New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1922, Page 16

©10M by Louis Joseph Vance BEGIN HERE TODAY Had the time come LUCINDA DRUCHE, and beautiful, to break hushand, BELLAMY? This was the thought| running through Lucinda's mind as| she lunched with her friend, FANNY FOUNTAIN, at the Ritz ter five ye of married life, incurable appetite for cheap flirta- tion and his heavy drinking had al- most destroyed her love, Should she | have married | RICHARD DAUBENEY, ‘“good old Dobbin,” who had now returned to | New York? The very morning she had, by ac eldent, overheard her husband mak- | ing a luncheon appointment with MRS, AMELIE SEVERN, the most | recent object of his attentions. In the lobby, she separated from her| friends for instant and was con- | fronted by her husband, slightly in- toxicated. GO ON WITH THE, STORY “Thought T'd laok in on your party. You know, vou asked me She could not trust her tongue she said more in her anger, would say too much. She cried in a breath: “Well, go away then! 1 don’t want you, T won't have you!" —and pushing past Bel, fled into the eloak-room He drew himself up sharply and {roned ont all indications of his em barrassment, assuming what he be long odds no one else noticed Meved to be a look of haughty difference. | His gaze focused intelligently upon the glass case that displays the wares of the hotel florist. Women liked flow- | ers. But there were four in Linda's| party, the guests would think it funny if he joined them, bringing flowers for his wife only * * * A tough prob- | lem. He decided to step around to the | club and mull it out * * * He had disappeared by the time| Lucinda showed herself again. Out-| wardly mistress of herself, she re- sumed her chair as Richard Daube- ney passed with his lunchebn party, and mad~ directly for her corner.| Instantaneously Lucinda experienced a slight phychic shock and found her- self again the self-contained, the young woman of the world whom nothing could dismay Dobbin knew everyhody except the Lontaines: and when the flutter creat- ed by his introduction had subsided, he found a chair by Lucinda's side and when the conversation swung to a pageant he took advantage of the general interest to detach Lucin- da’s attention. “I couldn’t resist the temptation to butt in, Cinda. Hope you don't mind." “It's always nice to see you,” t “I can see youre troubled about something because 1 know so much better than anybody else. Ul lay anything, but to my seeing eyes you've been flying sign of distress all during luncheon. That being so, it wouldn't be decent of me not to give you a hail and stand by in case I'm needed—now would it?" Momentarily Lucinda ¢ against temptation. Then, “You are a dear, Dobbin,” she said almost regretfully. “But it isn't fair of you to see too much. secrets I don’'t want to share, it would be kinder to let me keep them—don't you think?” . Jean Sedley was claiming her at- tention. “What do you think of that, Cindy? Isn't it a rippling idea?” “Afraid I didn't hear—I was flirt with Dobb “Yes, I know. But Mr. Lontaine has just made a priceless suggestion about the pageant. He says we can have moving pictures taken as we enter the ballroom and shown before the evening is over. “I don't know,” Lucinda demurred “It must be a weird sensation.” “Not one you neel he afraid of,' Lontaine promised. “If you don't mind my saying so, you would screen wonderfully, Mrs. Druce.” “You think so, really *“Tell you what,” Lontaine offered eagerly: ‘suppose you take test what? No trouble at all to fix it up for you. Take us all, for that matter, Just as we are “I say it's perfectly splendid!” Jean Sedley «declared. We'd all love it. When can you arrange it?" *“Th fternoon, if that suits every- body. Only have to telephone, and in half an hour they'll be all ready for us. Shall I? Lontaine got out of his chair. “Do say yes, all of you. Mrs. Druce? I know the others will if you do?" “I don't hesitantly “Right-0! o s tor wealthy, young with her Af- Bel's| 11 she | has in-| ntended mind,” Lucinda agreed Give me five minutes Vit As Lontaine had promised, so had he performed. This cinema chap he How to Banish Piles Thousands Bless Dr. Leonhardt, Physician Who Discovered This | Common Sense Remedy } | the | If you think that the surgeon’s| knife is the only method of escape| from the misery of piles, it's because | you haven't heard of the new treat- ment known as Dr. Leonhardt's HEM- | ROID . 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Quality, flavor and freshness have given LIPTON'S TEA Largest Salein the World to disburden himself. “Oh, Bel!" she cried sadly—'"how can you be such a fool 2" “How'm 1 a fool? Thought I was going to please you * * * I've made arrangeemnts to have the afternoon free, just to be with you. We'll somewhere." “We will inflexibly. “I don't mind tagging along—" “Sorry, but T don't want you." Injudiciously . Bellamy elect- ed to show h e “See here: where are you going? I've got a right not," Lucinda told him R TILLY THE BARRBARI- ans TIP-TOED INTO THE STUDIO ANS TIP-TOED INTO THE STU- — - “Ha u, Bel? Think again. I recalled her bridge engagement and|pever ask you such questions. If I turned back to telephone that she(did, you'd either lost your temper or would be late i lie to mie, aid justify yourself by Having seen no more of Bellamy|asserting htat no man ought to I since their encounter she had dis-|asked to stand prying into hi missed the possibility of his returning. |affairs. So—1 leave you to you The surprise was so much the more |affairs—and only ask that you leave unwelcome, consequently, when on|me to mine.” leaving the hooth she saw her hus- Neither spoke in band, with his hat on the back of|wills until Bellamy's his head and his arms full of lavender| eyes shifted, and he stepped orchids, wavering irresolutel ¥ bered. entrance to the Palm Room, " he begged ing with a dashed expression i all but deserted spaces. With sicke ing contempt, Lucinda made hastily for the revolving door. Simultaneously Bel caught sight of her and, with a blurred travesty of his really charming smile and a faltering parody of that air of gallant clecrity which she had once thought so engaging, moved to intercept Lu- cinda. And finding her escape cut off, she paused and awaited him with a stony contenc . “Ah! there you are, ech, Linda! ‘Fraid I'd missed you. Sorry couldn't get back sooner, but—'" “I'm not,”” Lucinda interrupted. “But—Ilook here, Linda; be reason- ahle—" “I think T have call reasonable—Ilong long!"” Bellamy hesitated, tening his lips. “Here—take you? Plenty friends.” Again Lucinda defeated his attempt that clash o weakened, hi aside. in a turn of s now Easily o digested Babies usually gain in weight and general health because they digest it easily. Bordims EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK been—what you enough—too nervously mois- won't your these flowers, for you and all Boston Clothing Store DRESS UP FOR DECORATION DAY And Pay As You Go Along WEEKLY Ladies’ Coats, Wraps and Suits from Suits for Stout Men Suits for Young Men in all the newest spbrt models and materials Suits for the Student with Long Pants, sizes age 16 to 20 Suits for the Boy in large variety, sizes 8-18 Save Your Cash Use Your Credit Here Pay Weekly. Boston Clothing Store 63 Church St. (Next to Herald Office) POLLY AND HER PALS 8O, penitence. “Didn't mean * * * had to pull myself together somehow to talk business at luncheon—" “Oh! it was a business luncheon, then?" asked Luclnda sweetly, paus- iug. “Of course.' “You leave me to infer that your affalr with Amelle has reached the point where you take her to the Clique Club to talk terms.' Bella- my's jaw sagged, his eyes were blank with consternation. ‘“What else do you wish me to think, Bel- lamy?" He made a pitiable effort to pull himself together. “Look here, Linda: you're all wrong about this—misin- formed. I can explain—Damn it, you can't refuse—!" “Can't I? Go home, Bel, get some sleep. When you wake up, if you still think you have anything to say— conslder it carefuly before you ask me to listen. Remember what I tell you now: you've lied to me for the last time, one more lie will end every- thing between us, finally and for all time!" VIIT On the far West Side ,the brough- am drew to a shuddering stop before a row of brick buildings. That they were united in one service was proved by the legend running from end to end of the row benecath its second- story windows: ALMA DALEY STUDIOS—CULP CINEMAS, INC.—BEN CULP, | PRES'T. This was the nursery in which what Mr. Culp (or his press agent) 164 MAIN ST. had brilliantly imaged as the young- est, falrest slster of the plastic arts was fostering the finest flower of Its expression, to wit, the artistry of Almu Daley, In private lite, Mrs, Culp. With every symptom of dlsgust the doorkeeper growled at Lontaine: “Yees kin g'wan up—but moind yer| sthep: ey's a darrrrk turg in the sthairs.”” He pressed a button and a wire door swung back, the party filed through and stumbled up two flightd of creaking stairs to a tiny landing upon which a number of doors stood all closed, each sternly stenciled: PRIMATE, One of the doors opened hnnmy' and ejected a nervously ingratiating young man, Mr. Lane, secretary to Mr. Culp. He shook each visitor warmly by the hand, then threw wide another of the PRIVATE dors, “This is the main stage, ladles. Miss Daley is working on one of the sets now, making the final scenes or her latest picture, ‘The Girl in the Dark;' so if you'll bekind enough not to talk out loud * * * Miss Daley is very, er, temperamental, you un- derstand * ¢ *" Reverantly the barbarians tiptoed into the studio and huddled in an awe-stricken group. 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