The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-27
A New Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
on the Heart and the Mind
of the ''Flapper."

think her clever: had dragged
out her absurd learning. hoping
that he would be interested.
She had wished him to think
her wild, free, original-incredi-
bly, different from other girls
even in this matter Of petting-
II MUST BE. CRAZY"
What went into her thoughts
like a brand Of guilt was the
pressure of his hand on hers.
She had liked it. Now, in her
self-contempt she even accused
herself of wishing that he had
kissed her. At least she had
thought that he was going to.
She tossed feverishly. Sallie
snarled in her sleep: BE still
keep on your own side"
A feeling of shame burdened
her. She did not care for Max
well Reed. She loved Dane
loved him so much that now the
tears made her cheeks wet
Then how was it that she could
tolerate for the briefest second
the look or the touch, Of another?
She whispered to Sally: They
say men are polygamous. Are
women also?"
II Sally flung out her arm, grab.
bling the blankets and rolling
herself UP in them.
Nora Lee had a notion to get
up and dress; to find Dane; to
make him come for walk with
her.
She would put her arms around
him; look into his young boys
eyes. They would laugh down at
her and fill with tenderness. She
would touch his lips. They would
hold fast to each other-they and
the dark and the beauty
Thinking Of him so, she saw
his lighted face. She turned glad
and laughed softly: II must be
crazy must be crazy
She went happily to sleep.
At 10 o'clock the next morning,
long after Dane was gone, Nora
Lee walked up the road above the
house. She wanted to see the
view.
There came a slouching step
behind her-a drawing voice.
Reed said: Come out to the
point if you're looking for in
spiration, Miss Meadows. I've
found it there many time"
CHAPTER XXI.
A Walk With Reed.
Nora Lee looked into Reeds
polished black eyes. The con.
fusion Of the previous evening
leaped boiling to her mind. She
was about to say stiffly: Thank
you, I'm going UP the hill" But
her pride struck across this like
sharp little sword. She should
be embarrassed by any man! She
would give up her walk and run
whimpering back to the house, as
Virginia had done, because she
was not able to deal with one of
those Indifferent Objects man.
Indeed not! Girls did too much
Of this! Even Sails. lying awake,
wondering how to win their re-
gard; feeling herself failure
because none of them choose to
notice her. 1t was shameful.
Why, it almost made it seem that
men were really superior-else
why all the fuss about them?
She-Nora Lee-would stoop to
none Of this. Neither Maxwell
Reed nor all the brilliant fellows
OF the earth would cause her
to step aside. She would go her
lighted way freely, ignoring them,
walking on them
Oh, no wonder everything was
in muddle and you couldn't de-
eide which were the beautiful
things and whether to love or to
work, nor what was right, when
all people thought about was this
mean little flirting and trickinp
An indignant flash blazed out
at him from her eyes. She said
fiercely, Certainly, Mr.. Reed
I'll be delighted to walk to the
Point! -
He checked an impulse to
laugh. What a blazing little
whirlwind-angry perhaps be-
cause he had not agreed with
her-angry for things he had
said.
ITO Be Continued Monday
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