Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-14

before, carried his intoxication with an
mir. He was steady on his feet, i'm.
maculate in dress, punctilious in de.
meanor; only his rowing, reckless eye
betrayed his unnatural exhilaration.
The Judge had enjoyed the scene
He chuckled; he clicked his loose front
teeth like castanets. Bob turned at
the sound and regarded him with be.
nignant interest, his attention riveted
upon the old mans dental inflrmity
You're quite comedian" Regain
wheezed.
"Click 'cm again." said Bob, pleas.
antly. Wonderful! Age has its COM
pensations. Play Home, Sweet Home
when you get 'em tuned up. Or per.
haps they are for sale?"
Lorelei secured her number and was
surprised to recognize her brothers
voice. She made herself known, to
Jim's equal amazement, and then in.
CURED:
40 thuA tucACs
"Sure. He's outside in the automo.
bile"
Call him, please"
what do you want Of him? How'd
you know was here"
"Never mind Call him quickly"
At last Melcher's voice came over
the wire, and Lorelel recited the mes
sage. There was a moment Of silence
then she explained how she came to
be talking instead Of Lilas.
He thanked her, and she heard him
muttering as he hung up. She turned
to find her annoyer nodding with sat
isfactlon.
splendid! l thank you; my father
thanks you; my family thanks you
Now where would you like to diner
How can person get rid of your
she inquired stifly.
"I'm sure I don't know-it isn't be-
ing DONE But III try to think Wear
your prettiest gown, won't you? fol
l intend to enrage all the other Eel
lows"
She turned with shrug Of mingled
annoyance and amusement, and he
called after her:
1.-THE Judges teeth will entertain
me till you come. I'll be waiting"
Miss Lynn, as she dressed after thu
performance, was still in an evil tenn
per; but she thanked her roommate fol
aiding her; then, as If some explana
tion were due, she added, THAT mott
was from Jarvis"
"You puzzle me, Lilas," Lorelei tolt
her, slowly. II don't think you carr
for him at ALL"
Lilas laughed. why do you thinl
that? | adore him, but we had an en-
gagement and he broke 1t. Men ART
all selfish; the bigger they are thu
more selfish they become. They neve
do anything you don't make them"
"He can't sacrifice his business fo
you"
Sacrifice! It's women who sacri
fee themselves. Dyou suppose any o
those men we met last night woult
sacrifice himself for anything or any
body2 Not much. They are tn,
strong and the mighty. They got rlcl
through robbery. and they're In tn,
habit Of taking whatever they want
They made their money ont of tn
blood and suffering of thousands o
poor people. That's what it is--blooC
money"
rs that why you're planning t
blackmail 1t out Of hlm?"
Lilas paused in her dressing AM
turned slowly, brows lifted. He
dark eyes met the blue ones unwaver
ingly.
"Blackmail? What are you TALKING
about?" Mrs. Croft went pale. ant
retired swiftly but noiselessly into tn
lavatory, closing the door behind her
"What did Max tell you over TIN
'phone?" asked Lilas, sharply.
Nothing"
"Then where did you get-that
From Jim?"
"Jim's pretty bad, l imagine, bu
he keeps his badness to himself. No
I've overheard you and Max talking.
Nonsense. We've never mentioned
such q thing. The idea is absurd.
get mad at Jarvis--he's enough t
madden neutrality-suspicious. I'm Jealous
but blackmail! Why, you're out O.
your head"
Lorelei delayed her toilet purposely
and finally dismissed Croft. WheI
quiet had finally descended she opened
her door cautiously and peered out
Robert Wharton sat on the top steI
of the stairway near at hand, but hi
head rested against the wall, and HI
slept. Beside him were his high hat
his gloves and his stick AS Lorelei
with skirts carefully gathered, tiptoe(
past him she saw suspended upon hi
cleaning white shirt bosom what a
first glance resembled a foreign deco
ration of some sort, but proved to bt
Mr.. Regan's false teeth. They wert
suspended by a ribbon that had once
done duty in the costume Of a cory
phee; they rose and fell to the young
mans gentle breathing.
Lorelei telephoned to Merkle on thu
following day, and about the close o.
the show that night his card was
brought up to her dressing room. A
moment later Robert Wharton's fol
lowed, together with tremendous DO,
Of long-stemmed roses. She went dowr
a trife apprehensively, for by thi'
time the current tales Of Bob's drunken
freaks had given her cause to thial
somewhat seriously, ana she feared u
unpleasant encounter. More than ona
she had witnessed Quarrels in the al
leyway behind the Circuit, where pes
tiferous youths of Wharton's calibe