSWER Georgia.