The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-22
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reminded him. And my name is
not Hannah"
But I'm the only one who knows
that. The rest of them really be-
lieve you are hard-hearted gal
1 I'm sure you wouldn't want me 10
tell them otherwise"
Irene looked at him, but his face
was completely serious.
You're the silliest person" she
began.
But even so, you'd rather I'd keep
our secret?"
1T isn't a secret" she denied
What I mean is, it's idiotic to
act as if what happened the day we
played tennis had any significance. -
They had paused outside the sta
/ ton door.
Hadn't it?" Barney asked quietly.
IN spite of all her preparedness
Irene's cheeks flushed.
Certainly not"
The pilot said briefly, you're ly-
ing. 1t had" and walked inside,
leaving her feeling absolutely baf-
fed.
1t was humiliating to realize that
all he had to do was look at her
with those disturbingly blue eyes Of
his to melt all her good resolutions.
That he understood the power Of his
kisses, Irene never doubted.
1t was, of course, his long and
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SO accomplished. But the next time
That is to say, when he
tried to kiss her again, it was going
to be different.
Her opportunity came sooner than
she had expected. That very night
Barney asked her to go to a movie
with him. Sitting beside her in the
darkened theater, he reached for
her hand and, as before, the gesture
was so natural that it would have
seemed affected to object.
With her hand resting quietly in
his, Irene told herself that after all
they were really comrades working
together They had so much in
common, it might be possible for
them to develop a real friendship.
If Barney wouldn't spoil it by get
ting too romantic. If he would
be satisfied just to hold her hand!
So she said nothing and he said
nothing. Both kept their gaze
fastened on the screen.
Swell picture, wasn't it?" he
asked on their way out.
Eyes, wasn't it?" she answered
enthusiastically.
Barney laughed
Personally. I've no idea what it
was all about"
She said reprovingly: You ought
to be ashamed to admit it," but the
truth was she had no idea herself.
She had been too busy planning her
next defense when the enemy, made
holder by her apparent surrender,
should make his next advance.
THEY stopped in drug store for
Il ice cream sodaS. Then Barney
took her back to the hotel and said
goodnight, leaving her uncertain
whether to be pleased or annoyed.
Irene stood in the center of her
room for a long time thinking.
That's funny! He didn't even try
to kiss me-"
This idea was not conducive to
sleep. To have an expected attack
fail to materialize is something of a
! shock. Not that she wanted him to
try it again.
She told herself she would have
been grateful if he realized that she
wasn't going to stand for any more
nonsense. But after her incompre-
henSible conduct in Los Angeles
that day and letting him hold
her hand again at the movie to-
night, he had probably decided she
was too easily won to be interest
ing.
Her cheeks burned as she recalled
her own docility. She hadn't even
attempted to free her hand. 1t had
remained a willing prisoner, soft
and warm in his clasp.
They had sat there for two hours
holding hands like lovers, which
they certainly were not. She was
in love with another man. Not that
it did her any good, but a girl
couldn't be as madly in love as she
had been with Bart and get over it
all at once-and why hadn't Barney
kissed her? Wasn't she as attractive
tonight as she had been the day they
played tennis?
Suddenly it occurred to her that
she had thought of nothing but
Barney all day. How flattered he
would feel if he suspected it! She
began to undress then with a kind
| OF furious haste.
1T doesn't matter one way or the
other" she thought. only I had
hoped he would try it again so I
could show him."
The next morning a heavy foe
covered the coast like a wet. white
blanket. Irene went to the airport
to be met with the news that they
couldn't go up. Barney, who was
scheduled to take the plane back to
san Francisco, was smoking one
cigaret after another, gazing from
the window with obvious irnpa-
thence. Finally, he turned to the
air hostess.
Lets go outside" he suggested
Together they walked into the
thick mist which in five minutes
time completely concealed them.
Its like pea soup" Barney COM
planned. And it may last for
hours"
They had come upon a parked
car belonging to one of the pilots
and he opened the door, motioning
her inside.
With that strange capacity she
had for taking his orders Irene
obeyed, and he took his place be-