Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-22

penny advertisement along Broadway.
She's The Chewing Gum Girr and The
Petticoat Girl and The Bathtub
Girl"
There's nothing dishonest in that"
"Jast minute l won't have my
daughters face grinning at me every
time l get into a street car. I'd be
| the laughing-stock of the country. It's
legitimate, perhaps, but it's altogether
too damned colorful for me-"
as that all you have against herr"
"Not by any means. She's notori-
Gus"
Newspaper talk!'
as it? She's made her living by
bleeding men, by taking gifts and
renting herself out the way she did at
Hammon's supper. Men don't support
show girls from chivalrous motives.
had her family looked up, and it didn't
take two hours. Listen to this report"
"Nov Lorelei gulped.
No police record as yet'-'Broker
living at the Charlevoix apartments
Injured by a taxicab while intoxi-
CdLcAy 4uOteO w ndIlOus oCdAQdls
blackmail, graft It's all here, Bob.
The report was made by one of our
own men, AID it's incomplete, but I
can have it elaborated. What do you
say, Mrs. Wharton? Is it true?'
Lorelei dropped her head. Most Of
it, dare say"
did you try to blackmaiI Merklew
"No."
"Your mother and your brother did,
She was silent.
'They tried to scare him into marry
ing you, did they not?'
Harmon said something about
that" calculated Bob, "but 1 don't be-
lieve-"
Lorelei checked him. 'It's quite
true"
"Merkle said you had nothing to do
with it personally" conscientiously ex-
planned Mr. Wharton, land I'm willing
| to take his word. But that's neither
here nor there" There was a moment
of silence during which he folded and
replaced the report; then he shook his
head, exclaiming, Secondhand goods,
my boyv'
That's a lie?' Lorelei's voice was
like whip.
Mr.. Wharton eyed her grimly.
''Thats something for Bob to deter
mine-I have only the indications to
go on. don't blame him for losing his
wits-you're very good looking-but
the affair must end. You're not girl
I'd care to have in my family-pardon
my bluntness"
She met his eyes fairly. At no time
had she fiinched before him, although
inwardly she had cringed and her flesh
had quivered at his merciless attack.
"You have told Bob the TRUTH" she
began, slowly, sin the worst possible
way; you have put me in the most un.
favorable light. / dare say l never
would have had the courage to tell
him myself, although he deserves ia
know. I've been pretty-commercial-
because / had to be, but never sold
myself, and sha'n't begin now. BOZ
isn't child; he's nearly thirty years
old-old enough to make up his owl
mind-and he must make this decision
not l."
Bob opened his lips, but his father
! forestalled him.
What do you mean by that"
Il have no price. If he's sick of the
match Wen end it, and it won't cost
you cent"
Bob looked inscrutable; his father
smiled for the first time during the in.
terview.
That's very decent of you" he said
shut of course l sha'n't put the good
faith of your offer to the test. I don't
want something for nothing. I'll take
care of you nicely"
Thus far Bob had yielded precedence
to his father, but he could no longer
restrain himself. "Now let me take
the chair" he commanded, easily. "AIy
mind is made up. You see, / didn't
marry Peter Knight, residence Vale
nor James knight, reputation bad
nor even Matilda Knight, wife of
Peter / married this kid, and the
books are closed. You say the knights
are bad lot, and Loreleis reputation
Is a trif1e discolored; maybe you're
right. but nine has some inky blots on
it, 100, and guess the cleanest part
of it would Just about match the dark
est that hers can show. l seem to have
all the best of the deal.'
Don't be an ass" growled his IA
Their.
I've always been one-I may as
well be consistent" Bob felt the slen-
der form at his side begin to tremble
and smiled down into the troubled blue
eyes upturned to his. Maybe well
both have to do some forgiving and
forgetting. believe that's usual nova
days."
"oh, I'm not wbitewasling you
Hannibal suapped. 'She probably