The Washington herald., 1922-02-22
cortiruea from Ysstsrday.

COhtthuce gTo" LesbUoob.
Jearne looked at the ornate clock
above the doorway. 1t pointed to a
quarter Of three.
She had only two hours grace.
If she didn't have the money In
that time, she would have to go
back to Madame Julie empty-hand-
ed. 1t would mean that a little
gray envelope with a silver crest OF
the House of Julie" would be
slipped in the mall that night, ad-
dressed to Victor Barstowe.
II would mean that she had lost
everything on which she had stalk
ed her future. her happiness, life
itself.
She could not let II be,
Dick" she said desperately.
don't torture me any longer! / am
MP against il. ] tell you! I'm fiat
broke. I've got to have money this
afternoon. lots of it,"
His gaze returned to her. lie
looked at her calmly, inscrutably.
How much?". he asked. around
his cigar.
For answer. she opened her purse,
and took from it a slip of paper
bearing in figures the total OF
jules bill, and handed 1t silently
across to him.
HIM He scrutinized it for a
moment.
Then he handed it back across
the table with unchanged express
sion $500
GO ask your husband for it"'
At Canby's words, Go ask your
husband for IT." Jeanne shrank back
as though from a blow.
Then a look Of utter helplessness
crossed her face She dropped her
chin in her hands. and sat staring
miserabIy down at her untouched
plate.
whats the natter" asked Candy.
She raised despairing eyes.
But I can't ask him. Don't you
see that I can't"
He raised one eyebrow In inter
rogation.
why not? Debt you're ashmed Of!
Gamblinz7'
For a moment she was almost
tempted to tell him the truth, but
even her despair was not great
enough for that. The hope that
springs eternal was still burning
family in her breast, though the name
died lower and lower.
She caught at Canby's suggestion.
Yes" she nodded. gambling" and
she smiled to think what gamble
II had been
Pretty big stakes for a young 'un. /"
muttered Candy. Teach you more
sense next time. What did you want
to play cards for anyway? II you
had stuck to the stock market, you
would have got all the thrill and
had a chance at a fortune besides"
But when you made that last in
vestment for me. just before I was
married. you intimated in no very
uncertain terms that you were
through with me-"
Candy smiled grimly.
You looked pretty well lost to me
then"
But 1 am irrevocably lost now"
protested Jeanne. Il am married"
There was a queer little CLEAN in
Canby's eye.
Y am not so sure Of that"
''Why"-Jeanne was startled.
A Proposition.
Now see here" Candy laid aside
his cigar, and bent closer to her
across the table. Il am no damned
altruist! I'm not in the business OF
getting beautiful ladies out of scrapes
for any high and noble motive! You
know my life. have a lot OF
satellites revolving around me. and
pay for them. l like plenty OF life,
and light. and music and gay COM
paniens- know I'm no longer young.
and never was handsome. and I've
q geod deal OF an ingrown Crouch.
But ! like young. light-hearted peo-
pie around me, and I'm willing to pay
them with swell blowouts. dinners
and dances. motor rides and house
parties-in' the mountains in Sum-
mer-Cuba in the Winter. They keep
their end up by being nice to me.
Jolly, good companions. and all that
sort OF thing. You were one of the
crowd ere you landed Vic Barstowe.
You met him through me. and when
You got him where you wanted him,
YOU told me to run away and play
you were busy now, In the past few
weeks you have given no evidence
that was alive. But new you've
got yourself in jam. and you want
me to haul you out. What do L ge;
out of II. I'D ike to know"