The Washington times., 1931-04-06
CHAPTER XIV

looked 1rOm one 10 GIlS OG1leI.
want me?" he asked.
mot permanently" smiled
Delight. 1--WE just been telling
Mr.. Mitchell that you've asked
me to marry you, Lorry. Very
decent of you and all that.
And I want to tell you, before
a reliable witness, that a previ-
Gus engagement keeps me from
accepting. You see, Lorry, a
year or so ago after I had
word of your death, I met a
man named Harry Blanchard.
He was in the same road show.
A very good-looking person.
He's in Australia now and has
been writing me for some time
to come out and join him. I
don't want to, much, so prob
ably I shan't. But he's the
reason why I can't marry you,
because" she said, I'm mar
ried-to him. And there's a
record of that marriage in
Liverpool"
Lorrimer stared at her. He
said, after a moment:
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Because I'm not a very nice
person. Harry and I have been
separated for a good many
years. We got on each others
nerves. Also, he's been more
or less a rolling stone. No
moss but lots Of polish. I
couldn't see tenting tonight in
the Australian bush. The last
letter I had from him came
before I left for the States.
He's made good, in a sense.
He feels domestic; he urged
me to come out. I was half in
clined to do so, being on my
uppers, but the chance to take
a part in this revue came along
and so 1 did, too. Then you
arrived on the scene. 1t was
something of a temptation to
accept that gallant offer of
yours, Lorry. We could have
gone through a nice formal en-
gagement, and I rather fancied
1 could dispose of Harry in the
courts quite quietly and with
no one being the wiser. But
I've decided not to. After all,
he wasn't a bad sort, and
they say Australia has a beauti-
full climate" said Delight, 80
I might change my mind about
going. don't notice managers
rushing forward with offers in
these United States. That's all.
Now will you two young men
leave me to take a nap?
Siesta. An old Spanish Gus
tom, I believe. And, Lorry,
tell your mother that as soon
as I can wiggle this damaged
fin of mine, I'll move on. She's
been awfully kind, really, and I
don't want to trespass any
longer than I have to-"
A Good TrOuper
Larry touched Lorrimer's arm.
Lets step on 1t, old man."
he said, rather slow.
Lorrimer let himself be taken
to the door, walking like man
in a dream. There Larry turned
and Lorrimer walked on ahead
Of him.
you're a good trouper," said
Larry to Delight.
A few days later Delight Har-
ford went back to New York
She had had a long talk with
Mrs. Lorrimer, in which she had
told her a little more fully and
much less cynically Of her rea-
sons for coming clean, as they
say over here" And Mrs. Lor-
rimer had listened, finding her.
self, as is human nature, liking
the slangy, careless woman now
that she knew all danger from
her was past. She herself took
her to town and arranged for
her brief stay at a hotel-not
the shabby one in which Larry
had found heretofore the boat
sailed for England, upon which
Mrs. Lorrimer had procured
passage for her.
1--WE talked to Travers," she
said, during their conversation.
land he feels as I do. We must
help you all we can. We feel,
in a sense, responsible. Please.
my dear, don't let foolish, stub
born pride stand in your way.
If you decide to go-out to your