The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31


status in Ri the subdiviSlonA o. The socle Ell:
that now appealed TO her, asked her TO marry him
she WeDtsne wept az she haC not 6llce tAal nigh
when she stood. tawc2y and gawcy factory rae
c3iaaic. neartbroken Ger tie shock of SEEING hal
o. $40 cash prize go fliInmering IN tencent div
crowded with hoi polloi.
How could she marry Chester iLibben? Tue
her manner and her speech end her taEte- ha'
heen refined unt; she could walk beside him o
live with him ard raise no eyebrows, 8ut-n'
didn't know: ard she did. Confession alone Coul
deeds and he might sTallow hard and forgl*9. la
the rest be could never understand One must !-T'
the criminal yuiyasities TO appreciate them.
She tried 70 make him realize, bur he sKep
away all her protesta lie didn'r want TO know 0
what he'd gone be7oE6-he had fair IDEA q what
rising in musical Sh0N6 meant 10 some g:Tss vht
had to pluck themselves OUT o. the gutter. IT,
wanted her for wha sh" and a. soc Tas, 70
for ANYTHING thai had gone hf:1ore. He Was no
hectic rah rah bo: in rno pitch 81 his tTst eaano
retior-lc Vas TilGWrr had lived GaG aeon. had
thought; and he knew Just what be was doing
So EIsye said yes, and thet r:s.c arter tho the
2tre they went FORTH 10 celebrate al late caharet
II was al right for them to do SO. I0'o years be
fore rf 7.nseuce there was open crj?iciS:.: sh-
vas sLyiarking. Now she was slcniming. The e
lnblished star. the substantial merchant wlo ~
ls.+Y ar;anccd, could hit l. ~ win dGn.tT. II
when they remained until a. imbibng Juc
cioytly and dancing integmitte1tly. no one though
more OF it than to point them nut discleetly repea
vhO they were gossip sAd LuZz IN TesPecIuI tone;
Fyen the chorigtors Who had known hcr whom
and didn't press the Ge;Hila.
"ConYe, dear" suggested Hibben Us fhrct
O'Clock"
They rose and walked to the checking stan
and got their wraps.
II was onlv 2 step 20 the door. lie helped b.
or with her down cloak Of FUZZY fur that Elsppe,
over her fetching baye shoulders.
\ man who STOOD cremped aGaiT!sf the ~aN .
thongn be Gidnt vart to obfrude across a swecpja
vision OF the vail, caught Chesters eye. II seemed
TO him The man was ec7Itin!1ing Elsye with ever
more than the lOintod admiration tnat she alv%ys
drew from gawker#.
@ro took his aud they started over the
threshold toward his car
A fist flew UP. H;oben ducked violently. Eisye
whose attention had been afeld for an abs'racted
moment stopped and turned. The fist Wavered.
Excuse me" whispered Elsye and disengaged
hnr arm from fIfbbens. She crossed hin. lie saw
her draw back her dainty hand and Thack the man
with the cap snartly in the face. He cIlnged aud
racocd.
Il told you TO stay away I'm Iae, Tony, missed
TIsye in a tone Eibben had never beard her use
''Eow-ths mex time you come bothern' me I'll
knock you for a goul-ap' then send you TO the
hoosegow Now get out o here before kick you
in that ugly mug. you bum!
The man turned and skunk Off. Elsye turned the
other way!
Now" said EIsye, 81 suppose you'll never talk
to Ble again"
'NoW," said Hibben, q know what you meant
reversion to type. eh?'
No Chester. Not observation-disclosures. The
type is only hidden by gown and a little powder:
q should suggest little more powder" said
Chester cooy.
Good night" said Eisye coohy .
on Tony take me home VIII your