The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-16
By EIenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Of Her
Career.

AAlO DlEkC0t 0AAM IbC99 AOgVA0 W. AASA
Career.
SYNOPSIS.
MGrOdret Ms6doscs married WIN
Lee at seventeen. Hta dtssoltte
habits mode her miserable, but she
endured him y0r three years. Tho
mscht he raised his h@ad~S his ttco-
year-oId child IN d dTAHeeH rage ehe
slipped from hts home tctth her baby
Margaret supported Her d0h0hter
BIZ teaching school IN FGirdGle, tchere
she met Andreac. She t0Gs tsOeittH-
eir aud he 4DGs ttpenty-ntate. ANDREW
sO0s tUeII-to-do ard popular, but had
an Invalid 4CSfet pSctim Of MeTVes
end bad disposition.
He 4rGs attracted to MGr0Gret.
Their friendship acGs pl0tomtc and
their Nseetsm0S iHfreQte1St until their
IOve Insisted upon being recognised
Nora aud Margaret tceHt to tiny
Ns0WntGtR toaOm, sOhere tctMterS t0ere
fY11htfuI and summers pGtstfstI. All
dreao aorote regularly as the seasons
passed and then come q time T1heB
he ceased to 4crite.
Mdrgdret faded quickIya Nora
Lee found her lying IN the snot0 one
duy almost dead aud 4UTOte to An
dreaU to come. AMdret1 had been
gerry III. That tCGS tchy he had not
4Cfitten. He came quickly. Mar
gdret recovered. In her 9UeGkneSS
she consented to Andrew providing
for her and her daughter. They
NUed for some yeGrs IN a pleasant
cottage, 4ohere Nora Ore1O to young
sAAn... -. hnnA Amd~Aan anNR N fssanNA4ak
ViSitOr.
Then Mor0cfet and Moro moved
to q ViIIG1e sonne distance Gtn0y
Andrea finally found them. Mar
Oaret refused to permit him to
Ie0Ve his 4Otfe. She had accepted q
school IN the naoMNtGins, and re-
IuotWntly he sGaC them to the train.
WE came up. with q grand,
lordly air but his deep-set
eyes were quite eager despite
this pose. He said in a mysterious
tone. az though it were a pro-
posal:, "save any dances for
me?"
She looked I'D at him and
laughed: ''You whisper like a
sleuth. Yes. I saved you seven."
Suppose I. don't want that
many?"
There are them who will!''
She said this softly and lowered
her eyes. Not for nothing had
Nora Lee watched the girls in
her class this six months; not
for nothing had she read maya
zines and novels. But the veneer
Of sophistication was very thin.
Right now her heart was like a
Tutoring bird with a hundred
EAGER wings. When Dane Herrick
put his name In seven places and
added largely: "I'll see about the
rest" she blushed and the heavy
lashes fell.
He said. teasing: ''Do that again,
Nora Lee" Then they were
dancing
He took unexpected twists and
turns. She didn't miss one.
He said with his merry eyes
flattering her: do everything like
you dancer"
Mostly"
Don't be BIT backward about
stepping forward, my dearp'
Indeed not! Someone else might
get there first"
SO that was all very well, but
Dane Herrick had q long, glitter.
ing line Of talk. Nora Lee made a
valiant attempt to trail after, snap
UP the threads
But she lived too much alone.
She had looked so long at hills and
trees that she was out of place in
the flippant fever Of the dance. She
had a wish now to get out and
walk-look at the vast, blue sky
and golden stars shining. Oh, she
couldn't even guess all he was
talking about and was suddenly
crushed with her own stupidity.
Connie could match her tongue
with any Of them. She could say
the daring, audacious things.
In q flashing impulse she Burst
out: "oh. I don't know what in the
world you're talking about, Dane
Herrick! This is the first dance I've
ever been to. I'm frightened to
death. I can't think of thing to
say You're just wopderful to no.
tice me-"
When he gave her q startled,
grinning look. her little hand
reached out and grabbed his
sleeve. Don't 60 away--please.
I'd. just die IL had to sit here
alone. You know boys make me
white with stage-fright. Two
never talked to any of them ex.
cent the big. h1llSin5 fallovUa nm