Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-19
con By L1uia bs~phnms
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DA. alter lpitIdAAnk uAhN
Gus escapades and receiving hi
promise TO reform. discovered hin
intoxicated and dancing with 9
m of %ill-repute in a Broad
way cabaret.
On the evening of her departure
Lucinda renews a friendship will
FANNY LONTAINE, and learn'
that her husband.
HARRY LONTAINE, is thinking Of
forming a motion picture COM
pany in California. With them
she visits the New York studio:
of Alma Daley, motion picture
queen. and takes keen interest in
screen life. Then comes her break
with Bellamy and her sudden de-
parture for Chicago.
Bel follows her and tries to stop
her as she leaves her hotel to
board a train for Reno.
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Somebody came between them.
Startled, she identified the strange
young man in the foyer.
Can l be of service? ?" he suggest
ed in an amused drawl.
Instinctively she gasped \
please" At the same time Bel
tried to shoulder the other roughly
out of his way; the gratuitous cham
pion stood firmly, merely couselins.
Easy old thing, easy!" Then Sci
lost his head. Lucinda heard him
damning the other. There was a
slight scuffle, in which the Two
locked in each others arms, ree.ed
to one side. The bellboy was shout
ing Now, ma'am-now's your
chance!" She stumbled into the
taxi. Holding the door the boy de-
manded. where to, ma'm-where
to ?" She gasped: "Anywhere-only
tell him, hurryi' The door crashed,
gears meshed with a grinding
screech, the cab leaped forward with
such spirit that Lucinda was thrown
heavily against the back Ct the seat.
When she recovered, the vehicle
was turning a corner. Through its
window she caught a glimpse of The
sidewalk beneath the canopy of the
Blackstone. just a bare glimpse OF
two figures struggling, with several
others running toward them. Then
the corner blocked out the scene.
XIV
As she was pouring herself a Sec
and cup of coffee in the Pullman
the vacant chair at her table was
drawn out and an amiable amused
voice asked; do you mind my sit
ting here. Mrs. Druce?"
Lucinda jumped in CONSERVATION.
The speaker bowed with an ingra-
tiating smile; her unsought cham
pion of the night before, ...
I'm surprised, too he confessed
-"pleasantly, if you don't mind my
saying so. And yet the dear public
continually kicks about coinci-
dences,"
Lucinda found her tongue but
found it incompetent to frame n
but the most formal phrases. Il have
a great deal to thank you for"
please don't think of 1t that a
To the contrary, l owe you all sorts
of apologies"
For butting in where any rational
angel would have been scared TO
death to tread, and particularly for
being here" The waiter thrust an
order blank with the bill of fare
under the young mans nose. IF
you'll excuse me ...'
The head he bowed over the cards
was well-modeled and matched with
a good quantity of hair, light brown
in color and amazingly l%ustrous. A
skin whose patina of faint tan re-
sembled that of old ivory with never
a blemish, covered boldly fashioned
features. The mobile face had a
trick of lighting up when its owner
talking as if aglow with the
light of his thought. so that his look
was in fact more eloquent than his
speech. Lucinda thought she had
never seen hands more strong and
graceful, or any better cared for, not
~ DA1s Nor had Pol nUar
dressed in better taste.
The object of her interest waved
the waiter away and met her openly
interested regard without loss of
countenance.
Il guess it's time I introduced
myself, Mrs, bruce. My name is
After a slight pause
and with a hint of self-conscious-
ness. he amplifed: Lynn Summer
Sensible that he seemed to expect
her TO think well OF that precious
name, Lucinda found no echo for it
in the chambers of her memory.
But how is it you know my lame
Mr.. Summerlad?"
That's easy: your husband told
me-"
Again Lucinda was reduced to q
DidUk On 1Hl5 TIME SLS Atll lHdL
she was coloring.
I'm the police station." Mr.. Sum
merlad added with a broad grin.
But don't be alarmed. You see, Mr..
bruce rather lost his head-wouldn't
be happy till he'd had me arrested
a charge of assault. At the sta
ton house your husband cooled
and remembered that publicity
his best bet. So he with
drew the charge"
How dreadful" Lucinda MUIR
INJURED, her thoughts with Bellamy.
I'm so sorry"
mo reason to be. IF you must
I enjoyed the adventure ire
mendously. That's what gets
for having been born with a per-
verted sense of humor. Besides, ii
as if I'd eve been pinched
before"
you don't mean to tell me you're
in the habit of-of-"
Il mean, pinched for speeding.
you know what the roads are. out on
the coast, hard and smooth and
straight as a string for miles at a
time. You can hardly resist them,