New Britain herald., 1926-10-20

cigaret smoke curling out from the round red mouth. On the other side of him sat Angela, all in filmy white, looking more like an angel than ever.
 There's tn gang over in the other corner" Donegal muttorcd when he and Honey Lou had fin- ished their soup. Lets call 'em over here"
 He would have done it, too. but just th"n the orchestra began to play his favorite Valencia"
 Let's dance," he said to Honey Lou,
 They danced. Donegal had once | said that no matter how much he drank he could always do two things-drive his car and dance.
 Honey Lou saw now that what he said was true, so far as the dancing went. Not by a single miastep or stagger did he betray himself. He kept perfect time 10 the ScnsuoUs, stirring music.
 But his eyes were almost closed. and once he brushed her cheek with his tiny pointed mustacho.
 Lip tickle" he murmured softly 10 her. holding her so close to him that she could hardly dance. Don't, Tim" she said sharply, her lips close to his ear. People are looking at us.'
 He laughed. Do you care? They're all cabbage heads" he told her. That's all people are. Jus Cahhage heads. You an me-wc're different. We're somcbodies. We can dance. Lordy. woman. how you can dance" He gave her a sudden hard squeeze that all but sent them flat on the floor.
 Tim, behave yourself," Honey Lou had gone very white, under the golden radiance of the lanterns above their heads. Trim, please let's stop dancing, Tim, you've been drinking. You shouldn't have tiutEll me HeTe lOllgfl.
 She saw now that he was very drunk. indeed. He could hardly walk when tho music stopped and they made their way to their own table in the corner.
 Instead of taking the chair he had left, he dropped heavily down into one next to hers His hot damp hand found hers under the tabletop.
 DO something for me. Do me d favor" he said thickly. Ri now. before anybody sees us. Give me a kiSs-just a little quick one-Im crazy about you, Honey Luly."
 Honey Lou showed him away from her, and took chair across from him with the table between them.
 Going to play tag?' Tim asked her. He slid over next to her, once more, and his face sobered.
 A look that she hated came into it. It made her remember the day when Joe Meadows had stopped her on the stairs behind the shipping room at the Wallack Mills.
 She looked wildly around the room, wondering If she could get up and leave the place without having Donegal make a scene.
 Then across the smoke-filled room, she saw that Jack Waliack was watching them. Beside him, Suzanne Clemens was rolling her big eyes at him flirtatiously, but he did not see her.
 For an instant he seemed to hesitate. Then he got up and came toward Honey Lou through the maze of little tables with a care less stride. He was smiling a little, and his head was up.
 Whats the matter, Honey Lou?r he asked quietly, and sat down with them.
 'I think Tins under the weather, a little." the girl faltorcd. Then her eyes widened with almost frantic appeal.
 Nnl | SOh Stl Iilt OuL pl HtTts she asked, throwing her hands out in helpless desperate sort of way. Hes been drinking. I cant stay with him"
 Donegal picked up his glass of water and it slipped out of his fingers and fell to the floor with crash.
 Butter fingers" he scolded him self. Now como on. Honey Luy, be sociable. You cant get away with that touch -me-not stuff any longer with me. See?" He shook his finger at her. Then he laid one hand on hcr arm and pulled her toward him.
 Get out O here, Jack" he said. looking at the wall above Jacks head. Honey Luly and I don't want any third party here, We're all ri. by ourselves" He'll hic- coughed.
 Jack leaned over and looked him square in the eye.
 Listen to me, you picnic egg" he said very quietly, "You let Miss Huntley alone or I'm going to throw you out on your head. Do