Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 310, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1925 — Page 12

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CHICKIE

Chlckle (Helena), anly daughter of Jonathan and Jennie Bryce, leelg a bit lonesome since Mary, her chum, has married Edward McPike, and refuses Jimmie Blake'B proposal only because he is poor. Though Chickie now loves Barry Dunne, a young lawyer with Tufts & Lennon, she Is Interested In wealthy Munson. He sends her a costly pin with a love note.'' She lies to Barry about the pin. Upon her heuest, Jake arranges so her father does not lose on his oil investment. Jake tells Chickie he considers Barry's feeling only a boy’s love and that he will be waiting when Barry has jilted her. Chickie 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. Ho is hopeful when Ila Moore's father expects to engage him to represent locally the Gulf Steamship Company of San Francisco and wires for him. Chickie knows Ila loves Harry and the thought of her seeing him again chills Chickie with fear, although Barry promises constant love. Chickie’s vacation at Wawasee is spoiled when Barry must take leave. GO ON WITH THE STORY By Ellnore Meherln CHAPTER LIX. Avowal mN a stillness thßt murmured sadly like a faint wind blowing from the heart of she listened His words were balm on the raw anguish of her thoughts. Because of a hunger lo hear them again she whispered softly, ‘‘Do you, Barry? Oh, really? More than ever?" “Can you doubt It? How can you? Chickie, you're the only thing in the world.” Tears ached at her throat; she kept her head down. It seemed so '■strange that they two should stand here, in the sun—a part of the glad, shiny morning. The light fell in a bright shower through the madrones. touching with gay polish the tender green of the leaves. A bluejay, with feathers spread, poised arrogantly on one leg, Its wings bluer than a jewel. And all this seemed so bonny, so like a tune flung out in joy. It was so far away from her, as though she stood on that gray waste that she had seen in a dream —as though she stood there and listened to the vast, forlorn voice of rising waters. And she must stand there alwavs —that or a hush more dismal in her ears. He took her hand, but she wouldn’t raise her head and meet his glance. “Barry—don't—oh, lot me go.” “You can't go—why are you crying so? Youl're sorry, are you? You’d like to take It back?" She drew In her lips, fighting to keep them still. He pleaded, “Won’t you look at me, Chickie? Do you want me to go away now? Listen, why so sad?” • • • mHE ruddy color was floating now In Barry’s vital, Impetuous face. He smiled, watching her. It was more than she could hear. She said faintly: “You’re happy? Oh—you seem glad.” “Don't you want that, Chickie? Why not? You love me—l know It. ToU will love me—” “You think It’s all right,. then?” And seeing the gmlle deepen and a swift assent on his lips, a moan shook through her: “Oh, did you want this? I never dreamed —why, you don’t seem sorry! And all night long I wanted to die. I don’t know, hut this morning when Jonathan came and stood at my bed —oh, I’d like to die now—" The biood sank from his face; he dropped her hand, flung along the trail, leaned against a tree. His hack was turned, but he had a sa.gged look as though his muscles snapped suddenly. It frightened her to hurt him so. She crept up softly and touched his arm. He didn’t move. She put her hand on his. He said, “Oh, what’s the use. then, Chickie? You’ve said it. I guess that's how you feel." She didn’t wish to cry, but tears came so easily. They poured down her cheeks. She hid the sight from him. He drew her then:''“Oh, Chickie, this is awful! I don’t know what to do. I thought you loved me-—” She pressed her face against him. “Don’t I? Why, more than my own life—how much more—oh— ’’ "But if you want to die—that’s awful.” He said this over, clasping his hands on her shoulder, and then he began to comfort her. They loved each other—they couldn’t help it—and what of It—when he’d get back it would be settled—not so long— She wanted to smile—oh just to please him. But her lips twisted and her chin—always like that—doubled so. She said: “Yes—yes—hut why—oh I never dreamed. We could have waited— ’’ “Yes—we could have. We didn’t!” He ruboed her Augers as though he were working a light glove over them, His breath tieaved. “It’s done now. I never meant to—oh, honestly! When I got into that boat . . . Listen—but now you’ll blame me—oh, you’ll think 1 planned it—came back for that—" Working at her fingers, biting his lips: “Will you? You think that—?'? Suddenly he flung his arm about her, pressed his head against her shoulder, sobbing like a boy. She reached her hand to his face: “No —I don’t think that—oh, I blame myself—- It seems so strange—”

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■ —Posed by Edythe Elliott or the Berkell Player* Chickie Took a Street Car to Work. She Was Afraid to Meet Janina.

A"iFTER a long whilo they sat on a drift of leaves. He pulled the crisp red bark in flakes from the tree. Tho-hills lay dreaming under a soft blue haze. A butterfly, purple and orange balanced on a long stem of grass. The deep, fertile peace of summer hummed like a song in the quiet and the color. Sitting there like that reminded her on the Sunday when they had driven down the highway and she had felt che first tremulous joy when he caught her in his arms and kissed her. Her eyes blinked. She wiped them. He began to plead. “You tldnk I've hurt you, Chlckle? Do you?” She wouldn’t answer, but stole her hand in his. He went on with broken, Impulsive fierceness, now beseeching, now defending. "It’s my fault—if you want to call It that. But I went away to avoid this. You know—being with you so much—all day and on the water here—oh well—” “But even bo, Chickie, I can't see why you should seem so broken? Why we should be going back and trying to undo it now. It swept us. That’s all there’s to It. And what’s so wrong about It? That's all because the world says so. You let it crush you. In your heart you can’t feel that It’s that wrong—can you? Won't you say anything—?’’ “I don’t know what It Is. I only know It's so— ’’ “But you loved me then —didn't you?” “Oh don’t—too muoh —” “But you don’t now—” “Yes —always I can’t take that— ’’ ‘And still you’re going to cry about it. When I’m gone you'll think hard things of me. Right now, you’d give your life to undo it, would you?" "Oh yes!" • • • I AB leaned mute and worn lI—II against the bank. Then he *1 said quietly: “I didn't look at It so. Chickie, when I met you on the path last night, I had no thought of this. After we got into the boat and drifted there In the dark I don’t know what wildness drove me. But alone there and you so near and loving you all these months—oh well—you know all that. But I wouldn’t undo it—no—not a moment. Only that you feel so. I can’t stand that —’’ She said with a pitiful smilet “You want me to be glad, then? You think I should?” ‘What do you mean by that, Chlckle? Well, I do think It! That’s what I think. Why should we let the blind thoughts of others put a stain on a thing that was strong and swept us so—well—me anyway—lt’s a kind of ' suicide to deny It. If we didn’t love—but we do, I can’t see why a few months should make such a difference,” "But are we sure. Barry? Once you said that feelings change. Suppose now—oh—” He caught her elbows: “No, Chickie—don’t say It! Don’t think it. We only havs an hour or so. Then I have to go. It’s terrible to leave you like this!” “Barry—just tell me—yo \’re sure you love me? You won’t change—” “I love you—why should I be the one to change?” “Oh—lt always seems so. Especially now—men always do.” He winced: “That’s cruel. No— T won’t be the one. I feel nearer a thousand times—to you. You must feel this—don’t you? Chickie, dear. If you felt certain that I loved you more than anything in life and that I wouldn’t change, then would you

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Barry Dunne leaves, still protesting his love for Chickie.

be happy again? You wouldn’t look so?” She winked her eyes that were so gray, but all misted now. She twined her hand In his. “Do you, Barry? But only cay it if it's so." “It's bo! Oh, come—l feel as though I killed you.” "It will be terrible alone, Barry. And Jonathan looking at me. I don’t anow how I’ll stand that—” "Well, Chickie, you won't stand it If you begin to think we did some crime—oh, you shame it all—” “Oh, no —no —you'll write to me? Every' day? You won’t be long?" Then he went over hie plans; then he said how th„ time would drag; how he’d have her always In his thought; how he’d like to take her with him— And she listened, filling her heart with his words, her mind with his image; her eyes with the pleasing tenderness of his. He took her face in his hands, smoothed back her hair, staring Into her eyes. He said: "You're beautiful. I love you. More Than ever. Chickie—do you want me to kiss you?” “Barry!” Crying again—she wished she could lose herself in this love of his—oh. let it wrap about her —shut her from her thoughts. She held to Mm. He put his cheek on hers ns he had that first night. How hio touch, so warm and firm, had flushed her heart with startled Joy! He kissed her lips and the gentleness pierced her so that she trembled. He murmured against them: “Then love me. Chickie. Don’t blame me so. It won't be long. Oh, soon—” Like that again and again. Then he was gone. Echoes of his steps crunching th leaves—echoe? of his steps falling on her heart. CHAPTER LX Alone HI" E was gone, the '.npulsive ardor of his words chilling _____ in her ears. And in the forlorn quiet of her emotions, her spirit—shoved aside by hi i arms, by his tender, seeking eyes--returned. It brought back the cup he had dashed aside, forced it to hen lips. Not the thing she had done, but her own thought of it crushed her. She couldn't rise above the reluct-

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ance and the fear that were In the fibre of her flesh. She went for u walk, racing up hills, stopping fain* in the heat. It was there to meet her, holding out the cup, brlmlng with anguish. Each time she drained it the shock and bitterness wont through her new, fresh, unsoftened. She tried to knock It from her, repeating. "Oh, I'll not shame it so! Why—it swept us"—But she saw herself stepping from the canoe, following him —the darkness—his vivid eyes. She sank in the shrubs and began to cry. Then she arew afraid. Everyone would know. If she kept on like this even Jennie would suspect her. She went home by’ the spring and kneeling on the rocks, bathed her face. dipping it nder the silver trickle of water. She felt a gratitude to the earth —to this spring. She would be gay'—tease Jonathan—put her arm around Jennie She hadn't been so kind to them these weeks—off on her own pleasure from morning till night. Now ‘she had a wild longing to win them —make them laugh.

She went In, swinging her hat. But at her place was bunch of sweet peas. Jonathan had done that. Now he took her chin in his hand, “lvonesome. Chlckle, girl? But your dad was the gallant lover In his day. Ask your mother!" She dropped her face down and rubbed it against his palm. Oh—ls lie kept doing things like this the first tiling she knew he’d have her crying in his arms. Then he’d know. She’d die first. Let Jonathan know that! See the light go out of his chuckling eyes—giant that he was—- ... DURING dinner this fear enmo and ate at her breast. Its 4-. teeth sank in her heart. She glanced over to him, then at Jennie. Jennie said, getting up quickly: “Oil, I forgot the sauce. Is that what you’re looking for?” “No —mother, you spoil nte! No wonder I’m selfish un " Lipe shaking, she crumbled the bread. "No—why don’t we go home tomorrow? 1 havo some shopping to do. and then T ought to be back at work. Janina wrote ” Jonathan said: “Yes, we’il go. Vacation enough. What say, Jennie?" Tt was decided. She went about in a restless fever, gathering her things. Green dress she had worn.

rolling It Into a knot, stowing It in the botttom of her trunk. Books be had given her—turning the pages, snapping them abruptly closed. Get back to work —plunge herself into It —hammer at the typewriter till her fingers ached. Clcse' out these little hills—never look at the water again. But the morning she dressed for the office she shivered with nervousness. She brushed her hair again and again, taking a bleak satisfaction in the roughness of her stroke. She etared a long time at her image, wondering If there was anything different in her sac pitiless, revealing mark. She was afraid to meet Janina. (To Bo Continued) (Copyrlrht. Kin* Feature Syndicate *

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