New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1926, Page 4

NEW lll{l'l',\l,‘ DAILY HERALD Quicksands of Love Adele Garri New Phase of ——Revelations of a Wife - Discerns a subtle Regard b Prom Philip Veritzen 1 With his hat still in his haud, al though th ehill winter wind swept The | Ne drive—and us—Phillp Verltzen |sald, and 1 :ostured toward the corner around ing the hich the taxicab with its frighten- ket in on on driver had sped, “Was I right in my con Madane ish 2" he turned “But, slsted, n's Madge eEt e nd me ard Kut uld spe Hian's voles oIy Lok sound wing i W the rushing up. housvke stoy ture as Lillan said agked, s will help you « mueh,* 1 res |q s and bri g all the partment, to put i m up in will You 0 you know, re re “the man “Dot's d¢ That Wall 2" vour hoots," weels, saly least damage market b Over Katie I don't the the sket, s ) e it ter | orsation with a ne vhich infuriated me but patently mused Mr. Veritzen, He turned o girl with distinet twinkle in and a slightly nplifted hand to- | York the rebuke on my Satle’s fmpertinence, After Nhad saved me from an ¢ ition, t eirey Drive vanted lived in of always nid N ourse, only havi city uatter of lip Il to Laven't solidation which must tor sing one 1 to be im listen ries of I could do to re tie until .at T take you witl t the should not be to dri taxi, sit within . I it littl A s nac s ly or vou ized to to Philip nd. mi discipling ¢ s walki ard the crossing park wall, 1er showed that she had uver i extricating my G speceh th 1) he it serve my el and planned tme m Kat But for mueed reser this mane nair th in a Park Katle ¢ rould ike a flat Air pump. Katle Sure a second and the ‘nding tasi Despite I felt the mus outh twitehing in but a moment later 1 Jost sire 1o smile itt lannched into n enthusiasti patronizing pancgyrie of me, it vou can't do noc iraham,” d head, coft shoost like buttc iot beeg fat stiff on fier hard loock st ways do vot dey va As the taxi drive had been ¥ « mateh. Ka 1 hrought an apparen augh to Mr, Verit me fron ieh mps 1 pla en gratitud curions an by and led to remain of the man ftnessed and ludi- ng) sce 1 3 torn het from the ves of the passer rent at be under the Infuriates Madge ting.” s 1§ atrily, wa n dismissed the of- who twice with an m ny 1 bhoonct cron my ir ) les ing comp amused in o aniliatio sodes Veritizer tact, ignored me moment, bent driver icarre tic tat ard Lil as that of L oof the moment. mi n 1 ) € yon summon her heart me that my deductions Anybody like t fanlt, yon are really taxi can tell g 10 be a ihor of mine," she al-| His upon Lillian, 1 word: Adressed to her, pon e pretiy n a per- Katie, aroun: con for npathy with all de- is, an air when my freshr she 1st but s0 1o assure ar Coyes wore 3 ity r's arch t ther cl had in reali Ty Sopviee Copyright, 19 vapaper some Smiling Pool Gossip you live there nanded. dom. cdom yourself, You know Mr. Quack just the Boy hut, for Mr ) our r houlil think,” Rut | I CROSSWORD PUZZLE | Spring ir Yellow Man ALED HORIZONTAL an triped camel Hawaiian b who | Graduated fa Mineral spring Al n rre ne Ventil To loiter Portion A Twnye Work of Age ond note the loth e lia ys the of name for of eitl Third note ch prom e Hen lish To clude b wo flv college ara (ins frui ot) (symbol B Therefore I're W ciful positi of p ok ir cloth ird hills time ple Easter in scal VERTICAL o . Proper HE OWN WAY 1one tropoli AT onder an inecome 1l I note in e settle marria 1 by l\llA\ what yo somcone had t san i rushec from wi sple varth you ont of o tan he would This © money t happer said 1 con Opera b n told m he with Fr lessons, s a week seventy-five pon spoils our Lasi¢ v clot 1sband time a Girl of Today ENES u ould len you 1 you u lch yo ndor all and then the plane 1ed to i mak: fouse in that his | n, T clothus I would have 1 mean on close h etly flatte an tind np- do, 1 on up uld the yrice ars Tian, | and to my il FICTlOfi BEGIN HERE TODAY HARRY MORTON, rich, middle ged, wiiractive bachelor, is ¢ of Interest in New Britain, where he dves with his adopted daughtyy, AUDREY. The tawn gossips have no! cen able to learn what hig business is, or why he goes regularly to New York, v e maintains an aport ment as 1 48 an expensive house in New Britain, A man knowy a 10 he Audrey's MITH, clalming ctepfather, uppears L of 15 years, Morton sends hin to South America, secur- lug « posltion for him by cable. With Audrey, Morton goes to New Yor where Kes dinner with . beautiful young woman who is in love ith him, and LOIS, of vhom Nona is jealous. The s cunrrel, and Nora, afkry over Mor- on's ntione Los, refuses to 1 him good-night. NOW GO ON wWITH THI STORY story are fietitlons.) CHAPTER V Audrey was playing the zan when Morton came in, in evening drese, and her opera cont lay on a chair beside her, “It's only nine o'clovk,” shq said, rising. “Woull you take me over 1 publicity !10 hear the last half of the operu® I To mplish Vave some tickete," Ay or road (abbrev.) Morton glanced down at Ttalian river clothes. I ought to be more deney tively dressed to go around v tom of vision like yow,” he sald, “bu Small har chanee if. Here." To resen He threw the coat over her ghoul- Money paid for ders, and. with the girl clinging to Microly {ids arm, e deseended to the strect r mar again. “Have to call a taxi,” he rments told her, “4 sent the car back to Male ehfld the garage.” Tre {1t was only a few mements until 3 a eab wandered into sight, and Mor- ton q it “Did you have a nice time at dir ner?” she ventured, Morton consldered. “Not so very,” he concluded. “T was willing to be {lappy but T didn't get the chance.” Andrey's brows wers puckered in thought. She leaned against Mor- ton and once or {wice glanced up- |ward s face, | s it you are really hunt ! for when you go out to dinner with !those—thase ladies? sha ash finally. Oof pipe 16 N a shoe brown skin tumor a jonrney To wander hth part of ilk througi Wnapsack an our To v 0 vl amugement, T suppose” he “It is a little bit like going to ter, It gives one : one's own though bright to look at; maybe, *Really, the cha are tl wost of us are seeking is nee of mind-—contentment, Some of ns ek it one place and some another, None of us ever finds it anywhere except in the only place where co tentment can exist—that's in one's own mind. You have to carry it with yon." They were the playhouse hetwsen acts, 50 v were shown to thelr seats at once. They glanced over their pro gram d, as the enrtain rose, sef tled bo to listen to the gingers who were on the night. Morton with resting on b breast, Beating time with his {ingers upon e, The girl listened with her rown back. her eyes sta ns of the world's grea musie master titled the auditorium. Both of them were quiet, filled with . as they rode back to their apartment. “When a man listens to n ‘h at he knows he has a soul, Morton suid, as he & zood-night. . something Z>m o= H0] < t what, f_%o ZI>E oRm| Z|o| o fortunate arriving 0 dollars a mech bill that is chin You m his c shop. st tell t woman down Niamie, that you must in salary. Tell her at the hospital Tom making i elf. 11 she isn't ready dollars to your envelope <. T think you should go Robertson's Departm T know they'll give you more than you're getling now.” “Yon imagine, Julie, it ment. 1 was sure Al iy lite would Tt And then 1 hated myself for | : of it while my poor mother sich trouhle, e 1 had been willing to give |TVC1 mnd soul for a few musie PN o i poor Sis t abou down to the m Stor dorsn't can that m how 1 that Whle nevey sirl to sing hinkir . te, delivered by messeng iting Morton when he ar- his York office the morning. Tt was from Nona. “D it began. “T simply set vou. T'll be rehearsing this afternoon and tonight, but I'll be at my surely n oclock come. Tt is vou as it 1s to shrugged shoulders. ote and threw it in th as A clork came fn wtih a eap of wlfn uments and lald them on desk. i “If anybody telephones me, except I\lss Morton, tell them to call me tomorrow,” Morton ordered. “I'm not ir And body Wi poor mother’s orn face and seemed to shrivel ana grief. | raise of ten I was nands and my sonl dollars going to tell I Jied. ‘Until bit you can 1 apple for and forth.' with surg fse and 0 tears, ice Twould ¥ joy. be- worth 1o m Julte, suffer in if 1 1V jed then and 11 heuld nev 1o anybody." TFor the remainder of t puried himself tn the r 1 reports the There ware ans of figires, in dollars jehte and percentages. with 1 notes in the fine, legible seript a trained engineer. As {finished with each report, he of three baskets that | him, labeled “Min and port” and “Personnel” To- ward cvening, with A pad of notes pefore him, he talked into a dictat. ing maching for an hour or more. , leaving the cylinders of the apraratus intheir paper cartons, he v he tatis- ad given upon eol- mother ey . I bin colur t much p for me 3 [ hurried awny early =i shop. walk 1 condition of ald it in one y be fore “Tran op Madume 5 orita have Andrey. tal’ over r with her, 3 er good nigh r door was closed with aps rty bade until ¥ At up b her debut §) o ing the apartment quiet! i Hou Tt was only a half-hour's walk to} will he he apartment house where Nflr‘A to the man 1 will a week ady to mak tropolitan Op to live and Morton did not e It was just ten o'clock when up his name hy the negro t¢ operator in the hallway. In another minute th opened to admit him. He stood in the deorway looki around. The room was a bright one Jone shades of rose and gold, A small upright piane stood against the traits of 1wo or three girls, miade b theatrical photograph: and Mor- {ton’s own picture. A long table, op- posita the p' no, was covered with moving picture and theatrical maga- zines. There were three or four gilt- legged chair o deep arm-chairs upholstered in rose silk, and a lounge, covered with stiff gold bro- ortentio.’ o Madan iddled by 1 did not ach in ROW: A Threat. nz on the botiom cov- but he of our own Those other were not wool. But had | vater Nobody was visible in the room. Morton took ano step forward and loaked | e door, which till stood open 4 80, the woman were int- ) stood there “I'm sorry.” here pretty to wa wi) for h . “Nena soon. She said | vou SA l'lJRl).-\Y, APRIL 3, center | (The names and situations in this | two great | el incessantly | ost . iesed the | and | Morton | overcoat and hat, ! door of Nona's apartment | wall. On top of it were the por- | 1926. | Morton lnsp A long tur coat, whish she ened elogely about her from beneath the coat lower edge of & kimono. mules” was on hier unkles were bare, "1 wus oing to stay gonight,” she explained. ke off your overco .\l"flm\ shook his hea not tak oyes from don't Ilmm 1N st T girl moved away 1t “Ple “Nona told e see you nbont s portart, and she tame of mind, would Le be n.r it “AN right.” Morton took off his overcoat and #cari and laid ther, with his hat and sticl, on the Jonnge. The girl picked up and carried them into a othar room. Morton watehed her, ouglitfully, “Wouldn't hle sted her, She wore had fast- throut, but pecped the A pair of with Nona “Won't you Ha her. sald, from him a she sald. huq i thut she aething terribly im- in a dreadful) Really, 1 think {t you sta is you be rore A this big comfort- she asked Morton was sitting on the light gllt plano stool. “Youw'd better,” she pervlsted, as {Morton made no move, ° stool Lroke down yesterday, and may do it again.” Morton nioved over chalr and set down. I'» lost sight o6 the young woman for a moment, as she gtepped Lelynd him. “When she reappeared her fur cot 1 only her kimono covered 1hin shoulders, Morton started to arlse but she perched herseli on the arm of his Iehair, pushing him backward with 1t pressure of her palm upen hiy forehead. Rending over, she laughed {into his face The light in the apartment went lout and as snddenly flashed on again. \ A huge young man was coming in- to the roo Morton leaped to his feet, thrust ing the young woman from him. T {young mon towered over Lim. “8o you're the muy, ch?" he roar- o1, Turning to the girl he seized her {hy the arm. “So this is what {doing! | He Morton ook Ithen another, After 2 moment’ vey of the coupla hefore him grafled, slowly, Deliberately his shoulder to {i 3 \pocket for his clgare it, took 2 elgaret and lit it it o1 go on with the story,” told them, The young man hesitated. The |girl, though, threw her arms around her companion and hid her face. “Oh Joe, I'm £a sorry,” ehe wailed. “I'm so sorry. How did you know {7 was here?” | “I've been following you every iright yon went out.” the young nan | said, fixing hig eye on Morton. {I've found out who you've been came 10 the large ¢, opened he I mecting. I'm going to have you hoth | pinched.” Morton, puffing eyed them quletly glance ot him and then elung cloger to the large voung man. “T'm so sorry! 1'm 89 sor repeated. The man took her by the arm and set. her to ohe side. Then he ad veneed menacingly upon Morton. You've got to pay for this or you going to ha in duteh right! [he said menzeingly. lnrl‘: head and |young man was so was no room Morton p his clgaret, The. gir) stole a * she she taughed. The near him th for a forward ed Dbig fingers chegt and the | backward. end of the iran the shade curtain up, ,look! ing into the d stroet helo’ '\\l en yon folks have finished with your littla ma just let me know." 1 shonlde his melodr sald over I The man and woman looked at one 2 Lim anothier nneertainly. Tackle lagain, Joe,” sh. whispere He advanced toward \Xm'on “Are you going to come across or .,n‘ I, Morton turned. to con ross. ing to call a ‘cop. the ash from his cigaret tinued. “I believe they used to {his the ‘hadger’ game” he conth ued. “You preter this Iady !your wife. You prefend that T've be 24 with her. The idea is to money. Well, ¥ don't and you'r Lie * Morton flick and con- is caug from tool v rustle he s through the bedroom now, Th and he could only tline of a bed and of a dressing table flose side the door. There was o mos ment in the corner. Qv reached toward a shrinkir {that was huddled hehind a His hiand fell on a garment o1 the wearer toward him. | so" he said. girl, dressed in h into the lizhted s Nona, her fa It w covered Morton laoked a and then turned e room. think that will be about a he saif troom to the two | all for | Without hurry he picked up his overcoat and put it en. He took his | ek and hat and turned to the three who were watching him. o & not a good job,” he sald “Actunlly, it was very poorly done. I'm afraid none of yon are profe sionals. Nona, shall T say goodby Nona fottered forward a step and {slowly collapsed upon the floor. Her head 18 om her knees and a | wrenching soh escaped her. |1 aid 11 T aid §t1" she jerked out | “T know it.,” sald Morton. “'Good- nicht He was on his way out the door |when there came a sharp tug on his irl\a!. 1 CHAPTER Morton turned. Nona was on her feect, ing to him with both other girl, still in her thin kim i on. had retreated fof the room. 1 now. hold 0. He her fur coa* to the far corner feet, and her ! wanted to | Morton tilted , Morton. | room, | 1 stood | ni hande The | fidgeting nneasily, |1 THESE WOMEN ¢ | on two pruncy get out of here!" | Nonu eri d, furlonsly, looking at (he‘ {girl and the | Morton &et down his walking- stlek, and took Nona's Lands from his cout. Yo started to speak, but | the young woman in the kimono in. terrupted, shrilly: “Who told us to come up hiere Who're you calling a prune?” She advanced toward Nona, her arms r |volving in the uir, and her fingers erooked as if prepared to scrateh, Nona crouched, and ni A toward ther with the motion of an animal about to spring. Morten noted her likeness to @ bluck panther, with her clock®™midnight hair, and blazing Jdurk eyes. There was no time for 'contemplation, however. 'The girls | were within an inetant of physlcal wtack upon one another. Morton was hetween them in one ltapid stride, He thruet the strange girl back, and turned to Nona, “You sit down!™ he suid, quietly, She looked at him, still blazing with wrath, Then obediently ehe ik into the arm-chair that Morton i occupicd a few minutes before. cemed to ehrink as she sat and her eves gathered a look tof rear as they rested upon Morton, | “1 suppose vour clothes are in that " e ashed the other girl X hiead, She etill was ting vicions side- Nona. “I live up- steanger. stepped to one side, and hand toward the door. Then take your cont, and your young man, and GO upstairs,” he in- ! strueted her. With e hisg man tagging sheepishly lor heals, she obeyed, and Mortou closed the door. Golng over to reat don b the plano stool, he 2 e inquired. Nona lipped off her chalr to the flaor, and on her knees she hitched | o way ucross to where Morton v itting. Clasping her hands as if she were praying, she lifted her white, jently h istt down, ! ror fean't itered. hed s uskud. 1l wee, SR The butler went stair-hall, «nd u teturned “Mies Morton's mal nearly dressod “Take word to Aliss down stules un Morton or o will be somuos her to e ¢ that, tul! your breukfust, M [l 0 o s Morton up?" owly P the sieps. d say Morton not til 1 ered, here ot the When Morion fnto o (¥} 8 b i send iot Wil lnr whotw 1 wonin nay come uj. ent i fov minul Morton was taking hi coffee, he veappuared. “The lady is here, Mortop nodded, ang As he thers was the about b8 eyes, onishment He when he withdrew nodded A it 118, he carly for You' Don't treat mo id carnestly, I haven't s left me last nizht.” Ehe looked ft. The rk cireles under her atigue had drd her nostrils dowr ners of Ler mouth, her lipst effect she a8 @ droop to her fi went fnto the erinkle y U ten s fing he follo of large upon | later, Bup of wald FOU, a o sn betrayed 1o s s Noni, of the rooin, vour 1E 1l don't lept o e YR wn th 1 pact She ki ick and her rouge inst the y it edged the cermine spot gure, we Morion m nd w i re and I the ad hut the Hor There 100, an expressible veariness in hur voice, [ want you to safd, “In tie von forgive m cold to me! Don't K und y u're Harry Hal ghe atomatically, no Her cyes were but were fised vacantly on i forgive 1 name of he Dot om t il , Harry, ven, 13 hat : ng she obeyed !is mesture, and took the chair he of- not on hi Yor God's {¢lgor, She went on, her tone mo hat onous, a5 1f all hope had been 'Jomr. You'll belleve me, won't | Oh, | 'you're doing Her roice ehoked until her words {barely were distinguishable, Morton took her two hands in one of and ralsed her to her tect. He ‘her back across tlie reom, and s her in the ehair siie had just iThen he returned to his own stool, d leaned back, bis fingers clagped around his Knees. “Retter tell me Bhggestod, t was a Uttle time before the gir) (could speak. At last, in halting sen- tences, she told him what had hap- ipened, Jealous of Lois, and of his iight-hearted acceptance wof Lois' npany the night before, she had raged and wept all night, after he 1oft her. In the morning a plan oc- curred to her, “1 wanted to get eve she sal T humiliate yon.” Morton emfled went on, “This left, all about it he| with you!” uted to hurt you: to auietly, as sh girl of tloc - Do yon pan 3 ahove. ' borrov kirls. She aret, with re [ ving money d to dance ! that fell He e purtne But they haven't } an engagement for weeks and, weeks and weeks, And T just thoueht that she would he glad to get a little 1oney, and he's the sort of fellow {that will try thing-- once. Any- liowr, they both id y'd tickled tQ death to try i, and i hefore yon came in, they were te ing llow they could ns o over to Londe {&tart there, T in London.” the from vin 1 ma 'm, and turn! two, with one - girl, hink to me You really do & ‘H ma ike that ok hier 1 Maybe T tho nything. 1 0 mad st “Did could eel that you | with a0 ad. "r didn’t ight s0. T didn't ! ness, except that you and Lois, and 1 to hurt 1 wanted to rt your pride.” She crossed the room again, and once more knelt at his feet. “I—T love you 80! That's why T aid it | emulous smile on ~d his quick laugh, aps it was right 1o your lov why did you kiek me down- ! stalre” he quoted. ss 1hat when one {e in love, Kind of crazy anyl {girl said. “1 3 was, those prople {0 . and ma) vou give them money. and to rew y {inst a lttle Lroken. And then, when yon did come in. and they sturted wanted to kill th | | &he threw lLier arms around his tuees, and two big tears coursed | down cheeks. "Oh, Harry! Qi ‘'t really want to hurt you! 1§ wanied you tor myself.”” Morton glanced at his wrist ! | the girl slewly unclasped his kn Her eyes were questioning, and full of a plea for forgiveness. Morton aroso brisk | ™I think T wander on back thome,” he sald. She continued to look at him pleadingly. | He was at the deor. pansed. “Ry the wavr, that girl who tried |this badger zame on me didn't look any too well fed. Are she and that partner of hers really hard up?” | ex”" Nona said dully. Morton drew forth a bill fold, and | {rapidly flicked from it a little sheat | {of bille. “Give this to them.” he said. {"I'll take them to London. And tell {them to do a better job over there {than they did in here tonight—ad. |vise them to stick to their own pro- | fesston.” Nona took the money, and watch. {ed him with heavy eyef as he went |out the door, and closed it. PRECNN The telephone rang when Morton | {was at breakfast the next morning. {His butler answered. There's a lady downstalre, who has felegraphed four or five times now.’ ‘he sald. “She's been waiting hera sines n o'clock. She | wouldn't give her name. so 1 told | {them to wait until you were up, and anted Lier ps | to dissem- I when he {thin, {theughtfully. L lis alwa 'mite the money to 5 1your motive is b lof inte drawn from her, “You don't o 1 wouldn't do it, aren’t eruel to m aid an unkind word, nodded n't faid anyt Kknow that to a woman as indif held up he me! Do fn t you tieve : Mot abrupt} ped it, si ie could lay oh understand it yon il know. Lut you are being criel Do nothing so | {ere orld is better thu d tike of I hgie twisted or ar air, long sile and down. 1 time to fin . She Wit “You You id. by ! Nona."” n't you toward him. e er ha 1. droy roos m Then al did air of one by keeping him few women ku ik, d M may 1 L be in s exploding er nds mal ely even ng to permit 10 the sort ¢ rou'ye 110 day or so. \f\'. a nde, and you lay ulous ore, what was in ¥ side r the moment, A ch with a box of f i but him you take wereafter, 1 a stir o the enc s seeond 11 th Morton looked up. Andrey w intently who s stand! at hin in the ct in ing of tiii trying ou’ T r woms But 1f notion unet Umlm‘ al in 10 1arrel trap 1'll admit, ed it to be a ir . our the 1 n s, with *your hon ng to e y do ¢ with 1 for me but you 1 under- vind, bt uestio Zht 1 e best ten: away n the 1 of (To Be Continoed.) want yon to- baleony the room. nor. lonk the girl him. re, SEVERE ITCHING AND BURNING: Pimples on Face, Head, Body. Cuticara Heals. “* My trouble began ble began with pimples on m; {ace, head and body. Some of the pimples were small and others were hard and very large. They fostered and scaled over, and lb‘ itching and burning were so severe that I scratched and caused eruptions. My bair fell outand be. came lifeless and dry. The trouble lasted about & year. “T began using Cuticura Sos; and Ointment and in two weeks got relief. I continued using them and inthree montha [ was complete- 1y healed.” (Signed) Mrs. Mny S. F. Riley, 8 Dewey M ‘eén. 18, 1935, Maynard, Use Cuticura to clear your skin. Olutment % and W=, Talecm S, Fold Sample iours Labenn! ouch free. Addvess : L Malden Mase® A ving Stick 28¢.