Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-01
THE LOVE TRAP
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR


What has gone before-After two
year engagement. in Dalesburg, a small
middle western town, Gail Martin is
Tilted by her fiance George Hartley.
George has become infatuated with Fay
Morrison, visitor from the city, but
he discovers afterWard that she is only
playing with him. Gail is determined
to get away and when her Aunt Deb
bic dies and leaves. her $4,000 Gail
takes the money and goes to New York.
There she succeeds in turning the ia
bles by becoming engaged to Arck
Kenner1ey, whom Fay Morrison con-
siders her property Gail is disillusion-
ed and tries to make herself believe
that she can marry Arch for his
money. Shortly after their engage
ment, however, Gail meets Jeffry Ar
mold. an artist, and falls in love with
him. He is also in love with her, but
hears of her engagement and realizes
that she has deceived him.-NOw go
on with the story.
CHAPTER XLVIH.
FROM BAD TO WORSE
~ ALL followed Arch Kennerley out to
the limousine and In silence allowed
him to help her in and to wrap the
heavy rope about her knees. One settled
he leaned forward to take her in his arms
but she drew away, and with shrug of his
shoulders he lighted cigaret instead. The
car shot into the darkness and after sill
ence of few minutes he remarked:
What's the matter? Anything go
Gail was startled out of her thoughts
mo, | have a headache, that's ALL" she
said finally, feeling that she owed him some
excuse for her attitude toward him.
Arch made no attempt to sympathize with
her. He did not see why Gail had to have
a headache. He wanted her to be bright
and YIvacious and fascinating. He wanted
to be amused, and because she made no at
tempt to amuse him, he sulked
The Florentine room at the st. George
was no place for any one in Calls frame
Of mind, nor did she feel any better when
she discovered that Fay Morrison was in
he crowd. Fay was at her best. She wore
l dazzling new frock of good cloth and
that she looked her best, she
'parkied and scintillated and threw out in
'olent little quips until she had the whole
able in an uproar of laughter
Gail sat silent and tongue-ted. The more
he others laughed, the more utterly stupid
The felt. Her head had begun to ache
and conscious that she was a
IRRITABLE skeleton at the feast, she never
he less found it impossible to take part in
he nonsense and gayety. Not even when
he realized that Fay was beginning to take
advantage of her silence and was directing
pond. Her heart was filled with bitter
less. From the way Arch was neglecting
Ter and smiling across the table at Fay
3ail realized how small hold she had on
lin after all. There was no real love in
lis heart for her, he wasn't capable of I'M
elfish affection, and in order to keep his
ttention at ALL she must be ready to pan
Ter to his whims whether she felt like it
n not.
She became acutely aware of the fact
hat they were attracting the notice of
ther diners. People were looking at
hem disapprovingly, and when a particu-
arly loud shrek of laughter from Garcia
made several people turn around and look
n their direction, Calls CHEEKS burned con-
cfously. How vulgar it all was, and she
vas a part of this life. For months pase
ne had been going around to different ho-
els and restaurants, laughing as bolster
usly as the others, making herself con-
p1cuous, and not caring because Arch was
90 we'll known and bad too much money
o be publicly reproved for anything he
night do
The dinner drew to close and with a
Ugh of relief Gail rose to her feet. She
rev her wrap around her shoulders and
'lthout loo king to right or left moved with
With the others down the long room.
Kay Stanford seized her arm and whis-
ered piercngly in her ear:
Whats the matter with you, tonight?
lave you and Arch quarreled? You'd bet
er look out, Fay's in a dangerous mood,
nd is out for blood"
Gail forced a smile but did not answer
moment later they were all piling into the
he waiting machines. AS the kennerley
ar turned into the lighter maze OF Broao-
yav. Arch still maintained his suiKy 81
ence and Gail made no attempt TO cohcll
ate him Added to her sick depression,
i++1o shark of anger had kindled in her
cart and she felt that if her mood d1dn
hange. something would happen before the
vening was over.
Continued tuesday,