New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1922, Page 12

12 temptingly | Haven. who re ly wun elected te “Don't worry: I'll soon talk Cindy |hands that instinetively reached ol\l'n] profoutddly lronieal significance, | dainty spirit of mockery . :‘n\{l\ld, pmrvfiumi‘f“.h"r. .fln";'lo‘lw too [to Fanny, offering to give back her|[“I'll yet along * ¢ ¢ incarnate, diabolically sage, diaboll-| guccoed Rev, . M. Minsirian 85 pas- ) g ard on you here She bent|gift. But she stopped away and stood | “Tut these * * * every blessed [cally sure of the potency of her tme-| o0 of tne Hlanloy M / over and poured that wealth of jewel- | with hands behind her, shaking her|trinket you own ¢ & 1" old lures * ¢ * Rianioy. Momorinl, ghurch, ry into the cup of Lontalne’s hands. |head so vigorously that the glistening | “T'll get others.” - will arrivo in this city lu time 'to i 3 “These ought to see you & long|short locks out like i brazen nimbus | His jaw drepped. Sho continued| (Continned in Our Neat Lssue) femmancy HL AUCe: Jis ohortaw (] : i WAV GES8 | “But you, ¥anny—what will you—?"|ta posturc lightly before him, an e o night. Rev, Mr. Gliman, and fami. A What!" Lontaine jumped up, stur-| “Never' fear for me, Harry." She|exquisitely fragilo and pretty shape V PASTOR HER[, ly will occuny the parsoriign at Visst i A an|""d Chestnut streots. 6 C ing In daze at the treasure in the| fixed his puzzled eyes with a #mile of youth deathless and audacious, a ymond N. Gilman of Y JOS ANCE ©1071 by Louis Joserh Vance (Continued For Our Last Issue) “It's past half-past,”” Tanny re- “Because—really, you know, this|plied without expression 18 a ridiculous way to expect Nelly| Lontalne glanced nervously at the to carry on when she hears what|back of his wrist. “Right you are she hears, She fsn't in love with|Sea here, old giri: you're all dress- Richards, she isn't even in love with[ed * * * T say! but you've laid it on a Dick; and surely Lacinda was now | bit thick tor t, haven't you?" rapidly growing serious in her! “I wanted something to remember anxiety to justify lerself to Nolan's|myself by" Fanny mysteriously in- face of a thunderhead—"surely sha|formed the n w to which her at- oughtn't to go all to pleces just tention continued constant cause she hears Richards confe “What do you mean by that?" what she's known all : that he's|lontaine paused for an the sort of man he is Fanny was dumb He “Listen here: who's directing this| 0ther short, confused 1 scene, yvou 'r me? \Who wrote v!,.\llJm\\‘ I"an, sometimes y eontinuity, vou 'r me? Who knowsthe damnedest things to say." Yes: don't 17" best what this story’'s all about, heh you 'r me?" He recognized one of her mulish- “But, Mr. Nolan, 1 sure if vou'll|!y enigmatic moods and withdrew Just €hink a mo Wil see it| Lontaine reappeared in the door- {sn't patural for a girl hke Nelly|Way to rant ¥ke a tragedy queen over this| ~Hello! Thought you were going situation. She wouldn't tear around|on ahead.” in this ®orner like a-—like Lillian o Gish in “Broken Blossoms” when she's tropped in the scullery and her father's breaking in to murder her. Don't you see?" “Sure 1 see. Jan spoke with an unwonted evenness of tone, for him: but the tone was ugly. "'l see a lot of things. I see you've made up your mind to try to make a fool ©f me, arguing ahout my visualiza tion of this scene like you have. Well, all right: you win. 1 resign. I'm out. You've got vour wish. And ture!” In an abrupt break of fury, oddly out of keeping with the level tone he| B ° had used, Nolan raised the mega- For June Brides his might cast it upon the floor at / Lucinda's feet. E: “And that ends that” he an- [ £ nounced quietly, and walked off, % 4 . . T nta e temer chibs: , For more than fifty years, this store has The lower the overhead or operating ex- ly divided between relief and regret. \ been supplying home outfits to June penses, the smaller the margin of profit at P o the brides. If the coming June brides should which a store can operate on a paying basis. ask their parents where they purchased Now, rent is probably the biggest item un- war council of the incorporators of Linda Lee (Inc.) stalled on d : S : R e NG salled ons e vey : ¥ ) their home outfits, many are those who der operating expenses. We are fortunate- would mention this store; and many are ly circumstanced in this cohnection—locat- Isadore Zinn, owner of the studios, O v M those who would point with pride to that ed on Ford Street, outside the circle of the | same furniture which we supplied then, still extreme high rents, yet near enough to be nothing more of his person. For a = “I'M IN A.HOLE, THERE'S NO B L bking from bis io ahd| JTEER WAY OUTHOF in good condition and giving good service. convenient to everyone. We mention this to other of the unhappy four with al—— : e ; That’s the kind of outfits we furnished then bring out the fact that we can and do sell leer at once inquisitive, knowing, and|—"and you won't find them, either ) . . . = b s # A Harry, They're in-a safe place, it and are still continuing to supply. We be- at prices which are distinctly to your ad- hideous. Then he thrust the door _ o & S no good your hunting for them.” lieve, that is the kind of an outfit for us to vantage. wide open, came in, and shut it be-| Hind Bim: “What!" Lontaine advanced one Gt E ello, peoplel” b ted affably ‘-‘inzlr‘. ‘sldden stride. “What's that sell and that it is the kind for you to buy. Financing the purchase of a home outfit “How you making out for?" “It's an i asse,”” Lo stated. “I thought it might save trouble. . e . . 4 R % 0 e I R i SRR el e A e Reliability is of utmost importance when may be your problem. Long ago we realized Know.” s e i | considering where to look for your new home that there were many reliable people who P o TR A e - are,” | don, las ¥ der was a L) Rats 3 Bet your life i know you are, outfit. We believe that the average person wanted to buy our kind of home outfits, but up with you, there wasn't anything Zinn agreed vigor b % 5 & 3 2 “T was thinkit e 1 could getl o do but ol vour throat. T dont is but slightly informed as to what really did not find it convenient to pay all cash. Heaatid o 5 goes to make good furniture—as to what So we worked out our “Deferred Payment you a director—Wally Day, best little comer that ever breathed into a mega- | that again.” ? $ 5 R Sy After a full minute of silence Ton- the difference is between good furniture— Account,” a simple, dignified and conserva- phone.”" E e B2 S aTA q 1 EBGEwhst s theniise lor tantallzins)ibaine jutfened sheavllyis T eervouive properly designed, constructed and finished tive arrangement whereby payment may be us?" Lucinda demanded fretft jguessed * * " 3 o ‘ 5 3 “E Mr. Day s under another con.| “There have been o many of to give good service—and poor furniture extended over a period of months. This ar- these crises in our life together, Harry which is lacking in one or all of these es- rangement hds proven to be entirely satis- tract.” “Well, I just got an idea maybe|l ought to know the signs—don’t you . . . we could come 1o some sort of an|think?" L L sential things. Consequently, confidence factory and of great assistance to many of TR iy GaTie T e man stumbled a air, i i sgreement. Now listen; you've spent| The man stumbled 1o a ohair, and must be had in the store and its salesmen our customers. with whom you deal. This store stands for a bale of green money, I don't know how much, but a lot, maybe a cou-|hands savagely laced. “What else ple hundred thousand doilars, ‘maybe|can I do?” he muttered. “I'm in a absolute reliability. Our salesmen invite Coming June Brides, you really owe it to . That's all nt. We don't|hole, there’s no other way out A 1 Y ; nave orry about h T com your confidence and strive to serve your in- yourself to pay us a visit. Come in and look have to worry about that till T come[0f * * *" / A ) to look at your books—'" There are steamers every so often terests. Their advice and suggestions, ‘through our fine stock, compare our prices, e books!" Lontaine ex-|from San Francisco, for Honoluly, i 5 s HEIGES prompted by many years’ experience in sell- learn about our “Deferred Payment Ac- . bttt China, Japan, the South Seas * * * R R L e Ry e A e e ing home outfits, is yours for the asking. coungs.” You will not be made to feel obli- at) : : gated to buy, and we assure you of the aboard. Zinn * * * I'm sure that got to look at your books, ain't T, if| 2200 BRGSO TS : : f : . 4 . Jew devil suspects insists ~ on A difference in operating expenses between same courteous and painstaking service I sit in on this production? You oy as is, story,|geting at the books first thing to- . e 5 S A 5 L ietproduntion jms s stors different stores is the only reason for a dif- which was given to your parents. We will morrow." | confinuify, Miss Lee's contract, . all! MOTrow: & e _ . o A 7 . How much have you got into ference in prices on items of equal quality. be complimented by your call. our properties 'n' everything, and W "l pay you 50 per cent what it cost c”{‘d»""'r' o it s * you to date, cash money. Then I and L T stupldly, ? A & What's that?" Wally and Miss Lee here'll go ahead o and finish up, and it won't cost you| “HOW much have you * * ¢ bor- ‘r anything more, Miss Lee, and I'l|Towed, Har . . B vo 0o pEr whnt Of the . mep) 0¥ thous=merhaps & few mone’) . ' Fanny replied in brit- Something's the mat- | n't find my razors." “No." At last the woman broke her pose: her counterfeit in the glass nodded gravely to the man behind her. *“No,” she iterated—and he had the flying thought that her voice had never vibrated so sweetly profits. Meanwhile you'-—he nodded| Following “””’hfrl little silence. : to Lontaine—"can be g around a5 a curt laugh, left her o ; and taking vour time about finaing | CRUIT and: standing at the dresoing 10-56 FORD ST, HARTFORD OVERLOOKING CAPITOL GROUNDS a studlo all your own and getting|table an slowly to strip off her all set to use Miss Lee again when I jewels, her sunburst brooch, her and Wally are done with her, If|flexible bracelets, the pearls that had that ain't a sporting offer. 1 don’'t|been her mother's all he rings, know. What you say?" even that slender hoop of platinum Lucinda looked dubiously to Lon-|and diamonds which she had never| taine. His eyes had suddenly grown|Teémoved since the day of her mar- more stony and staring than she |28 i had ever seen them, and she fancied Stocks? she inquired quietly.! that he had lost a shade of color;|Lontaine replied with a dour nod and; but he met fer glance with a quick | 8runt nod and said in a voice; “I| She crossed to him and paused,! ! agree with Mr. Z " looking down not unkindly at his Lucinda delayed another moment,|Powed head and shoulder: then turned to Mr. Zinn with a smile 1 don’t love you, I and you “Very. well,. Mr. Zinn, If. Mr. lon-|don’t love me. It's funny to think| taine's agreeable, I don't mind * * *v|We ever did—isn't it? All the same| XNIX we've been through the rough to- Harry Lontaine got home at a late |8ether so often, 1 don't want you to hour for one who had it in mind to (& ay thinking I blame you * * +| bathe, dress and put in an appearance ay? Lontaine groaned. | for an 8 o'clock dinner several miles I go. they wouldn't find away. Before the door which gave upon the private quarters of the house, however, he hung for some time in geeming reluctance to proceed Eventually he pushed the door open. a4 —— Immediately he saw Fanny WMO 16 THAT ToE FELLER |1 oo NOT ou TToLo ME SOuD = Sy e Bathed in a great glare, she sat in s : her dressing room facing a long mir- W THE ARLOR A Solo G Gae & AL, BEEN ARRESTED 7 ) R g iR e OUR FLIMER el INGINUATED T\ | | ByGuT TIMES WITH BloC randé toilette, wearing every jewe L NAJE ' : 4 e ipossessed sroomed” Lo the' finest : SPEEDY BOAT DG BUST Ye! F : TRAFFIC nuance of perfection; a brilliant and - strangely immobile figurine of mod- ern feminity, with bobbed hair like burnished brass, milk-yhite bosom and arms rising out of a calyx of peachblow taffeta, jewels stung to {ridescent life by that fierce wash of light. As if hypnotized by so much bright loveliness, she continued stead- fastly to gave upon her reflected self; even when she heard Lontaine at the door and the mirror placed him he-} hind her in the doorway, she did not move by so much as a trembling eye- lash. In a voice that strained without success to sound easy and natural, Lontaine said: “Ah, Fanuy! dressed already, eh? Must be later than 1 asmhz