Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1940 — Page 14

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AY: Ann finds Clara little Clara has two letters for Ann om Paul, written four months ago. the first Paul asks Ann to marry : » Seis her Fd his promotion. ae - second is an apology. Ann tries to - by tele Poe and fails. She tells a of the letters, asks if she . may go to Paul. | rl

_. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE | THE TELEPHONE OPERATOR had not located Paul when Ann and Irene and Mr. Temple left for the train. At the LaSalle Street station Ann called Steve. Purposely, she knew what Steve might 1 do. Sh ih 5 ome . i % £ _ ; : ; . N I AN vee ; |B nw wena, wl ‘- up her ticket and a f i : & 2 o 4 k 4 I 7 | hs \ yy . : - i > PN Ly” dy Meet a,

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1 | me, I'm staying.” I ISSA | “Isn't this rather sudden?” he FO’ YO | asked coldly. I “Yes, it is. I went to see Clara today. She gave me a letter from | | Paul in which he asked me to marry him. The letter was writtén four months ago. It may be 200 late—? . ~“Have you considered /what this © means to me?” His tone was like { splintered ice. | I ll “Im sorry, Steve—if| you really care. - I ‘love Paul—Iye always loved him.” Her voice broke. “I suppose you want me to wish you every happiness?” : I : | = 5 case df, Deve" iw outand RN | HTN | FEET ARES WRIS0T es : : at ook | IRN 180) ive poo DROP THAT FILE," “BOT FIFTY YARDS Sunk a Sead sek IY PETOLS, REDE WILLIE ~~ YOURE | THROWS LP H CARBINE ARISE. and simple life.” He - : RE ONDER ARREST? DELIBERATE AM AT RED RYDER. ; i 1! WILLIE WHILE Si Gk j HIM BREAK : = :

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ee, THERE WAS A CRASH in her, | -ear and no answer. Ann found | Irene and her father at the gates. | The long train waited! Ann had] already forgotten Steve. He and, Irene ‘would find each other and) they would be happy. They viewed life from the same angle. At the train steps Mr. Temple put a check into Ann’s hand. ih “For expenses,” he said. “Come straight home, Ann, if things don’t work out for you” I ; She tried to thank him but he hustled her into the car. It was +. - midnight and they walked through ' "4 dimly lighted, curtained aisle. In Ann's compartment, Irene hugged her hard. “Write/to me, Ann,” she "said tearfully. “I'll miss you.” Mr. Temple kissed | Ann’s cheek, the train gave a preparatory jerk, and she was alone. | \ - Ann took off her dress, do - house coat and lay down. not close her eyes. ‘Joy, wild * tumultuous, surged through her. S was going to Paul. | : 8 8 =i y IT WAS 4 O'CLOCK of a chill, dark morning when she left the train and took a taxi to the hotel. | = In her room she lay down again and Ii. sleep overtook h She awoke 2 with a start to find bright sun-| { ne making a slanting oblong on the carpet. It was 9 o'clock. Ann made a careful toilet. Rapturous wing: beat in her heart, they made her fingers unsteady. She drank a cup of coffee in the grill and bought a gardenia in the flower shop. By means of a gardenia she had met| Paul. It might have significance ted Asking

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directions, she walked to the big 10-cent store a few blocks away. | A few early customers moved through the aisles. Ann's eyes darted across the room and up and down. A dark head at a counter; : in a corner caught her attention and : | 3-27 her heart seemed to turn com-

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of the clerks. “Can you tell me if Paul .Hayden e asked. ' «He's in-conference,” the girl said , ‘Some of the

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big bugs are here She passed a hand over her elab- - orate hair. “Po .you know {if hell be busy long?” Ann asked. If she didn’t find Paul soon her knees would cease to function. {The office is’ on the balcony,” :

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jn. They're having a conference.” | “IAs Ann walked back to the bal-| HAVE TWENTY PAIRS OF | cony she heard the girl say, ‘She’s| <£AUES... SOME OF WHICH | looking for Paul Hayden. Notice] ARE USED IN CAEUNANGS = ir get-up. That's why he’ heen | UR FOOL. | . irls. We don’ { . 4 | db oh : suit Im- { COPR. 1940 BY-NEA SERVICE. INC. J

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: # | . JANN WENT UP to the balcony, A “NIG” CLARK HIT 8 HOME RUNS

| small office was empty. She could pb Fs voices from over a half partiIN 8 TIMES AT BAT FOR CORSICANA, IN

tien. She sat down to wait. It was good to sit down. A TEXAS LEAGUE . open. Will you take it? Yes or no.” BASEBALL a and the regular semi-annual raises. ‘ taking [a wife to Cedar)

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HAVE ANOTHER PLATE O'CAVIAR, WSTER HORGAN, DONT TELL ME Mi N, DONT. TELL YOUVE HAD ENOUGH CHAMPAGNE /

OM, SLATS «IT DOESN'T | NOT, BECKY SEEM REAL~BUT IT IS#¢ : YOuR FAULT JOB AND EARN PLENTY O' POTATOES MYSELF // ME, BECKY. IA GOIN! TO TAKE CARE O'YOU MYSELF WHEN

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“You haven't been with us long | put youve proved your efficiency,” "ga man said clearly. (“The managerghip of our Cedar Rapids store is . "Ann almost jumped from her HIS TEAM DEFEATED chair as Paul's voice came over the| «| NE GRRE TEXARKANA, 54103. partition. “The answer is definitely W ( ’ : 2 “There was a ble of -laughter. NSS ice i, ‘The first ms rom “Sixty a week ~ Satisfactory?” “Gan you leay 52" | “scan you leave Saturday?” 1: oe Z “J can leave at once. I have no IN WHAT MOUNTAINS ome, nO ties’ ) DID RIP V IK h thought, “On, yes you have.| ) < WINKLE

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it, but you are—you are.” She|

got a little hysterical in her thoughts. Cedar Rapids—it sounded

sice—like paradise. Did they have| BE there — with gardens|

and front. porches—? “The door opened and three men : ed out. They glanced at Ann and went down the balcony stairs.’ She

11d see Paul at the desk. He was]

Ann’s eyes yearned over him r went to the door.

papers into a brief case. he “Hello, Paul.” ? |

| 8 os s HE SWUNG AROUND, drppping a of papers. His face went white. “Ann—" he said. i * “May I come in?” -

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eyes. He held his mouth tight as if he were afraid. touched her gardenia. “I'm t to pick you up again, Paul.” | He|stared at her, his mouth queer and tight. She pulled his letters from| her bag. Sa ES “Clara gave these to me yesterday,” she explained. “I — I came] right away. I heard what the men said (— maybe all the little white houses in Cedar Rapids aren't rented—" He put both hands on her shoulders, holding her away, Stl only half sbelieving.

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“Shall I say it, Paul?” &he asked, ||

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His hands drew her close. His arms went around her. He kissed her eyes and her chin and hér lips. The salesgirl who had directed Ann to the balcony crossed the outer office and stopped short. Ann and Paul did not know that she was ere. .

~ “Gee—" she said, and softly closed |

the door. (The End)

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