The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-13
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he brokerage Office. However, Dick
won out.
Wen 90 home" she decided.
Mother will be glad and I can
help Esther take care of her. We
won't have 10 spend a lot Of money,
either"
Bixby's closed at on Saturdays
during the summer. At lis Eve,
feeling happy and excited. stepped
into the roadster beside Dick.
Wen lunch at the first attrac-
tive place We find along the way"
he announced
The trip was to be made in leis-
urely fashion. Dick had mapped out
a route they had not Travelled be-
fore. They kept 70 pleasant by
roads. winding among hills and
along streams. The first night they
lodged at a historic tavern where,
they were told, President Van
Buren, had once spent a night and
where President William Henry
Harrison and his bride had stoppeA
How far away those historic fig
ures seemed, Eve reflected How
little people thought about them
now. The thought somehow made
her own feverish efforts toward a
career seem rather futile Away
from Bixbys. away from Lake City,
she saw her life in truer perspec-
tive. She would rest and relax III
the peace and security of her old
home. Kate Bayless always had
managed to remove all obstacles
from her daughters path when they
were children.
MRS. BAYLESS was gradually
WI winning back her usual good
health. When she saw Eve she eX-
claimed. Why, you're thinner, child!
You're working too hard!"
Perhaps I ana little" Eve as
sented. The weather has been
dreadful this summer. 1t takes away
my appetite But right now I'm
simply famished What are we 60
ing to have for supper? No, don't
tell me-let me guess! Chicken
and noodles and mashed potatoes,
I'll wager my new Paris bonnet"
How did you know" laughed
Esther in mock surprise. Esther.
Eve rather grudgingly admitted to
herself, looked far happier and more
attractive than she ever had seen
her before.
oh, the lamb" Eve held out her
arms for Esther's baby, who sur
veyed her aunt gravely and apprais-
ingly, but refused to leave the
strong security of her grandfathers
shoulder. Hank, it was plain to see,
was Enormously please at the
childs preference.
The two weeks passed quickly.
/ There were family dinners. picnic
/ supperS, hikes and a bridge party
or two. Eve was surprised and
I somewhat piqued to note that most
Of the girls of her old crowd were
quite as smartly though perhaps not
I as extensively dressed as herself
and that most of them had more
\ leisure and knew more about the
new books and plays than she did.
They had organized a garden club
and were making plans for an au-
tumn flower show. Not one of them.
she knew. envied her success in the
business world Each was too busy
with her home and friends and still
too Economically in love with her
/ husband to have room for envy in
/ her heart.
One afternoon Eve and Dick went
to call on Grandmother Bayless.
whose sharp tongue Eve had always
/ feared little was no longer spry
I She sat by the window, sometimes
with her thin, work-worn hands
folded in her lap, but usually occu-
pied eth bit of mending or other
needlework.
There were tears in her faded eyes
when Eve stopped to kiss her cheek.
I'D have been down to the house
with the rest of the family when
you came" Grandmother Bayless
explained, but I haven't the
strength to get about as I used to"
She looked closely at her grand
daughter. Pears to me you look a
mite peaked. Still got that fool no.
ton in your head that you want to
go to work every day. same as a
man does? Mark my word, young
lady. it'll come to no good! You
can't eat your cake and have it."