Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 September 1940 — Page 14

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This Could Be Your Story

By Marguerite Gahagan

CHAPTER ONE TTT WAS utter loneliness that drew Sue Mary to the fringes of the crowd. These people—most of them | young, her own age—attracted her like a magnet. She wished aesperately that she could speak to some of them. They were boys and girls who looked like those back home; those she had grown up with and gone to school with, and with whom she had played and laughed. That was what she missed so horribly now. But she couldn't speak to any one of these. Emharrassment and self-consciousness held her back. She was to meet Joe here, in the little park in an hour, but the prospect of sitting in her room until that time had been unbearable Then, too, here in the park the summer heat was less stifling than under the hot roof of her boarding house The crowd wasn't noisy, but occasionally questions were asked. The man standing on the park] bench gained renewed energv and enthusiasm each time some one interrupted him. His words disturbed her even though they really didn’t penetrate her consciousness There were so many things to disturb one’s peace of mind now I'he world seemed filled with confusion and so she had given up trving to read about all the horrors abroad and troubles at home Words filtered through the heat inte her consciousness Meaning- | less words, to her. “Imperialistic | oppression to rob the people of their cherished liberties"—“Gold— profits—that's what they are terested in The man’s voice was grating, shrill ‘Who pays the bill?” shouted a dark-haired young man. standing near Sue Marv. She stared at his intense, young face That, comrade

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Is a good question the speaker answered. while crowd roared approval His answer was lost in the shouting. The park shimmered in the heat. | The f the boys and girls

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faces of around her looked strained and unreal. Was there anv sense in what this man was shouting? Everyone knew that affairs in Furope were critical, that Americans must face facts A country worth living in was worth fighting for You had to defend your country Why. then, was this man screamIng? Why were these bovs and £iris so distraught? Sue Mary couldn't understand it These voung people weren't like her friends at home. Not inside. She wished Joe would come. so that thev could go to little casino in the park for dinner If it werent for Joe she wouldn't know what to do with these free davs A fiveday week: time to rest, time to play. But for a lonely girl the hours dragged painfully ‘A whole dav off and believe me T'll make it a real one.” Kitty Lynn had exclaimed, excitedly, when the notice had gone up in the office. "This breathing spell will give me a hew lease on life’

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was woman sophisticated, petent The office itself had been thrilling those first weeks when she had been fortunate enough to secure the joh. Before that, back in Springville, she had finished high school had two vears of business college. and worked in two offices. before coming to Westport in a sudden desire to make something of her life Her letters back to her mother and aunt had been sprinkled with adventures Evervthing was then, though It the Roonpys: whom Sue Man had alwavs adored as ® vounger sister loves an older one; fun to live in a home filled with babies and laughte: Alice and Frank had “welcomed Sue Marv and there had never heen any the homesickness she feared And Joe port brought We're buddies when he presented blue-eved voung man fanski is one swell guy. not all brawn, eithe: brains. We work in partment at the plant and Joe's going places. He won't alwavs have grease ‘under his fingernails’ Joe said the same thing months Jater. when he and Sue Mary spent evenings together as a matter of course. Joe had ambition He had worked his way through engineering college, but now he worked beside men who had done well to finish the eighth grade Rut Joe was glad for the chance to work No. life hadn't put it had been pleasant

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