Connecticut western news., 1921-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

FART I.-Robert Hervey Randolph, Koung New York man-about-town, leaves @s home of his sweetheart, Madge Van 3eliier, chagrined because of her refusal sE his proposal of marriage. His income, m.D0a a year, which he must surrender r . certain Miss Imogen Pamela Thorn NpI &whom he has seen only as small Gfyl ten years before) Is found, Is not ssusidered by the girl of his heart ade- Nnate to modern needs In don't care" mood Randolnh enters taxi. unseen by kha driver, and is driven to the stage AnOr of a theater. A man he knows. Duke Beamer, induces girl to enter the eah Beamer, attempting to follow, Is unshed back by Randolph and the cab HSves on. His new acquaintance tells Mkndolph she Is 8 chorus girl. and has Mst her position. She Is in distress, even hmgry, and he takes her to his apart Mont There, after lunch, a chance re- mArk convinces him the girl Is the miss MG Pamela Thornton. He does not tell kW of her good fortune, but secures her Ngemise to stay in the fiat until the mssninx, and leaves her. In a whimsical waod, also realizing that the girls reap Vaarance has left him practically penni- kR1 he bribes the taxi driver to lot him nnko his job, and leaving word with the nnGas representative of the Thornton es- ants where he can find Pamela, takes up lis new duties under the name of "Slim Hsrvey." He loves the girl, but his pride Berbids him approaching her under their changed conditions.
 -Silk underwearw exclaimed Mir. Randolph, mystified and interested in spite of himself.
 HOf course you couldn't understand fhat," she said, mot unless you had seen some poor girl bury her face in crepe de chine and lace, tremble to try fhem on, and then sob because she had to wear clothes over them"
 Look here" said MT. Randolph, , shuddering at the pity of it: well pass on to the next, if you don't mind"
 Curiosity comes next" resumed the girl obediently. "A woman is weak Entfl she knows everything. Then comes a funny one that you won't un- derstand at all. It's called Because Because he had on a coat that re- minded her of an old coat that man ~she had loved used to wear"
 My dear girl" protested MT. Ran- doFpfr-
 Y said they weren't interesting" she reminded him dispassionately. Her eyes widened. "And now," she con- tfnued, i've go up and up-spite that stabs it's own heart; the lonely soul; consuming fire. and, last and greatest reason of all, just love-" Her eyes gl0wed to some distant focus. eff all myself, my honor, my past, and my future dissolve to the single drop of present moment in the crystal cup of love, then let me give. myself to a lOver's lips for, once drained, nothing will be left upon which to hang the badge of shame-nothing remain in RR the world but the spirit and-and the sacrifice"
 @Girl," said MT. Randolph, crushing her to him as though he snatched her lack from just beyond his clasp, where Is your mind wandering? What have you been thinking? That was asking you toto give yourself to meY'
 Her eyes came suddenly to his face.
 "Yes," she said; q thought that" He stared at her for long silent mo- Nent, his lips wavering nervously be- tween pity and severity. A flush swept over her face, and into her eyes erept look of fear. "You don't want me?' she whispered; then, as he did not speak: kiss me. I wish you to kiss me-"
 There was something in her insist enee that clutched at his heart and Bent him forward. He drew her head ID slowly to meet his lips and kissed her as lightly, as impersonally as brOther ever saluted sister, but far more fearfully. Immediately her body vent limp in his arms, turned to a lead weight of uninspired flesh.
 Tt is true," she murmured, des- psrately. "You don't really want me and I can never love you now."' 7-
 Randolph awoket ssto that still cry. He shook her. seized her head in both hs hands, and forced her eyes to meet the blaze in his.
 Yen generous, careless, adorable httfe fooli" he growled.- "Why, you're tke most desirable and precious bundle sG fovable charm that robber man sssr trenbled to hold in sacrilegious RmSt" AKN ? T%H
 She stared at him amazed.
 Why don't you kiss the way you tAikr she demanded.
 Because there's no reason for your assperste barter, my dear rmogene RAmeaa Thornton."" /, ... s.
 In one 1.-the motion she was out of ns arms, on her feet, back to the fire, hsad upthrown. ESe >~'
 How dare you---how dare you call ne by that namer' She was trans ' fssmed; her eyes flashed with such a Mght as made the blaze in his own a Dartry thing. "Do you think she would Ne fin your armsT She asked, gulpine Dut the words. "Vivienne Vivierre"- her lips curled in distaste at the name
 "ah, yes; poor despairng thing But Pamela Thornton! Oh, who are yen? Why did you?" She dropped her face in her hands and sobbed al