The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-03
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outside. Cherry found herself
vedged into the rear seat Of an au-
tomobile intended for Ave psssen-
gers and carrying eight.
Dan was beside her and on the
other side the girl in the green hat
whose name vas Dixie Shannon.
The name sounded familiar and
Cherry vas sure she had seen II
somewhere She learned almost i'm
mediatelv that Dixie wrote motion
picture reviews for the News.
Dixie was friendly soul. See
picture with me some time" she
invited. Any day YOU want. I'm
always AZ the Office around 10
o'clock You can call me there"
Cherry. a trifie bewildered, agreed.
All these strangers who laughed
and joked and said such odd things
were Dams friends. She was SUI
they we're trying to Be cordial, but
she felt timid
Some Of the things they said she
scarcely understood. When Dan
Joined in the joking. it made him
seem almost a stranger, too.
A half hours ride brought them
to a large apartment house The
Caseys lived on the second floor
BY elevator and staircase the crowd
Of fourteen arrived at the door al
most al the same time.
Casey, so Dan informed Cherry
was telegraph editor OF the News.
A minute later she was being in
troduced to Mr. Casey himself.
She liked him instantly for his
gray hair and crinkly blue eyes and
the way that he smiled at her She
liked Mrs. Casey, too when she APP
pesred moment later.
Mrs. Casey was plump and very
pretty Apparently impromptu par
ties at the Caseys we're no novelty
Trying TO steal a march on US.
we're vou?" Casey demanded Of Dan.
We'll. We couldn't let you get away
with it. Lucky devil you are. though
Going to let me kiss the bride?"
He did and somehow Cherry did
not mind
An angular youth in a dark suit
had seated himself at piano. Now
he was crashing out the opening
chords OF the Lohengrin march.
Cherry looked about for Dan and
could not find him Bill Pringle
came up. grinning. Well" he asked,
did we surprise you?"
oh. you certainly did I've
never been more surprised in my
life I don't see how you managed
it."
Easy" Bill told her. AS soon as
got hold Of Fredericks Cthe clerk
who had issued the licence). I tele-
phoned Shannon and Casey. They
got the rest together and met at the
office.
When I knew you'd gone back
to the Bismark. l gave them a call
Presto-that's all there was to it,"
THE young man at the piano
Il had been persuaded to abandon
Lohengrin to provide accompani-
ment for a quartet. The singers
voices had more to recommend them
in the way of volume than in tone.
The quartet attempted oh
Promise Me" but gave it up alb
ruptly for Call Me Sweetheart"
they liked this so well that they
sang it twice.
There were four young women
in the crowd besides Dixie Shan
non. Two we're the wives of re-
porters. A slim girl With red hair
cut short and wearing i tailored
tweed suit was introduced as Doris
Ware.
Some one told Cherry that Doris
covered news assignments on an
equal footing with the men, and
was considered one of the best fea-
ture writer's in Wellington.
Cherry was not sure she liked her.
She thought Miss Ware was rather
reserved.
The fourth girl was Connie Ran
dolph from the society department.
a tall. slender brunei whose black
satin frock outlined her figure
frankly. She barely had shaken
hands with Cherry and then drifted
away.
Suddenly Cherry saw that rugs
had been pulled back in the next
room and that couples we're dane
ing. She looked about again, rather
anxiously. for Dan.