The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-18

ssssE ANN9&sLCNTA ana learn
that her. is thinking Of
ormin motion picture com
any i n Califor MIA. With
4 them She visits the New York
PIN studio or Alma Daley and takes
great interest In the screen
fe. Th en- comes her break
sss with SBeilamy and sudden de-
partureSs to II Chicago where she
visited by her lawyer.
IIARFORD$ WILLIS, Lucinda re-
ssSss8 fuses to return to her husband.
1:ofON WITH THE STORY
see you are beginning to
Ssf ormu1ates a phi losophys Of life.
IL need it, my dear, if you
I'm can ito fight this out alone
ilosophy is good medicine only
flor lonely hearts. The others it
sssmere1y hard ems .553S
Lucinda eyed Willis sharply
Bel has been to see you.
III e looked me up. Willis adj
ss M tied INN lid surprise, two days
fiery r5$disappearance, think
ss1ngsyou#might have com municated
ssESRit Inn e.. OF course. could tell
hfm%nothing. But how did you
know (? x ''5s33 stl
III at suggestion, the underly-
cling thought that I might not be
fight out my fight
sSalon e--t tn at originated with Bel,
dfdn,t ?2','
We'll !''@Willis stammered, try
gsto smile disarmingly:---'' con
fess--=-5rs' i9 s&S5 q.
sa5SssSssssI { wasn't enou gh OF course,
hould have found Bel out
forstheSdozenth time, there had to
:ss besSa#loYer in my background to
for my leaving him: Did
IA esmention any namo
sssss Willis made a negative sign.
ssssB ellamy didn't imply-he mere
5s1ys said#he was afraid
d oesn't matter. What else
did he have to say q
En-. III seemed most rem orseful = =
know how remorseful Bel
#cangSeem.'' MA 555
He spoke Of employing detec-
81 tiyessto trace you.
tSwouldn t do Bel any good to
SCENE t#would only irritate him
SSsto2findTI$could hold out against a
ID he made in person.
ssssFS$sssssSs lis sighed, and renounced-
ssAts.sif syou must. you must, l presume:
8and viii do my best to serve your
hes my dear. Only tell me
W Il ~,
the divorce over with as quickly
and quietly as possible, with the
b minimum amount Of public
8scanda al.
3SSsss#..sThe laws OF the State of Ne
s8vada5#are most liberal. But it
S#woul d&be necessary for you to es-
ia b1ish a$lega1 residence by living
there's mon tbs. s
suppose that's unavoid BILE. :"
will look up the most repu-
bic firm of lawyers there, and
you to them. If you
are inHneed OF other advice, you
need @on1y write or telegraph, and
sSf the emergency requires it, I
evil lscom out to. confer with you9'
hope II won't have to i'm
pose on your Kindness to that e1-
stem t.,,tssI 5srs
Wtllis blinked, removed the
go1d-rim med pince-nez of his fad
Ing day, and polished the lenses
sWithEa$ silk handkerchief.
sSESE;sssss2ssAqd now, he pursued-'.if
you don't mind satisfying an in
old N an would very
@nuchsslike to know what you pro-
Spose Ito do with your freedom,
SSWhen#youg get It. >.s
Lucinda jumped up and turned
a quaver Of desolation.
~ AsssS. s An, NJ I wish you hadn't asked
ss1ne
That's what I'm trying all the
ttimeSto forg ct
thought So.
sssThe8 emptiness to come.
What can a woman do to round
ssou tsah er$$life when she's lost her
fhusband and is fit for nothing but
stoSbe$aSwife?'
] ssss S.sSh eScan find another husband.
Shany5do.'''
Marry again. A violent move
entSof$Lucinda's hands abolish
sathrough with love for good and
sal
Nod ubt, agreed the student
cot law and life. But are you sure
that loveSis through with you?'
Willis eft for New Y ork on a
late afternoon train; and when
said goodby to him at
fhe@station, she felt as if she had
her one real friend in
SShez8app1iedS for transportation
land nd rawing-room through to
ssReno.S but t learned that the winter
stampede OF s California tourists
sswassin full 1 westward swing The
best the agent could do was to
$bookSLucinda through to San
SHranci SEQ with "a secti on to h ersef
.son the California Limited leav-
tnE thesne ext night, arranging Tor
her toSreturnE from San Francisco
800 Reno, a trip of some eleven
shours.
sRetturning# to the hotel about