The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-18

"Of course, If I should ever see
them there again, even once more
and I feel it is my duty to watch
out-then III be bound to inform
your grandfather, and no ifs nor
ands about it."
Mary Frances cheeks dimmed
the roses color. She said, I'll have
to hurry now, I guess. 1 always 60
by for my friend, Ermintrude Hill
Goodby, Mr.. Carmichael" and
walked away so fast that she heard
Mr.. Carmichael say, "a word to the
wise" only once, though he said it
three times before he said, We'll
that's off my mind" and smiled his
satisfaction, and went to take his
car from the garage.
TT was pity, a great pity. But
a for Mr.. Carmichael and his duty,
there is slim chance, at least, that
Mary Frances might not have
flunked fiat in her albegra exami-
nation; and there Is a stout GER
tainty that she never would have
written to Earl DeArmount:
Dear Prince Wonderful-All has
been discovered. We dare never
meet again. Whatever you do,
don't come to see me tonight. I
mean it really. This. dearest, is
our first enforced absence from
each other.
Beloved, let us put our hearts
together and get comfort. 1t is
not true separation to know
that another part Of the world
contains the rest of me. Oh, the
rest of me, the rest Of me that
you are! So, thinking of you,
can never be tired. rest yours.
I will give this letter to my
friend to take to you, and if you
will answer in the inclosed, adj
dressed, stamped envelope I
should get it before go to school
in the morning.
Answer at once, and be sure
to use the envelope, because it is
Ermintrude's writing, and if the
family should see it before I do
they would think was getting a
note from Ermintrude. Dearest,
love you too much, too much. I
can not write it.
am your most unhappy and
loving, FRANKIE.
Il RMINTRUDE, who had been
II waiting during the long process
Of the letters construction, said,
well, if you're through at last,
let's go. Let's don't waste the whole
afternoon"
"Wastei" sighed Mary Frances.
"Waste!' reproached Mary Frances,
and followed Ermintrude out of the
sour, dark old library into the warm
fragrant bouquet of June.
On the front porch Ermintrude
paused to say again-she had said
it several times before-"I just don't
see any sense in it,"
Mary Frances crooked her arm
around Ermintrude'S plump waist.
Come on, darling. I'll walk as far
as the fire house with you"
mo, but what I mean" explained
Ermintrude, as she allowed herself
to be led along, sis that if you're
going as far as the fire house, I
don't see why you can't go on the
rest of the way and call on him
yourself and tell him yourself about
Mr.. Carmichael and all, instead of
me calling on him and giving him
letter"
"All I can say to that" deplored
Mary Frances, lis that if you don't
just naturally understand a thing
like this, Ermintrude, just natur-
ally understand it, it wouldn't be
any use in the world for me to try
to explain it to you.
I'D do as much for you, any
time. And, anyway, I don't think it
is such an awful lot to do, consid-
ering that I'm right in the midst Of
a life tragedy and everything"
MARY Frances" said Ermin-
trude, "are you positively certain
that you f1unked algebra this morn
ing?"
That's about the hundredth time
you've asked me. What's the use
of talking about it all the time?"
you don't even care, do you,
that we won't get our ponies to ride
in camp nor anything?"
Il do too care. But I think your
father will get yours any way. 1t
wouldn't be right not to get yours
just because I f1unked."
THE trouble with Daddy" sighed
Ermintrude, lis that he always does
just exactly what he says he will,
and he never does what he says he
won't.
HE said if we both passed in
everything he'd get us both pom
les to ride. And if we had, he'd
Of got the ponies if he'd had to go
to Pendleton or some place and
steal 'em.
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