Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 July 1925 — Page 12
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CHICKIE
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Chickie (Helena) now 22. Is the only daughter of Jonathan and Jennie Bryce of Indianapolis. To start life anew after her child dies and Barry Dunne, her sweetheart, jilts her to marry wealthy Ila Moore. Chickie goes to Chicago for employment. Saraii Dillon, the Abbott sisters. Amy Tleaton. Stella Wilson, Mary Blake MePike. Janina Knowles and wealthy Jake Munson are Chickie's home-town friends. Jimmie Blake a childhood sweetheart who still loves Chickie, accepts a position in Honolulu. Chickie refuses the friendship of Edgar Maux. fellow boarder at Mrs. Janis. Daisy Brack. Eloise Maxwell, Betty and Doris Orain and Bobby Jones work with Chickie in the office of Norp Willman. Chickie foes to his Winnetka home as companion for Barbara. his daughter. Lee, his son, loves Chickie. . _ .. Their sister. Mrs. Edith Potter, in the absence of Dirk, her husband, gives a party for Timmy, an actor, whom she secretly loves. Dirk arrives unexpectedly. b.W bears the situation meekly and goes for a game of Dillards with, Betty Jane. Mel and Chickie at Edith's suggestion In Lees absence Edith interfered with the elopement of Barbara and Paul Scott and speaks conemptibly to Chickie for aiding them. Chickie returns to t.e city a.ter Barbara's father consents to the marriage and is asked to be the bridesma jake calls and asks Chickie to forget her past and live blithely again, but she tells him she leafs it will become known in Chicago ..nd the Wilimans would he furious if they knew. While on a charitable visit to the hospital she meets Lee, who asks .o take her about Chicago. GO ON WITH THE STOUT
By Ellnore Meherin She said softly, as one vanquished; "I have told you—” "I know —” and eargerly: ‘‘l agreed, didn’t I?” They stopped before an Impressive house of white stone set in the midst of a great garden, very orderly in the front, but at the rear widening in exuberant splashes of color that scrambled up slopes and were lost in the cool green of shrubs and trees. Chickie’s breath caught 'with excitement: “Barbara expects me? Are you sure?” “Well—you're not going to run off on me you?” She laughed: “No! I just adore visiting houses and gardens like this—” She was in a tremble of curiosity. Willman led the way along a side path. They entered the conservatory. To the right of this was a lone, secluded room, finished in dark woods. It had an air of peace and twilight, a breath of something holy as in a quiet chapel. There were aim blue tapestries and murals with poetic figures moving ir; a subdued and yellow light. Chickie thought it beautiful, yet sad. She said this. Willman smiled. “But you like it? I’m doing this wing of the house over. I have a fancy 1 for decorating.” “Oh—so that’s your taler.t?” He shrugged: “Enough talent to make me uncomfortable; not enough to make me achieve.” “But this room sec-rns alive. Lovely, It seems to me.” He said slowly, with his head turned from her: “It should be. I was expressing here the most beautiful. Some day I am going to tell you what that is—some day I am going to learn why it should be sad—” Chickie answered vaguely, but with her heart thumping: “Are you?” His hand reached out suddenly, toucheing her like a plea. She was filled with uneasiness. Then Babara sparkling with enthusiasm claimed her—taking her off to show the wondrous things of her trousseau, even then she was absent minded. She thought with dread: “He thinks he loves me—oh—” Barbara said: “Lee told you, Chickie? You won’t refuse —will you?” Chickie said: “I can’t do otherwise. You can see that.” She shook her head with a flash: “I can’t see it! What’s more I won’t. Lee and I went over every bit of it —and it’s just going to be. We want you!” Chickie smiled. She picked up a nightgown of lavender silk, embroidered on net —flimsy as a cobweb. It gave her a thrill touching it. There were dozens, one more delicate than the other. She said: “How is Paul?” Barbara closed her eyes: “A dream!” She began to tell Chickie of the wedding plans. It was to be in less than a month. Edith was to be matron of honor. Well—Barbara didn’t mind as long as she insisted on it. There would be six brides' maid* —and it was to be a rainbow affair —all color. Chickie should wear blue or rose or palest green. Which did she choose? She could say first— They were discussing this. Edith came in. She said with a gracious languor: “How are you, Miss Bryce? Here, Babsie dear —I have the precious box for you. Look at it.” It was the wedding veil—pearl colored lace. It fell over Barbara's hands shimmering and soft as sea spray. Barbara's eyes glowed. Edith smiled: Five years since I wore it. I went over your list, Babsie —” “Please call me Barbara. I’m suspicious. Edith, ole dear, when you get affectionate!” The bright, high laugh: “We’ve decided, Babsie, dear, that four bridesmaids is enough. You see, Anita won’t be here. I learned that today. She’s going east. Well — you’ll have to do with Myra and Janette; Vera and Lucille—makes it, nice—two dark and two fair.” The- wedding veil dropped sharply from Barbara’s hands. Her eyes leaped. She said, in a voice thrott and with hurt and fury: “It’s my \ ridding, Edith! I’ll cnoose my own p tendants!” "You did, didn’t you? I talked to father. He believes four is quite enough. Be careful oflhe veil, dear. Comeoul again. Miss Bryce.” Barbara picked up the veil, her hands trembling so that she couldn't lay it in the folds. Chickie took it from her. "Don’t feel sorry, BarTired?, No Pep? Just Dragging Along? Do you get out of bed in the morning, tired, listless, beaten before the day starts ? What chance have you to enjoy life until you correct that condition? Vluna starts the whole machinery to working as it should —acts on torpid liver, sluggish kidneys, lazy bowels. Almost before you realize it, you begin to walk along with anew swing—full of vigor, able to eat, sleep, laugh and really live. It has taken thousands out of bed and put them on their feet. Will you give it a chance? VIUNA The vegetable regulator
bara, because I wouldn’t have consented nuder any conditions.” “She'll pay for this! She’s villainous!” “No —she’s right this time.” Barbara went up -and caught Chickie’s hands. “Don’t you say it! She can run her own shop—and you ought to see the way she's doing it! But she*\von’t run mine!” Chickie said quietly: “I shouldn’t be drawn into it.” Barbara’s cheeks reddened with shame. She said to her brother when he was taking Chickie to the car: “Your sister has spoiled it all!” Willman’s face became pale. ‘What did she do?” “Ask Chickie!” Barbara turned with a little nervous rush and ran into the house. He helped Chickie to her place, very slowly starting the engine. “Now what, I wonder —” “Nothing at all.” She told him simply, without ang^r. He blazed out: “And that affects you! You’ll turn down Barbara to please Mrs. Potter!” “No! And you shouldn’t make it quiet so difficult for me, Mr. Willman. Why—if it were only because of all the talk the other girls in the office would do. I should refuse. "You’re not going to be in that office always.” "A matter of many months, I hope.” "You’re exceedingly obstinate!” She glanced down at her clasped hands, shutting her eyes swiftly: “You force me to be." She smiled: “It’s not a very fair way for on< friend to treat another.” His mouth, sensitive and willful, stirred: “I don’t mean to be. Another chance, please? You see, Barbara and I had our hearts set on this. You should be lenient, shouldn’t you, Helena? I won’t ask about this again. Only remember —I mean to have the qjd man's flowers next Saturday!” Towards the end of the week Norp Willman rang for Chickie. It was almost 5. "Sit down, Miss Bryce. Barbara is dropping in. She asked me to keep you. She has a request to make of you. I trust you won’t refuse her —” Chickie guessed what the request would be. She felt dismay,ed and troubled as when one's bare feet sink in chill sands. But she said to herself: “Well —nothing to sea CHAPTER XVIII Barbara, pleading and uncertain, made her request. She said in a soft, anxious tone: “I wouldn’t ask it, Chickie, but I have to. Won't you? It would be the greatest kind of a favor. . . .” They sat in a little booth of the chocolate shop. Chickie had beforp her a strawberry sundae. She turned the spoon slowly. Janette Bowles, one of Barbara's bridesmaids, had eloped the previous evening. Janette was tall and fair. Barbara wanted Chickie to take her place.
Puzzle a Day
In Hollywood there is a movie relief Society, and the secretary gives away a sum of money to the needy, “extras.’’ In her report she stated that if seven applicants would not appear, each of the remaining would receive four dollars more. But at the next distribution seven new people appeared and so each person got tw6 dollars less. What was the amount given to each? Last puzzle answer:
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“You can surely get someone else, Barbara ” "At the last minute, Chickie? I’ve hardly more than a week. I asked Margo Binney, the only one who would do at all. She was huffed because I didn't ask her in the first place. She just refused; said her mother was ill. You can’t ask everyone to play second fiddle, especially since the names were' printed. “But I cant, Barbara —I just can’t.” Barbara’s lips, parted, with enthusiasm, trembled. “I thought you would, Chickie, I thought you’d understand. I’ll have to change everything if you refuse me. You Know I’ve wanted you right along. You seemed so glad for me—more than anyone else. Oh, I thought you surely would ’’ “Yes —but you see—”t Chickie paused. She was now so full of memories they seemed sucking her down into pools, warm, living with pain. Now it was that night two years ago, when she had gone to Bess Abbott’s marriage. And, in a hushed, sacred way, Chickie prayed for the holy moment when they two would stand before an altar giving the promises. How the tears had come to her eyes because it was so tender, so beautiful to love. And how, suddenly, she had found his hand clasped on hers. That kiss, when he said with his 'young eyes all looking into hers: “Ah, frail I ,would it were thee and me.” On — the flame and the purity of that sweet, lost emotion! Barbara’s eyes were lighted with it; the same, same thing. But there came other that hour of crucifixion when she had ridden to Oakland. She knew she would have to go away—and alone. So she bought the wedding ring. Ho —she had wanted marriage! Even then, with the glory of it gone. It was a kind, protecting thing. Why, she had gone to him and asked for it. T;he had been denied. Could she stand up now with another at the glad, full tide; stand up and smile: not think at all; not go back and take again the desperate hurt? She said, not raising her eyes, hut borne away with these thoughts and heedless of her words: “How could I, Barbara? I never could at all—” "Oh, why? Why. Chickie? Just because you work in my father’s office? But Paul's sister works. How can that count? I care more for ycu than for any girl I know. We seemed so near that month at Wlnetka. I should think you’d really want to stand with me—” “I would, of course.” Chickie braced herself, strained for an excuse. “What about Edith?” Barbara's eyes were soft. Now they lighted and filled: “Is that it, Chickie? Oh, is it?” “Oh, well —” “Why—she’s frightened to death! She was coming herself to ask you. She's afraid things won’t come out right now, and it will be her fault. So. you see—” "Really?” "Oh. yes! So will you? You will, Chickie?” Chickie reached for her purse. She smiled faintly, fighting gTimly for self-control “Let’s go, then, Barbara. It’s quite late.” “Oh, you darling thing!” Barbara caught Chickie’s arm, pressed it. The eager joy of her look made Chickie wince. “I know you will now — won't you?” “All right—oh, all right—” Barbara said warmly: “You’ve just saved everything! You’re just too darling for words!” At the boarding house Chickie didn’t go into the dining room. She walked rapidly and softly—from the bureau to the bed, then to the window. In her mind was an image of herself in the shimmering gown of blue, the great picture hat, Barbara said she was to wear. This image looked at her with pale lips and wide, frightened eyes. She stood at the window, pressing her hands against the sill. In the back yard Widlie stretched at full length, his nose stuck pensively •between his paws. Her image pressed at her shoulder, bewildered and accusing: “Why did you promise? You can’t! Oh, you know that!" But she remained motionless, her
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