The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-16

mony, when they quarrelled, and q
Ella Clouse's grandfather had
fought on the Southern side-and
who was Dewey, Frazier, who had
come down recently from German
town, Pa, to tell her right in
her own territory the rebels didn t
win the war?
No matter how much she loved
Dewey Frazier, he couldn't tell her
that. He did tell her, but it didn't
make sense.
For she haughtily announced to
him: 1T doesn't matter. We, the
South, have never surrendered"
She emphasized the 1--WE" and
never" turned her nose in the air
and walked into her house, leaving
Dewey Frazier on her front door
steps-to take the Highway.
THAT finished Ella with Dewey.
i with any woman that crazy!"
He was "better off not being IN
love"
And Ella was not going to give
in, regardless of how much she
loved him. He had no business
saying what he did"
They still went to parties in the
Cove, but never together any more.
She determined Dewey Frazier
wasn't going to keep her from par
ties. That was certain And
Dewey, being a stubborn soul, when
we'll aroused, displayed the same
obstinacy.
Dewey Frazier still came to the
dances and parties, but always with
another girl. And Ella Clouse was
right at the same parties, her nose
we'll up il the air, and her hand
tucked away under another arm.
Tt just didn't seem right to the
Cove. Why, heretofore, wherever
Ella Clouses' bright and CHEEKY
face showed up, Dewey Fraziers
droll and comical one was just a
half a peek behind.
NR, more often, looking worship
" fully into her happy blue
eyes, and admiring with a playful
jerk. a mass of chestnut curls that
adorned her face.
Tonight Woods Cove seemed
more conscious of the break be-
tween the two than ever before.
For tonight was the night of the
big box supper, and the first one
that had been held since Ella and
Dewey had stopped speaking,
Ella Clouse and Dewey Frazier
had always been the life and fun
of the box suppers. Every one knew
Ella always started weeks ahead of
time designing and working on her
box, to make it the showiest and
most outstanding box to be bid on.
And mainly, so Dewey Frazier
couldn't go wrong on the right box.
He was always secretly informed
also as to which was ner box And
he had many times held the ribbon,
while she tied its fancy bows.
ELLA CLOUSE'S boxes were The
n sensation at these suppers.
Not only because they were the
fanciest and prettiest, but because
the fun came about in making
Dewey Frazier bid sky-high to get
it. The Cove knew he liked the
way Ella cooked fried chicken, but
they also knew he wasn't paying for
the fried chicken.
He paid to sit with Ella.
knowing this, the impish boys and
men of the Cove would look eagerly
for fussy, fancy box-and then
wait impatiently for Dewey to
utter a bid He'd bid a small
amount to start with. so the crowd
wouldn't suspect he knew the box.
After he bid a small bid, one of
the tantalizers would bid just a
fraction ahead; until Dewey would
get impatient, and bid maybe
SO ahead-defiantly-as though to
stop the foolishness.
At that. a group hidden in the
back of the room would get together
and pool their money; and one
would bluIs out, just as deter
minedly, bid that passed Dewey's
bid by SO.
nNE night Dewey Frazier had to
" pay SIS for Elias box, on such
scheming. He took it good natur-
edly, when some one yelled out,
Dewey Frazier you sho do like
fried chicken He was always
teased about Ella Clouse making
him paint the school building. For
that's why the suppers were given,
to raise money to paint it.
Now that Ella and Dewey weren't
speaking. the Cove didn't know what
would happen.
AS darkness fer- families and
counting couples, true to tradition
started making tho. way towards
the supper. Ella Clouse had her
box cleverly concealed under a silk
shawl. Very stealthily, she placed
it among the other boxes, so no one
would see which was hers. She sat
near the front, where she could
well view the bidding going on.
Dewey Frazier sat way back in
the back Of the room.
n
A FTER every one had arrived,
"A Dan Benson started the auc-
tioning. Picking up q beautiful red
satin box ir the shape of a heart.
he held it up so the crowd could see
it. Dewey Frazier leaned forward,
and halfway WINGED. The red heart
reminded him of something.
Look at this box" directed Dan