The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-14

before Mary-Frances had time to
say, ITS Marta. told her you
had headache, but"
Cevily ran on down the stairs,
hoping, Ann knew, to hear some
thing" Those aching hopes for in
definite something's, which one
never heard, or which, hearing, hurt
so unbearably.
She crossed the room and rolled
the blinds up from the open win
dows to let in the gentle gray
twilight. Where, she wondered,
we're Phil and Lefty at the precise
moment; and what we're they do
ing?
Since that night in May, Phil
and Lefty in AIMS thoughts had
been as concurrent as thunder and
lightning, and in consequence she
was growing more and more deft
with sIamming shut the doors Of
her mind and locking them secure
iy against the onslaughts of a
storm.
This evening she closed them
more readily vdan usual by merely
saying, Poor Cissy," and she
locked them with a SNUG. Silly"
and went to meet Cecily at the
top of the stairs.
Come into the bathroom, honey,
and wash your face. 1t will make
you feel better"
"He didn't go to Gretchen's party
after ALL" Cecily said, as she allowed
Ann to lead her into the bathroom
II am a sight!" she declared, and
put a still more miserable express
sion on the face in the mirror while
Ann filled the wash basin with wa
ter and stole pinch of pink from
Rosalie's bath-salt jar.
1T made all the difference" said
Cecily, whether I didn't wish him
to go-he had to go then; or
whether he didn't wish to CO."
Men are like that" Ann said, and
squeezed a face cloth out Of the
water and tried to wash Cecily's face
for her.
Don't. You dab so. III do it,
She did it, thoroughly splashing and
dipping her head to the water like
boy.
Il suppose ne left town on Fri
day. she said, and took the towel
Ann handed to her.
Where did he go?"
Albany"
THAT isn't far. Only about fifty
miles, isn't it?"
Il don't know. I wish it were
China"
Ann said, "You do?"
Eyes, do. And then I wouldn't
be hoping all the time"
"DON'T hope" Ann advised, and
- filled an eye cup with Grand's
boric acid solution. What is he
doing in Albany, for PHYS sakes?"
IT don't want that eye stuff. The
new hotel building told you about.
He wasn't going. He'd talked his
uncle out of sending him. Don't
I don't want it, Ann"
"Of course you want it. What
will you say if Grand or Rosalie
asks you what you've been crying
about?"
For once-just once in my life
I'll give myself the dear delight of
telling them it is none Of their
business"
"Cecily! I must say! You won't
make yourself any happier, dear,
by being mean and making other
people unhappy"
MY word, Ann, you do preach,
don't you?"
I'm sorry. 1t is contagious,
maybe. Did you have an overdose
of it at supper this EVENING""
81 didn't go down. Mary-Frances
set it out for them.
I'm hungry" Ann said. Lets
60 down and find something"
"I couldn't eat. I couldn't think
of eating. I really have a bad head
ache"
Come watch me eat, then" Ann
put an arm around Cecily's waist
and pulled.
II WISH" Cecily said, as they
went down the stairs together, that
you'd tell me how you manage that
serenity of yours. I'd give almost
anything for some of it.
I'm not sure that it is genuine;
but there is something so sort Of
clean about it,"
They were in the lower hall be-
fore Ann answered.: I'm afraiC
you'll think I'm preachy again
honey, but I've thought lot lately
well, I've had lots of time alone
to think. And one thing I thought
sort of seems to fit in with what
you said about serenity being clean
Il don't know, but I think tina
sorrow is something that should ht