South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-19

aEGM HFRE TODAY

Youth. beauty, social position and
love-these were not sufficient 20
hold the affection Of her husband
BELIAAMY DRUCE, a man cursed
with an appetite for cheap firta-
tions and expensive liquor. The
decision 10 leave him came when
hts wife.
LUCINDA. after tolerasing numer-
Gus escapades and receiving his
promise 70 reform. discovered
him intoxicated and dancing with
woman OF tN-repute in a Broad
way cabaret
On the eve OF her departure, Lu-
cinda rensws a friendship with
FANNY LONTAINE. and learns
that her husband.
HARRY DONTAINE. is thinking OF
forming a motion picture COM
pany IN California. With them.
abe visits the New York studios
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 10 board
a train for Reno.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
Somebody came between them.
Startled. she identified the strange
young man OF the foyer.
can De Of service ?" he suggest
ed IN an amused drawl.
Inntinctively she gasped mo.
please" At the same time Bel
tried 70 shoulder the other roughly
ont OF his way; the gratuitous cham
pion stood firm. merely counseling.
Easy, old thing, easyi" Then Bel
lost his head Lucinda heard him
damning the other. There was a
slight scufle. I'm which the two,
locked IN each others arms. reeled
20 one eide. The beliboy was shout
ing "Now. ma 'm-now's your
ehance" she stumbled into the
taxi. HOLDING the door the boy de-
manded Where 20. ma'm-where
TOT" She Easped. Anywhere -
only tell him. hurry" The door
crashed. gears meshed with a grind
ing screech. the cab leaped forward
with such spirit that Lucinda was
thrown heavily against the back OF
the seat.
When she recovered. the vehicle
was turninC-a Former. Through IT'S
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
ond cup OF coffee IN the Pullman
dining car the following morn.ngl
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 !n CONSERVATION.
The speaker bowed with an ingra-
tisting smile: her unsought cham
plon OF the night before.
"I'm surprised. too" he confessed
pleasantly. u YOU don't mind my
saying so. And yet the dear public
continually kicks about coinci-
dsnces,"
Lucinda found her tongue but
found - incompetent 20 frame any
but the most formal phrases. i
have a great deal 20 thank you for
Please don't think Of &c that way.
To the contrary. I owe you all sorts
OF apologize
Apologies"
FOR buttIng IN where any ration
a. angel would have been scared 90
death 20 tread. and particularly Tor
being here" The waiter thrust an
order blank with the bin OF fare
under the young mans nose. II
youu excuse me-.
The head he bowed over the cards
was welI-mode,ed and thatcheS with
a good quantity OF hair light brown
in color and amazingly lustrous. a
skin whose patina OF faint tan re-
sembled ;nat az old ivory. with
never a bIenish covered boldly
fashioned features. The mobile face
had a trick Of lighting up when rs
owner was talking as y aglow with
the light Of his thought. so that his
look was De fact more eloquent than
his speech. Lucinda thought she
Rad never seen hands more strons
and graceful or any better cared
for. not even Bells Nor had BE.
ever dressed n better taste
The object OF her interest waved
the waiter away and met her openly