The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-12

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There were thirty-seven lights to be
counted before the perspective merged
I'm a blur. Scatti calmly inspected
them all in deep absorption. but during
the entire time that one narrow slit OF
an eye had n dancing gleam In IT,
Honoria scowIed back at the tmpos-
ing entrance To the club. The doors
stood wide open. Inside the tesseIlat-
ed vestibule were -sfiff1y uniformed at
PENDANTS Beyond was a marble col
umned hall. aud at the end OF that.
through an arched opening. was a pam
eled screen.
Suddenly HOnoria dashed up the
steps which no woman had ever trod
and before any one could stop Der had
rounded the paneled screen and stood
in the grill room. amid n wilderness OF
oaken tables. at nearly all OF which
sat men busy sending curling wreaths
OF incense toward the high gilded cell
ing.
There were glasses before most OF
the men. and a dense and painful ST.
lence pervaded the place. although as
Honoria had rushed through the hall
she had heard the loud babble Of ami
mated conversation The men IN mat
club were turned TO speechless clay al
the sight OF this tuning apparition-
There you are she screamed. and
as her gaze settled from it's swift row
ing into a fixed direction one man came
to life and rose-the black vandyked
Gilbert Blye. There you arer she
screamed again and started TO twist
her way among the tables toward her
long lost mate. You will stay away
from home. ell. You will run around
with other women. You will
A door I'm the corner opened aud
closed. and Gilbert Blye was on the
other side OF it. A fat man laughed
Honoria Blye turned on them all and
began to tell them just what she
thought OF their club. A half dozen at
tendants regained consciousness and
crowded round her. One OF them, In
dulging I'm soothing Talk, accidentally
laid his hand ON her sleeve. and she
left four red lines ON his face. For the
first time In Its digni6ed history that
club resounded with the shrill echoes OF
a confirmed scoid. The chuckIing fat
man achieved an inspiration He came
up and said confidentialIy;
"Your husband II slipping out OF the
basement
When Honoria reached the imposing
entrance she was just in time TO see
Scatti slammlng the door OF the lux
urious limousine. and as that brilliant
~ lighted car sped down the street with
Gilbert Blye reclining comfortably
amid the soft cushions a peal OF laugh
ter filed the block.
Honoria sprang into her electric
coupe and. turning on all the Juice. "
wheeled down the street In mad pur-
suit But at last she gave up the chase
and went home.
The parrot was asleep. with its head
tucked under its wing and the baleful
eye closed Honoria turned on the
light and finished, TO the parrot the
violent speech she had begun In her
husbands club. The baleful eye open
ed. and the bird moved uneasily from
foot to foot Occasionally its neck
feathers ruffled and it's wing tips jerk
ed, but IL gave no other sign OF wake
fulness. In time. however. Honoria
paused for breath. and the parrot slow
ly brought its shining round head into
view. The head feathers were tou-
sled and the eyes were sleepy as the
familiar spirit OF Honoria stretched fits
wings.
'Oh. shut up,' it hoarsely croaked-
A nurse with pink cheeks awakened
June I'm the morning. and as the patient
opened her eyes the two pretty girls
smiled their appreciation OF each other
How are you this morningT' asked
the nurse. preparing TO put thermom
eter between Iune's red lips.
.parfocflr wall thanh Won " Isu1hod