The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Lxxxvn-A BOMB FOR CONNIE.

LxxXvII-A BOMB FoR CONNIE.
Nancy was standing in the wait
ing room of the railroad station.
the center of the sea Of luggage,
when Constance Stanley game
through the revolving doors.
She was accompanied only by a
taxi driver laden with suit cases
and handbags.
"HelIo!' Nancy greeted her.
where is the practical jokerT'
~"Curtis is under the weather to-
day." Connie informed her curtly."
I'VE shall have to make our trip
to New York without an escort"
mot quite" laughed Nancy, and
pointed 10 some smart luggage at
her feet which bore in bold letters
the initials "F. b l."
Whose Is it."
The doctors. of course"
Connie stared
You don't mean
'.Dr. Langworth is going to New
York to operate He Is out In the
Limousine nok. saying goodbye to
Edith
Nancy Comics tones suggested
that she was beyond mere exss-
peration. Have you taken leave OF
your senses? DO you mean to say
that you are actually going to gal
livant about the country with
man like Langwell?'
How ridiculousI Am l not faith
fully chaperoned by no less a per-
son than the impeccable Mrs. Curtis
Stanley? Didn't Edith herself in
sist that the great man and take
the same train?"
I wouldn't trust her" declared
Connie she may be contemplating
a divorce, and want to make use
Of you
Don't be ridiculous. Connie!
Edith Is mad about the doctor. She
wouldn't divorce him to save her
soul. But IL she did want to, sHe
wouldn't have to take a step with
out falling over evidence. That's
obvious to the most casual observer.
His trip to New York is nothing to
be dramatic about 1t was purely
coincidence. The doctor was sum-
moned to perform this operation al
the same time that 1 decided to go
home
-HmnmI I daresay that you be-
heve thatr
Nancy looked down demurely.
wen-not exactly, but it's q
good story, isn't it? And the doctor
thinks the idea is really clever
since he conceived It Anything he
does is marvelous-in his owr
epfnion."
Connie made an impatient ges,
ture.
Just what do you intend doing
about Langwell? You can't keep or
fiirting with him forever. He's moi
the sort Of man to allow that. Re
member, he's no fool, but a clever
and interruptions philanderer.'
Il shall teach him a lesson anC
send him back. humbled and chas'
tened, to Edith.
AS / understand 1t, quite q few
women have had the same ambition
but, like yourself. they were ali
foolish moths"
wait and see," promised Nancy
TN do no such thing, I'm toe
good . friend OF yours and Gerry's
to let you 60 recklessly to destruc'
tion. I shall take a hand in this
and show DR.. Frederick Barton
hAuBWch just WucTe ne gets OH.
Connie, you're becoming slangy!
What a demoralizing influence
am! Here I make you abandon
your pet charity and dash on to
Chicago; then I nX matters SO you
have to make the return trip In
company with a fascinating and
dangerous man: and now you've
lost your beautiful vocabulary and
have descended to the colloquial
speech Of us mortals."
With great dignity, Connie mo-
toned her driver to follow her, and
started majestically toward thu
train sheds
Z only hope that you haven
added Major Desmond to thi,
party" she said stiffly over heI
shoulder.
Good Heavens" gasped Nancy
'T completely forgot to tell him thai
I was leaving"