The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-15

oven. Well all have to eat some
where else.
Just as soon as Cherry's ready,
well go out together. The three Of
us. But you mustn't leave. Neither
of us would ever forgive you. Would
we. Cherry?"
The girls face was not visible.
Pearson heard her say, trembling
as though to keep back the tears,
"N-no."
We'll, Of course If you'd rather"
he agreed uncertainty.
There were a few more minutes
in which Dan fiourished a large
white handkerchief and drew cold
water for Cherry to battle her eyes.
Presently she appeared. She even
managed to smile as she made her
apologies to Pearson. Her eyes
were red-rimmed and swollen.
While she was changing her
dress and repairing the damage of
the tears, the two men settled them
selves with cigarets. Dan ex-
planned what had happened. Cherry
had put a roast and vegetables into
the oven.
They were nearly done when she
remembered that she had not
enough cream. 1t was only a block
to the grocery store and she hurried
all the way certain nothing could
happen to the meal in her absence
It must have taken longer than
Cherry realized. The flames under
the oven had trick of blazing uo
higher and these two circumstances
had combined to create disaster
When Cherry returned to the apart
ment, she found the roast burned to
a cinder and the rest of the meal as
black.
You're the first guest we've had
here, you see," Dan went on. Nat
urally, she's rather hard hit. She's
really learned to cook awfully well.
Last night you should have seen
the dinner she had ready for mel"
Cherry, when she appeared Is
minutes later, did not look hard
hit. She had been taught that
hospitality consists of the manner
in which you receive guests rather
than what is set before them.
Her soul writhed in modification,
but she determined to conceal it..
Dan had been sweet to pretend
everything was all right!
Before the mirror in the dress
ing room" Git was really the bath
room, she frightened her cheeks
with rouge and touched her lips
with scarlet paste.
A cloth dipped in icy water and
held to her eyes had removed the
red lines about the rims. Cherry
slipped slim, lustrous frock of
black satin over her head. It was
collared with froth of creamy lace
and there was sapphire bow ON
one shoulder.
Altogether most becoming dress,
though she had not thought much
about it when she had ordered it at
Malelaine's two months before. A
small black hat and black satin
jacket completed the costume.
Ready" she called as she en-
tered the living room. UGH can
still smell that smoke"
The men rose. There was some
discussion where they should dine,
as the three went down the stairs
a few moments later. Pearson's
car was parked at the curb.
How about the Venetian grill"
he suggested. The foods rather
good
1t was a restaurant new to
Cherry. She said eagerly that she
would like to visit the Venetian
grill and the matter was settled.
They crowded into the roadster and
were off.
Il
THE rain, starting in the morn
\ ing, had continued throughout
the day. Now it had settled down
to moist drizzle.
The wet pavement reflected the
street lights, hanging above like
glamorouS' golden balloons IN the
darkness. Pearson drove carelessly,
Cherry thought, but they arrived
without mishap.
There are restaurants like the We
netian Grille in every large city in
the country. Half dozen must
clans on slightly raised platform
at the far side Of the large room
were playing a fox-trot.
Their music was subdued and not
unpleasant. In the center of the
floor a space had been cleared for
dancing. The decorations of the
place-painted walls, mirrors. heavy
gold and blue curtains, palms in