The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08

, ened her. the wave would have
crashed. and all her better instincts
would have rushed up 10 overwhoim
the vague horror that later was TO
wait upon her substantially. hut
CrhiR--ea II penetrating tho psychic
iosy with which the girl was be-
muaed-meroly took her cold hands
In his and kissed them.
"Thoater. theaterl" called Jenny.
from the foot OF the stairs.
on the return % tho theater
Nancy laughed at every comment
Jenny offered. and not all these
offerings were comic. nj least not
ca jeremiah. who this night do.
ter1nined 10 take his tine In passing
alleys What had crnig said 10
her, upstairs there. that made her
NO happy7 Ho hoped with all hts
soul, ihnt the seller ~ adyenturcs
would strike tonight, send tor
nndo or nm nvplncha out OF the
first nlley. Nothing but extreme
physical csertion would servo 10
mitigate the poignant misery swell.
Ing and comforting his heart. 70
this wa tovc'
A do2rs tIIneH he WAS On the
point Of inyonting some excuse 10
hnlt the sedan and leave II; but
ne was shaciled not only Ivy com
mon politeness but by the roluc.
lance 10 leave Nancy practically
alone with Craig. Somehow jenny
did count. somehow she would
never count again for plnning him
40 trlekily To the photograph, Had
Jenny some understanding with
craig2 The notion filled him with
bristline anger. He had read Of
such thinRg-tho fnlse woman
friend. still. he had no authority
for such suspicion; and m no
grudRingly admitted this fact,
shame superseded hia anger. No;
~ Jenny was bad, then there were
no good women. Her action might
have been miscellaneous rather than
premedltate' II was Just his own
cantanlterous mood.
Seven mlllions Surprising he
fung that nj them, and proved II?
why. he could probably buy and
sell Craig, M they said In the
street But there was ono thing
he never would do-and his spine
stlfened at the thought-and that
waa. buy n wife. Is he looked
back, he began To perceive the real
notion In his hiding under nm az.
sumed name, he wanted to be loved
for himself alone, not for what he
could bestow In worldly goods.
And here she snt Mt his elbow,
by the irony OF the gods, had he
but known II. Poor Jonny!'-who
would have followed him TO noun
tain tops or down 10 dark abysses
lie might and probably would have
felt extremely sorry for her, but he
would not have offered her mar
rIaRe because he WAS sorry. The
physical In woman was and always
would be attracted first by the
Jewels; then he would take notice
Of the easket. Denied those In
consequential series of love affairs
that attack most youths and rem
der them love cynics before they
are 20. Jererniah's love for Nancy
was "A complete thing. abiding. So
the misery which WAS his was
mans, not a callow youths.
The queer little eddies and whhi'
pools going on In that smoothly
rolling sedanL-the mutinies and
perversfties of three Of those four
minds! Even Craig. his intellect
seasoned by observation and exper
fence. had vague sensation of
moving forward on a slack wire
had given him her promise
and knowing her as he did. he knew
she would stand by that promise;
and that had to content him for
the time. What would she have
done had he taken her in his arms
and kissed her? Why hadn't he?
After such a promise. why hadn't
he kissed her? OF course. she did
not love him. He was no fool. She
was merely attracted by his vari
ties; but 30 long az she loved no
other man, there was hope that love
would come 10 her when she learned
how much he was giving both IN
heart and purse,
At the stage entrance he held her
hand for moment, smiled, and let
her so, lie wanted her alone but
that was not possible, with half the
company flowing In through the
stage door,
I'VE had grand time, Mr.
Craig" Jenny declared with only
half lie. "A real ThauRsglvin'
dinner"
Makes me happy TO hear you SAY
40" Craig turned to bancroft
ANY particular place you'd like "a
be dropped, Mr., collinea waods"
mo, thanks I'm going "a jos
around hit, | want TO thank you