Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-25
! MAY SEYMOUR
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= SEOUEl TO"ccrfe FLApDEp WIFE"


upon her cheek
"Let me go, you foolw Her
whisper sounded like a shrek in her
own ears. She felt sure that if Wa
terbury were listening at the door,
he couldn't help but hear it.
Gust my rotten luck to have
Herbie find me here, with this kid
ma ag love to me-"she thought
i5airingly. And then all thought
seemed to stop in her brain.
Spell-bound she waited through
an eternity, until at last the door
opened wide to reveal-not Herbie
thank goodness! - but the broad
back of a waiter bringing in the
the table.
what do you mean by coming
in here without knocking?" May de-
manded furiously of him as she
slipped out of Darnley's embrace.
The man turned and blinked at
her stupidity. He shook his bullet
shaped head. "But / did knock, !"
he said, throwing out appealing
hands. II was sure l heard Madam
say Enter"
fNothing of the sortv' May con-
tradicted him sharply, "But never
mind-set the table over there by
the windows, and bring me up some
Russian cigarets before you do any
thing else"
She turned to Jack when he ahd
gone. "The cigarets are for you. "
she said ,"And here's magazine,
You're to sit down in that chair and
calm yourself before the rest Of the
people get here. Sabe?'
The boy sank down in the arm
chair she pointed out to him. His
habitually pale face was C flushed,
and his eyes were abnormally brill
liant. They followed her as she
moved around the room, lighting
the cathedral candles on the table,
loosening the white roses in their
tall vases.
Suddenly Jack got up from the
deep chair and shakily let himself
down upon the davenport, put his
hands behind his head and smiled
up at May with unshadowed pelas
ure.
g.. Crazy about you," he NUT
y tered thickly. "C'me here an kiss
me again"
May rolled her eyes up to the in
different ceiling, "Help me-" she
groaned, "He's as drunk as sail
or!"
, Jack laughed. ooh. much more
drunk" he said airly," s matter
of fact, there's very little drinking
in the navy!-Looky here, see what
! brought your
With great difficulty he removed
a large silver flask from one pocket
of his dinner coat, unscrewed the
top end held it to his nostrils.
Thought you and I'd have this
all by our lonelies," he explained.
"But since you're going to gum up
this party with lot of other people
mays we'll use it for whiskey
cocktail. Give 'em a liz thrill, eh?'
"All right, I'll send for some gin
gerale," May agreed, moving to-
ward the telephone.
AS she stood there giving her or
der to the kitchen of the hotel, she
summed Jack up with troubled eyes.
He represented that new type of
young American-the Collegiate
cake-eater type. With his flask
pressed tight to his breast, and a
cigaret dangling from the lax fin
gers Of one hand, he was portrait
of adolescence vice.
Listen, sweetie-peaches," he said
as May turned away from the tele-
phone, Lets you and me ditch this
PARTICLES run up to N'York and
get married
AS May said nothing he went
on in a warmer tone: Come on
les! I knew the minute you kissed
me the other night, you were the
only girl in the world for me! Some
thin told me soP
"Well, wasn't that lovely" May
answered with fine sarcasm. "No
thanks, Jack, not tonight. Tomor
row maybe"
Her tone was soothing. She knew
Ie was in no mood to be crossed
"0h, hope he won't talk about
kissing me, in front of HERBERT
She prayed nervously, "Here, where
are you going-?"
For Jack had risen and was NOV
ing toward the table. From {
carafe that the waiter had LEFT
there he poured himself a glass Of
water. Into it he solemnly measur-
ed liberal amount of whiskey
from his elaborate flask.
"Oh, please don't drink any
morew May begged and reached for
the glass, but the boy took it and
drained it at a gulp. Then he stood
looking at her with solemn blood
shot eyes, wagging forefinger at
her reprovingly.
Little girl, min her own bust
ness" he said, and poured second
drink.
i was with the third of these
TENS Of refreshment that the 9th
r guests found hin, 1.yba,, +I,o,, a..