The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-11
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Seciiv 81 IS In love with BARRY
McKEEL. an engineer. but When &c
propofcs she refuses to name the wed
ding date because she eannot ieave, am nm
with the financial responsibility OF the
9HSslssffv-Frances. IS. and stil in school.
strikes up an acquaintance with EAhL
DE ARMOUNT, stock COMPANY actof.
casiong Marv-Frances has led him TO
believe she Is 10 wears oloi ne .,ier
to perxuadc her to become his partner
~ phi e Vs yves Ann 10 dinner and a girl
she has never seen before senos MN
note Phil's explanations are vague
on the wav home Phil STOPS the cat
70 Investigate some engine trouble III
Try KING who wrote the note. and KEN
METH SMITH. her escort. come along IN
"I IettY addresses Phil wi ende.armeniss
and Ann b 9nSFtg 70 t Est her home Re
tries to make date for the next nian1
now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
TN the morning, sunny Sunday
i morning with robins and church
bells. a messenger boy came to the
Fenwicks' front door to deliver a
letter.
Ann went to the door and took
the letter and read it in the hall
and went back to her ironing in
the kitchen.
Cecily, putting fresh papers on
the cupboard shelves, asked, What
was it?"
(. Nothing" Ann answered, and siz-
lied a damp finger against the iron,
and pulled the cord loose for 1t to
cool, except a note from Phil. l
knew almost exactly what would be
in it before I read it."
Cecily laughed. well, that's one
way to say it. But it isn't what I'd
saw if Barry had sent me note IN
the morning. You do take things
for granted, don't you, angel?
you know. think it is wonder
full. this devotion of Pills for so
long. Barry loves me-but
couldn't keep him as you've kept
Phil. That is, I'm afraid
couldn't"
Suppose you read my love let
ter" Ann said
Cecily, amazed, refused to do
anything of the sort, and upset
can of cinnamon.
do. please" Ann insisted. ut
IS funny. It's-too terribly funny.
Read it, and I'll tell you about it
later. I wanted to tell you, but
I couldn't seem to get started"
Cecily read uneasily, Dear Ann,
If you care to telephone to me to
explain, shall be in my room until
noon today. Yours, Phil"
limp" Cecily questioned. "Cava-
lier, sort Of"
ut is simply too funny" said
Ann. and laughed and laughed.
1T may be funny" Cecily OBJ
iected-it seemed barely possible
that AIMS laughter was hysterical-
"but it can't be as funny as all that.
Tell me about it. You said you
would"
Ann told, sparsely and with a
lack of quotation that would have
moved Mary-Frances or any other
gifted expositor to pity and to
shame.
And now" she finished, and
waved the sheet of paper, unfolded
so that it tapped, "now-this!" She
began to laugh again. IF I want
to explain why he told me lies and
why she called him darling sweet
heart, he'll listen to me at any
time before noon today.
Did he say "a. MP" She consult
ed the note. "No. Well, he should
have said "a. M She kept on
laughing.
"DUT, Ann" Cecily's very voice
ID was shocked, don't you
) carer"
IT must care" Ann seemed to be
arguing with herself. Il must care
terribly. But it hasn't started in
yet, suppose it is-excitement or
something.
There's a hole of course. When
I woke this morning I fell in the
hole. But now it feels more like the
place left after an aching tooth has
been extracted. 1T is-sort of empty
. but comfortable-if you under
stand?"
Cecily, in her first love affair, up
in a rarefied atmosphere amid stars
and rainbows and sky things at a
height from which the earth below
was indiscernible, could scarcely be
expected to understand the comforts
of holes.
She said, "Hum-um," ambiguous