The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-14

are what do you say"
II say it's perfectly splendid Jean
Sedley declared Wed all love il. When
can YOU arrange ito
This afternoon, II that suits every
body Only have to telephone and in
half an hour they'll be all ready for US.
Do say yes all of you. Mrs, Druce, l
know the others will II you DO"
II don't mind Lucinda agreed hes
itantly
"Right.Ol Give me five minutes"
VII.
As Lontaine had promised SO had he
performed This cinema chap ne knew,
Cup, had professed himself only TOO
delighted
With two cars at its disposal the
party split up into threes, Mrs. Sedley
Mrs. Guest and Lontaine leading the
way. on the point of entering her car
after Fanny. however Lucinda recalled
her bridge engagement and turned
back to telephone that she would be
late. |
Having seen no more Of Beliamy [
since their encounter she had dis. .
missed the possibility of his returning. |
The surprise was so much the more un.
welcome, consequently, when on leav-
ing the booth she saw her husband. with |
his hat on the back of his head and his |
arms full of lavendar orchids, waver-
ing irresolutely in the entrance 10 ihe |
Palm room, surveying with dashed |
expression It's now all but deserted
spaces With sickening contempt, Lu-
cinda made hastily for the revolving
door
simultaneously Bel caught sight or
her and, with blurred travesty OF his
really charming smile and falterins
parody OF that air of gallant alacrity
which she had once thought so engag-
ing, moved TO intercept Lucinda. And
finding her escape cut off, she paused
and awaited him with a stony counten-
ance.
"Ah. there you are, eh, Linda!
Fraid ia missed you Sorry couldn't
| get back sooner, but"
I'm not" Lucinda Interrupted.
Outlook here, Linda. be reason
able"
81 think | have been-what you call
reasonable---long enough TOO long"
Bellamy hesitated, nervously moisten'
ing his lips.
"Here-take these flowers, won't you?
/ Plenty for YOU and all your friends
Again Lucinda defeated his attempt
/ to disburden himself. "Oh, Bel!' she
cried sadly--"how can you be such
/ fool?"
"How'm I a fool2 Thought | was 60
ing 10 please you. I've made
arrangements 10 have the afternoon
free, Just To be with you Wen 60
somewhere
I'VE will not" Lucinda told him In
flexibly
II don't mind tagging along
Sorry, but | don't want you.
Injudiciously again. Bellamy elected
to show his teeth: See here. where
are you going? I've got q night -
know"
Have you, Bel? Think again.
never ask you such questions. II ] did,
you'd either lose your temper OF lie TO
me. and Justify yourself by asserting
that no man ought 10 be asked 10 stane
prying into his affairs. Sol leave you
to your affairs-and only ask that you
leave me 10 mine"
Neither spoke IN that clash OF wills
until Bellamy weakened, his eyes shift
ed. and he stepped aside. slightly So
bered.
Please" he begged in turn OF pen
itence. Didn't mean had TO
pull myself together somehow 10 talk
business at luncheon"
"Oh, It was a business luncheon,
them" asked Lucinda sweeiy. pausiny
"of course"
You leave me To infer that your af
fair with Amelie has reached the point
where you take her 10 the Clique Clut
) to talk terms Bellamy's jaw sagged
his eyes were blank with CONSERVATION
What else do you wish me 10 think
Bellamy?"
He made u pitiable effort to cull him
self together. Look here, Linda; yot
4 are all wrong about this-misinformed
il can explain--damn IL, you can't re
/. fuse"
d Cant /? Go home, Bel, get sons
G sleep. when YOU wake up, II you stil
think YOU have anything TO say-con
y slider Il carefully before you ask me u
% listen. Remember what ! tell you now
II you've lied to me for the last time: on,
n more lie win end everything betweeI
2 Us, finally and for all time!
J VII
y. on the far West Side. the broughan
drew 10 j shudderins stop before roV
OF brick buildings That they wer
united In enc service was proved by IN
legend running from end to end of tn
row henoath It's second.story windows
ALMA DALEY STUDIOS-CCLl
CINENrAS, INC. BEN CuLP, PRES
r. This was the nursery In which wha
,e Mr. Culp tor his press agenp had bri
,r ianuy imaged as the youngest, flares
ID sister OF the plastic arts was tosterin
the finest flower OF it, expression I
Wit. the artistry Of Alma Daley, IN pr
vate life Mrs. Culp.
with every symptom OF disgust IN
doorkeeper growled al Fontaine; zee
kin g'wan up--but moind yer sthel
,hey's Il darrrk turn In the sthairs ii
pressed button and wire door swun
back. the party filed through and stun
oled up two flights OF ereaking stairs !
tiny landing upon which numot
of doors stood all closed, each sternl
stenciled. PRIVATE.
| one Of the doors opened hastily an
he elected nervously ingratiating youn
Of man Mr. Lane. secretary to Mr. Cull
Is He shook each warmly by the ham
then threw wide another OF the PR
on VATE doors,