The Washington times., 1935-06-08

kenton was IN q very Dad u
to Roger, who for once felt tn
WELL" Renton said, this is a
hell of a fine homecoming! Here
I've been away for a hunting trip
up in Canada, and the first news I
hear when get back is about this
impossible marriage Of Isobel
Mackenzie and Lawrence Vane!
Why the whole thing is worse
than ridiculous. It's tragic, tell
you. I'd just as soon believe that
a fish wanted to be baptized by
total immersion as that 1sobel
wanted to be married-the INNER
sion is no novelty to the fish and
the Lord knows that the state Of
marriage shall we say, has never
been a novelty to Isobel."
Its a great match for Isobel,'
replied Thornley,, "Vane is unques-
tionably the coming man in his
field. He has done some wonder
full work lately. Even the ISobelS
of this world must settle down
some time or other. You can bet
your sweet life, she knows what
she is about"
I'll agree that she has feathered
her nest" said Renton, but I'm
not so sure Of her knowing what
she's about. You can take it from
me that it won't last. It just can't.
There will be an almighty crash
and pretty soon at that. Vane
idealizeS the woman. and she has
been clever enough to fool him
into thinking that she's worth it..
Some way or other she has man.
aged to keep him from finding
out what her life has been. We
all know that she's just plain no
good clear through. Wait till he
finds her out!"
"ISobel won't wait" laughed
Roger Thornley,. she will do a
midnight fit with someone else if
she sees a crash coming. You see
if I'm not right. She changes a
lover as quickly as a chameleon
changes color. and she's absolutely
shameless"
A Boast
well, anyway" Renton came
back at him boastfully, I'm still
a bachelor"
eyes," Roger acknowledged,
"and a lot poorer one than you
we're before ISobel got hold of
you. I'll bet she took you for
plenty cash. She would. Easy
for her, too. She's one of the
most beautiful women I ever saw,
and thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS.
The combination's hard to beat
when it comes to getting cash out
of rich playboys."
Both men sat quietly smoking
for a while, each one occupied
with his own thoughts.
Those of Wilbur Renton were
far from happy. The Saddest part
of his unfortunate affair with
the beautiful and notorious ISobel
was the fact that it had served
to break up his official engage
ment to Betty Potter. Betty was
such an independent little thing.
She had a good job on one Of the
big newspapers as society editor,
and free-lanced for others on the
more spectacular events and hap
penings of the Big City. He
thought tenderly of Betty now.
She was such a dear, but so proud
and clean-cut in her own self
respect that she would not toler-
ate certain things in the man
she loved. He WINGED as he re-
membered the night she had
caught him dining tete-a-tete with
ISobel in one of those secluded
little hooks that spell the clan
destine at first glance. ISobelS
lurid reputation fully justified
little, Spit-fire Betty in breaking
her engagement to him and in
definitely and finally giving him
the gate.
Roger interrupted his somber
thoughts.
why don't you go over and
try to make it up with Betty?"
he asked as though he had been
able to follow the thoughts Of the
other.
Renton looked at him quizzical-
ly.
You know that little red
head" he said, she's not easy
once she's down on you. And
after all she had all the reason
in the world" his voice dropped.