The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-07

{ Happier than I've ever been in
my life!"
Old Sarah slipped hand over
the girls. May the Lord take care
of you and help you 70 keep that
happiness. she murmuFed. Maybe
If you feel that way It's for the
best"
"Of course it isl" Cherry insisted.
And really, Sarah, there wasn't
any other way!"
For Sarah's benefit she reviewed
the scene of her last evening at
home. With "oh's" and "all's" and
frequent nodding Of her head, Sarah
listened to the story.
Cherry described the marriage
and the celebration with Dams
friends.
Then it was Sarah's turn to take
up the narrative. Such a night"
she began. Il hope I'll not live
through another onel All that We
knew was that you'd gone and your
mother was cryin' her eyes out in
her room and your father down.
stairs pacin' back and forth like a
wild man.
Half the night It went on and
not a wink OF sleep did get! And
feelin' guilty as 1 did for KNOWN
whore you'd been off to in the aft
ernoon, was afraid TO speak and
afraid not to.
"Oh, It was terrible; Then in the
morning we saw the papers and
read how you'd been married. /
guess your father took on even
worse than he did the night before.
He didn't leave the house until al
most noon.
we could hear their voices
his and your mothers-but it was
your father that did most Of the
talkin'. Finally. he left and your
mother said she had headache
and was not to be disturbed.
"She stayed in her room all day,
but she had me bring the newspa-
pers and 1t was easy to tell from the
way her eyes we're swollen and the
red lines around EN- that it wasn't
headache"
I'm sorry" Cherry said slowly.
Il didn't know she'd feel so badly"
What? Not feel badly? With
her daughter that seems almost
baby still run off and marryin' some
one she doesn't even know? Not
feel badly? Oh, Cherry"
Would she let me come to see
her?" the girl asked hesitantly.
CARAH shook her head. That's
- the worst part" she admitted.
It's your father that's so set
against it. That's why your mother
sent me-"
Mother sent you!"
"Of course. Late yesterday aft
ernoon she rang and said was to
go out of the house somwhere and
telephone the newspaper office and
see il could find out where you
were.
well, I did, and some girl with
a nice polite voice said you was at
the Bismark hotel. So. when told
your mother, she said I was to get
your things packed and send them
to you"
"Oh, Sarah"
"Well, I thought before I did that
it would be better to come down and
tlak to you and see how everything
was. Your mother said yes, that's
what I should do, but I mustn't let
/ any of the others know about 1t.
And none of EN- does know!
80 you tell me. Miss Cherry,
what to pack. I think your mother
liked the idea Of my comm to see
you so I could tell her how you was
and II you want to send her a note,
I'll be glad to take it.
But I wouldn't write letters, be-
cause maybe your father wouldn't
like that"
CHERRY was on her feet. "Of
~ course I'll write" she said.
Sarah, you're an old darling. You'll
come to see me often, won't you?"
"welI. I'll try to. Well have to
be careful. though. 1t wouldn't do
for your father to find out"
Half an hour later Sarah ORAL
lon departed. Slowed away in her
purse was the letter Cherry had
written to her mother.
The trunk with CherTy's clothing
Sarah promised, would be delivered
/ in the afternoon.
Don't fret" she told the girl as
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