Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-10

'~' s""'s""ss N'''V ooht's uho~f
her arm.
Connie and FS~d Raw.
A. the ornate lady entered the els
,ator there broke from poor Connie q
muffled cry Panic. hatred. outrage
calamity and despair spoke In thai
single sound. All sorts of sensIbilitles
some 81 them 10 deeply hidden that sh'
herself was unaware ~ their existence
were being accented. And by Fred
hand.
And you want me 20 live IN this
'ssis awful place" she gasped. with
people like that. Connie licked hei
hand IN the direction O. the coInset ok
ed woman
She suddenly broke on. whlrisd and
sped down the steps again. Fred was
badly frightened. The faster he pur
sued her the more desperately she
plunged ahead 10 escape.
Reaching the sidewalk. az she Wa
about 10 run heaven knows where. ~
caught her arm and fairly dragged her
Into their ear.
From the Desperate comeandgo ri
her breath Fred knew she was on the
verge of hysterla. lie drove home with
cut word. But gradually his panic
waned--and his anger waved.
How absurd II was of Connie. h0w
inconsidsrate. to behave In such WAY
Here he was. giving his every thought
To his work. his future. their home
all for her.
Suppose she had vet her heart on
certain sort OF home. WAS II such an
awful thlng 10 compromise with dreams
Especially when he needed to he IL
the thick of things. in the city. amons
people with money. who knew how u
live?
They hurried Into their room az ths
hotel like bits OF wrsckass drawn Into
a maslsironi Connie flung from he,
the light scarf she wore and sank inta
a chair by the open window. her lips
working an she tired 10 bite hack up
yelling sobs.
Fred could have sworn with the agony
|of u all, His temper rose.
"Oh. what is-tha matter with yosl"
he shouted. his own nerves breaking
loose.
She loked at him with the eyes Of on
into WHOSE loving heart knife hA'
been thrust.
"oh. nothing. Fred, 7 have been rul
over--smashed. crush~d Into the aus
nj the road. hats all. Dust--ttats wha
I aur 10 yo,i-sonsthing on which :
walk IN your carver.
"if yonr kind Of people arsW't ~
kind Of people, u ! can't 'iive--unde
the aame root with painted women. i
this horrible. noisy city. why thats b
cause I am unreasonable. A little shou'
Ing from you. a Little discipline. an
that settles me-" 4.
"Connie--you'r talking rot Hmpl
ravinE. How can you say such thing
| 10 ussf" lie did not realize how hi
voice had risen. The smart Of her word
liar m6od. her hostile glance. made HIN
stasse~ further and further from cell
control. "You dare ny this to n,s'"
Connie Jumped from the chair AM
stood qulvtrIns.
"You needn't below like that! II Oh
life b 20 be- smashed. u WIRE y, mu
tuaiiy disgusted We want 10 part ietl
DO q decentiy.
ia rather che neinhbws didnt thln'
we were u pair VI drunkards having
quarrel. It's plain you don't care fo'
cut the camping snort You chooce Jus
place 10 live In. You think only
business--"
Fred selred his hat and hung out
the room without WORD.
Connie lOses Pree.
Fr some minutes aner Frcd IVA
flung hlmssif out III the room 70 wnAS
ever desperate thing he had resolved on
| Connte's hearthrcaking Sens" " ""'
rage kept her from caring.
Then she wondered Tor a hreunl
momsnt. And no sooner did abe wonde
than she wanted 10 Know. Hushns I.
the window she looked do~n on hrosn
way.
Was that unseelng young man. p'unt
Ing reckle~siy across the stream OF 'ts'
&c her hushandg A gray shark ~ O.
almost devoured him. An"'her i"rehs'
sideways =" avo'd s'"'s~'i"'
Fred seemed "''lvi"us' ."tr :
| u desfrlzns ble'ksd his Ta'h' I've p'"ht
ed throuEh nv" "'.'pi"
IN. felt u shudd"ring cold and c,,.
ed the window. she SANK upon "
nearest chair. Her very NINA ana hea'
seeIned frozen.
| This would not do Pred was a h'ri
strung hoy and the fact that he usual
held hihis-'' arer"''s VI ',"'" n'a.. ~
present mood the more 70 ." eons'o'Ie'
II would be- best !" ,a'k 'he 'mhs oVe
asain,-aseuy. h Ven. !, ~. nv" " -. =,
thing had c"n'e. 'hey COULD AZ ,'~a y
range things thonshuui'y' ir'oVrI w"s
' they could from the wreck, inslrad Z