The Lamar register., 1920-03-03

L Ou mean lndt creature IN DlaCK
with the bobbed blond hair?" Gladys
inquired in turn. That's the trouble
with all such public places as this
They never seem TO be able. somehow,
to keep them out. A really nice girl
can't" Gladys let her sentence trail
OF into nothing.
Jim had a reply on his lips when
there suddenly descended upon Gladys
three extraordinarily gushing young
buds named Burton. who had arrived
at their place In the Vale only that
kimballs the distinction OF being tho
'very incest" OF the Vale colonists.
Jim thought the girls rather rude i'll
the manner of their carrying Gladys
of to see their mother, who was "out-
side In the limousine, you know" II
he had been less easy tempered he
might have resented the offhand way
IN which Gladys. fiinging him com
mand to stay here. Jimsie," disap-
peared In the direction of the big door.
way. But he didn't appear to mind.
Twenty minutes later Gladys. return
ing, found another party at the table
and Jim nowhere In sight. The slight
Indignation she felt at her fiance's fail
ure to "stay put" hared into wrath
when, searching the pavilion with her
eyes she beheld Jimmy, her own espe-
cial property, Jazzlng. actually jazzing.
and with no one In the world but the
sinuous, bob-haired girl with the as
tonishing black gown that showed
glimpses OF half hose and the girls
own white legs as she danced. Gladys
stared angrily for an instant, then
turAed and hurried to the door In time
to get lift home In the Burtons' car.
But knew the girl" insisted
Jimmy next morning. "and she's really
quite a superior young woman. She's
professional dancer. and the man
with her is her partner. They are en-
ployed by the pavilion management.
The partner Is married and his wife
and their kids are here with him. The
girl has an interesting history. Let me
/ tell you about her."
'T shall do nothing OF the kind. No
decent woman would be In such a busi-
ness nor dress as she does. You have
mortified me beyond forgiveness pub
licly assoc ting In a place like this
with such an impossible creature. I'm
afraid you do not appreciate the obli-
cations OF the class 10 which belong.
Perhaps we have made a mistake In
becoming engaged"
I This was a sheer blufr on Gladys
/ part, but she felt sure OF her ground
I with Jimmy. She was tremendously
surprised, therefore, when Carruthers.
with an unwonted seriousness In his
countenance. answered. after a mo-
ment's silence.
81 rather think you are right.
Gladys. I'll he getting my things and
going"
An hour later Jim and the jazz girl
were sitting together on a shaded rock
Mt the edge OF the cove. But" pro-
Z tested the girl, 81 hadn't the faintest
idea. when told you all about myself
in town last winter that you ever knew
Gladys.
You don't suppose. do you. that II
I'd known how things stood between
you and her I'd have told you all that
story about her fathers treatment OF
mother-about the property and ALI
Nor that last night would have point
ed her out to you as the snob cousin
, I'd told you aboutf"
"No. Edith" responded Jimmy. II
don't. girl who gave up college to
support n whole family. the way you've
done, and did II all with a laugh when
she'd have given her hearts blood. al
most. to go on with her painting. isn't
the kind to make mischief. But on the
other hand. when a girl like Gladys.
whose only thought Is to make front
with the money you ought to have
that's rlghtfully yours-pretends not
to know her own cousin. and not only
that but affects to despise her as q
person not even respectable. why.
Jimmy Carruthers. II he's going to be
come a relative OF that girl, would
whole lot rather be her cousin by mar
riage than her husband"
Nonsense. JimmieT
"why nonsensef"
And to save her life Edith couldn't