The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
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BY MARY RAYMOND

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Just good-by.'
He was furious. All the fun they
had had together, the days of com
panionship had counted for nothing
That was the way with women.
A MONTH later Mrs. Tracy re.
L n ported to her brother, "Anr
telephoned and I went to see her
She has a job in a funny little
bookstore in part Of town you've
probably never been in in your life
You have seen streets like it, though
where most of the goods is dis.
played on the outside. Think of Anr
working in dingy shop. Right
next door there are trousers, shirt:
and what not hanging from the
awning. And across the street ar
italian vegetable and fruit stand
I can't see whatever possessed her
1T probably was all she could
get right now. Jobs aren't picked
up every day."
But she had a good place here
And to leave it to go to a book
store!"
Evidently she didn't like u.s.
Allan said darkly. Gould you
blame her?"
Mrs. Tracy thought her brother
was looking thinner. He missed
Ann. She did, too, for that mat
ter, and the children for few days
could not be comforted. Even now
they were leading Miss Spencer a
dance, forever talking of their be-
loved Ann"
Where's this bookstore?"
Mrs. Tracy told him.
Il might decide to buy a book
some day. Not for long time. Not
ever if I can stay away"
Ann said there are some rare
old books there. She was quite en-
thusiastic when I saw her. She
was painting window signs. Said
she had persuaded the owner it
would be good business to adver-
tise. He's broken-down professor,
I gathered, and he and his wife
live in the rear Of the store"
Where does Ann live?"
"She and a girl she met some
where-a girl who works in a de-
partment store have a small
apartment together. Ann didn't say
where"
What a life!"
That's what I tried to tell her
She said she wasn't worried about
the future. If she could only get
over the present she would be all
right
CETTING over the present wa.
" proving fearfully hard for Ann
1t meant a continual battle Will
her thoughts, concentrating on he
duties.
Another day." she thought eacl
morning, as the drear procession O
days went by. Another another
And then it was fall and she wa
hurrying into the shop out of thu
raw, wind-swept streets, warming
her hands at the big stove in tht
back of the shop.
Professor Barber-he still used the
title he had acquired in happier
days-was pleased over AIMS inter.
est in her work and gratified ove1
results. The shelves had never be-
fore been so clean. The books hac
never before been so neatly and at
tractively arranged.
Business was picking up, too.
at was a good day for us wher
she came here, eh, mother?" the
old man said to his wife one night
1.-The customers like her fine"
$50 pretty and kind" Mrs. Bar
Der said. $50 interested in helping
people find what they want, father.
The young men all come back to
buy more books. Maybe if business
keeps up, we can give her a raise
by Christmas. What do you say,
father?"
Maybe by the first of the year."
the old German said cautiously.
ALL odAd1y WdO O41ly p1O d WEEK.
BY practicing rigid economy she
was able to live within it.
From the $40 a week she haG
earned as governess to the Tracy
children she had a small nest egg
saved-close to $3.50. She was hold
ing this intact. Her emergency
fund, she called it. She might gel
sick, might lose her job. Anything
might happen. She was trying tt
keep her courage. But it was hard
struggling for a place in the crowd.
ed street car. Sometimes giving VI
a coveted seat to some one who
looked more weary and tired anc
worn than she. Standing in line al
the cafeteria each day al noon anc
going home after a hard day tt
help Sheila Davis prepare upper.
A year ago at this time she was
planning to marry Tony. 1t seemed
forever since those carefree days.