The Indianapolis times., 1936-05-09

my purse. And after | missed 1t,
wouldn't go back for worlds"
"VOU'RE awfully =. kind -"
u she heard herself saying to
Ann.
And then Molly mustered all the
self-condemnation she could lay
hold of and pounded herself men
tally behind one crisp little ear.
Why should she care if the laugh
ing young man, the tall, dark and
alone and not too hard
boiled young man, was another
girls sweetheart? Certainly falling
in love wasn't as simple as all that
. . as unpredictable and unde-
pendable as itching in ar unscratch-
able spot. Or was it?
'Th-thanks ever so much" she
said again. But I'll pay you back
when"
"Oh, don't be silly! And come see
me soon if you can't find work.
Maybe :"
Molly passed Roxy's Theater and
wistfully visioned the Rialto back
home. She saw the blur of hun
dred faces and forced back an ach-
ing memory of people she could
call friends in Columbia. Mo- She
lodged a taxi and remembered
a certain antiquated
automobile which had known joy
rides-accent on joy-with her in
college. Joyrides which had often
ended in the Dugout for hamburg
ers and coffee e.
CHE paused listessly to watch
, half dozen hamburgers frying
IN a grill just beyond the string Of
squads still on their spit, turning,
And she came to with
/ start of recognition. Here was
hone other than the grill which had
esS than an hour ago turned out
minor masterpiece in steaks!
And here oh wonder of wond-
ers, horor of horrors - emerging
casually, was Miss Ann Gillette's
iance.
"Oh-it's you! Hello, there" Then
ne laughed aloud. Say, beautiful,
Why did you run away?"
II didn't run away! I just
veil, 1 just left"
We'll, anyway, I'm glad you came
)ackp
Molly frowned and wiggled one
oe against the cardboard, to assure
herself that this was no dream
world. She said coldly:
IT left because had to give your
1ancee's purse back to her."
"Really?"
What do you think?" she asked
definitely "You didn't think I'd
Keep it just because I paid for my
linner with part of it, which I'll
,ay back when"
He just stared at her for a mo-
nent. Then he tucked an ample
hand under her elbow and waited
Ter back into the grill. And, tell
ng herself that any moment now
'he would call a cop, Molly found
herself seated again across a table
from the man who had for few
brief minutes made blue neon
lights look rosy.
TN the first place" he said grimly,
l. maybe you could go through
The motions of telling me what my
aancee looks like"
She's cute little blond" Molly
taltered. And she has big eyes and
ler name is Ann Gillette, and"
Wrong on all counts except the
eyes!" he laughed exultantly. "She
my flancee, of course-has red
1air; or practically red. And don't
know her name-yet.
YOU" Molly said in whisper.
mo, you!" He closed his fingers
over her hand. Haven't you got it
through that red head of yours, yet,
hat you're all off? That I'm
lobody's f1ance except yours? That
just happened to see that purse
myself. and that because my innate
,hivalry let you get away with it I
had to wash dishes for an hour to
BAY for my dinner?"
Presently, when she had repulsed
him properly by telling him her
lame, she said in a daze: THE
,ther man must have overlooked
Ter purse, then but don't you
lave a job, Rad? Not that it makes
my difference" she added hastily:
except thss. once in a while, it feels
% good to eatl And we can't pull
tunts like this every day, you
.now?"
a WAITER had just deposited on
n the blatant red and yellow
two glasses of water. nap
.ins, and silver.
THE water will be plenty" Rad
old him carelessly. Then ne said
o Molly. Beginning two weeks
rom tomorrow I'll have a swell
engineer with Valco
Air Conditioning. For myself. I Il
have bothered them; but
lnless some one hands you the
'owery Savings Bank on platter
II ask for an advance on my SAL
ry."
Molly smiled contentedly and
'oked and looked and looked.
Lets walk up to Central Park
lstead, she said.
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