The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30

support your wife. # deserted
you now"
"Ho, ha! I guess that's terribly
funny. You crawfishing around to
give me your money-why you big,
fat lobster"
Don't mind him. Uncle Charley,
interposed Thelma. sweetly. He
merely wants to infuriate you SO THAI
you'll say you've disinherited him.
Don't let him fool you"
Unoie Charley was red as a beet
and choking with rage, but he was
not so far gone that he failed to see
the wisdom of Thelma's advice.
you cannot arouse my ire, young
man. But by gobs-"
E'Nunky,"
Uncle Charley subsidized. Buck
g1ared about the room. His Jaws
squared.
"You think you've got me-" he siz-
zled, stepping close to his uncle
You think you've got me, Ell? You
think you can bluff me into quitting
Just because of one wild night. Well
put this in your pipe and smoke it,
you can'tI Get that? You can't!-I
was tricked into this marriage and
don't believe it's binding. I'm going
to fight it. I'll get a divorce and III
marry Virginia in spite of all OF
you!"
rs that SOP" virginia's clear voice
broke in. Listen to me, Buck, you
can go ahead and get your divorce
from her; you can make your uncle
eat dirt; you can go ahead and do
anything you like-Pn never marry
YOU the longest day you livet"
Buck swayed on the balls Of his
feet and pressed his hands to his
temples.
you've joined 'em, Ell? You're
all against me. Let me tell you some
thing. Miss Virginia Earl-I"n marry
you just as sure as you're stanolns
there I'm engaged to you and L
wear your ring He paused SUD
denly. Virginia's eyes dropped to his
left hand in search of the signet she
had given him. On the other side OF
the room Thelma yawned, raising her
left hand to her lips.
"Ring?" she said slowly. 'Buck
gave me a perfectly swell wedding
ring!"
Virginia's eyes widened with pain.
She broke down on the settee ana
sobbed. Buck was beside her in an
instant, but she pushed him away
with unwonted ferocity.
go to her!" she raved. GO TO
the wife to whom you gave our en-
gagement ring! Go on-1-I-IH
give yours to the first man who
who-asks-
Her tear-hlled eyes met those of
Howard Manning!
CHAPTER vi
Jimmy on the Job.
The city editor of the News con-
sidered Jimmy Shannon an exceed
ingly valuable man on bis staff OF
Io11
his chair as he favored Jimmy with
a broad grin.
what can do for you, Jimmy
"Oh, nothin'! News is So dead
I'm sick of sticking around the Of
flee. Isn't there anything stirring
There's one item. I was going to
send Milham out on-know BUCK
Macartney?"
81 know of hin-and then some
He's a lulu-bird, that lad is"
Hes married."
"I knew he was engaged"
That's the funny part. He mar
ried another girl They got a license
at 1890 last night. Prominent young
clubman suddenly marries girl he's
not engaged to. Marriage at mid
night. Good night! What's the
DANES name?''
The city editor ran his fingers
through a half ream of copy, UNI
earthing a record of the days mar
riage license
"Thelma o'Connor. Ever hear of
herr"
..Nope. think I'll trot down there
and see what's brewing To-ta."
Jimmy stepped out of the River
side apartments elevator at the door
of Buck Macartney's domain. He
pressed the button; a pause and then
a valet opened the door.
"Is Mrs Mccartney in?" asked jim
my blindly.
Only a slight widening of Perkins
eyes betrayed surprise.
You want to see herr"
yes, sure And, listen her@just
whisper to her that a gentleman
wishes to see her on important bus
iness-pe 1sonal.''
Perkins nodded and turned away on
mis- mission. Jimmy waited-and at
length his waiting was rewarded
Down the hall came a kimonoed ap-
partition; rather full of figure and
pretty after a fashion. and of uncer-
tain age Thelma faced Pimmy at
the door-sill.
You wished to see me? p"
This is Shannon of the News" es-
sayed Jimmy boldly.
"a reported P" The glad tin1bre of
Mrs. Macartney's tones did not escape
the oNservant Jimmy
Eyes. I'm a reporter. we just got
the news of Mr.. Macartney's marriage
and as he is so prominent, we thought
we'd make it g. society page spread.
OF course
Come right in" Mrs Mccartney
was cordially itself. and she person
ally conducted Jimmy through the
entrance hall to the little room di-
rectly at its end.
6To Be Continued)
tCopyriglht. 1922. Thompson Feature
Service)