Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
Gro on With the Story

Thought I'd look in on your
party. You know. you asked me"
She could not trust her tongue. If
she said more in her anger, she
would say too much. She cried all
in a breath: well. go away then! 1
don't want you. 1 won't have you!"
land pushing past Bel, fed into the
cloak-room.
He drew himself UP sharply and
ironed out all indications of his en-
barrassment, assuming what he be-
loved to be a look Of naughty in
difference.
His gaze focused intelligently
upon the glass case that displays the
wares OF the hotel florist. Women
liked flowers. But there were four
IN 1inda's party. her guests would
think it funny If he joined them,
3 bringing flowers for his wife only
49, A tough problem. He decided
to step round to the club and null it
over :
He had disappeared by the time
Lucinda showed herself again. Out
\ ward1y mistress of herself, she re-
sumed her chair as Richard Daube-
ney passed with his luncheon party,
and made directly for her corner.
Ipstantaneously Lucinda expert
snced a slight psychic shock and
found herself again the s~elf-con-
tanned. the young pima of the
world whom nothing could dismay.
Dobbin knew everybody except
the Lontaines; and when the flutter
created by his introduction had sub
sided, he found a chair by Lucinda's
side and when the conversation
swung TO a pageant he took advant-
age of the general interest to detach
Lucinda's attention.
II couldn't resist the temptation
butt in, Cinda. Hope you don't
mind"
Its always nice TO see you"
81 a see you're troubled about
something because 1 know so much
better than anybody else. I'll lay
long odds no one else has noticed
anything, but to my seeing eye
been flying signals of distress
al during luncheon. That being so,
Be decent of me not to
give you a hail and stand by in case
I'm needed-now would it?"
Momentarfly Lucinda commended
against temptation. Then, you are
a dear. Dobbin," she said almost
~egretfully. But 1t isn't fair for you
10 see too much. If it's true / have
secrets I don't want to share, it
be kinder to let me keep them
don't you think
Jean Sedley was claiming her at
what do you think of that,
Isn't it a ripping idea?"
afraid l didn't hear-I was firt-
ne with Dobbin,"
Eyes, ! know. But Mr.. Lontaine
fas just made a priceless suggestion
about the pageant. He says we can
have moving pictures taken as we
inter the ball room and shown be-
tore the evening is over"
Il don't know" Lucinda de-
hurried. ut must be a weird sensa-
mot one you need be afraid Of"
Lontaine promised. IF you don't
my saying so. you would
screen wonderfully. Mrs. bruce"
You think so. really?"
Tell you what" Lontaine offered
t&gerly: suppose you take test,
3 hat2 No trouble at all TO fix it up
for you. Take us all, for that matter.
lust as we are. What do you say?'
"I say it's perfectly splendid"
Jane Sedley declared. "We'd all
1t. When can you arrange it?"
"This afternoon, IL that suits
Everybody. Only have 10 telephone,
and IN half an hour they'll be all
ready fer us. Shall II" Lontalne got.
out Of his chair. do say yes, all of
Mrs. bruce? / know the others
viii n you do?"
II don't mind Lucinda agreed
"Right-Ot Give me- Ave minutes
N VII
As Lontaine had promised, so had
% performed. This cinema chap
se knew, Culp, had professed him
eff only too delighted.