The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-17
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s5Es3a d ext picture. That evening, at
SthessPalais Royal. Lucinda IS
a aucing with Dauben when an.
INTOXICATED couple crash into
them and fall to the floor.
COON WITH THE STORY
cack1es and OUTLAWS OF
clowns broke out on all sides,
space was cleared round the I'M
foreunates.
Dobbinasked. She nodded ana
o- watt ~ Lucinda insisted.
SsRerhaps she's hurt
IN she brushed his arm aside,
sSonly3 to discover thu at the over
~ brown woman had regained her
feet. and now stood watching her
partner In shrewish fury as.
grinning foolishly. he scra mbled
}sssssii9.ssY gu clumsy dumbbell." she
storm ed tina rasping voice that
Sacross the room. hope to Gawd
sSI&got enough sense not to dance
with you again when you're pick
And catching her first glimpse
Sof the mans crimson face, Lucin-
@dayielded all at once to Dau-
ney'ssinsistence.
Butsshe never quite knew how.
they got back to their table
But even with the three sides
OF I the box affording their false
Ssssh ows ID e. privacy, it never enter
head to sit down
andspretend nothing had happend,
K The instinct to fly at once from
this theater of disgrace was still
Predominant. Only for a moment
shesrested standing, while her eyes
dilate sought Daubeneys-
lssissSs .ssY gu saw him, of course?
Dob binBm vague gesture OF
sympathy. Frightfully sorry
Lucinda shrugged. Don't be. It
sgsMasn' your ault:
IL presume we couldn have
been IN istaken .. Dobbin ven
sStured ha1f-heartedly.
o; 81 twas Bel. I think I'd like
5to go Let me have theScarriage-
check, and iii wait in the car
sDaubeney surrendered the
spasteboard.slip and called for the
sheckEas Lucinda went out.
AT the street door she gave the
satfendant the carria gc-check to-
sgether with coin. And hurry.
piease 1.-THE man s;Iluted respect
fully, and =
szSs She III fastened 10 the street.
oyeSswhich she found INN ediate
@reasons to repent. Only few feet
away Bellamy stood with an af-
sfectionate arm round the should
&erssof the doorporter. A knot OF
sgrinning bystanders had already
begun to gather.
Beiss derby was periIously
perched, his oyercoat. donned in
haste, poorly settled on his
ulders,a though he had contrlv-
edit worry two buttons through
The wrong buttonholes. and he
sWasSexplaining, unconsciously to
every body within wide radius,
service he required in
sreturn for the ten dollar bill
(which sheEwas waving beneath the
sporter,s nose.
49,. Vow, lfshn, Jim Do mind
mygca11in you Jim, do you. OF
scout Get thish straight:
Nswife,s here t'night md l don
want her to know wash here,
Sshee? II she don know I wash
here, she's got nothin' on me,
Esnothins' s'taIl, shee? So you don
@knoWSme, you never heard of me,
8shee
es, Mr.. Druce.''
Sickswith modification, Lucin-
sdas turned from the sound of that
s6abbling voice of fool-and
name pronounced.
1.-THE car is here, Mrs. BRUCE"
I'd IA wild stare she identified
the face Of her chauffeur, saw
4hat he understood the situation
I Andswas anxious to be helpful.
Wait, she quavered.
And then by a miracle of will
@poWer she managed to master her
NERVES and putting aside her hor-
SIorgand Humiliation took thought
quickly and clearly.
:sAil Ivan you to do ish re-
aNIishish bruce asks if
YOu,ve seen me, you never heard
SofSme, "a on,Eknowm me 'tall-shee,
dim, get what mean -
ndaapproached the por-
SfsrSmnstS have guessed who she
WAS. forShe spoke to BBellamy N a
SioR Yoics,sa and the latter swung
jaw. She closed her
his wrist and put all her
satrengthinto that grasp.
Come, Bel, she said clearly
and Snot@unkindly. Please don't
MISUNDERSTANDING. The car is here,
eresgoing home. Z
for aSmomentt the balance wav
sefed, SthenSBel's eyes fell, and she
Knew she had won.
Ch.s a,righ t,"n he mumbled with
sstYangeSd ocflity .Didn know you
in,,5 Linda. Get RI in the
with you in jush a min
she sad firm ly-'you're
4S0Tnfn ESvvitfl4m me- now.
hebrew him away. he yield-
etiswithoutSrem onstrance, permit
tadsherstos leadshimsto the door OF
efheScar, stumble ed in on his knees,
and Supsto the seat.
Isucind 81 81 flowed. the door clos
cdshehind her wi TIL q clap swe eter