The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29
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IVES, darling. Where are you?"
Il Ann asked frantically.
I'm down here at the Union sta
ton. I haven't any money for car
fare nor anything. The lady here
Is letting me use the telephone on
her desk"
Are you-alone, dear?"
Course I'm alone. But / can't
walk home. and haven't any mon
ey for carfare. The lady
ry-Frances, are you-are you
all right2"
mo, I'm not I'm hungry. I'm
Just naturally starved And haven't
any money, and"
Listen, honey. You go right out
side the station there, and you'll see
some taxicabs. Get into one of
them and tell the driver your adj
dress"
Ann, haven't a cent of
money"
That doesn't matter. Do Just as
sister tells you. Get into the cab
and tell the man your address. I'll
be waiting on the porch, and I'll pay
him when he gets here with you"
II hardly think he'll do it."
of course he will. That's the
way to do. People never pay taxi
cabs until the end Of the ride. You
do that, right away, now. viii
you?"
yes, If it is all right"
1T is, dear. That is the way
people always do. And-darling-"
''What?"
Are you-are YOU"
Well you might tell the man
to drive rather fast. Not too fast
dear. Just rather fast"
Ann hung up the receiver and
leaned against the wall and closed
her eyes.
Phil said, But I could have gone
for her, Ann. wherever she is. I
was trying to tell you My car is
right here"
Ann opened her eyes. Tears we're
dripping out of them, down her
cheeks and off her chin and splash
ing to the front Of her blouse.
Oh she said. why, of course.
! forgot you we're here. / forgot
all about it. have to get my purse
and wait on the porch for the taxi
cab.
DUT, Ann" Phil questioned. do
ID YOU mean that I NAV not
even sit here on the porch with you
until the taxicab comes?"
No, dear, / guess not I don't care
where you sit. have to be alone
with Mary-Frances when she gets
here-that's all.
Il wish there were some way I
could get word to Cissy. Poor Cissy.
Oh, my word l forgot to telephone
to Mrs. Hill.
When Ann returned to the porch
Phil said, Dearest, If you could
listen just moment"
They are so good" Ann said. IT
don't know how we can ever thank
them-the Hills, mean-for what
they've done. If it had been Ermin-
trude. Mrs. Hill couldn't have been
a bit happier.
She was SO sweet-crying and ALL
And she is sure that everything is
all right, or Mary Frances wouldn't
have come home. Sure-J the child
couldn't have talked in that mat
ter-of-fact way about being hungry,
and so on, if she'd had a very I'M
pleasant experience. Dear, do you
think she could have?"
Surely not. Surely not. I've told
you over and over. Ann-you still
call me dear You let me put your
arms around you. You can't have
stopped loving me entirely, Ann.
You must love me a little"
yes, l suppose SO. must.
always have. But 1 don't wish to
be bothered about love right now"
Would it bother you, beautiful,
If / told you how I felt when I
came in this evening, tired and
miserable and lonely, and the clerk
At the desk handed me that slip
of paper with your telephone num-
Der on it?"
That's all right. dear. Poor Mr.
Hill and that sweet old Uncle Cha
ney-out hunting for her I wish
could get word to them. Mr.
Hill couldn't have done more if it
had been Ermintrude.
Mary Frances was just cross and
funny-not nervous nor anything.
can't think what on earth is keep
ing that taxi. There seemed to be
nothing the matter with Mary
Frances except that she was hun
gry-and didn't have carfare.