The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19


Il say It's perfectly spiendIdF'
Jean sediey declared. wed all love
II. When can you arrange ng'
This afternoon. II that suits
every body. Only hav. 60 telephone.
and In half an hour they'll ee all
ready for u-. Shall IL Lontains got
out OF his chair. EDO say yes. all OF
you. Mrs. Drucel | know tho others
VIII II YOU dot"
Il don't mind" Lucinda agreed
hesitantiy.
'Rlghs.oi Give me five min.
utes
VII
A. Lontains had promised. 90 had
he performed. This cinema chap he
knew. Cuip. had prossased himself
only too delighted.
With two cars az ts disposal. the
party split up into thrses. Mrs Sod
ley. Mrs. Guest. ard Lon,ains lead
Ing tho way. ON tho point OF enter.
ing her car after Fanny. however.
Lucinda recalled her bridge engage.
msnt and turned back to teicphons
that sho would DO late.
Having se~n no more OF Bellarny
since their encounter. shs had dis.
missed the possibility OF his return.
nors unwcIcome. consequently.
when on leaving the booth she saw
her husband. with his hat on the
back Of his head and his arm. full
Of lavender orchids. waverlng irr.so.
iutely I'm tho entrance to thu Palm
Room. surveying with a dashed en-.
preston Its now all but deserted
spaces. With sickening contempt.
Lucinda made hastily for the revolv.
Ing door.
simultaneously Bel caught sight Of
her and. with blurred travesty Of
his really charming smile and fal.
tsring parody OF that air OF gallant
alacrtty which she had once thought
30 engaging. moved 10 intercept Lu.
cinda. And finding her escape cut
Off, shs paused and awaited him
with a stony eountenance.
"Ahl there you are. Ell. Linda
'fraid ia missed you. Sorry couldn' I
get back sooner. but
I'm not" Lucinda interrupted
'But--look here. Linda. be reason.
able
Il think have bsen--what you
call reasonabls---iong snough-too
long,
Bethany hssitated. nsrvousiy mo,s
teninR his lips.
'Here--taks these flowers. won't
your Plenty for you and all your
friends
Again Lucinda defeated his at.
tempt to dlsburden himself "Oh,
Belf' she cried sadly--"how can you
DO such a foolT''
'How'm a fooi7 Though, was
going TO please you I've made
arrangements to have tho afternoon
free. just TO be with you. Wen 80
somewhere"
we win not" Lucinda told him
lnflexibiy.
Il don't mind tagging along"
Sorry. but don't want you"
Injudiciously again. Bellamy elect
| ed TO show his teeth. see here.
where are you going7 I've got a
right TO know
Have you. Bell Think again.
never ask you such questions. IL ]
did. you'd either lose your temper or
lie to me. and Justify yourself by as
sorting that no man ought TO be
asked to stand prying into his af.
fairs. Sol leave you 10 your sf.
fairs-and only ask that you leave
me 70 mine"
Neither spoke in that clash OF
wills until Beilsmy's weakened. his
eyes shifted. and he stepped aside.
slightly sobered.
"Pieassf" he begged in a turn OF
penltence. Didn't mean . had
70 pull myself together somehow to
talk business at luncheon"
"Ohl IL was a business luncheon.
then7" asked Lucinda swestly. paus'
ing.
"Of course"
you leave me 20 infer that your
affair with Amelie has reached the
point where you take her to the
Clique club 20 talk terms" Bellamy's
Jaw gagged, his eyes were blank with
CONSERVATION. what else do you
wish me TO think. Bellamy7"
He made a pitiable effort TO pull
himself together. Look here. Lin
da: you're all wrong about this-mis.
Informed. can explain-Damn II.
you can't REFUSE
Cant I? Go home. Bel. get some
sleep. When you wake up, II you
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