The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-23

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bad fellow at heart, really"
He was silent again. The bad
blood between my brother and 1
began in the cradle. Then when he
stole the woman I was to marry
"She must have been willing,
Mona pointed out, "or she wouldn't
have gone. After all, that wasn't
Barry's faultl'
NO Barry hardly can be blamed
for that
There was no more said on the
subject, nor was it raised again
during the days of preparation for
the holiday festivities.
I~HRISTMAS came and went mer-
~ rily. Mr.. Townsend had planned
a dinner at Twilands with Mona
presiding at the table, flushed and
lovely. in cleaning white satin and
emeralds.
Christmas morning lay cleaning
white about them. Snow had fall
len and the day was veritable
Christmas card holiday" as Mrs.
Faxon exclaimed.
At 3 o'clock the car arrived for
Mona, who was to spend the after
noon with her family. The Morans
had declined an invitation to TWi-
lands.
Mas new fortunes had taken ma
terial form and the neighbors were
/ dropping in for a bit of celebration.
Ma was flutter with mince pies in
the oven, tissue paper and holly
everywhere.
Dad, comfortable and smiling,
wearing a new silk robe, was seated
in his armchair smoking and chat
ting with one Of the boys who had
dropped in for "a bit of laugh
and joke"
The Donahue twins, fresh in
starched rompers, were dragging
new fire engines up and down the
hall amid shouts of glee.
Kitty, it seemed, was entertain
ing. Mr. Townsend had sent the
alter tickets and she had departed
with a crowd of friends. The tele-
phone rang and mas answered it.
Alice's voice came over the wire.
Tell her I'll send Jackson to
bring her down." Mona ordered.
tossing aside her sweet smelling
furs.
You'll not mind?" her mother
asked, cautiously covered the trans
mitter.
"Of course not. He has to wait
anyway. I want to run over to
SiXty-third street little later.
Mona LETT shortly after Alice's ar
rival. A new cheap blue gown hung
pathetically about what once had
been, in Lottie's terms, " knockout
figure"
All the more pathetic, it seemed,
because Alice herself did not real
ize apparently the change that had
come over her. Alice had married
for love. Well, she had love-and
with it struggle and poverty and a
hopeless future.
Wondering if she ever could fall
into that almost slovenly mode OF
living, no matter how little money
she had, Mona had taken Sonny
from her sister and Invested him
Of his wraps.
ooh, thanks, Mini" Alice said
you look grand. And your hands
She glanced at her own grubby fin
gers with their broken nails and
stained palms. Mine could look
nice, too, but have SO little
time"
Il know" Mona said soothingly.
1--WE been thinking, Al. Maybe
you'd like vacuum cleaner or
something"
But the rug and the chair you
sent for Christmas are plenty
Min" Alice said
I'll send you cleaner, anyhow, y
Mona promised. "They make things
so much easier, ma says"
They do, of course"
The Callahan's tree still was to
be admired Mrs. Casey appeared
and invited them all down for ice
cream. Lilly Donahue, coming to
collect the twins, set a lemon me-
ringue pie down on the table
"Oh, what fun, really, it is to be
poor!" Mona thought to herself
What friendliness. What neigh
borliness. Fancy any one in Sixty
third street dropping in with a
piel"
II Il
A LITTLE later Mona stopped to
L N see Lottie, who had attended a
Christmas Eve celebration with the
latest swain and now lay blinking
and looking a trif1e weary, surround
ed by a mass of wilted flowers.
He sent over practically the
whole shop window" Lottie ex-
planned. Nov look at them" Ris-
ing, she began arranging her hair
before the mirror.
Hear from South American" Lot
tie queried.
NO Did you?"
Eyes. Maybe you did, too. This
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