The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-21
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coming down Center street. This
privilege Of watching the comings
and go.ngs IN Center street, was
granted TO guests Of the Hotel
cortley. Indeed. il was the sole d.
version Of many forced TO stay over
the weekend.
Eve and Dick were transported
to the third floor by a rickety ele-
vator in a lacy iron cage. The row
Of backs turned as the elevator
door clanked and a row of faces
watched them disappear. Eve reg
istered extreme nauteur.
AS the bellboy led the way to the
far end OF the corridor Eve noted
with interest the number OF pieces
Of carpeting in different colors
and designs on that floor.
Later they walked up Center street
and mingled with the crowd. Tam
kinville was the market town"
Whereabouts and whole families as
well as young couples drove in
from the hills for Saturday shop
ping and the movies.
Eve selected a tiny white restaur-
ant for their evening meal because
Of the fresh dotted. ruffied curtains
hung IN the window. Nothing on
the menu appealed 10 them, how
ever. and they waited a long time
while the proprietor went 10 the
butcher shop to purchase clans.
He had assured them 1T would be
no trouble at all" to serve the clans
on the half shell. but when they
finally were served, minus cracked
ice, Eve and Dick found them luke
warm instead of cold and both felt
they had learned a lesson.
The Fair" Tamkinville's leading
store, offered Saturday specials in
women's and mems apparel. Eve was
surprised TO note how up-to-date
the stock was. She managed to have
a chat with the dress buyer who was
sent to New York each year and Eve
was Immediately impressed by the
woman's alert manner and thorough
knowledge of her field.
Afterward Eve and Dick dropped
in at a motion picture theater SO
busy had they been lately that
movie seemed to involve luxurious
expenditure of time When the
lights went up young Lad sitting
next to Eve remarked to the girl
beside him. Right nice room they
have here"
But Dick. after an appraising
glance about him stated. They
wasted no money building this
place" Later he and Eve mounted
the stairs tc look at the balcony and
Dick raped softly along the wall.
Cheap construction here all right"
he whispered.
Eve felt like a person somewhat
detached from herself as they wan
dered back to the Cortley. Not
familiar face in sight. the towns
people often turning their heads to
look as she and Dick passed, the
utter simplicity of the business life,
the leisurely pace.
A feeling began to steal over Eve
that perhaps BiXbys was not as i'm
portant to the world as she had inn
agined it to be-
Dick" she said later as they
lay awake in their hotel room. the
lights out. shades up and rays from
the Center street arc light filtering
through the Nottingham lace cur
tains. "Dick-I feel so peaceful"
That's why I brought you here,
you little kitten. You were all tan
gled up in a ball of yarn"
THE next morning Eve discov-
u cred the Copper Bell Antique
Shoppe.
"Oh-what a cute set of corner
shelvesl" Eve exclaimed. How I'd
love to have it for our dining room"
Dick responded with his non-
committal HIM, a what-not." Eve
glanced up at him quickly. you
don't like it," she accused. why,
Dick? What's wrong with it?" she
persisted.
Well" Dick explained reluctant
II, its not really old-fifty years,
perhaps. That wouldn't matter.
though. if it were good Of its kind,
but it isn't. Late Victorian-too
late. Cheap machine carving.
ITO Re Continual