Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1941 — Page 14

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—By Raeburn Yan Buren

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TODAY'S SHORT STORY

Rendezvous -- By DAVID R, MOSS

The chanting had died down by then, and for that Johnny was thankful. Somehow, he could always stand everything else. But it seemeg that whenever he heard it he always felt as if he were on the brink of insanity. : «I mustn’t go crazy,” he thought, a little bitterly. “Got to keep hold of myself. ‘Can't disappoint the ‘state, And, after all, 10 minutes isn’t such a long time.” Funny, how the hurt was all gone now. Once, when he had first come in here—when was it?—a century ago. He'd wanted to scream out. But now, thank God, that was all over with. In just a little while he ad the state would be evened up, and everyone would be satisfied. Even the bars didn’t matter very much any more, and the moaning and wailing down the block seemed to fade away into the background. His hands, surprisingly, were rather steady as he lit a cigaret and leaned against the wall. Hardly the hands of a man with just a few . minutes to live.

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THERE was no remorse in his heart now—or at least not the kind there’d been at first. Now it was _ more as if he were some outsider, thinking over the things that might have been, the things that could never be. % Strange, too, he thought, how his jdeas had changed so in those last few months,” since the trial, how the things that had at first seemed so overwhelmingly important were now so trivial and insignificant, and the once little things that he had not even thought of now loomed as the only ones of any real value. Little things like the way Marie had of tossing her head to one side whenever he’d tell her how much he loved her, and of the way shed

steady smile that was so typical of

her. “Wonder where she is now?”|

"he mused, without emotion. “Probably found some decent guy who can give her what she wants—a home, a family, friends. Not like the things I could give her.” Odd how he’d never noticed how grand those days had been, how

he'd always been so filled with al} yearning to see places and do things!

and get hold of some money, that he could never see clearly what was _ planted in his own back yard.

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AND ODD, too, how all that stuff || the papers had played up now| seemed so empty and meaningless|:

in these last few minutes, In fact,

“all he could remember 6f them now|: —all he wanted to remember—were|.

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Things like the day he’d come-to|,

Chicago, raw and green and filled with ideals, ideals of power and fame and wealth and work. Like the. afternoon he’d made the acquaintance of Toni and Gap and Mickey and the gang, and they'd seemed to take him in from the Like the day Marie had come to visit him and he'd been so proud, so eager to show her the town. And the day he’d received word that he'd - passed his exams at pre-med. He'd been awfully proud that day—proud and at the same time a little rest- - less and confused. Why, he’d never known. But there were other things that were coming back from the past now—things hat were not so pleasant to think about, and yet were © more real than anything else. Things like the night when he and the gang—all of them just young kids like himself—had gone out for a ride, and he'd been at the wheel. It would be a blessing if he could forget the details of -that night— forget how they’d stuck up the neighborhood bank and accidentally killed the teller—and he, innocent though he’d been, had been dragged into the whole rotten mess as an accomplice, : 8 8 = THEY'D BE coming for him in Just a little while and then he'd bef marching down that last mile, 1 toward that little room 1 which he’d never emerge, toward that destined rendezvous with

nity. And soon it'd all be over, and he’d be ready to face God Almighty, ‘réady to accept the sentence that

greater than any ever made by ‘could just see the clock on the

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SOUTH BEND AWAITS LEGION AUG. 16 T0 19

Tin.es Special SOUTH BEND, Ind. June 28.— Some 15,000 Legionnaires are expected to invade this city Aug. 16; and take over for the next three days on the occasion of the 1941 Department of Indiana American Legion conclave. The department's housing ‘committee is already rapidly reaching the lteadache stage and city police are’ preparing for a 50,000 crowd to attend the organization's parade, highlight bf the convention. Interest of the general public during the convention will be turned mostly to activities on the 18th and 19th.+On the 18th the an-

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“THERE ARE POLICE AHEAD! THEY'RE STOPPING ALL THE

“Fifteen thousand feet of film shot for the buildup—and when Caesar meets Antony the egg says, ‘Hoot mon!’ ”

By William Ferguson

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NATURE CLUB JULY PLANS ANNOUNCED

Five events feature the July program of the Nature Study Club of Indiana announced today.

“A picnic supper will be held at| -

5:30 p. m. July 4 in Woollen’s Gardens. The leaders will be Leah Johnson and Ruth Ward. On Tuesday, July 8, the Club will sponsor a moonlight hike from the picnic area at Riverside Park. Clara Moore and Elinore Young will be in charge. A lawn supper and hike will be held at the home of Mrs. Victoria Rentsch near ‘New Augusta, the afternoon of July 12 and th owing day the Club’s annual “tour of

the trees” will start at 2 p. m. onthe north side of University Park. A swimming party at 4 p. m. July 19 at Ellenberger Park will conclude the month’s activities.

CHILEANS TO ENTER

’ Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 28.— Two Chilean students will enter Indiana University next fall under special fellowships as a contribution to Pan-American solidarity. They are Herman Parada, an attorney now studying at

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