The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
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ways languished. the lazy things
and died of broken hearts.
But the heroes went straight to
the dogs, enterprisingly, and drank
dregs, and came along nicely and
reformed and married the other
girl"
ooh, well, Of course, Ann, if you
think it is funnyp
Think what is funny? Take a
dry tea towel, dear"
Think I'm funnyI Or think our
situation, yours and mine, is funnyl
Suppose the door bell were to ring
this minute and we'd go and find
Phil and Barry both standing there,
both wanting to make up. And we
would"
No" said Ann.
But suppose. Then what? We'd
begin all over again, where we all
were a month ago. I couldn't quite
because I was dreaming all month,
and I'm awake now.
But, anyway, there we'd be-do-
ing what? Waiting and hoping.
And then all this would happen
right over again. 1t is the only
thing that can happen. I've been
like Grand and Resale, I've re-
fused to face the fact; but I'm fac
ing it now.
I'VE are stuck, Ann-you and L.
There isn't any way out. We can't
have love. We can't have any
thing"
I'VE have love, if it comes to that,
Cissy. We have each other and
Mary Frances"
"WOU'RE eyading. You know
Il what I mean. Phil has waited
for you all these years, because you
are the most beautiful thing in the
world.
Barry wouldn't wait for me like
that. 1 shouldn't allow him to-
maybe. And even Phil got tired.
Not tired of you, angel-but tired of
waiting and hoping. He doesn't
care for that common little King
thing-he couldn't after you. But,
well-men are men"
$50 I have heard" said Ann.
Women are women, too. That is
repetition. That's not reasoning.
At best, it is a cute little conven-
ton men evolved to use in place
of decency and loyalty-ages ago.
They've needed it. We haven't.
But there is this, Cissy, honey.
wasn't going to say it to you right
now, because I thought it might
make you more unhappy, in way.
But now l think I'll say it any
how. I've been thinking the last
few days, and if Barry comes back,
as 1 know he will, and begs you to
marry him, I want you to do it
soon.
Il really want you to, dear. I
want it more than anything. I'm
going to insist that you do"
"Big chnacel Let you down and
leave you with all this burden. I
couldn't and wouldn't, and you
know it-or you should. You haven't
let me down, all these years and
years you and Phil have been en-
gagged"
phil is out of it now. You could
keep on working and helping at
home. You'd have to, I'm afraid,
for while. I could manage the
rest. AS you say, Mary Frances
should be more help"
There's no good talking like that.
Ann. 1 wouldn't want to do it,
hope. and if I did want to L
couldn't. So that is tn end of that
please. Please don't ever talk
about it again, angel. I mean it,"
Ann stopped to hang the dishpan
in the cubbyhole under the sink.
To Philip she said. "See there? Al
ways accusing Cissy of letting me
down. Predicting perfidy for her,
and making me afraid, and making
me mean aobut Barry at first, and
all.
"Cissy doesn't seem to be the one
who has let me down, does she?"
Conversations of this sort, she had
discovered, were excellent counter
irritatns.
Cecily asked, Did you have q
good time with Kenneth this after
noon?"
II suppose So The river was
glorious. He is teaching me the
crawl stroke-or trying to. I'll
sweep, and you set the try for
breakfast, will you?"
"Hes-mad about you, isn't he,
Ann?"
Not a bit in the world. If he
were, wouldn't play with him. He
is % years old, and he's found the
game of love and thinks it is fine
fun, and I'm an interesting op-
ponent."
COR partner?"
n
TIE is % years old, I said. And
L Il young for his age. In many
ways he seems younger than Mary
Frances"
twenty-five isn't an infant In