The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-03
CHAPTER XXI.

Gerald B. Hall"
AS Nancy repeated it, he said
gravely, st see you read the news
papers" :,
Eyes" she answered, "and Il
you're half as bad as your reputation
I'd better start running"
GAS a matter CT fact, I'm much
worse" he admitted, cheerfully. my
wife was compelled to get a divorce
but the poor dear didn't tell the hall
Of it. She adores me, really"
Nancy was shocked at his frank
ness.
81 suppose" she said, frowning
IT should feel fattered that the hero
of so many amours deigns to cast his
eyes upon me"
His charming face became in
stantly serious.
Certainly mott My interest ir
you is purely impersonal. Because
you looked so gay and light-hearted
dancing alone on the beach. I'm
fed up with tears and reproaches
And I'm not wicked at heart. Few
men are.
1--WE are just children seeking
pleasure and freedom. But the or
binary woman is born with the in
stincts of a school teacher. She
demonstrates her theories on he1
husband, who rebels silently, as a
rule. Only one in a thousand dares
kick up his heels and ecape."
"Yet you just said that your wife
adores you'll" Nancy cried, puzzled
"She does. All the more reason
for her attempting to subjugate me
Discipline must be observed, you
know, even by the most favored
pupils"
He, smiled michievously.
"My wife Is one of the most con-
scientious schoolma'ams in the
world. Oh, God, what a relief tc
be freel" or Ag8E s
st think it's awful for you to talk
like that" Nancy said, primly.
ooh, come now! I suppose you've
never recited that little poem 'Kich
the tables, kick the chairs, kick the
teacher down the stairs. '?'gf o,
In spite Of her disapproval, Nan
cys lips were twitching. He was
shocking. He had been VIGOROUSLY
unfaithful. But he was interesting
She hoped he would insist on seeing
her again. But she allowed no hint
Of this feeling to creep into her de-
mure farewell. eco
you've given me something te
think about, Mr.. Hall. I shall try
to quell my school teaching instincts
before I acquire husband"
He laughed and strobe away, and
Nancy put the little card into hel
pocketbook. Not that she could have
forgotten him. Jerry Halls name
was faniilia one in San Francisco
Yet in reading the list Of his es-
capades Nancy had pictured some
one entirely different. He seemed
sad. Not at all the rakish, dissipat.
ed youth Of newspaper notoriety
Only the smile flashing across his
somber face, the smoldering fire ir
his melancholy eyes, gave any him
of his dangerous proclivities.
IT must write Edith about him,
thought Nancy, safe on the bus. But
the desire to confide in Edith con-
f1icted with her reluctance to tel
how she had met him.
She could scarcely admit that she
had talked to a man she didn't know
alone on the beach, sans shoes anc
stockings. Edith would be
Mortified.
So, as she rode home, she com.
posed a more conventiona1 explana.
ton, using the poetic license permits.
sible to all artists.
went on a beach picnic today
and you'll be surprised when I tel
you I met Jerry Hall. Yeah, hon
estly! He comes from a most exclu
sive San Francisco family, and
even more fascinating than tn
newspapers give him credit for be
ing.
'But a gentleman to the flnge
tips. You know the kind, 7 NEAR
He would be a gentleman even i
his cups!"
Nancy was proud of the phrase
1t showed quite little sophistica
ton for a girl who had yet to see
gentleman or otherwise in that con
dition.
1.-THE city is doing a lot for me,
she thought, complacently.
She told herself, Of course, sh
would never call him. But the littl
card stuck in a corner of her mir
ror proceeded with it's deadly work