The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08

ever happen 80 long nA either Nancy
or Jenny was with him. II would
bs@YhaieyfT shape u took Sumo
night when be was alone. Bui ding
gafs' pab'
Iis dropped the dhRgar e0rnfully
In the bureau drawer. ard went
10 bed. n he had any dreams, be-
could not remember them In the
morning Which puts the kisa into
the picture agaiDi b" had not meant
anything by II.
80 here they we're, thhaa three
young psTsgDs, somewhat mentally
twisted and most unhappy.
Nancy. wbo could not understand
The role fate had selected for her
that u n light Opsra cDnsdisnDs-
when. night after nigbt, her soul
rsbella1 Bgnlnd the tvaffI" she
had ~ wade through. The pro
found mystery wBs that she could
still wade through II. Once IN the
high hearted pursuit ~ splendid
goal. nov IN the pursuit ~ bread
and butter, Tier heart always 5ob'
ing for The want ~ people all her
own, the eternal craving ~ the
founding, Her hostility toward nsn
rapidly dislntsgfatiDg. PERIODS ~
furious fsckiessuess, which would
have driven her into the arms "
GraiR, had he been 0DpOrtUnn; for
Craig was rich, BgreHabl. ana GIT
I'd, he could have given her all the
HatofiHi comforts which IN the end
would have s10thed the abidln2
hurt u her bllghtnd ambition, For
II Ind beTp blightsJ, Dnd II WhB her
B1tUre ~ feel pOignaUtjy any major
emotion, Gl0fiOnBIy selfish IN thnsc
passing frsnziss. tsnderIy peniteDi
IN the succeeding Gains.
And here WIS Jenny, But Jenny
vas Of the stun u trne phil0sG.
pliers. oUtwardly mute, but 0ll light
ana understanding within She
know the grim tap Btry u life, ~
WoOf bBd warp, down 10 the small
est Knot. Heaven knows, not by
study, but 40 child learns that
FIRE burns, that Ice numbe, thai
the sun blinds, little by little, step
by step. n was possible for her ~
carry great be0tt8cbe without
letting the world know anything
about II, She pOssesse1 a fund u
seifmockery, which IL a tower u
strength. a tonic IN the day If Gd,
gsrsity. Jenny would meyer cry out
loud. NO one would eyer know thnt
she loved jeremiah, except como
uDt0ward circumstance gurpfised II
out ~ her.
And here was CoIlinRsWoOd Jere
miab bancroft, thinking In two III
Fecti0ns, four directions, eight, oil
at once; man on n WhirllgIR, try.
ing 10 focus some stationary object
outside the orbit ~ his mad gym
tons.
Thanksgiving day came, with IL
cheerful turkey'cranbcrry atn0s
phere. Seven elRhthg III the human
beings were gauHt OF eye and emp.
~ Of belly; but there wa plenty
IN New York, ana much OF this
plenty would be wasted thought
iessiy.
OF the trio, II was Jenny alone
who exhibited the proper excite.
nent over the prospect of going ~
craig's beautiful home, near tho
park, for dinner. TO her II WIS n
tremendous event. A real home,
not stuffy fiat or apartment; a.
bow room, with Oriental rugs and
pictures, silver and cut glass md
laced tablellnen, a butler and "A
second man.
Jenny was without concGit, that
quality Of conceit that makes poor
human beings parade their troubles,
expecting sympathy. and, OF
course, getting none. She knew
that nobody really cared a tuppence
how much her heart hched, which
IN 10 near perfect philosophy nh
humans shall ever reach, so she
swung herself wholly into the spirit
~ the day She got na much pleas
ura out Of the apeculntiona na out ~
the dinner itself, And she be,
lleVed that Nancy ana Jeremiah
we're quite an excited ms hhe was
She WIS IN and out of Nanoy'r
room all the morning, What gown
should she wear, what hat. what
twist should she give 10 her honest
blond hair, and 49, forth and 80 on
Rhe thumped a onotinEaf raRlime
an the piano, pulled tdnR foo'a
oars, suddenly seized Nancy and
swung her around ~ shat was
ones known aa the waits
Nancy laughed at these rather
childish party man fealatloaa 60
day lenuga ear was not keen
enough 10 nats ihs hard quality ~
this laughter, Nancy Naa having
ono ~ her defiant aud reckless
moods That her Hpaeth was nnt
latter was due 10 hrr love ~ iennF
aud her uAtlsF klnaneaa that hal
$50 slah tu east RhadpN so iuanf =
rroal daY liut chs was hlitsr 10
ihe lniinm ~ hsf auui Ia tat q
ThaukaaiFihH dinner ~ i hgfAnf