The Red Cloud chief., 1921-06-16

Tom brought his bride to the little
suburban town where the Millions had
lived ever since they anne over OF one
Of the~frst ships from England. 1t
was n 'sfebbish' flttle town, and from
the first everyone said Toms marriage
would be Il failure. For he had com
mltted the objectionable sin of over.
looking the manageable girls In his
W set and marrying q rank outsider.
And that wasn't all. Tom had found
her doing a song and dance act in q
cabaret. To the people In a small
town, where everyone has always
known everyone else, an outsider of
whom they know nothing always re.
mains more or less an outsider. But
to be an actress into the bargain
placed Jean entirely outside the pale.
That the song and dance had been q
very good one, as we'll as innocent and
clean, made no difference.
The young people opened up the big
house and in due time people called.
However, they were obliged to adj
NIT that the house was clean, and that
Tom seemed to be very well cared for
indeed. Instead of helping Jeans case
this only served to a%ntagoniZe them
the more, for everyone hates to be
proved in the wrong. No one ever
called twice, for there seemed to be
an unspoken agreement among the
town ladies to slight Jean as much as
possible.
Tom was q member Of the country
club, so he took his bride to several
OF the Saturday night dances, where
she was rather popular with the men.
Naturally she was a splendid dancer.
She was pretty, too, and men found
her the best Of company. She would
have been Just as friendly and anus
Ing with the women, but they never
gave her a chance. At first she thought
she could get along very nicely with.
out the approval Of the women, but
she soon found that the married men
no longer asked her for dances, and
even some Of the younger ones began
to show the influence of mothers and
sisters. OF course 1t made Tom very
unhappy, for this was his "home town.
and he intended to spend a good many
years there. He spoke Of 1t to Jean
just once, for when he saw the hurt
look In her eyes he realized that after
all 1t was hardest on lher.
In the end Jean found that she real.
ly didn't care whether they approved
Of her or not, for deep in her heart she
knew them for what they were. This
is how 1t came about:
1t was a fearfully hot night in Au'
gust, almost too hot to dance anyhow
when she and Tom arrived at the
club rather late. Jean walked into
the dressing room, to find 1t crowd
ed with women. There was nothing
strange In that, for 1t was usually Q
favorite resort between dances. But
there vas something strange In the
way they were standing around wills
pering. Something in the atmosphere
suggested panic. AS Jean entered she
heard a whisper.
"She'S been sick for a week and nc
n has been near her but the doctor
and he can't even get n nurse to take
the case. My dear, she's got"
The speaker saw Jean and turned
her back quickly, so the last word wa!
lost. Jean walked into the room ant
saw a girl sitting in a huge chair. He
pretty face was CHASTITY and she wa
talking Historically to the womel
near her.
II rode out from town with her tn,
day she was taken ILL.," she was saying
"My God, If I get 1t my face will b,
marked"
Her voice rose in q trembling ores
cendo and broke. Jean stared at her
a look Of horror slowly dawning Il
her eyes. She turned and wake,
quietly from the room and stood 70
a moment on the veranda, contemplat
ing a search for Tom. She decide'
against It because she knew he wOul,
try to prevent what she intended t
do. She hurried home and change
quickly into more serviceable clothes
She packed a bag and, leaving a not
on the table for Tom, she stole out
side. door and across the field to tn
doctors. She found him preparing (
60 out and his face was white an
tired.
q" am going out On an importan
case" he said. $50 II you're not tel
ribly Ill I can't stop now"
Jean explained her errsnd and ovel
came the doctors resistance. He e.
pected the crisis that night and he wa
greatly In need Of help, even as incl
perienced as Jeans would be.
So the one-time cabaret performt
did what none Of the "virtuous wives
had the courage to do. There II q
need to tell Of the terrible battle Jea
and the doctor waged against dealt
They conquered and Jean stayed wit
the woman until she wal able to cal
for herself again. OF course. Toi
had tried to get Jean home again, bt
she was In quarantine. 20 his s6or.
were ussless, ' II shs herself woul