Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-14
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of the Ambassador.
Out of doors there was a Whit
moon. A high wind seemed to blow
the foaming breakers in from the
ocean.
ooh, isn't it gorge6us?" May
cried, wrapping her black velvet
cape around her Her eyes danced
like those of a gypsy under the blow
ing hair.
you're gorgeous" Herbert an
swered her. "Your eyes are blue
black diamonds tonight
He stopped dead in his tracks and
stared at her
you've lost those black pearls
you always wear around your necl9"
he said.
ooh, no, l haven't. I left them n
my room at the Traymore,' MAY
told him.
Did you have them locked in the
hotel safe?' Herbert wanted to
know.
May shook her head. No. they're
on my dressing-table. Don't worry
about them. They're all right, I'm
sure" she said carelessly
Herbert Waterbury groaned
you're hopeless. child' he said
First you carry $4,000 around in
your bag as if it were a dollar bill.
And now you leave a priceless neck
lace out in plain sight on hotel
dressing table!
what if the chambcrmaid comes
in to straightcn up your room, and
just naturally lifts it?'
May shrugged her slim shoulders.
"She won't" she answered. "There
aren't many dishonest people in the
world"
Waterbury laughed then, in an
ANNOYED sort of way,
you're the most careless woman
I've ever known" he said. 81 sup
pose this husband of yours took care
of you like a child, when he was
alive. And so you've never learned
to take care of yourself. Have you?'
May thought deeply for a moment
before she answered.
She wondered which woman would
fascinate him more T.. the crafty
Nav she knew herself to be, or the
helpless, innocent May he thought
she was.
She thought she knew his taste!
"Well, p'raps | don't know how
to look after myself so very well,
she began in a soft voice, But |
get along pretty well, on the whole.
Money bothers me. L can't keep
track of it. 1t just seems to run
through my fingers like water"
what you need is a man to look
after you and your affairs" Her
bet said sternly, "A strong man.
Som one who would invest that
money of yours for you"
ooh, this little bit I'm going
to spend" May puzzled. "But | have
some other money quite sum
that | really would like to in
vest"
She giggled suddenly.
81 remember what you said the
other night, Mr. Waterbury," she
went on, "about women being I'M
able to handle their own money y
"Please don't call me Mr.. Water
bury any more" he interrupted
"Mv name is Herbert .
"Wen, then Herbert" Nav
laughed. "And don't you want to
call me May instead of Mrs, Sey
mour'?"
May" Herbert repeated the
word caressingly. "May! You are
like that lovely month, if you'll for
give me for saying so -, fresh and
blooming"
an forgive you for saying So"
MAY answered, gravely.
At that moment Carlotta came
running up to them.
"Pve quarrelcd with Dam she
said, "And | ditched him. Please
take me under your wing, you
twow
There was distress written in her
round blue eyes, and her voice
trembled. May was sure that it was
not she who had quarreled with Dan.
1t was more than likely that he had
said something to hurt her tender
feelings,
"How did you and Dan happen
to ouarrel?" she asked the crestfall-
en- little woman as they stepped in
to the elevator.
ooh, he began that will-you-mar-
ry-me-tomorrow talk of his, she
said with a pathetic attempt at air
mess. "And it just bores me to
tears. Just to tears"
And as if she wanted to prove
that a proposal of marriage from
Dan Sprague really did bore her TO
tears. she began to cry.
May put her arm around her ana
left the elevator with her at the
sixth floor
"Look here. Mrs. Frolking," she
said severely. you mustn't let 90
of yourself this way'
Carlotta was rapidly becoming
Attention, Masons