The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-20

II " a. llRl l'lilb n'l'''' Nll' 'N' ~. -
whom Constance had seen dealing
with "Sleighbells" sauntered over
"Your friend was here tonight" re-
marked one to Adele
Which one" laughed Adele
"The one who admired your dancing
the other night and wanted to take les
sons"
You mean the Young fellow who was
,clling something" asked Constance
. polntedly
"Oh, no" returned the girl quite cas-
ually THAT was Slcighbclls," and they
al laughed
Constance though, Immediately Of
| Drummond THE other one. then" she
said, the thick-set man who was all
alone"
"Ycs he went away aiterward Do
You know him"
"Fyc seen him somewhere" cyadcd
Constance, but just can't quite place
him"
She had no, noticed Adele particular
" until now Under the light she had
a peculiar worn look, the same as she
had had before
The waiter came up to them. 'Your
turn is next" he hinted to Adele,
Excuse me a minute" she apologi1cd
to the rest Of the party 81 must fix
up a bit. No" she added to Constance
don't come with me"
She returned from the dressing room
a different person, and plunged into the
wild dance for which the limited or.
chestra was already tuning up. II was
a vcritable riot OF whrl and rhythm
Never before had Constance seen Adele
dance with such abandon As she exc.
cuted the wild mazes Of a newly i'm.
norted dance. she held even the ladct
Mayfair spellbound And when she con.
cluded with one daring figure and sal
down, flushed and excited the diners
1pplauded and even shouted approval
II was an event for even the dance mao
Mayfair.
Constance did not share the applause
At last she understood Adele was 4
dope iiend too. She fel, il with sens,
Of pain. Always. she knew, the fcnd'
tried to get away alone somewhere for
a few minutes to snuff some of their
iavorite nepen,he She had heard be
fore OF the cocaine "snuffers" who tool
a little of the deadly powder, placed i
on the back of the hand inhaled II ~
the nose with a quick intake of breath
Adele was one 1t was not Adele who
danced II was the dope
Constance was determined TO speak.
"You remember that man the girl
spoke of" she began.
"Yes. What of him." asked Adel,
with almost a note OF defiance
well, really do know him" con
fessed Constance, HE is detective
Constance watched her companion Gu
riously, for at the mere word she hac
stopped short and faced her. "Ec iSI'
she asked quickly, Then that was VIII,
DR. Price"
She managed to suppress the remarl
and continued her walk home withou
another word,
In Adeles little apartment Cons,anc
was quick to note that the same hag
gard look had returned to her friend
face
Adele had reached for her pocketboo
with sor, OF clu,ohng eagerness an
was about to leave the room
Constance rose why don't you civ
- up the stuff" she asked earncstl,
Don't you want to'"
For a momen, Adele faced her ar
grily. Then her real nature SCENE
slowly to come to the surface. YES
she murmured frankly.
Then why don't your" pleaded Cor
stance.
II haven't the power There is a
ndescribable excitement to do som,
- thing great, TO make a mark. It's 500
|. gone, but while II lasts, can sin,
dance, do anything and thcn-ever
part Of my body begins crying for mor
OF the stuff again
There was no longer any necessity c
concealment from Constance, She too
pinch of the stuff, placed 1t on tn
back OF her wrist and quickly sniiie
II, The change in her was magiea
From a quivering wretched girl she be
came a self confident neuras,hcnic.
II don't care" she laughed hollowl
now. YES, ! know wha, you are goin
to tell me Soon III he hunting the CO
oaine bug. as they call il. imaginin
that IN my skin, under the flesh, al
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