The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-15
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forward. voluble, excited. Bill and
she could get little fiat in the city
She could get another job-she al
wavs did-and there were so many
big garages there Bill would be
sure to find work She forgot to be
careful Of her grammar.
She does love him." the mother
thought. She's really good little
thing If only"
Even in her own mind she
couldn't finish the sentence. If only
Angie weren't so palpably the prod
duct Of the wrong sort of training
or rather the lack of training. her
rebellious heart cried out Well, il
couldn't be helped You didn't
choose your sons wife. In Mrs
ODare's simple code, you made the
best Of it,
Bill came back in, awkwardly
balancing a tray. He glanced
anMously from Angie to his mother
relieved at what he saw
"Ill have to be taking Angie back
now, mother" he said after an in
terval, glancing at his watch. -
promised Harnett I'd be back at 6
He's got to drive his wife to the
Springs"
He was relieved, she could see
that everything had passed off SC
smoothly. Poor boy, he had PROB
ably dreaded the ordeal! She KISSED
him, smoothing his roughened ian
hair.
Poor Bill, toil-hardened at "
anxious. in love with the wrong girl
Well it couldn't be helped. She
sighed. watching the flash OF Angie :
sweater through the greenery. Sht
would do the best she could. Sh(
simply would not think what the
loss Of Bits earnings would NEAR
to the little family.
KAY was beginning to help now
That meant a lot. And poor Mon
ME! Well there was no use look
ing ahead. borrowing trouble. YOU
had to live each day as it came
1t was the only way.
ANt1E WNHb dDOuO, oVA a. AAoNAAiAA
- cushions, picking up glasses
Kay came in, hair dripping We
from a swim She had gone Will
Rissy down to the river.
"WeH?" Kay challenged her.
They've Just gone" Mrs. ODare
sat down, signing. Shes really
a good little thing, Kay. Only sc
50" she hesitated for a word.
Ordinary" Kay finished the
sentence for her.
"YesC Bills mother shrugged
her shoulders. 1T shouldn't mat
ter, l suppose, what she does with
the language, but somehow it does.
"Of course it does. Silly to pre-
tend it doesn't said practical Kay
Were all a little snobbish, really
What I can't understand is why she
doesn't bore Bill to tears. He's
smart, really. Likes to read anc
he's always been so ambitious
II know. That's the sad part
In two years-or less perhaps-I'n
afraid Bill will be wondering what
he ever saw in Angie You can't
make him understand now. No use
trying
Not bit in the world" Kay
glanced at herself in the mirror
Her voice sounded grown up
Mrs. ODare reflected. Something
had happened to Kay this sum
mer. She refused to go back t.
high school, since Charles EuStact
had managed to get this post a.
the library for her.
Kay was old for her age. She
would have been in her final yeal
at school, but she proposed instead
to go to night sessions and study
when she could in the daytime.
I'm old enough to start help
ing" she had said practically. Last
year at this time, Kay would have
ragged and stormed at Bill for hav-
ing dared to shirk his responsibility
She gave her slick golden locks
a final pat and turned to smile at
her parent. Well, that's that!'
she observed.
That's that" Her mother echoed
dryly.
.
u AY rushed upstairs to change
IN her dress. She was invited
to DR.. Waterman's house for tea
There would be older people there
Kay thought, but that wouldn't
really matter. They were going TIC
talk over plans for some amateur
theatricals to be put on before
Christmas.
Kay was terribly excited. The
WatermanS' house was one of the
finest in town. The doctor was
Charles uncle. Not even Geraldine
Cardigan had ever been invited
there. Sandra was asked OCCASION
ally. when Lansing, the young son
of the house, was home from col
lege
Kay smiled at herself in the mir
ror, remembering how stunned
Rissy had been when she had told
her about the invitation-to Sun
day night supper, of all things.
Sunday night supper meant you
belonged to the inner circle in Bel
vedere society.
But they'll all be as old as
MethuSelah." Rissy had said, pre-
tending she thought it was a ter
rife bore. Rissy had made her
voice very diSdainful, Better call
them up and say you can't come.
Johnny Links coming over in his
Chevy and We'll get boy for you
Come along RiSsv coaxed.
Kay had shrugged her shoulders.
quite in the grand manner. Rollick-
ing through the country lanes with
raw youths arms around her
seemed positively revolving.
NO, thanks" she had said dis
tinctly Rissy had tossed her head
and turned away.
Kay dressed With care, making
her hair a demure frame for her
ivory-tinted face, ever so family
sun-touched Out of this frame her
gentian blue eyes glowed.
Things were better these days
She was in favor at home. Mon
ME was proud of her-they all were