Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 322, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1926 Page: 5 of 20
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TODAY
Now Go on With the Story
Chapter IV
"I'll be out to dinner dear," Mer-
ton said, when Audrey descended
the stairs.
• “Is it with that woman who tele-
Phone vour Audrey asked qulete-
” Morton eyed her with interest.
“Hoy did you know it was a wom-
an?
The girl bung her head, and
thought. “I guess it was just in-
stinct. It was a woman, wasn’t
it?" Morton assented. “I wish
women didn’t call you up," she went
on. “I wish you didn't knee ane
woman, except me."
run She sank into a chair, twisting
“ter hands together. "You’re too
line a man to be going around with
women like that.”
“What makes you think they are
"women like that?"
"I don’t know it. I just feel it."
she said. “Anyhow, they aren’t
.women like you take me to meet.”
He crossed to where she was site
ting, snd stroked her hair. "Dear
WXie kid! of course, I don’t let
tOn moot you. They can’t hurt
me. But I don’t want them to hurt
•‘she took his hand and pressed it
against her cheek. “It hurts me
to have you with them at all,” she
said, softly. “Why do you see
them!"
Norton shook his head. “Do you
know, child, that the question
‘Why? Is the hardest question there
to in the world to answer? ’
“Nobody ever can sell really, why
he does anything. There are so
many reasons behind every move.
• meat in life. No men can ‘answer
truthfully when you ask him WhyT
Things that happened to us when
we were little: careless words
dropped by our parents when we
first started to know the world; the
Jibape of our brain, transmitted to
us by our ancestors for tea thou-
• send years: our health: the things
we read; the people we meet; all of
these things act together in cause ovcrys ne .... ... ...
Ing the things we do. ’Whyr Its 57 throaty.. Norton rose to NE
a question that no man can an*
■" "She patted his hsnd. snd looked
up st him shyly. "Maybe I can aa-
swer It myself," she said. "I think
you see those women because they
run after you. I believe it to al-
ways the women who run after the
men, and not the men after the
Women" . Po
Morton laughed, and vigorously
tousled her hair. "Don’t gossip
about the todies, sugarplum." be ad-
monished. “They’ll be sure to get
back at you." He continued, bis
voice graver. “I’ve got to go out to
dinner, but I’ll promise to be back
early in the evening, la that all
right?
The girl sighed, but agreed.
"I'll wait for you," she said. .
Norton was thoughtful as he left
the apartment, and he was still in a
reflective mood when he met None
that evening in the waiting room of
their appointed dining place.
This was an old mansion, made
over into a restaurant by an enter-
prising Frenchman. Tables, lighted
discreet rose-colored lamps
Printed the apartments that once
were the two drawing rooms, the
dining room, and library, and a
Hong, glased sun porch that ran
along one side of the building. The
‘ainne.s the porch had been paint-
ed. Msereen the guests from out-
aildobservation. At one end of
this room, Nona and Morton, were
••"Didn’t have time to drees for
Miner," Morten said. “But I see
you’ve dressed for both of 1s.
Nona were a .elose fitting sown
of green and silver; it gave evt-
dence that aside from one narrow
band, there were no garments be-
Pattice aio hand or
abonider. he slowly to
her seat.
been a sure sign, when women bee
gin to strip themselves, that the
men were losing interest. Are men
hard to catch?" His smile was
quissical
The girl considered "the question
gravely. “You are," she said.
“How about the other men’he
inquired.
"I don't know," she began. Then
knew any she corrected herself. “Why, I sup-
pose I do, too. All the girls sre
talking about ‘catching this man.
or that man. Do you know that
there isn't such a thing aa a stage-
door Johnny, any more? That is,
eseopt for ‘a few young kids up
from college, and a fat old man or
twoT’
"And do you girls really show so
much of yourselves, in order to lure
the men. - ’
She ren her forefinger around the
service-plate that lay before her.
and looked at him with the dawn
of an idea in her eye.
"Do you know, I believe that
pretty nearly every thought a wo-
man has Is in connection with a
man,” she exclaimed. ‘I never
thought of it before, but I believe
it's so."
She was starting a new end ant
mated sentence, when her voice
dropped abruptly,) and her eyes
hardened. She started toward the
entrance of the room. Morton turn-
ed. In the doorway stood a young
woman. alone She was strikingly
attractive, though somewhat elder
than Nona, and shorter, and a little
heavier. Her eyes, like Nona's, were
targe sad dark, and they swept ani-
matedly over the room. As they
fell upon Morton, they lighted in
recognition. She waved her hand,
and hastened toward the man and
girl.
"Hol-le Harryt and Nona, dear!
How lovely!" Her voice was lew
foot, took the soft evening capo the
girl had carried, and draped it over
the back of her chair. After she
was seated, be sat down, and lean-
ed forward, smiling.
"Are you girls going to quarrel
this evening, or am I going to be
disappointed?’ he asked mockingly.
Nona frowned. The other girl
laughed. "I never quarrel," said
she, "in the presence of gentlemen."
Nona favored her with a side-long
glance. "You're always sweet. Lots
—to gentlemen! she said.
Dole settled herself comfortably
"Of course,” she confirmed. "Aren't
we all?” She considered a moment
and added: "But not to anybody
"I always love to see the ladles
hostile,” Norton said. "If they were
any other way, I'd know there was
something wrong."
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dress, Lois freely admitting that
she wore more clothes than fashion
directed, and defying the world to
criticise her.
Nona had not smiled since Lots
coming. Looking steadily at More
ton she said: "Yes. It’s a good rule,
if you haven't anything worth
showing, to cover it up."
“Time!” Morton said "You girts
, stop fighting, and we'll sat."
Lois chattered gaily through the
meal but Nona's remarks were few
and very brief. From time to time
she looked darkly at the other girl
and watched Morton's face aa be re-
sponded to Lols‘ badinage.
"Mona called me on the telephone,
and said she had something to tell
me," said Morton, aa they ended the
meal. “Do you mind telling what it
was in front of Lois!
Nona shook her head. "I don't
want to talk in front of Lots, about
anything, anytime."
Iola raised her eyebrows. "It will
be perfectly all right with me, then
if you go home," she suggested.
> Morten looked amusedly at Nona,
awaiting her reply. Her face was
white beneath its rouge. "Do you
want me to go homer* she asked
Morton, her voice very low.
Morton grinned teasingly. “No.
indeed. I'm a fight fan, you know.
The waiter was standing at his
elbow, and conversation ceased
while Merton ordered dinner for the
three of them. Considerately, he
avoided starches and sweets In his
order tor the girls, as being produce
tive of fat. For himself, he selected
only half of a broiled chicken, and
a grapefruit.
“And bring three bottles of wa-
ter," he added.
The girls accepted as a matter of
course his offer of liquor from the
silver flask he carried. He took
none for himself.
“Don't you over drink, any merer'
Lots asked. "
"Seldom," said he. "It’s still too
easy to get to arouse my interest."
The girls addressed their remarks
to him, each carefully ignoring the
other. His eyes twinkling, Morton
led them Into an Indirect debate on
THURSDAY, Arnru 1, MM
crowded into her own corner of the
thiekly cushioned seat, her hands
her, and nodded assent to Mor-
ton’s invitation to have another. --------------- ,
“You know,” Norton said, cental- eincee.tee2f25n.on ^^.r^
ly, “every time 1 go out with Nona
lately, there is a battle. Sometimes
its with me, and sometimes it’s
with some woman, but she has sure,
ly declared war, for keeps.”
He paid the waiter, as the three
of them arose.
"Sure sign she's In love," Dols
said.
Nona gave her a venomous glance,
but was silent as they passed
through the house, and down to the
reception room.
Merten's oar was waiting, and the
three of them entered It.
They drove to Dots' home first.
When Morton helped her from the
car, she stood on tiptoe and kissed
him on the chin. He was rubbing
the spot reflectively when he re-
entered the oar.
"I believe there is more kissing
being done, here and there," bo ob-
served. “than there ever was la the
world before."
Nona remained wordless. She
You girls go ahead and amuse your- J
selves.” S
Nona started to her feet, shake 1
Ing with anger. “I’m going'.” she *
snapped
Morton lazily arose also, and
walked around the table. Putting
his hand on her bare shoulder, he
slowly forced her to her seat.
“Fight fair," he advised smiling
"You mustn’t hit the referee."
Nona remained in her chair, star-
ing at her plate. Her hands
twitched, snd her cheeks and throat
were flushed. Lois looked, at her
critically. "I’ll bite and scratch an
well as any other woman," she said,
“but I'd hate to do It in front of a
man.” She drained a liquor glass
that the waiter had placed before
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ten ventured a light remark or two,
but she turned from him.
Accepting the situation philosoph-
leally, he lighted a eigaret, and
gazed out the window at the bright-
ly lighted theater district through
which they passed. %
At her apartment house, he
walked with her to the door. With
her face set, her lips compressed.
snd her eyes wide and blazing, she
avoided his hand, and entered the
door without saying good night. As
she walked toward the elevator
Norton could see that her hands
were elenched, sad her arms rigid.
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