The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-24

definitely over. The present, vivid
joyous hours spent in the air, was
all that mattered.
Then, just as she had achieved
/ this beatific state of mind, Bart
I entered her life again. 1t was on
/ Saturday, Just week after he had
/ finished his interneship, that he
4 came to her apartment ana insisted
upon seeing her.
/ He had not telephoned and Irene,
expecting to spend her afternoon
shopping, was dressing to go down.
town when the door bell rang.
Throwing a bathrobe about her, she
opened the door for him and when
she saw who it was, color rushed like
a tide into her face.
why, Bart!" she said.
Are you angry with me for COM
ing here, Irene?"
of course not, only why didn't
you telephone me?"
L was afraid you wouldn't see
me- Have you forgotten that I did
telephone you several weeks ago?"
Peggy was here that afternoon. "
She told me later that she was.
but I've seen you since then"
AT the Palace. 1 haven't for
gotten"
You wouldn't promise to see me
then, either" he reminded her. 80
1 telephoned the airport to learn
your address and here 1 am. Aren't
you even going to ask me IMP"
1t upset her to see him again, but
in spite of everything he had done
she couldn't be unkind to him.
I'm dressing, Bart. But if you'll
wait, Ill be ready in just minute. "
Meekly for one usually so master
full, Bart came into the living room.
Nice little place you have here, "
he said, glancing around.
Something family condeScending
in his tone made her feel that he
was comparing it with Peggy's lux
urious home, but perhaps she was
unduly sensitive.
we like it," she said, offering
cigarets.
Bart lifted his eyebrows.
WEI"
The two girls I'm living with, -
she explained, escaping into the
bedroom.
TER eyes in the mirror looked
a 4 excited. Was it her love or
vanity which was thrilled over this
visit, she wondered, discarding the
bathrObe for a sport costume of
pale green wool.
Where is Peggy?" she asked as
she returned to the living room.
Why didn't you bring her alOng?'
Bart looked reproachful
why should 1? She happens to
be at the st. Francis for lunch.
"Alone?" Irene asked, remember
ing Peggys flirtatious glanceS the
day they had been there together.
Bart sighed.
Il really don't know. I can't be
expected to keep track of Peggy's
engagements"
His voice was so irritable that
Irene was sorry for him.
You're very tired, aren't you?
You've had a strenuous time"
I'm dead" he admitted. You've
no idea, or yes, perhaps you are
the one person who can under
stand what I've been through. Peg
gy doesn't. She wants me to go out
with her every night even when
her father tells her I haven't time"
Peggy is very young" Irene re-
minded him. You can't expect a
girl of her age to act otherwise"
e"You'd think, when she's had a
surgeon for a father, she'd have
little comprehension of the situa-
ton"
Not necessarily. Her father isn't
a part of her fun as you are. Peggy
likes to go places and see things"
III say she does" he groaned.
The worst of it is she is never
ready to go home. She doesn't con-
slider it an evening if it ends before
o'clock. And 1 can't stand it."
Please don't talk to me about it,
Bart. I don't think it's fair"
"Fair?' he repeated cynically
There's nothing fair about it, but
what can I do?"
I mean fair to Peggy. After all,
you're marrying her Of your own
free will"
I'm not so sure about that,
either" he retorted. thought so
At first, but I'm beginning to suspect
I was roped into it
Ireen spoke sharply.
You're talking like a cad. Peggy
is in love with YOU"
AT the moment, yesl I happen to
be the new toy that Peggy desires
for which her father is willing to
pay the price"
Irene had never seen him so dis
couraged and bitter. She said COM
fortingly. DO you think DR.. Rea-
gan would have made you such an
offer if he didn't consider you ca
pable?"
i wish he had made it without
including Peggy"
Whose idea was it, Bart? Peggy's
or her fatilfr's?"
She was the one who told me
about it. I'd been out with her
several times and I could see that
she liked me. but the night she
told me- she wasn't going back to
school because she wanted us TO be
married. :"
DO you really mean to say
Peggy told you that?"
That wasn't the half Of it." the
man said YEARLY. She said she
had already talked 10 her father