The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-21
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| i've been lonely" Barrett real
lied with surprise, and never even
knew it," He was not lonely now.
i've never talked this way to
any one before" Elinor admitted
wonderingly.
Though the words were close tc
his lips Barrett did not speak them
L love you" his heart was crying
out. Il love you'll"
THE girl was entirely unccn-
Il scious Of all this. She rode be-
side him, drinking in the beauty of
the fading day.
Barrett always had been certain
that successful marriages were made
after a calm consideration and selec-
ton. He had thought often, IF I
ever marry it will not be because
have been swept off my feet"
Now he realized that he knew
nothing of the mind of the girl
who was beside him, and yet he
wanted-as he'd never wanted any
thing-to have her by him for the
stretch of his life.
He had had many interests to
which he had given generously of
his superb energy
Now he knew that old hopes had
been frail, that all past interests
would be paled if he had the chance
to care for this girl, to give her
everything he had.
Better go slowly" he warned
himself Aloud, he said, Are you
comfortably warm, Miss Stafford?"
Eyes, thank you" she responded
in an undertone and not quite
steadily. Here, beside her, was a
man who would not lie, who was
strong and gentle and kind. AS a
child she had adored him. Now she
was doing it again; willingly, hum
bly, and with all her heart.
do you remember giving me a
box of candy years ago?" she asked
mo, I don't"
We'll, one day I was at Aunt
Elias. There were a lot of older
people there and you came in and
found me sitting on stool turning
the pages-I suppose rather wear
ily-of The Lives of the Saints.
You dropped to the floor beside
me to make the most amusing COM
ments on some of the pictures. I'm
sure you must have shocked Aunt
Ella terribly. They you went away
and half an hour later Higgins ap-
peared with wonderful pox of
candy. For me! A pink box with
ribbon on it. I've never forgot
ten it,"
I'm glad to hear you say So
he murmured.
I've never forgotten it," she as
sured him, and I never SHALL"
ELINOR sat back against the seat,
H. smiling.
They passed a corner of the street
where the Thropes lived Dear
Aunt Bessie" the girl thought. Il
must go to see her soon" The
tenderness that was within her was
spreading over wide area. Perhaps
she would never have such an after
noon as this again.
1t was a strange mood that had
come over her-one she did not
understand. Perhaps, she reminded
herself, she should be talking. Her
companion might be bored by her
silence.
She turned toward him. MY aunt
and uncle live in Brooklyn" she
said. Then she flushed. That must
have sounded silly.
But he did not seem to think so.
"The ThropeS?" he asked.
yes"
II like women of Mrs. Thrope's
type" he stated.
She's really wonderful I love
her. She's been very kind to me. :"
Again, Elinor hoped as she had a
thousand times that Aunt Ella
would put the Thrope boys through
college. Uncle Jim never seemed
to have any luck. Everything
seemed to go bad for him. Some
times Elinor, in her young way, felt
that she couldn't endure it if Aunt
Ella didn't give the Thropes the
help they so deserved. They were
so good, so kind, all of them.
1--WE enjoyed the drive so muchl"
she said as the roadster nosed it's
way up Park avenue.
Ito Be Continued