Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 305, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1925 — Page 12

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CHICKIE

Chickie 'Helena), only daughter of Jonathan ami Jennie Bryce, feels a bit lonesome since Mary, her chum, has married Edward McEikc, and refuses Jimmie Blake's proposal only hoc-arse he 1b poor. Chickie attends a party given for her by wealthy Jake Munson, friend of Janina Knowles. Though Chickie now loves Barry Dunne, a young lawyer with Tufts A Lennon, she is interested in Munson. He sends her a costly pin with a love note. She lies to Barry about the pin. Upon her request, Jake arranges so her father does not lone on Ids oil investment. Juke tells Chickie he considers Barry'b feeling only a boy’s love and that lie will be waiting when Barry has Jilted her. Chickie fears the fate that befell Stella Wilson because of her lengthy engagement and sutbly tries to urge Barry to think of their marriage as a present Eossibllity, oven though he believe* e cannot afford it. He therefore is exultant when he learns 11a Moore's father expects to engage him to represent locally the Gulf Steamship Company of San Francisco. Chickie Is uneasy. She knows Ila lores Barry and resents this proposed business relationship, but Barry promises to love Chickie always and miggests that they have their honeymoon during their next vacation. GO ON WITH THE STORY By Elenore Meherln CHAPTER LI. Disappointment. r-TJ’IHEHt promise drew them to I I each other in a poignant, alI * J most terrifying- sense of nearness. It filled Chickie with awe; mantled her with a shy, uncertain wonderment. She sometimes stopped abruptly In her work, saying with startled, hammering pulse: "Married! We’ll soon be married—Her thoughts drifted tremulously In a warm, vague excitement. They brought Barry to her as he touched her hair, raised her face In his hands. He had now become godlike—ln his eyes, flame; in his voice, music—so he swept her. ohe emerged from those dreams, flushed and confused, fearful lest Janina might have perceived and would begin to mock her. But in a little while the dreams returned like white birds communing In song about her ears—the more piercing be ."-use she listended alone. Coming home with anew purchase, she had often a wish to drop In on Mary; to say merrllyi "See what I bought today! And. oh—all the others In the second drawer of my bureau! Even Jennie doesn’t know!*' One Saturday afternoon when she and Mary were taking a walk — like old times—-trundling the gocart, they passed a bungalow, nearly completed. Chickie had almost said: "Mary, old dear, like me for a neighbor? I’m thinking this very minute of moving Into that darling little hole —me and my own!” The two girls stood gazing at the little cottage, so fresh, so tempting. Chickie was smiling and Mary smiled too. But no—this holy thing—this love —keep It to yourself. Wait till It was very certain. But Chickie visited tho bungalow herself. Smiling In timidity and eagerness, she passed the carpenters, studied each of the four bright, sun-filled rooms. The kitchen, with its white breakfast nook, Its new, glistening cabinets held her in a charm. Just fancy little dotted Swiss curtains on tho windows and a few golden poppies in a yellow Jar on that cunning little table! A young workman In white plastrer’s overalls came In from the porch, regarded her sheepishly: "Like It, Miss? Guess you’re a bride?" "Oh, no! I’m just looking for a friend of mine!" She hurried Into the living room. Here her imagination revealed. It tossed a gorgeous blue rug on the floor —a heavy Chinese thing like that she had seen at Jake’s. It put an odd rosewood desk in the corner; bookcases against the walls; bright, living coals In the open grate. They would sit here In the evenings, living out the sweet dream. • • • EUST as the place Tvas completed she and Barry passed It one Sunday. Chickie said, ns though she had never noticed it before: “Look at that shiny little place; don’t you just adore going through new houses?’’ So they went In. And now finished, ready for some ono to come and make of Its four walls a home, It seemed to Chickie alive, a friendly personality bidding them welcome. When she saw bookcases were already Installed she smiled. Barry would like that.

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A side window in the living room gave on a low trelllsed gate opening to the back yard. They were standing at this window. She said, suddenly: “You could easily train a rose to climb over that, couldn’t you?” He leaned down and grinned Into her face. “Ah—mystery Is solved! So that’s why wo come a househunting, Is it?’’ She colored: "Isn't it a sweet place?” “It were.” “Don’t you like It all cozy like this better than an apartment?” “I do.” And still looking Into her face, his breath hurried, the Intensity of his eyes made her close; "I wish we were moving In today! Open them! Yes—you don’t know how terribly I wish that, Chickie!” She answered faintly: “Don’t look at me so, Barry. You make me weak! Well, you do. Why, are you so Impatient now and a little while ago you seemed to hold away—to be pushing me always from you.” He laughed: "Couldn’t get away with it, could I? I seem to be very much here, at present.” "You wanted to put me from you, didn’t y_ou? You never wanted to love me.” "Listen. Don’t say that, Chickie, though it be true. Can’t you see how It was? When the dear one sat next to me or gave me the blessed smile I wanted to grab her, crush her to death, that sweet she is! And there be a law which say it are not right—though I doubt It—for a man to feel so for a maid. That is for a poor young man with nothing in his pockets. So it was crush you to death or heat it —” "And now?” "Now we have prospects! And they’ll ease the chains of matrimony! And he’ll marry the girl and get her off his mind. Lordee, Chickie, the way you come stealing In on me when I’m trying to work! The way you have of slipping your hand under mine, I'm all but ruined. My concentration has gone hang.” “And you’ll marry me to get rid of me, Mr. Red?” "That clever he Is!” "And shall we, perhaps, take this little place?” “Or one like It on top of the earth where we can sit on our front porch and look down on the world and Its mother, the mountains. And buy her a blue check apron to tie around her little waist —and she’ll cook his little meals.” "And serve them at that little table! Oh —” When they went out throught the back yard and the trelllsed gate, Chickie picked a weed from the ground and stuck it In his button hole. "A rose it shall be before many moons!” She looked back at the cozy brown shingles—tenderly—as though the little house were already hers. * * * friND every day afterward she IZL I passed It, thinking: "Not l£_hl gone yet—” She came to regard it as destined for them. She lookct at furniture in the shop window and wondered which things would adapt most prettily to Its small rooms. Ono noon time when Barry did not meet her she went alone to a restaurant on Illinois street. She was half finished when Jake came over quietly and took the chair opposite. Blacky eyes and vivid mouth smiled with a kind Indulgence that had In it trace of sadness. Without prelude he said: "I hear you're engaged Chickie.” She stammered: “Yes—why, who said that? I’m sure I don’t know who can be the fortunate swain.” At that Jake’s laugh rang. "Our friend, Red, Chickie. Nice boy, but young—just starting. Others know it, Chickie—won’t you tell your old friend Jake about it. You know I’ve more than a passing Interest.” ‘‘There's nothing to tell.” "Except that you and he have had lunch together every day for nearly six weeks. And he’s taken you out every night so that no one else had a ghost of a chance. So I gather it’s about half settled, anyway. I wonder If you’re letting yourself in for a four or five year wait. I hope not!” Her confusion grew. She didn’t know what answer to make. She stumbled: "I don't know what you can he meaning, Jake.” "That it’s a sorry business, Chickie, my dear, for a girl to deliberately plan to throw away, tho five best years of her life." She laughed: “Don’t weep for me, Jake, you kind, nice friend. Because I’ve no intention of throwing anything away—not one single little year. I’m going to gather them all in." "Oh—” He pushed the things from him, leaned forward on his elbows, the rich, flashing smile going slowly over her face. "Chickie, If you change your mind between tomorrow and the week after or two days after that, more or less, will you let me know? Send me an

Puzzle a Day

Johnny anrl Mary brought ieven and three apples, respectively, to the seashore, as their lunch. But at lunch time they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Briar, who were Invited to share the repast. As it happened each ato exactly the same number of apples. So Mr. Briar grave the children 20 cents for his wife’s and his own share. Mary divided the money. How much was each child entitled to? Last puzzle answer:

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S.O.S. Win you do that, Chickie?" “I wonder If you’d like to see me dashed on the rocks just that you might rescue me? Am I to take It that you would?” He repeated soberly: “Will you let me know, Chickie?” “Tlsh! Well I may and then again I may not seeing you wish me 11L" "You're never believed that, Chickie, I know you haven’t. It’s not true —now, anyway!” The quiet stiength In his voice, the stillness in his Intent, handsome face moved her like his warm, magnetic hand pressing her palm to the table. She said nervously. “Indeed I know that, Jake. I think of you as —oh—as some nice friendly king” He helped her with her coat. “I’d like to be that and more to Helena Bryce. I’d like that mighty well!” She was touched. But as soon as she said goodby ho was dismissed from her thoughts. That night Barry and she drove to the beach. He sat a long while with his arms folded. -'Not even smoking. She moved toward him—waited. And finally he put his arm about her. She could feel his breath, rough, heavy. He said, not looking at her: "I don’t know how tell you, Chickie. It's the devil, Moore's gone. Back to ’Frisco. They’ve let the whole thing slide." CHAPTER - LII. Summer Idyl • - IS hand touched hers. It was M shaking cold. But she had no heart to take It, or turn her fingers under his. Not going to be,—all off—she was mute with the chill shock. He entreated, “Chlckl©, say something!” / But she closed her eyes, letting her hands lie quiet and shivering in her lap. Quickened to pain by her hurt, piercing silence, he bent toward her: "Ah, listen—may not be so bad—may como out all right. Don't feel so. Say something to me, Chickie." ”1 don’t know what ” "But suppose we hadn’t counted on this?” "But we did! Oh. I counted on It terribly ” He saw her Ups trembling, and underneath Ills own baffled resentment there went, flushing and warm, a quiver of exultation. Soft and delicate, leaning against him. He said, uncertainly: “You care that

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much, Chickie? Say It!” "You know I do." She rubbed her fingers against her eyes. “But now you wiil begin t(Kpu h me from you. Now it can’t be and you will think of all those things again ” He took her hands and pressed them against his lips. "Like the devil I will! No! I can’t. That’s all there 1? to It. I won’t!” "You mean we'll just go on like this and wait those years?” "Oh, somethlngN will happen. There will be other chances. Other fellows get by. We’re still here, aren’t we?” He laughed. “We can still have a kiss, can’t we? It may come out. They may take It up again " But she had given herself too fervidly to the dream. Now she felt stilled and cold. She moved toward him, wanting achingly his arm about her. She said, trying to laugh: “I can wait If you can.” (To Be Continued) < Copvrlsrht, King Feature Syndicate)

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