Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-03

the Star; rather. read that column which vas
headed,
SOME ONE ALWAYS TAKES THE
JOY OUT OF LIFE,
.summertime," wrote the reporter. was
In the winter Of its discomfort last night Out
at Dan Grady's roadhouse on the Post Road,
known POLITICALLY as Summertime Few
brave spirits gathered for the purpose OF
showing each other how contemplate they
considered the Eighteenth Amendment Dan
Grady, bless his innocent heart. OF course
knew nothing of the nature OF the party being
held in one OF his private dining rooms. Those
cases which had been carried-by drylipped,
parched-throated chaufeurs-into Summer
times cloistered precincts had. Mr. Grady
naturally thought, contained books
Books stimulate Therefore. when sounds
Of revelry by night assailed the ears Of pass
ing Post Readers Mr.. Grady, if he thought
Of he matter at all. assumed that mental
exhilaration caused the sounds. But Onicer
Reilly OF the Pelham precinct, being a prac-
teal man. bethought him to investigate
Reilly has his points, but he will never b
popular on Broadway.
He ventured near to the door where was
being hed the private party. A modest
man, the cries-so certainly feminine-that
reached his ears made him decide to send
for help. He did So The police station re-
sponded with a patrol wagon, and, to use
vulgarism. the house was pinched.
1T is true, comedies Officer Reilly, that no
liquor was found upon the premises He
hazards the observation, offered for what it
may be worth, that the liquor had been con-
sumed before his arrival. That however. IS
the Judgment Of one man. OfIicer Reilly
doesn't care moot he says, about the liquor
l.,
family man. was that Post Road restaurant
was being turned into Tenderloin dive.
Lieutenant Struthers on duty at the
station house is more Of cosmopolitan than
Ofhcer Reilly. Little matters of innocent
amusement such as ladies dancing upon
tables, annoy the broad-minded lieutenant not
at all. Whereupon he advised Office- Reilly
to stuff his ears with cotton wadding when
braving the night air hereafter. A man OF
galiantry and savoir faire, the lieutenant
apologized to the ladies and gentlemen Of the
arrested party bade them God.peed and
happy days and they left bestowing upon
Officer Reilly glances that contained moro Of
pity than censure-
The Stars representative, happily chanc-
ing by, was introduced to the members OF
the interrupted Joy party. He never met so
many persons named Smith and Jones in his
one who belonged to neither of those distin-
guished families, one Spenser Bourks, we'll
known in fashionable New York circles.
Mr.. Bourke condemned the outrage Of the
arrest In warm terms which will not be re-
peated in this family newspaper. So nearly
as the Stars representative could gather
from Mr.. Bourke. q pleasant time had not
been had by ALL"
She crumpIed the newspaper into a ball
and tossed it into a waste basket Then,
bending over, she retrieved it For the third
time she read each word in the account It's
would-be wit. its vulgarity, its cheap cynictsn
each word was knife that cut, not merely
her flesh. but her soul And the insinuations
hurt more than the statements
maid entered.
Mr.. BourkeI" she said questioningiy.
Her mistress rose to her feet Then, as
suddenly, she sank back into her chair.
Show him in here" she said.
A moment later young Bourke entered A
decent seeming boy, well enough built. not
bad to hook at, though certainly not hand
some, the usual candor Of his expression was
obscured today by a shamefaced embarrass-
ment that made him appear hobble-de-hoyish.
He noticed the newspaper in the girls hand.
-'Lo, Allayne" he said. Hope that rot
ter's writeup in the Star hasn't annoyed you"
The girl ignored his extended hand. She
did not motion him to chair. Instead she
looked up at him through hard eyes.
Annoyed me? wouldn't use that word"
she replied when newspaper tells in
detail of ones iancs's she sought for the
correct and bitter word" debauchment one
is hardly annoyed"
The young chap colored. "Oh. Alayne. Be
easy with a man. II you knew"
The resentment the outraged pride, the
broken faith, that she had kept under con-
troll until now. burs. their fimsy bonds
Know? I don't wish to know" she cried
Il know enough. You were at that-that
party, weren't you? Why? What right had
you to go to such place, with such people?
To disgrace, not just yourself. but me! And
to have the insolence to call upon me .
Here"
From her finger she took the ring that had
declared their betrothal. She held it out to
him. Bourke smiled wryly.
Aren't you being just bit-jnst the
least bit-melodramatic, Allayne?" he asked.
After an. have right to offer an explana-
ton You have duty to listen, at least. even
If you won't accept it"
Il don't wish you to tell me my duty" she
retorted. in fact, don't wish you to tell
me anything. A map who would do what
you have done would also lie."
The color left Bourkes cheeks
81 think that's enough, Allayne."
He nodded his head in an attempt at a bow,
an attempt that by reason OF his great cha
grin, became brusque jerk turned, and left
the room.