Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1939 — Page 15

MONDAY, SEPT. 18 1939

SERIAL STORY—

WORKING WIVES

By LOUISE HOLMES

¥ CAST OF CHARACTERS & MARIAN HARKNESS—a working wife. | E DAN HARKNESS—her husband. | DOLLY HARKNESS—Dan's Sister-in-law. SALLY BLAKE—an ambitions young | Stenographer.

widowed |

Yesterday: Dan's wedding anniversary “speech” strikes deep at Marian, She | questions Amy Sands as to how the | Sands escaped poverty, Amy explains | that she let Bill earn the living, provide { for his family. Her story of their struggle stirs Marian’s emotions. She goes to | Dan, asks him to dance with her. {

CHAPTER TWELVE p= put his arm around Marian! and they sidestepped past Randy and Dolly, Randy flattening himself against the wall. Still held by Amy Ellen's story, Marian crowded close to Dan. “I like to dance with you, Dan.” “Me, t00,” he said indifferently. “How do you think Carma is going over with Randy Seems to me he’s paying a lot of attention to Dolly.” | “Oh, he’s just sorry for her. Poor little Dolly.” | Marian glanced into the living room. Bill had challenged Carma to a game of pinochle. was sitting on the arm of Bill's| chair, vastly interested | “Dan,” Marian said, ‘‘shouldn’t we be a little bit sentimental on our 12th wedding anniversary” “I dunno—should we?” he asked blankly “Dan, you're impossible tonight. Just what did you mean by vow speech at dinner?” | “Nothing. I wasn't prepared.” | “Well, I think it was very poor taste to air difficulties to the world.” “I didn't know we had any difficulties. Guess were just about as as the average couple.” He vas deliberately dodging the point. Sh2 was ready to crv with impotent rage. “I wish we'd never had this party. You didn't have to stand up and make fun of me. I know I work. I know I haven't been satis-| fied to bea drudes on—" { He stopped quickly that she stumbled. “Let's not go into thnt tonight,” he said gruffly. Leaving her, he went to Amy Ellen. = u 5 TT party continued until after 2. To the guests it appeared to successful en-

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have been a most tertainment. To Marian the last half of the evening had been a nightmare of weariness and forced gaiety. She went to the bedroom with the girls. | Carma still glittered, but she had been more like herself, joining in the fun and helping it along. As Amy Ellen left the bedroom she said, “I missed the boat when 1 let Pete get and don't think I don't knon I want a home 1 hus 1d and I don't care has a tight roof or not I wouldn't care if Pete he house.” asked, “Do

you like

rma shrugged. “Yes, I do— t see me.”

vou home—I heard

he can “He's taking ask you.” but that means nothI haven't got what it takes more.” The glitter in her eves was suddenly tears. “When a woman the man she loves, it does something to her, She loses something that has made her desirable to other men. Perhaps it’s own awareness of not being wanted—oh, I'm a silly fool.” Marian gazed ing her hurt 4 » ~ OLLY staved a few minutes to things over Marian to the davenport.

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Are you | can rest tomorrow.” “yes | At the tinkle of a bell across the hall, Dolly jumped to her TYeet “Who can be calling me at this hour?” She left both doors open and thev distinctly heard the onesided conversation. { hello—no, I was talkan and Dan—oh, I see.” ght there a soft, excited giggle. | “Of course IT would have been here | in the morning—what?” | And, after a short silence. “I—| ®.ink so—I think I'd love it Um-hmm-—all ri :

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13 12 slowly back to the Harkness door. Her eyes were as round &s a child's, she looked slightly breathless. “You wouldn't] believe it,” she grasped faintly. | “Believe what?” Dan and Marfan asked in a chorus “That was Randy » » o i AN swung around on his footstool. Tired as she was, Marian sat up. “Ra !

Means.”

v —" they both ex- . Jaughing at the oneness of ir speech Dolly utterly bewildered “Where Marian asked. “He just left here with Carma.” “He was in a drug store—Carma was out in his cae.” “Great guns,” “Couldn't he wait “That's what I asked him.” blushed a deeper hue. “He something silly about being afraid to wait until tomorrow. He said he could get glamour girls at a dollar a gross, but—" “What else did he say?” Dan wanted to know, greatly amused. “Well—he asked me to have dinner with him tomorrow night.” Marian was overcome. Shoddy, unpretentious little Dolly—Randy Means, one of the most eligible bachelors in town. Dan was less impressed. “The lad shows darn good judgment, I'l say.” Marian found words. “But—what’ll you wear? Hell take you to some swanky place.” Again color flooded Dolly's round cheeks. “He asked me to wear this.” She looked down on her pink gown. “He said he was allergic to Paris finery.” “I give wp,” Marian groaned, falling back on the pillows,

(To Be Continued)

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