New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
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 retary to old Grumpy" Wallack head of the Wallack Fabric Mills Honey Lou likes everyone at the mills except Joe Meadows, the ship ping clerk, who makes love to hel against her will.
 Jack Wallack, who comes to his fathers mills to learn the business falls in love with Honey Lou the minute he sees her. Brought up by an old-fashioned mother, Honey Lou is a mixture of flapper and clinging vine.
 At a party given by Angela Allen, Honey Lou has two cocktails which are her first taste of liquor. She passes out" and Angela takes ad- vantage of her unconscious state to turn Jack against her. Angela pEetends to be a. friend of Honey Lou and tells her not to .ake Jack seriously. Jack begins to call on Honey Lou again, but he is very jealous and one night when pr. Steve Mayhew comes to the l llouSC udth Is NSiF dll6 i'iiNNs i' Steve Is a friend of Margret. Honey Lou's half sister.
 A few nights later while Honey Lou is taking part in a Charleston l contest just for lark, he stalks out Of the theater where the con- test Is held, furious because Honey Lou was making a holy show of herself" as he says. Honey Lou decides to leave Wallack's and goes to work with Margret in the office of Holy Cross hospital. One day she goes to tea with the willy Angela and meets Jacks mother. whom Jack calls The Head be- cause she manages everything at home. She tells Honey Lou that Grumpy" Is not satisfied with his new secretary, Ann Ludlow, the of flee vamp. The next day, Jack asks Honey Lou to work for his father, who is at home sick with lumbago. and she promises that she will.
 Honey Lou meets Angela, who tells her that Jack Wallack is talk ing her out to dance that evening. Honey Lou calls up Tim Donegal, determined to have him take her to the same place.
 Honey Lou goes with Tim to the restaurant and he has been drink ing. The place is raided by dry agents and Honey Lou escapes with Wallack.
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 CHAPTER XXIV
 The starry September night was warm. But Honey Lous teeth were chattering a If she had a chill, as Jack lifted her into his car and started off down the side street.
 "Were th-they really t-t-trying to raid the p-p-place?' she asked. shaking with excitement. Were those men really d-d-dry oficers?"
 In the darkness she saw Jack shake his bare blond head. No, I think Donegal was talking through his hat when he said they were" he answered, clipping his words off sharply, but I wasn't going to take any chances with you. Especially with that bottle right there on your tablet"
 Honey Lou clasped her trembling little hands. "Yes-think if I'd been arrested!" she cried. And l didn't even know Donegal had bottle with him.' Her breath caught on q deep indrawn sigh.
 Jack glanced at her. and then away again. How In the dickens do you get yourself into such mix ups?" he asked In an angry, irri- tated way. Don't you have sense enough 10 keep away from q man when he's been drinking? Donegal could hardly stand up when he walked into that place with you tonight. Sit here a minute. I'll be right back"
 Honey Lou saw than that they had been driving in a circle. and were In front Of the brightly lighted | entrance to the restaurant once | more.
 Jack swung his long legs over the side of the roadster, and van ished between the swinging painted | doors. In two minutes he was back with her again, and the car was nosing it's ways out of the crowded street.
 All was quiet on the Potomac" he said shortly.
 But how could you leave your party" asked Honey Lou. She was quiet now, and filled with the deep sense of happiness that al ways came to her when she was with Jack Wallack.
 Tt wasn't my party" he Rn- swered in that same harsh anrgy voice.
 That was funny, thought Honey Lou. Surely Angela had said it was his party.
 Jack is going to take us all here to dance tonight" That was what she had said. In those very words.
 Tt was Suzanne Clemens party" lack went on briskly, lin honor of her second wedding anniversary. She said she ought to celebrate 1t, even if she and Jim Clemens aren't wing together any more"-he aughed. She and Langdon are going to take Angela home"
 But you don't have to bother with me. You can just shove me nto a taxi and send me home. I iont want to spoil your evening Or you" Honey Lou said anxiously. , Jack Wallack shook his head. I'm going to take you home" he answered. doggedly, and Honey Lou ank back into her seat.
 T cant understand girl like suzanne Clemens she said, after thoughtful moment or two, T ant understand how she could l .