The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-28
Anew Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
on the Heart and the Mind
Of the 'Flapper."
BY Elenore Meherin
The Biggest and Best Story of
Her Career.
SYNOPSIS.

Her Career
SYNOPSIS.
M0r0aret MeGdoscs married WIN
Lee at seventeen. HtS dissotute
habits mode her miserable, bat she
endured him for three years. The
night ne raised his hand to his ttUo-
Ve0r-oId child In a drunken rage she
slipped rom hSS home. sOttk her baby.
MGr0Gret supported her d0aghtcr
by teochihO echooI IN FGirdGIe, aohere
she met AMdreaD. she A0GS ttuoHeSp-
Str aud he .nue ,taDeMtv-ntne. AndretU
SpGs tOelE-to-do and popular, but had
an tsUGIid aUtfe, VicttMt o. WefvOs
and bad disposition.
He 4UGe attracted to MufG0Set.
Their friendship aUds plGtOMtc and
their nseetinOs iMfreqseMt until their
love tsssisted upon being recognised.
Nora and Margaret 4cett to q tiny
1stOWNtojn totCh, sohere t11ntcfe tcere
(, |ft1htfHl and SUNNI efs pGttfNl. ATT
0resO 4er0te regularly aS the seGSot1S
pnesSd and then came D time tOASsb
Ne ceased to tCrtte.
Margaret faded quickly. Nora
Lee toasNd her lying in the StoU one
ddy almost dead and wrote to An
dreto to come. Andrew had been
gerry NL That toGs Unv he had not
GCTittem. He came quickly Mar
OGret recovered. In her 4DedEhesS
che consented to Andrea providing
for her and her daughter. They
Mred for some years IN a pleasant
cottage, 4ohere Nora 0retc to young
NOontGmhood. Andretc 4oGS frequent
Vtsstor.
Nora read MGnon Lescdut, and
began to understood Andrew and
her mothers love.
Nora, at seventeen, met Dane
HerTtck, a college boy of nineteen,
and omnsenced to feel love herself.
Dane 4oGs eQ1aIIy attracted By her.
Both scorsed the pettinU parties
end drinking Of the youngsters
Ground them.
Dane had accepted a chance to
% to Chino as a mess boy on q
NMsr. They arrote feUertshIy during
the siC months of his absence.
When Dane returned the young
lovers continued their friendship.
HonEetoGrd bound from picnic,
D0ne's auto ran out Of gas. They
we're stalled on the lonely road, could
get no help and remained out all
Ntoht.
She closed her eyes, a melting
tide Of sweetness rushing in and
filling UP her thoughts. While
her eyes were closed he stopped
and pressed his lips on hers.
''Once again, dear Nora Lee. It
means I'll love you always
She laughed, "T know, I know
you will"
They trod with buoyant feet on
white. sweet almond blossoms, the
world aglow with tender lilac
hues. All birds that are seemed
S1nging-ladders Of song strean1ed
down In sparkling Joy and touched
their hearts.
At 6 o'clock that clear, trans.
parent morning she was phoning
to Margaret. Margaret's voice
leaped over the wires: Mora Lee!
All right? Dear God" then Mar
garet was crying and Nora Lee
begging: "oh. mother, don't--we
couldn't help tive walked and
walked"
Margaret's words choked in q
mumbled: "Hurry-hurry---"
Dane stood beside i1er, his hand
shaking. When he saw Nora Lee
pressing her lips against the
phone and suddenly hid her face
In her arms, he leaned down
quickly: Doesn't she believe
Vou, Nora Lee-doesn't she -"
"It didn't sound like It."
"Of course she does-Lord, It
was all my fault!'
Margaret was at the window
when they reached the house.
As Nora LIE ran up the steps the
door flung open, Margaret caught
her in her arms. holding her fast
as though she had come back
from death. She looked in the
girls face ana wept, and muir.
INJURED in a soft, wild incoherence:
'Oh. my darling-darling---"
Nora Lee beseeched: "oh, moth
er-why do you cry? Won't you
speak to .Dane-I'm here--isn't
that enough7-why don't you say
something's"
The boy stood there abashed,
blinking and claiming all the fault,
repeating: I'VE feel awful about
it-Please don't blame Nora
Lee"
Margaret seemed not to hear.
She asked again and again: "oh,
how could you--the long night
here alone-thinlring you killed
thinking"
Then Andrew came. Finding
Nora Lee there already, he