Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-14
THE LOVE TRAP
Hazel. DEYO BACHELOR


-, What has gone before-After a two
years engagement, Gail Martin is Tilted
by her fiance,, George Hartley. When,
shortly afterward, Calls Aunt Debhie dies
and leaves the girl $4,000 Gail recklessly
decides to spend her money in having a
good time. She goes to New York and
| there meets a reckless crowd of young
| PEOPLE She is shocked at the things
| they do, but, nevertheless, tries to be
good sport.-Now go on with the story.
| CHAPTER XXxVI
The Morning After
| ~ ALL woke up the next morning and lay
! I r. for time without moving. She felt
as II a heavy weight were pressing on
her chest and the light streaming through
the curtains hurt her eyes
After time, she turned her head toward
the WALL ,but~that worse The zigzag
pattern of the,paper gave her an unpleasant
sensation of dizziness and the memory of last
night was depressing in retrospect.
Arch Kennerley had brought her home in
his car at a frightfully late hour. The streets
had been deserted and just before they had
| turned off Madison avenue into Thirty-first
street, Arch, with one hand on the steering
wheel, had tried to kiss her.
She had evaded him with as much good
humor as 1t was POSSIBLE to show under such
circumstances, but his proprietary touch had
sckened her and she hated herself for having
take such liberty.
All right" he had said laughingly his
tone slightly thick. Plenty of time 4 don't
like girl to be too easy
Gail shnddered ht the memory of his words
She hated him; she hated the whole crowd.
Wnat mad possessed her to behave as she had
ana what did she expect to get out of it?
,ohe remembered the last glimpse she had
had or Grac1a. The Egyptian headdress with
us dangling ornaments had Slipped down
over Gracfa's eyes, giving her rakish ex-
tresslon Gracla had had too much to drink
II wasn't that she hadn't possession of her
faculties, but she quarrelsome and took
no trouble to hide this fact from any one.
Some little initiation party, wasn't it, Miss
Martini she said with a sneer as the crowd
emerged from the Already. "Be careful of
Arch, inasmuch as he's taking you home He's
Pecks bad boy when he gets started" With
a wave Of her hand she disappeared into the
waiting limousine, followed by KAY Sanford
and two of the men.
1t was hard for Gail to realize that these
girls were from good families. In the Already
they had behaved atrociously, for after the
champagne they had not only talked and
laughed too loud but some of the things thew
mad said were inexcusable .f
Just before closing time one, of thn oirIc
had carried Gail off to the dressing room ami
there had enlightened her on MANY points
Gracla is furious because you've made an
impression on Arch Kennerey" were her
tirst words, but I'm glad Gracia is a. little
cat" " " 0
Gail had said nothing She liked this girl
the best of the lot somehow she was kinder
than the others and, although she was flip
pant, her manner was less boisterous than
Grac1as and Kay Sanfords. She sat now be.
tore the small enameled dressing table MAX.
ing up with great deliberations and Gail
leaned against the wall watching her, AS she
carefully outlined her lips with a carmine
pencil she looked up at Gail with a grin.
shocked at us, aren't you? Oh, you needn't
pretend You were good sport, all right
put saw your face during Mllicent Whites
dance
do you really like that kind of thing?"
Gail had asked impuIsively. Il mean," her
face flushing senstively, 'do you think it's
fun, or do you just pretend to like it,"
Anything that isn't bore is fun the
girl had returned nonchalantly. We're
practically shock proof; we've seen every
thing there is to see. Nowadays it's the
Jazzlest dance place that catches the crowd
Just as it's the girl with the most pep that
catches the men. You have new slant on
things; that's why you appeal to Arch He
goes the rounds in search of som ething diff
Ierent, and just now you're it,
The girl did not mean to be unkind: she
was simply speaking the truth as she saw
it. but the memory of her words filled Gail
with self-loathng and sent little SILVER
Of distaste through her body.