The Washington times., 1920-08-26
The Restless Sex
A Romantic Film Drama With
MARION lDA VLES
NV Rohert w Chamhers
BY Robert w. Chambers.

and she explained very clearly what
was the essence OF personal liberty,
and that the one thing she would
not tolerate from him or anybody
else was any invasion OF her free
dom OF thought and action.
SiIenced. enraged and humiiiated
at the rebuke, he had retired to his
studio to sulk like sAchilles-a sui
len mourner at the bier OF love.
For he fully and firmly determined
to eradicate this girl from his life
and devote II TO scourging the exas-
perating sex OF which she was a
beautiful but baffiArg member.
The trouble with Stephanie. how
ever, was that she could not seem 10
see the tragedy in his life or under
stand that a young man desired TO
sufrer nobly and haughtily and at
his own. leisure and convenience.
For there came a knock at his
door after his second day OF absent
ing himself, and when he incau-
tiously opened It, she marched in
and took him gaily into her unem-
barrassed arms and bestowed upon
his sstonished countenance hearty.
wholesome and vigorous smack.
Moreover, she laughed and teered
and tormented and poked merciless
fun at him until she had badgered
and worried and hectored and
beaten the sulkiness out or him.
Then she admonished him:
Don't ever do 1t again. she said.
1--WE are free, you and i. what we
are to each other alone concerns us.
not what we may choose to do or be
to others"
IMPERTINENCE TO NEEDLE.
"You don't care what l do. Steve:"
he said.
Il care what you do to met
"How / behave otherwise doesn't
concern your
mo. 1t would be an impertinence
for me to NEEDLE. For" she added
in smiling paraphrase'
"If you are not nice to me
What care I how nice you be
to other girls?"
DO you really mean that 1T
wouldn't make any difference to you
what / do? Suppose / taRe you at
your word and become enamoured
of some girl and devote myself to
herr" q
"You mean nice girl, don't you?"
she inquired.
ANY old kind"
She considered the matter. sur
prised.
II couldn't interfere with your
personal liberty" she concluded.
Whatever you choose to do"
How would you feel about my
frequenting some pretty studio
model, for example?'
Il haven't the least idea"
'It wouldn't affect you one way
or the other, them"
1T ought not to-provided you
are always nice to me-"
That" he exclaimed. "is cold
blooded, fishy creed"
That's the creed of tolerance,
Jim
"All right. Live up to 1t, then.
And I'll try to. too." lie added drily.
because, sometimes when you're
off. God knows where, with Grismer,
feel lonely enough to drift with
the first attractive girl / come
across"
"why don't you?' she asked, nush-
ing slightly.
"The reason 1 haven't" he said.
'is because I'm in love with you"
IN LOVE WITH LIFE.
She was standing with head bent.
Uul HO" SHe iOoAtu w qu'SNiy'
"You adorable infant" she laugh
ed. What a child you really are,
after all! Come" she added mis-
chievously, lets kiss like good
children and let the gods occupy
themselves with our future. It's
their business, not ours. I'm glad
you think you're in love with me.
But, Jim, I'm in love with life. And
you're such an important part of
life that, naturally. / include you'll!
She bent forward and touched his
lips with hers, daintily, deftly avoid /
ing his arms, her eyes gay with
malice.
mo" she laughed, mot that, II
you please, dear friend! 1t rumples-
and raises the deuce with my hair
and gown. But we are friends
again, aren't we Jim?"
(To He Continued Tomorrow.)
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