Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-31
CHAPTER Ky

There was al this time tile room in
Tuciuda.s lauer fife for o.bcr peoples
troublcs, She was much too agra thiy CT
crossed III th.s radiant Linda Zee. VIC
tress lu farla VI lgel W WhjeE gam
aerlad Was rrpated Ii uiaster who lal
never known 3efaG 3amers nrrent #
HIS Shores wsth Ham.n ~ 99aad Er
rredal5us and leuiaht mortal yaaltg saw
ia that Il fes-ts en rant@ foods ,aa
it,. Thinb H. well as you Viii u yaar
self yua sta not fHa paaeeaa abte he
belief that ola vel loved br aans ms
I been laid low ~ ioy" IF you alone.
That morning, as every morning nov
she woke with smile responsive @ The
smiling promise % Tie DAY, called for
her ear and sailed forth.
I Her rooms were SO situated that %
reach the main entrance SIZE Ind To pass
1 the corner room now occupied by Nelly
Marquis, and malicious lack would have
It that the two should meet
1 The Marquis girl had been ont and was
I returning with small packet gripped
IL shabby gleYed hand. A well made
woman with 3 graceful carriage, her face
I held elements of beauty q a Wild, sweet
\ sort but dinmed and wasted lis despon-
deney aud impaired health Today the
dark rings under her eyes were deeper.
4 tn eeyes themselves more desperate tran
cinda's sympathies And seeing her go,
Lucinda with soifcitous cry why. Miss
Marquis - paused and extended an i'm
puisiye hand
Tie girl sxcrYed away from the hand
! shrinking 70 tie WALL her scant natural
ccl"r ebbiug till the rouge was liyid on
checks and lips, while her eyes grew
hand aud hot
Well" She said suddenly what do
you WANT
confounded by this proof Of hos.
tthty - pert!nacious il was pervcrse.
Lucinda fa!tered: sBdt-yoa are al Z
"Wen; and II a1 what's that to
you:" The words uttered Ii Il level tone
nevertheless seemed TO force explos!Yclr
past the trcmuous, waAen lips. "Oh
don't worry your head about me: think
about yourself. Don't forget you can be
contaminated hy creature ike me, don't
forget she accomplished a singuiarly
true Reproduction 0s Summerlads tone
I'm really not tile sort you can afford
to 4et mixed III WITH
"Im 50 sers3 you heard, Miss Marquis
OF course neither Of Us had any idea YOU
WERE
"Eayesdroppin4! why don't you say
/ it, I'm not astoutshcd,t
''But are you fais to me- | nleant no
/ harm. dida,t say-what you resent
/ you know"
! Tie 9iri gaze grimace of pure hate.
Ne she snarlcd -"you didn't say any
/ thing unkind. you were too hasg posing
as Lady Bountiful TO pass uncharitablc
! remarks! But he-he said enough y
! enough for me- oh, I'm not saying he
| didn't tell the truth; I'm a bad lot all
| right--a rotten bad lot, IL yon want 20
! know and III be worse before I'm better.
/ So you watch out and keep away from
med you hear?"
! Yes" said Lucinda cooily-"clearly"-
| and went her way
| Her cur brought her to the linn
| studios.
I Neither Lynn nor Joseph Jacques, his
! director, was il evidence, but the camera
/ man said the two Of them had retired 10
/ the directors office for conference
i To the office Lucinda and Fanny Lon
tame repaired and xtheir knock being an
/ swerei by morose growl--there aisroy
cred Summeriad. i'll elaborate evening
! clothes n thoughtful scowl on his hand
some painted face, with Jacques, a mild
hammered young cinema sultan, IN riding
breeches and boots. sitting on the desk
itself, and moodily drumming its side
| with hts heels.
I'VE were wondering il you'd care to
be an angel to US, Linda said Summer
lad