The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-01
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let's go straight back to your pres
ent and our aloneness and your
rightness."
They had come swiftly. The path
was lost. They searched for it, for
a time, and then decided sensibly
TO go home.
Grand and Rosalie always fused
if she and Ann got home much later
than IL o'clock. No, they didn't
know; they slept like tops. But,
usually, it was easier to get in early
than it was to fib about it in the
morning.
Yes, they always asked about the
time. Too, this was Cecily's week
to get breakfasts, since it was AIMS
week to get dinner. Yes, they al
ways took turn about-it was easier.
Next week would be her week for
the evening work, and then she'd
have to go straight home from the
Office.
! CPEAKING Of the Office, he had
- looked up the r. w Corey IN
surance Company in the telephone
book that morning and had almost
telephoned TO her there. Would it
be all right to telephone sometimes
during the day?
No. She was sorry, but it
wouldn't. Mr.. Corey was a crank
about the girls using the telephone.
She always went downstairs to
telephone to Ann at noon. Yes, she
always telephoned to Ann at noon.
just a habit, she supposed. Mr..
Corey was a crank about many
things.
Two other girls worked in the of
fee: Miss Bush and Miss Grugers.
NO, she didn't like them very we'll.
She didn't dislike them, but they
were the "all rightly" sort.
Mr.. Corey always was shopping
around their desks to see whether
they had broken his rule by leaving
their lipSticks and powder COM
pacts in the Office.
No, he never snooped around her
desk, but she never had broken the
rule. He was a fiend for rules,
made them about every little thing,
and always was threatening to have
them printed, as if that would dis
grace the office force, though he
never had done so.
Barry said: you'll be out of all
that before long now"
Il don't mind it" Cecily said.
Hes just fussy and important-not
mean. He's good about money.
I've had to ask for advances once
or twice, and he's been grand about
it. He isn't stingy with raises,
either. He always gives them for
Christmas presents. I'm hoping for
five, or maybe ten, next Christmas"
christmas" Barry scoffed, and
counted from April to December on
his fingers.
A S Cecily came into the upper
L n hall, Ann, wearing a red out
ing flannel kimono over her white
nightgown, emerged from the bath
room. For the first time in her
life, envy touched Cecily's admira-
ton of AIMS perfect beauty.
angel" she said, with your hair
down like that, you are the most
beautiful thing in the world
II washed my hair" said Ann, as
if that both explained and dis
credited Cecily'S extravaganza, "and
took bath. Mary Frances and /
cleaned the front hall tonight"
Didn't Phil Gomez
"He came to the Office and
brought me home in the car, but
he couldn't stay. I didn't care
much, mean.
II was so glad to get at the hall
while Grand and Resale we're gone.
They went to the CarmichaelS'-to
be sympathized with, I suspect"
The girls had gone into Cecily's
room. What now?" she asked, as
she pulled her dress off over her
head.
"Gadding granddaughter, I
think"
Ann, Tn sorry. Did you have
to put up with that again this
EVENING""
"I didn't mind. They gave up
the party-punishment, imag-
inc. But I'll warn you, you'd
better have Barry lie low for a
while. "A granddaughter of mine
who, when she is not betrothed to
a man--Cecily I do not blame.
No. She is young. She is mex
perienced. But man knows
these things. A man should guard
woman against herself, if neces-
Sary. A man -"
Ann! PHYS sake! AS bad as
that? You don't think Grand would
be rude to Barry, do you?"
mo, of course not. Just think
Grand will wave and waltz up the
minute he sees him and ask his
| intentions and are they honorable.