Evening journal., 1922-05-19
SYNOPSIS
o4n ~ Lo~ss Jos~ph n.o.

Youth, beauty, social position an,
ioyeNthese were not sufficient TO hol'
the affection of her husband.
BELLAMl DRUCE. a man cursed
with an appetite for cheap flrta
tions and expensive liquor. TIT
decision to leave him came when his
LUCINDA. after tolerating numerous
escapades and receiving his promise tC
reform, discovered him intoxicated
and dancing with woman OF ILL.,
repute in a Broadway cabaret.
On the eve of her departure, Lu
cinda renews a friendship with
FANNY LONTAINE. and learns thai
her husband,
HARRY LONTAINE. is thinking Of
forming motion picture company
in California. With them, she 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 sud
den departure for Chicago.
Bel follows her and tries to stop her
as she leaves her hotel TO board a train
for Reno.
Somebody came between them.
Startled, she identified the strange
young man of the foyer.
"Can l be Of service?" he sug-
gested in an amused drawl.
Instinctively she gasped mo,
please" At the same time Bel
tried to shoulder the other roughly
out Of his way; the gratuitous cham
pion stood firm, merely counseling,
Easy, old thing. easy!" Then Bel
lost his head. Lucinda heard him
damning the other. There was a
slight scuffle, in which the two.
locked in each others arms, reeled
to one side. The bellboy was shout
ing Now, ma'm--now's your
chancei" She stumbled into the
taxi. Holding the door the boy de-
manded: Where to. ma 'm-where
to?" She gasped: "Anywhere-only
tell him, hurryi" The door crashed,
gears meshed with a grinding
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 turning corner. Through Its
window she caught a glimpse of the
sidewalk beneath the canopy of ths
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 sec
ond cup of coffee in the Pullman
dining ear the following morning
the vacant chair at her table was
drawn cut and an amiable. amused
voice asked: do you mind my sit
ting here. Mrs. Druce?"
Lucinda jumped in CONSERVATION.
The speaker bowed with an ingra-
tisting smile; her unsought cham
pion of the night beforel
I'm surprised too" he confessed
pleasantly. if you don't mind my
saving so. And yet the dear public
continually kicks about coinci-
denccsi"
: Lucinda found her tongue but
found III incompetent to frame any
hutAhe most formal phrases. 81 have
q great deal TO thank YOU for
'Please don't think of Il that way.
To the contrary. I owe you all sorts
OF apologies"
: Apologies"
For butting in where any rational
angel would have been scared to |
death TO tread, and particularly for |
being here" The waiter thrust an |
y AtA NAtAAAh WIN tAAN FAAA VI AtAA -
inder the Young mans nose. IF
'oull excuse me
The head he bowed over the cards
vas well-modeled and thatched with
good cua 1tity of hair, light brown
n color and amazingly lustrous A
KIN whose patina of faint tan re-
embed that OF old ivory, with never
blemish. covered boldly fashioned
eatures. The mobile face had a
rick of lighting up when its owner
-as talking as II aglow with the
ght of his thought. 80 that his look
-as in fact more eloquent than his
peech. Lucinda thought she had
ever seen hands more strong and
raceful. or any better cared for. not
ven Bels. Nor had Bel ever
ressed in better taste.
The object OF her interest waived
le waiter away and met her open
interested regard without loss OF
,untenance.
"I guess it's time I introduced my
~. Mrs. Druce. Ny name Is Sum-