The Glenwood post., 1916-04-01
Continued from last weekly
SYNOPSIS.

Continued from last weekly
| SYNOPSIS.
' CHAPTER I-Alan Wayne is sent away
from Red Hill. his home, by his uncle,
~. Y. as a moral failure. Clem runs after
him In a tangle of short skirts to bid him
good-by.
CHAPTER II-Captain Wayne tells
Alan of the failing of the Waynes Glen
drinks Alan's health on his birthday.
| CHAPTER I1I-Judge Healey buys a
picture for Alix Lansing. The Judge de-
tends Alan in his business with his en-
tployers.
, CHAPTER Iv-Alan and Alix meet at
sea, homeward bound. and start a dirta-
ition which becomes serious.
CHAPTER Vat home Nance Sterling
asks Alan to go away from AK. AK
hss wh * sn and aef dsss @
/ Gerry bit his lips and turned from
her. And Alan. of all men," he went
on. At the words the current of her
thoughts was changed. She found her.
self suddenly on the defensive. "Do
you think you are the first woman he
has played with and betrayed7" Ger
iphilanderer. A man who surrounds
himself with tarnished regulations"
dull glow came into Alix' cheeks.
N'Philanderers are of many Breeds"
she said. There are those who have
the wit to philander with woman and
those who can only rise to whisky or
a golf club. Whatever else Alan may
lha ha 10 pot a fina.Soryor
Once aroused Alix had taken up the
gauntlet with no uncertain hand. Her
first words carried the war into the
Ienemy's camp and they were barbed.
"What do you mean?" said Gerry
duly. He had not anticipated de-
fense.
Il mean what you have deduced
with an effort What are you but a
philanderer In little things where Alan
is in great? What have you ever done
to hold ME or any other woman? I re-
tspected you once for what you were
going to be. That has died DID you
think I was going to make you into
man."
Gerry stood, breathing hard, great
sdespondency in his heart Alix went
on pitilessly. "What have you be-
come? A monumental time-server on
the world and you are surprised that
worker reaches the prize that you cam
not attain! The trouble with you is
that you have built your life altogether
on traditions. 1t is a tradition that
your women are faithful, so you need
not exert yourself to holding yours.
1t is a tradition that you can do no
wrong. so you need not exert yourself
to doing anything at all! You are play
Ing with ghosts. Gerry. Your party
was over a generation ago.
-AliX had calmed down. There was
still time for Gerry to choke her to
good effect. The hour could yet be
his. But he did not know it. Smart
ing under the lash of Alix' tongue he
made hnal and disastrous false step.
You try to humiliate me by plac-
ing me back to back with Alan?" he
said. with his newborn sneer Alix
appraised 1t with calm eyes and found
lit rather attractive. "Well, let me
tell you that Alan is so small man
that IL I dropped ont of the world to-
day, he'd sail for Africa tomorrow and
think for the rest of his life of his
escape from you as a close shave"
Alix sprang to her feet. She was
trembling. Gerry felt throb of ex-
inltation. 1t was his turn to wound.
"What do you mean?" said Alix
very quietly. but it was the quiet of
suppressed passion at white heat.
II mean that Alan is the kind of
imam who finds other mems wives an
ECONOMY He would take everything
you have that's worth taking, but not
YOU"
Allx' eyes blazed at him from her
white face please go away" she
said. He started to speak. "Please
lgo away" she repeated. Her lips were
rquivering and her face twitched in
1way that was terrifying to Gerry. He
hurried out repeating to himself over
land over. You have made Alix cry.
You have made Allx cry"
Alix toyed with the silver on her
tdressing-table until he had gone and
then she swept across the room to
fher little writlng-desk and wrote the
mote that Alan had found half an hour
later in his rooms.
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