Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-23
Dorothy Plsys Substitute.
BY RUBY NJ. AYREs.
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manded.
She told him then.
"Mr. Cayanaugh; he's a friend OF
Mr. Delays, and he's a millionaire,
and we're gong 10 have lunch al the
Savoy"
"CNanaugh!" he echoed the name
blankly; then the color rose In his
face. mot cayanaugh, the steel
mani
Ninette shook her head.
Il don't know what he Is, butch,
here comes Margafeilp
She was relieved TO sec Peters SIS.
ter coming down the stairs behind
herr she broke ont quickly:
"Mr. Northard wants me 10 go 10
a iheater. but, OF eouse. cant,
can 4"
Margaret passed her and lifted her
face 20 Peter 10 kiss. but he only lust
brushed her cheek with his lips. and
asked Immediately:
Who is this man Ninette Il lunch.
ing with. She says lis Cayanaugh
mot that old blaekguafd-"
Nine,te gave a little cry OF anger.
aud Vargas flushed.
my dear Peterl He's q friend OF
Arihur'Sl He dined here the other
night, and he's millionaire"
IL don't care hang what he isr
Northard protested. sayagely. "He's
an old scamp with an unsayory repu.
taiion, that's all ! know. and won't
have Ninette going anywhere with
him. lie turned TO the Girl. "Ill
send hun a wire, and then you can
write and explain
But I'm going with himl ! will
goW Ninette broke on, holly. "It's
nothing 10 do with you. OF course.
I'm going! | said | wasl | wrote
last night. Eye never been 10 lunch
at the Savoy-l've never been out TO
lunch with anyone in my liiel'
In spite OF herself her voice trem-
bled, and Northard SAID more gently:
iii take you TO the Savoy, or
anywhere else you like, but I'll no,
have you going with him. He made
his money by swindling other people
Il tell you his name stinks in the
city"
Peter" Margaret cried out indig-
nantly. Arthur wouldn't have
brought him here if he'd been as bad
as all that!'
Arthur doesn't know him as well
as | do" Northard protested OBJ
stinately.
"And. anyway, we don't want to
argue about it. I've said what mean,
and Ninettc is not going"
Ninette came down the last stair
into the hall; her face was white and
determined and her eyes blazed.
II am goingH she said. and then
as he put out his arm to stop her
she drew herself up like queen
PLEASE let me passI' she COM
manded.
you are not going, Ninette." He
spoke quite calmly, but his jaw was
set in obstinate lines. You're only
a child: you know nothing of the
world. I'm surprised at you, Mar
garet, allowing her to entertain the
idea for a moment. I'm not sur
prised at Arthur"
Arthur didn't want me to go"
Ninette broke in unconsciously US
ing Delays Christian name. "But
its no business of his-and none Of
yours she added.
ITS my business as long as
you're under my care Notllard pro-
tested decidedly. ITS my<business
as long as I'm looking after vou-"
Paying for me, ! suppose you
meanl" she flashed out, fiery
streak of color in her pale face. "You
can be as rude as you like don't
care. I'm going-whatever you
say"
"Ninettep Margaret caught his
arm. "Peter!' she said, warningly,
Tor she was frightened by the look
in his eyes.
He fell back a step, and without
another word Ninette walked past
him and out of the house.
Her heart was beating to suffoca-
zion and her cheeks burned.
"How dared he? How dared he?"
was the passionate thought in her
heart. "Just because he paid for me
when | was i'll and let me come
here! Oh. if only | were rich--if
only ! were rich!'
She dared not look back, she al
most ran until she knew she was out
Of sight of the house. then she
walked more slowly and tried to re-
cover her self-control.
But the pleasure of the day was
quite spoiled; all the way up in the
train she thought of the anger in
Peter Nothard's eyes and the con-
tempt in his voice when he spoke Of
Randall Cavanagh.
1t was in vain that she tried to tell
herself he had spoken unjustly; there
had been the ring Of truth in every
word he said.
ITS nothing to do with him any
way" was the final thought with
which she tried. to comfort herself.
4 shall do as l like-alwaysl Josh
would have been only too pleased if
he had known I'd been asked to
unch at the Savoy with million
ARE"
But she knew that was not the
ruth either; Josh, with his simple
honest heart and clean life, cared
nothing for a mans means; a million
aire would have meant no more to
him than a struggling journalist as
poor as he himself had been.
Margaret stood looking after Nj
nette till the bend in the long drive
lid her from view, then she turned
o Peter nervously.
Il think you were wrong to lose
your temper" she said slowly. "You
can't drive Ninette, Peter dear; but
you can lead her!"
I've no time to waste trying to
cad a woman" Peter answered al
most brutally. She's se;i-willed
md spoiled; she'll have to be broken
NJ!
You'll never do it by abusing her
friends" Margaret protested.
He turned on her savagely.