Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-12

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u corpse"
y Andrea yawned. "Now honor" she
| said.
won't you talk a llttle?" said the
man. Defining is q great game and
/ don't want to hog all the fun. Speak
for your class. What's honor?"
Andrea thought for minute; then
she smiled. "with women, it's keeping
anywhere this side of the Rublcon."
She paused. .....
"And with menT' he urged.
with men it's the art of not get.
ting caught" $50
"Capital" he exclaimed.
"Yes," she murmured. ~ thought
you would Ike those answers" BE
stared at her, but she kept her face
innocent OF malice, NOW tell me
what honor really Is"
II believe you could have told me-"
he answered, except for the fact that
your exceptionally good taste bars
sincerity. It's what is left Of morality
when you're sure no one Is looking"
Andrea stiaed another yawn. "Seme
of the tnings you say" she gasped,
"ere almost clever enough for a book
to read in bed"
II beg your pardon. Tn sorry" said
the man and clapped his hands loudly.
A bundle under the tree, wrapped up
head and all In blanket, resolved st.
self into Bathtub rubbing sleep out of
bis eyes; arose. seized a rope on q
pulley and hauled. The circular mos
quito net rolled up from about the
table. ~
"wi!l you 80 to your room and tell
me If you have everything?r asked the
man. Everything necessary, mean"
Don't be absurd" she said. I'm not
going to bee for hours" She glanced
at him with a sort Of difildent look. as
though she were about 70 give away a
secret. When I yswn. always keep
or talking. 1t means rn--l'm tree.
You know"
ID your society tricks" remark
ed the man. 'rm going" Ho arose
and turned his back on her.
Before he had taken three strides
her voice came to him and in 1t was a
new quality. a sure maturity. Go IL
you Ike" she said evenly. "but I shall
sit here until you come back" 4
He turned at once. flush IN his
cheeks. -forgive me-" be said simply,
struck a match and held 1t for her.
"Now health" said Andrea. "Don't
you think I'm reasonably healthy al
readyT
mo" said the man. until you've
wolfed a whole meal and grabbed
chicken with your fingers you don't
really know what bodily health means.
God has given you such beauty of skin
that you owe it to every eye that ca
resses itself with sight Of you TO keep
it without blenish, and yet you sit
there and ask NE If you're not rea-
sonably healthy. with spot On your
cheek" ..e- e..
"Oh!" cried the girl. A sea of sud-
den color swirIed about her neck, up
Into her face and down over one-ha!f
the length Of her bare arms. She
threw up hand TO her cheek and
pressed 1t there. Her eyes were aaame.
IF ever I can hurt you" she said
slowly. "f-eyer-I-caD-" =
The man looked surprised; then con-
trite and finally grave. ="
"Let me assure you lie said, "that
you will Inevitably have It In your
power"
.''Iil not forget when that day
comes" she said and arose. With her
hand still pressed to her face, she hur-
ried from him across the krasl into
her room and slammed and barred the
door behind her. She went straight
70 the mirror and took her hand away.
Such tr;fe that tiny spot had seemed
last night, the night OF "a party-just
81 excuse for q beauty patch Of black
plaster--and tonight il was i1nmeas-
urahly ugly!
With bed so near she could not stop
20 cry Just vet. She vent about her
preparation deliberately. subconscious-
ly secure in the though that she could
soon soak her pillow In aching COM
fort. Throughout her maneuyering
she was aware Of presence In the
room, inantmate but terrifyingly per-
sonsl. However she turned, 1t still
lurked in the corner Of her eye, &C
cused her Of daliying and almost said
aloud, Eventually! why not nowF"
Finally she slipped OF the rest Of her
dainty clothes and with eyes screwed
tight shut, CROPPED for the presence,
seized it and put it on In two parts.
"Ch!" she gasped tn . rage. '.that
should have to wear that beasts silk
pajamas!" She put out the light,
hurled herself at the cot, curled up
like kitten, drew the sheet over, her
head. cuddled into the pillow and
sobbed, Poor Andrea Poor Andrea
Pel-Pe-"
Brutal, elemental sleep had choked
the words In her throat.
There is no telling when Andrea
would have aTaked had It not been
for Bathtub, who thundered on her
door at the scandaleusiy late hour in
that cline Of eight in the morning. /
"Eath ready, Missis! Bath ready.
M.ssts!" he was chanting rnonoto-
nously. She arose. put on her closs,
! opened the door and rubbed her eyes
at the shock Of Q MONDAY glare.
The boy grinned from ear, to ear
Bath readyl" he exclaimed With q