Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1925, Page 47

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1f {5 BY A. E. A Mystery Story of Dramatic Power. Coprright, (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) e heen speculating again?" —ves." “I suppose I need scarcely remind you that you promised me, not once, but many times, to keep out of the stock market.” At vou've repeatedly hroken mise.” “You don't understand, Doris There are times when it seems im possihle to do anyhting else, and when a man gets as deep In a hole as St 1 am he'll take almost any chance to get out. He's gol 1o How deep is this hole you're in?" “Not so very deep, hut IU's deep anough to hury me in if 1 don't get out of it. Oh. 1 wouldn't tell you about it if 1 weren't driven to it. It's humiliating enongh for a man to be forced to ask his wife for money, even if she has plenty of It." Doris allowed herself the first jeer her married life. “It's a humilia- tion.” she said. “to which you seem to have accustomed yourself pretty well.” “Doris!” he said repro: “Oh, T don't mean to | ous, hut vou know how of happened “That's trie enough.” he admitted “I've no excuse except that I've had the rottenest luck that any ene could imazine. Mvervthing I'Ve touched has zone - ving hiully ungener- n this has tomorrow mor I shall he completely wiped ont You mean the husiness “Oh, no, no,” he said hastily business is all righ This is wal aceount 1d not heen listening ziversations for the hetier part of without heinz able 1o tell when he was lving he knew that he was Iving now, hut she only said “All right. Rollin, I'll write you my cheek for $33.00% with the under- standing that this is absolutely the last time. I'm perfectly willing to zive vou an allowance, since t the kind of man you are, appare But if vou caught again in stock market it's at your Is that understood “Oh. quite, quite. many thanks, old girl he her hand and tried 1o draw her to hin “Please, don't 1t “I was only trying to show you how niich 1 appreciate it Do it some other my the own risk But she said quickly, do that. 1 don’t like way, if you please. He drew himself up stiffly like Well, I'll he off’ “To the elub. I xuppose” “Yes, if you have no ohjection Far from it He tuirned to go and she sto him. “Rollin, one moment Whit's the use of our going on like this “Like thys “You know “As vou what T mean happy with me—I'm th vou. Why not end it? You mean divorce? You're t happy wholly un- of e had taken her too tter of course. But he *d that he had not - was ax vet in g she would resent it now hecame suddenly clear to him that he h ne too far. “Daoris, old he exclaimed, “you don't mean > “Why not “Oh.” he danzer said, “T know I haven't thing ‘no. Rollin all. It you reauy things would s closer o, driven ns far .er om the very heginning I had mv and now 1 knew that its all terrible mistake. I wish to That loved me only As it s apart he urged, “don’t do anythin like this in a hurry.” ¥ I'm not in a hurry. T've heen thinking ahout it for weeks. And now T want vour consent to an undefended divor Strangely eno: though it had no BT {f * | The Double Cross | =355 1925, by Dodd. Mead & Co t “the to his |« that | have | = [he had mot expected i s0 soon, ““"}KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES-—It Appeals to Pa. he was not prepared. The announce- ment filled him with uneasiness, vet| swiftly reassured himself. His| s0 were his domestic relations. As for the | vest. Stanley knew no moere now than he did when he went away. No, he return could do THO™MAS. reflected. Stanley's him no harm. He was safe. In fact, it was probably a good thi He {was y ectly aware that Stanleyv's flection fo him was genuine. Il@l hove an hour since Doris real- | had pulled him out of many a hole in the first time that she loved | the past, and it was more than likely tanley prexent conversation | that he wou'd come to his help now. Yes, n the whole he was glad e had been r rding him agic her reflective a ou're Kl.ld’ her hus- ming here she asked H in his| P - Waterman saw his mis- covered it “Well, of course,” he said, ‘s going to he awkward, feeling as we do about him.” 1 don't feel as I did about him.” heen | ized | Jim s L however, clarified like 1g point of yiew abe AS a chemlst, holding retort filled with an opaque lets fall into it a drop of with the speed of magic, ars the murky fluld translucence. so Doris that she loved Jim e clear to her the in- she felt with ame for | bana. hand liquid 1t which, I don’t believe a word of that | I's story.” i the love of Heaven!™ | I think =he lied. ! led. Had Doris found hr‘ He was sta out anything ask why intolerable s she waited his answer Waterman tossed his cigarette inte the grate and turned upon her frowning. “I'll never consent,” he said “Why not? He smiled an ironical don’t believe in divorce. of the home must he m “How much sanctity such a home as our “Nevertheless, | refuse. Despite wious drawbacks, T like my % it is, and I've no intentlon & separated from the wife. And besides vou have changed he asked "I don’t know, 1 have.” 'Well, I must s sald he, relieved, T heard a lot about the ©ut- illogical quality of the feminine mind. | but this heats anything in my ex- perience. What are you going to dn, about it “I'm going to hehave exactly as if 1 never heard that story it late, isn't it?" she said darkly, “it is—v vastly smile. “1 The sanctity rtained.” do you see in certain home wh society that—" Oh, please, please.” she sald. “Lei's not discuss it any more Just now Try to look at it from my peint of viey 'm hefore long you'll see that I'm right.’ “Not a chance,” he said v late W supj you n do as you like, 1] he sald “I'm going up te ¥ Let me know when he | I suppose he'll think its it 1 don't see him." “And as to that check.” sald Dorls, | it on your desk when you | ight. OF, it you're not in | indition to notice it then, it will| Il he there in the morning 1 insinuating that my sure t He turned the way, Doris Stanley is bhack trned sharply on h'" he said Why do vou speak like that?" But Waterman knew hetter than to express the thought that the mention of Jim Stanley’s name had Inspired. s0 he asked only, “When did he turn up “He telephoned me this He's coming here tonight zood. How is he?” . he said was startled by this He had known, of course, that would return. hut said “Jim Tl be his heel ‘there's a | Glasses Fitted Eves Examinad Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist afternoon news R 10th wnd G Sts. N S G CASTORIA | MOTHER :—Fletcher's Castoria is especially prepared to | relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation Wind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Flatulency Diarrhea Regulate Bowels Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and | | Natural Sleep without Opiates | To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of @W M | Proven directions on each package. 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THAT MR MSGiNT AT AN ODD solved | Her maid appeared at have | “Well, Hetty?" she said to be-| “These have just come from Mr, s sure ! had hap- | ¢ the door. | Gardenia She tonk them at her hreast tho pinned “Dear daddy him, anyw It thon, ward Jim ave as if no he w she got she Phow me have them.” maid erossed room and hlossoms. the three exquisite m moments some attention y of kindnes; reached touched her from he father Tears dimmed the vinle eyes. Thus sh ind waited foy the man « September 22, 102, saguel Light, Esq., General Manager of Nonder Clothes Shep Wamhingtom, D. C. ate of Jaceb L. Lapidus Dear 31r: f the sumit to the Order of the Exesutor of cods and chattels of Jacob pidis, Dyceased, ploam gl"’ notics that the me: stock and fimtur B [ es Shop im W 1 us, becenséd w 1 datad and dlsposed o o assist in winding up the estate. You will & are” ple ot premptly in accordance harawith. RerseetfaTlY, = Attommey fox ¥ S“ itS ~. 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