The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18

bcred that publicity wasn't his uest
bet. 80 he Withdrew the charge"
How drendfuil'' Lucinda
INJURED. her thoughts with Bellamy.
I'm 40 sorry
no reason 70 be. II you mast
know. I enjoyed the adventure tre-
mcnd ouHiy. That's what one gets
for inving been born with q rcf-
vcrted % humor. lieaides, Il
wasn't ~ 10 ia never been Jincned
before"
You don't near 10 tell me
you're IN the habit Of-of-'
II mean. pinched for speeding
You know what the roads are, out
on the coast. hard and nmooth sud
straight az a string Tor miles NJ n
time. You ran hardly rcsis' them.
once you get beyond the cay lin.i,s
Lucindn caught the eye ~ ncr
walter ana gave him n bill To pty'
for her breakfast. But she couldn't
escape with good grace Just yei.
unless shr wished to administer q
downright snub Fhc would have TO
wait for her change.
'1'd like to show you What mo-
t0rinE Is around los Angeles. sir
Sumwerlnd pursued wrh breath
taking assurance. III u isn't an
impairment question. mny I ask
" that's where you're houna>
NO" Lucinda replied briefly.
| One began to forsee that 20 put a
dnmpcr on such Astounding en,~r-
prise would provo far from caAy.
Lucinda Rnthcred up her chnnge.
And Nur1nicrhd's face fell ouch.
ingiy a. he grapsed the fact that
she was really going to leave him
to finish hie breakfast alone.
am deeply Indebted TO you, snr
pursued. Dut. of cunra-. n I'm
a thing one can talk about
Well there are iuis ~ other
things we can tar about" sum
meriad r%cioint1 rhccrlly. $50 let
forget the unpleasant on"s a.
"a lonH, loncrnfuo irip. and IN h.
very happy II youn let me prattl'
IN your company NOW and thea
ialcindn conteuted herself witll
replying. no, rhe woHldnt mind
and thrust back her chair. I'm.
mcdintcly Summeriad wins on hi'
feet. napkin In hand. howiug
prettily.
Awfuliy good oi YOU. MR.
Druce. Where shall I find yoa
say In an hour " two? Tho oh
acrvntion carr
Perhaps Lucinda smiled.
She made her way back 4 hel
lrcservution but wns not wei
settled when she henrd a ioyfn
lcry rindy' cindy Drucei-
and rose. dropping the book in hei
asfonishmept, to be EMBODIED in tbs
arms OF Fanny Loniaine.
. ...f..a a.atfa.f,
ioffcred. had been accepted withou
luueHlon; Fanny aud her hos
bands tactful sympathy not oni'
but. together with her reluctance
20 proceed 10 Reno before sh'
could feel reasonably sure OF ~
INK there unmoiestea. had lnfiu
fenced hcr TO aGree to 20 on VIII
1.-THE IonlaincH 30 Los Angelo
whittier tahc RAJ tacitly he'd q
linfcr) his motion picture Interest
had peremptorily called LOninine.
II seemed q sensible move a
well as one most agreeable II pros
pect. She could est In consor
and friendly comranionahip sor
IIfeW weeks. consult with Harfor
lWlllis BY letter. al leisure and wilt
a cain mind plan for the future,
And then Il would be amusing .
aee Los Angelic under tho wing q
50 wcll-informed a motiOn-pictur
lImpresnrtO as I1ontninc. Tia
.lafternoon at Che cuip studios lia
|, been fascinating: how much Esor
lao would u be 10 live for a time
, a city that was. al least as Lon
tnine umned ~. one vast open-ai
. studio. 10 be- associated with peopl
I, who were actuafiy doing aomethin
with their nvcsl
hui you haven's told me- IN
: complained. aboat those tcsfl
How dld ! look
You were adorable. everyDod
, simply rnvod about youi'
III Pact. Airs Druce. You ou'
. cIassed even Alma Daley In tha
palm Room scene. No. hut ser
( ousiy, n was YOU firri. Miss Dale
second. Fanny q good third. ~
/ fold nowhere
swell. It's hard 10 believe. bt
= II you mean II. the culps and the
cameraman would seem 10 hns
been right"
"Rieht about WHAT" Lontain
earnestly wanted 20 know.
why. they were 40 sure I woul
' - W.T. - 81 NaN -
+ Culp made me an offer. a. we wei
I leaving, - act with his wife Ia NJ
next picture.
Iontaine's eyes widowed Into
= luminous blue stare; and abrupt
aa n 10 hide the thought benin
2 Them. he threw away n hnlf-amoi
: ed cigarct and, helping himfeh
lanothef. hent forward. tappsns
. on a thumb-nail.
II Really. dearest How pricl
o iessi And what did you say to -
r creature?
on. ! was kind bh. firm"
y Ben CUPS a blk man In \.
lclnema rDme. Lontaine commcn
ed without looking up. nc
says you'd made n hi. you nugl
4 20 wnrfe than listen 20 him, TIA
4 ~. Of course. n you rholld cvl
think ~ taking a flyer In ~
}. motion picture hufinees.
4 Pm not even dreaming Of sue
/. la thing. Why. It's absurd"
III Then you ~ the modern iniracl
Mrs.. Drncc--R w0nnan withdl