New Britain herald., 1922-05-11
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His unsuitable appetite for chear filtration and frequent periods ot heavy drinking, had almost destroyed the love which LUCINDA DRUCE. prominent Fiftl
 Avenue society matron, held for heI
 husband, After five years Of mar.
 ried life. she had decided that heI
 beauty, youth and charm were not
 sufficient to hold Bellamy. At .
 fashionable dinner, the Druccs met RICHARD DAUBENEY, Lucinda's
 old sweetheart, and MRS. AMELIE SEVERN, with whom
 Bellamy at once proceeds to carry
 on an affair. Amelie and Bellamy
 lunch at the Clique Club and
 Amelie suggests that Bel Divorce
 Lucinda. He refuses and she sug-
 gests that possibly Lucinda may
 divorce him.
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 "Deal with that when it comes up. Frankly. don't believe it ever will. Don't mean to give Linda any req son l can avoid"
 What you mean Is, you really love-!"
 T mean" he cut in sharply, ''whatever my shortcomings, I re- spect Linda. I won't hurt her if I can help it."
 How charming of you!"
 For all acknowledgment she re- ceived silent inclination of his head {; and she began to laugh dangerously, eyes abrim with hatred. the heat in her cheeks shaming their rouge.
 Well. thank God I've come to un- derstand you before we went any farther"
 Amen to that"
 And so all your love making has been simply"
 The same as yours, Amy"
 Then why did you ever make love to me at all, please?"
 Because you let me see you want ed me to-"
 The brutal truth of that lifted the woman to her feet. "I don't think I care for any more luncheon," she said in a shaking voice. If you don't mind <"
 
 place. Not at all.'
 He offered to help with her fur, but she wouldn't have that, threw the garment over her arm and flung round. the table. then checked and looked back. You understand-thi ends it-for all time?" T couldn't do you the injustice of thinking anything else"
 She made a tempestuous exit through the curtains.
 Bellamy consulted his watch. Just on two; Linda's luncheon party would be in full swing. He had nothing bet ter to do, might as weel look in at the Ritz. Linda would like it :
 V To the luncheon hour mob that milled in the foyer of the Ritz Carlton hotel, Lucinda Druce preseiiStd the boise of a pretty woman who has never known care more galing than uncertainty as to her most becoming adornment.
 But I never dreamed you three knew one another!" she was exclaim- ing in the surprise of finding Fanny Lontaine with those whom she had bidden to meet her Fanny, why didn't you tell me-"
 But I didn't know--your Nelly Guest was Ellen Field married"
 That's so: I'd completely forgotten you both come from Chicago" ''Hush." Nelly Guest gave stage hiss. Someone might hear. And all these years I've tried so hard to live it down! It's no fair :"
 Six years married, Fanny retained and would till the end, whatever life might hold in store for her, a look of wondering and eager youthfulness. | Romance trembled vertically upon her lashes. She had way of hold l ing her lips slightly apart and look ing steadily at one when spoken to, | as if nothing more interesting had ever been heard by the ears am- pushed in the hobbed, ashen hair. | Her eyes of deep violet shade held | an innocense of expression little less | than disconcerting. Her body seemed :; never to have outgrown it's adoles- l cence, yet it's slightness was quite without any angularity or awkward ness, it achieved roundness without