The Washington times., 1921-02-25
The Story So Far.

Ex-wsrden stovsr. nov . power In
poiities and . rich man calls on Hhi, a,,,
,sehsr psr,sy oo TO wo, Tss 10 MN ,rsst 70 stoSss
has bought into the works and sees .
chance TO make . killing He al
he e rseosniss. ~ .. having been in prison
He tells stover. hoping thus 10 lnsrA-
tlate himself and when the latter az
him 20 sell to the trust. barley refuses
While they are tslkinS Peter Listens
outside. Carlotta Darley. engaged 70
as@ aSmsf sipioms S.iisn services ssh r.csVs. s
ss5f1 saa c1.rs a.1ss cSn1ss ass.s Sss mad and i
love with Peter. enters with q scarf ana
" fascinated by the Jewels
(.f'roxies.1 . Cosmopolitan Pre-
ductioss Aln based On the story By
Frask n. Adams. will be released
as q Paramount Ptcture.)
Screen Version Novelized.
By JANE MCLEAN.
THE young man moved away
and the girl. handing the
= case TO the maid, asked her
to clasp the jewels round her
throat. Clare's fingers performed
their office with rapidity and skill.
and Carlotta danced to the mirror
to survey herself.
Making a deep curtsey. she backed
away. "a most appropriate wed
ding gift my dear" she said TO
Homer.
The maid, her eyes still fxed on
the necklace, withdrew. and the
young man, advancing. expressed
his approval.
"There is one little thing the
matter with It," he said.
"You don't mean they're not
"Oh. no: they're real. II that's
what you're limiting at-no, It's
more important than that-theyre
not paid for yet"
"Not paid for?"-she pretended
not to understand.
"a necklace like that is worth
in New York, according to the es-
innate of an expert-yourself-on
million kisses-you have paid ten
on account-how about the others"
''The only kind of kisses really
ft to be used in paying for q gift
like this are stolen ones-besides
they're sweeter."
She smiled as she said IT, ana
then with a motion as light as a
feather fed to the door with the
young man in pursuit. Through
the hall they rushed, while Clare,
stopping to speak with Peter,
paused to wonder what mad caper
this bewiIdering girl was up to now.
They disappeared into the con-
servatory where, dropping to q
marble settee. the young woman al
lowed herself to be caught.
Look out for my pretty maid,
she gasped; "she's always popping
in when you're around-just as she
did a minute ago-it can't be that
you've been flirting with her.?
WILL RETALIATE.
Unjustified as this assumption
was and unmeant as II was, 1t
reused the anger Of the young man.
He released his hold and stood star
ing at her.
"If I ever catch you," she went
on, rather enjoying his discontinue
and shaking a warning finger at
him, 81 shall retaliate-I shall firt
with the butler"
Homer grunted a scornful "Oh.
you wouldr and retreated step
further.
"Oh, yes, I would-you know I
adore tall men. don't your"
Mr.. Carleton sat down to think
1t over: his attitude was one of
sullen disgust. He gave no sign of
knowing that Carlotta was in the
room. Miss Darley was full of fun;
she really was fond of Carleton and
she realized she had gone too far.
If the best part of q quarrel is
the making up, she proved to
Homer that even the most obdur-
ate of his moods was powerless in
the face of her blandishments, and
at last, after a good Deal of fem
mime maneuvering she managed to
ellict from him the time-worn re-
mark that no little man likes to be
reminded of his littleness.
'You don't suppose I enjoy be-
ing no taller than you are-good