The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-26
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and held her handkerchief to her
nose, Earl drank three cups Of the
horrible smelling water.
Then he rejoined her and they
went together up the steps and
across the wide veranda and into
the hotel.
TECILY and Ann, arm in arm,
~ were walking up the front
steps TO the porch. Barry, in his
car, was circling the turn-around
with the old broken fountain in its
center.
Cecily repeated. Ann, l am
sorry" and added. but why in the
world were you frightened, angelo"
1t is only half past s right now"
"Cissy-I can hardly breathe vet.
I've pictured you at the bottom of
every ravine in Oregon. I've never
had such an hour-I can hardly
breathe.
"Of course, ii you'd been dressed
but in your bathrobe! 1 tele-
phoned the hospitals. They acted
as If they'd never heard of such a
thing as an accident. Goodness!
Cissy, where have you been?"
up in the hills. Let's stop here
a minute on the porch. Ann. L
did you have q bad time with
Grand after 1 left this morning?"
Bad? Terrible. He declares that
you pushed mir over-struck him
down, he says, In the hall"
Ann! I did not! Oh, my word!
/ suppose l am In for it. Welt
can last only SO long. Wait a min
ute, Ann.
Angel, II hope you are going
to forgive me. Barry is coming
back in about half an hour, and
I'm going with him3and we're 60
ing to be married.
"Wait-let me tell you. He got
the license in Albany yesterday
just think. We've been talking and
talking and deciding all day. We
either have to marry or give ef n
other up entirely.
There's his book-his books. and
his future. Everything. I'll keep
on working, of course, and pay what
/ make, every cent of it, in here
at home.
If Bary's book is a success. and
1t is bound to be, we can help a
lot. We're coming, both of us, on
Sundays to clean house.
Barry says he's a slick cleaner
OF houses, and-You said you want
ed me to marry, Ann. You remem-
Der, the other day, you said"
sisters sweetheart! OF course I
said SO, and 1 do. Dear, I'm glad.
Don't think anything else-don't
talk $3.50 humbly. I'm glad.
you'll be SO happy. So happy"
YVES, but-Ann, how shall I
4 break it to Grand and Resale?
Barry said just to say
They aren't here, thank good
ness! They've gone out with the
Carmichaels for dinner and the
evening.
They are cheering Grand up, 1
know, so they'll probably play
eucher and be away late. You can
just go. 1 would, if 1 we're YOU.
Just go. I'll tell them when they
come home.
They'll fuss, but I don't care.
CiSsy, after the last hour it would
take more than a scene to shake me.
Nov that you are alive and
happy, nothing else seems to mat
ter. Really it doesn't. Come, let's
go in. No ones at home. Not even
Mary-Frances."
In the lower hall Cecily said,
Angel, angel, angel Ami"
In the upper hall she said, And
1 was afraid to tell you! Then you
don't think that I'm frightfully
selfish and-aIl that? You know,
you understand that I'm not really
letting you DOWN."
"Cissy dear! OF course l don't
1 mean, I dol mean whatever 1
do mean. I'm just glad-that's all.
Glad for your pluck aand every
thing.
What are you going to wear2
Oh, Cissy, honey-you must take
those lovely undies Penn Johns sent
me last Christmas. Let me see
my gloves are newer than yours.
You take them. And my best stock
ings--I haven't worn them.
Nov, let me see-you'll wear your
new tan this evening, won't you? l
would, if I were you, My beads are
sweet with it.
I'm so glad you washed your
hair yesterday. What do you want
to take, honey? I'll be putting the
things out on the bed while you're
in the bathroom"