Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
The STORY Of NINETTE
Bu RUBY M. AYRES
BY RUBY M. AYRES

day because Cavanagh-kiss me. Mn
cite; kiss mel
She tried to beat him off she was al
most fainting with feary but her
strength was-no match for his. and
suddenly he mastered her; he crushed
her to his heart, and. bending his head,
! began . press hot. passionate kisses on
her face
II love you; love you!"
She tried weakly to resist him.
NO, no! Oh, you are mad! Let me
go; let me-
Arthur The door had opened
noiselessly behind them, and Margaret
stood there, her pretty face as white as
snow, her eyes blank with horror and
incredulity. Arthur" she said again,
and her voice sounded so strange and
lifeless hat Ninette broke from Delay
arms ami ran sobbing towards her, fall
ing at her feet, clutching the soft folds
of her dress.
ut wasn't my fault; It wasn't my
fault! oh, l think he must be mad [
think he must be mad
Over and over again she sobbed the
words into the TERRIBLE silence, but there
was no answer, and at last she looked
up into Margaret's face
! She rose stiffly to her feet; thea felt
as if she must be in the throes Of some
terrible nightmare. She turned around
slowly and looked at Arthur Delay. He
had not spoken; he stood there white
faced and grim, his eyes fixed on hts
wife, and Eilet1e broke out again wild
":
1T wasn't my fault! Oh. believe me,
believe meF'
Margaret moved to the door and opened
It. she looked as If she walked in her
sleep, and her eyes We're fixed and ex
pressionless.
Go away!' she said, and then again
Go away-before l XIII you"
Fer a moment there was q dreadful ST
lence, then Ninette passed her, treading
over the fallen vlolets as she went. and
she berad the shutting Of the door be-
hind her.
She stood for some moments in the
hall, too dazed to move she only knew
that something terrible had happened,
something which had not been her fault,
and that acknowledgement, whom she
had grown to love had turned her out
OF the house.
Every nerve in her body seemed shaken
with uncomfortable fear; when presently
she moved mechanically to 20 upstairs
she had TO hold on to the baluster rail .
she never knew how she reached her
room until she found herself standing be
fore the looking glass staring at her
white face.
Her lips and cheeks burned still with
Delays passionate kisses. and suddenly
I it seemed to Ninette as If her whole body
we're burning too. with shame
Il hate lin: I hate him :" The words
seemed forced from her lips; she wished
she could fell dead TO escape the tortuous
memory Of chose last few minutes.
Margaret would never believe that It
had not all been her fault; Margaret
would never forgive her.
Go away; 80 away before I kin you r.
She had meant that; her eyes and voice
had been terrible when she spoke.
N!nette turned blindly again TO the
, door; she stil wore her hat and coat;
she CROPPED her way down stairS, and as
she passed the drawing room sac heard
the sound OF hysterical sobbing. and she
shuddered as she ned on, and out into the
night
Where could she go7 Peter Nothard
would not have her when he knew what
had happened even II she wanted to go
to him; he was MRrgarets brother, and
he would believe the worst; and there
was nobody else in all the world who
would take her IN.