South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-17
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3JLOuIS JOSEPH WANG
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After FIVE years of married life.
LUCINDA BRUCE decided that
wealth, youth beauty and social
position were not sufficient for
happiness. The heavy drinking
and promiscuous Irritation OF her
husband.
BELLAMY. had destroyed his wife's
love for him and he has 4. been
warned that his next escapade
viii mean a definite break.
Events are in this state when
Lucinda visits the studio Of
ALMA DALEY. motion picture
queen. on the invitation of
HARRY LONTAINE, husband of
her schoolgirl chum.
FANNY LONTAINE. Lontaine is
about to form a moving picture
company I'm California. Lucinda is
greatly interested in the work at
the studio but laughingly rejects
Alma Daley's offer of a chance to
appear i'm the next picture. That
evening, at the Igalais Royal. Lu-
cinda is dancing with Daubeney
when an intoxicated couple crash
into them and fan 10 the floor
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Derisive cackles and outlaws of
clowns broke out on all sides. a
/ space was cleared round the un-
/ fortunates
Are YOU all right. Cinda o" Dob
bin asked. She nodded and tried TO
smile. Let's get out of this.
"No-wait!' Lucinda insisted. Per
haps she's hurt"
She brushed his arm aside. only
T 10 discover that the overthrow wo-
man had regained her feet. and now
stood watching her partner in shrew-
ism fury as. grinninc foolishly. he
scrambled up.
You clumsy dumbell," she
stormed in a raspins voice that
must have carried clearly halt
/ across the room Il hope to Gawd
got enough sense not TO dance with
/ YOU again when you're pickledr
And catching her first glimpse of
4 the mans crimson face. Lucinda
yielded all at once TO Daubeney's
insistence.
But she never quite knew how
they got back 10 their table.
II
But even with the three sides of
the box afording their false show
of privacy. il never entered Lu-
cirdas head TO sit down and pre-
tend nothing had happened. the in
sJinct to fly at once from this thea
ter of disgrace was still predominant
only for a moment she rested stand
ing while her eyes, darkly dilate.
sought Daubeney's.
You saw him. Of course -
Dobbin made a vague gesture of
I sympathy "Frigh1ully sorry -
Lucinda shrugged. Don't be. IL
wasn't your fault"
Il presume we couldn't have been
mis- AIKEN O." Dobbin ventured
/ half-heartedly
No; it was Bel. I think I'd like
20 go. Let me have the carriage
check. and I'll wait in the car"
Daubesey surrendered the paste
board slip and called for the check
F as Lucinda went out.
At the street door she gave the
attendant the carriage cheek 10.
I gether with a coin. And hurry
pleased" The man saluted respect
fully snE vanished.
She fastened 10 the street. a move
which she found immediate reason
% repent. only a few feet away
Bellamy stood with an affectionats
arm round the shoulders OF III
door porter A knot of grinninG
hystanders had already begun {,
gather
Bells derby was perilously perch.
ed. his overcoat. donned in haste
was poorly settled on his shoulders
though he had contrived 20 WORRY
TWO buttons through the wrone
buttonholes. and he was explaining
uncOnsclouslE 20 everybody within
wide radius. he personal service he
reQuirede tn return for the ten dol.
lar bill wh.Ch he was waving be.
meath the porters nose.
Now lishin. Jim Domino
my calm YOU Jim do YOU. OF
scout? Get this straight
Mwifes here might nd I don
want her 20 know wash here
shee2 II she don know I WASH
here. she's got nothin' on me. moth.
IN tail shee2 So YOU don know
ne. YOU never heard Of me shee -
.Yes Mr.. DrIce."
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