Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1925 — Page 14

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CHICKIE

Chiekie (Helena), only daughter of Jonathan and Jennie Bryce, (eels a hit lonesome since Mary, her chum, has married Edward McPike, and refuses Jimmie Blake's proposal only because he is poor. Chiekie attends a party given for her by wealthy Jake Munson, friend of Janina Knowles. Though Chk'Rie now loves Barry Dunne, a young lawyer with Tufts & Lennon, sne 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 rather does not lose on his oil investment. Jake tells Chiekie he considers Barry's feeling only a boy’s hue and that he will be waiting wtien Rarry has .lilted her. Chiekie fears the fate that befell Stella Wilson because of her lengthy engagement and subtly tries to urge Barry to think of their marriage as a present possibility, even though ho believes he cannot afford it. He is hopeful when lla Moore's father expects to engage him to represent locally the Gulf Steamship Company of San Francisco. Chiekie knows fla loves Barry and she is uneasy. Barry promises to love Chiekie always but their honeymoon plans are thwarted wtien Moore, lets the proposition slide. GO ON WITH THE STORY

By Elmore Mehnrln E~~‘ VERYTHING reminded her of her hopes. She came into i__| her room that night and, unthinking, opened the drawer where the filmy, exquisite things she had bought were hidden away. She dosed it sharply. And now when she passed the shingled bungalow, she hurried. At the end of the block she could never resist glancing- back. Seeing the "To Let” sign still in the window, brightness flashed through her. It was waiting for them. -Might be — yet. She told this to Rarry. He had not tried to push her from him. He (•nine more often to the window. Ho idled: lie hurried to meet her in the alley at f> o'clock. He said in moods of recklessness: "Let them go hang! We should ask their permission to love each other! Huh?”* • It frightened her, seeing the flushed eagerness in his eyes. Then he would bend down and kiss her and laugh at her. She grew radiant. sure of his love. Now, when she spoke of the "shiny little place still waiting for them,” he moved uneasily—took a-long, harsh breath. “Yes —yes, is it? Well—” She answered with a high, nervous laugh: "We might have moved in next month —” He pressed her hands —hurt her, he pressed them /no hard. After a throbbing pause he said: “Something's got to happepn. That’s sure!" It was August—the month they had planned for they- vacation. No need to give that up—they could still have this joy together. So Chiekie Induced Jonathan and her mother to take a cotttage at Lake Wawasee. \ "And I'll come up and be your swain and row ye about and teach you much wood lore.<’ He crossed his arms about her shoulders. "Chiekie, don’t fall for any one else till I get there, will you?" "I think sometimes, Barry, that yefij love me more now. Do you?” "Right ye are! It was enough before.” • • • mON A THAN, his great legs sprawled before him, smoked his pipe, went for the mail, made the fire in the kitchen stove. Or, sometimes, feeling a great young strength in his muscles, he sawed hugs logs and called Chiekie to watch the adroitness of his stroke. She lay in a hammock, her. head in her folded arms, gazing happily at a. bit of blue sky that seemed dropping .like a scarf between swaying branches. She thought with a rush of expectancy, "Day after tomorrow!’’ She already had picked out. the paths where they would walk; and the spot where they would swim. She imagined him rushing to her with an excited: "Well!—they've sent word! It's going through!" They were always waiting for that—actually expecting it. He came on Saturday. Oh, she made herself so pretty—white shpes end stockings—dress of rose and a great drboping hat. Even the pert, audacious youngsters of 15 and 16 —■ all of them dolled and powdered and ruffled so that they looked like a gaudy, rioutous field of flowers — started at the sweet, wistful grace of her as she waited at the station. She scarcely noticed them. She strained her eyes down the track, catching her breath as the whistle roared; as an immense w’hirling feather of smoke circled upward. First to get off—hurrying toward her—suitcase, books, boxes of candy —young face vital with eagerness. He saw her —jabbed her arm because his hands were filled with bundles: "Hello, dear!" She laughed, unable to speak, walked with him through a lane of trees and glancing up found his mouth, full-cut and sweet, pursing at her daringly. "Don’t, Barry! I'm too happy now!” He laughed: "Why not, frail! This is a near honeymoon, you know!”

mT seemed to Chickie that she and Parry had Indeed entered a garden of enchantment. He was full of buoyance. They walked, they swam, they rowed early In the morning, late at night. A thousand gossamer threads woven of sunlight, of water, of moonbeams, dropping on them through trees bound them together. Some times at night they walked through the woods—a sacred hush whispering songs in their ears. He put his arm about her—kissed her. She felt hr spirit was already his. Other times they went t the dance, because she loved that. A rough, open air platform with the trees towering above them, half shutting out the sapphire sky. High school boys earning a doliar on their vacations furnished the music. Girls of fifteen, careless, radiant creatures, danced with the wiles of Salome, but smiled 'with the innocence of cherubs —a mystery to some of the old ladies who came with their grandchildren and sat on the hard benches arranged about the floor. Outside, under the trees, other girls rested heads on the shoulders of young boys. They smoked frankly. / Scandalized, the old ladles whispered the stale refrain: “What nre these young people coming to? Look at that one in red. Someone should tell the girl’s motherl’’ A moment later the girl in red and her happy-go-lucky partner sauntered to the ice cream parlor, uid unite oblivious of the shock she liad administered to the past generation, partook delightedly of strawberry sundaes and root beer.

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To Chiekie they were but bright, joyous youngsters, very much like herself except that they were still dwellers in a make-believe of sentiment. She had in her hands the warm, living reality—a love that was both beauty and terror. It seemed that way in moments of shivering gladness when she acknowledged to herself the power of his word, his glance. Especially when he taught her to swim. She that had been frightened of the water-plunged in like a young Undine. Once he made her swim far out and she knew it was so deep she might be sure to droyn. But because he said, laughing at her: “You will.” Because of that, she did It. He kept alongside of her. When they had almost reached the bank he drew her head under the water and kissed her. She was startled. “Don’t do things like that, Barry. You take my breath away.” He did it again. They came up the path. Jonathan, sitting on the porch, watched them absently. He listened to Ohicki|’s glad, cfystaline laughter. Afterwa*l. as she dressed, he came and stood beside her. He "raised her face in his great palms, ldoking at her till she blushed and tried to pull free. He whispered: "Chiekie, girl—you're very happy?” “Oh. Jonathan!” Her eyes filled. She said hastily: "It's so glorious here. I wish we could stay forever.” She had an idea that everything was blessedly settled now. It would come out all right, and soon. Because, he seemed to feel that way, too. One day they were lying on the sand, half hidden by trees. He had his head against her arm. Half shy, she kept looking at his long, muscular form—so Tlean, and then at his face, the red hair wet and slicked back from his forehead. He laughed and, reaching up, pulled off her cap. “Like me, frail? stoop down and put your wet lips here!” "No—wait. You know—you seem so happy—why, Barry?” "A secret —” "Tell me.” "I’ll tell you. T wired to Moore. Told him we'd got to know. So T think we’re a cinch to win In a. week or two! That’s why." He pulled her down. “It’s a good thing, Chiekie! Lordee, I could never wait five years.” She was half crying with excitement. "Could you, Chiekie!" "Don’t ask—never mind. I hope—” "Well—l feel sure.” They talked about it—they planned. They waited for that answer. It came Friday. > CHAPTER LIII Cornered E r “-“1 RECT and tall, brown shirt open at his throat, and all >he sixteen-year-oldo smiling at him. Barry stood in the long tide before the postoffice window. He gave Chiekie an expectant wink: “Get the big word today.” Charley, grouchy and slow, pushed letters under the grating. Their turn now. He glanced at the writing stuffed them in his pocket, and taking Chickie's arm all but ran her to the railroad tracks. They walked swlftjy. Both of them were breathless. ’fFrom Tufts,” ho said, tearing the

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envelope. She pressed against him, looking over his arm. He said: "Well!” his face blanching. He doubled the paper in his hand. Chiekie reached for it, saw at the end of the short page this sentence: "Moore doesn’t mention your appointment. They've evidently dis missed the plan—for the present, at any rate.” She folded the sheet carefully. Not glancing at him, she whispered, “Barry—it won’t matter —” She found it hard to breathe. They plunged on recklessly. The veins in his neck swelled. The heat made her limp. They sat down under a tree. He said, grim and spent; "That settles it. We can cook!” She threw off her hat and leaned against the tree. He stared at her white forehead, her hair bright against the bark. He took her hand, saying roughly: “But doesn’t this seem insanity to you?” "What?” "This—this here! They can control us! Tell us when to go and when to come. It's slavish ” She closed her eyes, letting her head rest on his shoulder. After a while she murmured, smiling: “But we love each other anyways! No one can stop that.” He answered, troubled: “I don’t know what we should do.” * • • LL ( afternoon he watched her I Jji I with eager, doubtful eyes. As they lay on the beach on a little slope away from the crowds, yet so near that voices and the splashing of water came to them sharply, he took her hand. He pressed It in the sand and pressed his mouth in its hollow —held her like that a long while. She fylt a tremendous pity and longing. She wanted, to creep close to him, put her cheek on his—run her hand over his hair. She said: “Barry—there may be other word tomorrow." "No —no, there won't.” That night they went out on the water. Other boats passing them flung out laughter and snatches of song that In the larkness echoed with a deep, mysterious sadness. He said suddenly: walk.”* They went up the sandy hank. He put his arm about her, feeling

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for her hand. They walked like this in silence. The night above them sat warm, quiet, wearing the moon ike a soft, yellow topaz on its breast. The waves murmured gently. Al alxnit them, a rhythmic and Infinite peace. It stole with a melting sweetness into Chickie's thought. She reached her free hand to hlo neck. When he kissed her, she whispered, laughing “Barry—anyway, it's beautiful. Life is beautiful.” (To Be Continued) * (Copyright. King Feature Syndicate i

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