monomers» ‘, .DIOIK amokf.and. ’1‘. his wile. dbetslh V hewtbeulyeeorydhfi' has followed her new. She oaks [.1qu X. M‘ f ’ ‘ (MN. I wealthy widowol' who 3 sell her house ior her. W down her repetatin among liar} ‘ own‘ townspeople. 'llst blew . tearfully insists that she wants to be footloose. , She tells nick to eel! her ‘ stocks and bonds for whatever they will bring. All she warns. she explains. is enough mm , to dine the part 0! I wealthy widow and “land” I rich hos- ‘ hand. 2‘" dbsr. May goes down to At- lontio (diy for I short not. AwoekiaterwithSdMInher " more she meets I divorcee. '1" MS. CARLOTI‘A FROLKING. find a middle-aged friend of Can Vlottas. HERBERT WATER- ‘ than in ADOREE’S little lower club the first night hemeds‘ May. There they are ioined by. DAN SPBAGUE. In admirer of Carlotia's. May accidentally drama her ~, handbag. and -when Waterbury hicks it up and lays it on the able. May's huge roll of bills lips out. Snrsgue asks her It he has been robbing I bank. «now no 0N Wl'rli THE STORY) 'I’ERBER'I‘ WATERBtlnY raised 1 his eyes from May's roll of . money. and glanced from her to Dan Sprague. There was I. queer. twisted smile on his fuce. ‘ “Imagine that . . . a woman car- ryins thousands of dollars with her. in a flimsy handbag!" he said. :‘Not . in travelers checks. but in hair. o-goah money! a what I said to you the other day. Dan? Remember my telling you that no woman ought to be oh lowed to handle her own money?" .‘Dnn nodded solemnly. . "Is at so?” ‘Carlotta piped up hriily. “Because I've heard illiter- nkl And it there’s any better all. ‘rnony-collector in the country than am. lead me to her! Any day l'm not perfectly able to handle my own ..n1oney I’ll let you boys know about it by radio. Station BAN!" ' "What do you mean 'station AN’?" ’Dsn Sprsgue asked. 7 "Hard as nails". . . that's me." Carlotta answered cheerfully. "I'm irregular little Hctty Green under my sort, sweet. smiling exte- rior . . ." She broke off. suddenly. and stared across the restaurant with her China-blue eyes. "Oh. look who's herel" she ex- jammed. "Your old friend, the vamp. Dani" May turned. and saw a slim young woman who threaded her way to- ward them through the tables that packed the white room. As she name. she looked straight »at Don Sprague with her large dark eyes. and smiled, showing prominent .iwbito teeth. Her skin was almost II white as thoy,.and her straight'black hair was gathered into a knot at the boen't that: Into aV greot yelio oilight floated the figure of a red- haired woman in a bill’lowy while silk dress. . This was Adoree. herself. nape of her neck. “Who is she?" May asked Water- bury. in an undertone. "Her name is Francle Lee. and she's one of Adoreo's hostesses." Waterbury said quickly, as the girl came up to the table. Carlotta pureed up her babyish lips. and stared down into her glass of gin- -gingorale with the rapt look of I crystal gamer. May could see that she was intense- ly Jealous ot the thin. black-haired woman. and that she was not going to speak to her it she could help it. But Dan and Horny jumped up and greeted the “hostess" with enthu- slum. "Come on over here. Fran. andl'll give you the lowdown on this Vol- stead slum" Dan ‘Spraguo said. He put out his hand and pulled a chair from the table behind him. “How are you reeling tonigth Rather Ba- cardil’.’ "- Francis Lee shook her head. She looked from May’s tees to that at Carlotta. who eat as one frozen. And she backed away from the table. "No thanko. Miei." she said. "l have I heavy supper date with three Chicago gentlemen who are in the bone-button trade, and I must be 0 [My bubbling self. for them . . ." As she spoke. the lights all over the cafe began to. go out, cluster by cluster. And only a great yellow spotlight shone in the middle of the dance door like a. sun. . into it floated the figure of a red haired woman in a billowy white silk dress. This was Adoreo, herself. May turned in her chair and looked at her curiously . . . this tiny wo- man who had made a small fortune L author the tiny restaurant. There was a tired look in Adoree's minted eyes. and the broad smile on harness-let mouth was strained. '~ “Sho’s old!" May thought. and vitiod‘her. .f‘!ou know. or course, that she has a grown son." the low voice 0! Her- bert Waterbury said in her car. "She looks old enough to be some- hody's grandmother." May answered. , BENEFIT BAND CONCERT at the TABERN ACLEj FRIDAY, VocT.-I~ 30 All Tickets $1 THE SHRINERS 60 PIECE BAND ‘V 0F BRIDGEPORT - m- raiser BAND m sooos ramrrsw comm BY Bowel-I O Stereos, Norwailt and So. Norwalk liq Barber Shop "when Shop Auto Supply ”so In the MM“ hall outside ‘ the runner-tooth. Kay” and canons 2‘3“: “Awhile“ m” 3- 5 on “do Mn: hardball! thing to her his hat and coat tron her. - "He does tho-tie make me jeal- ous.“ Carlotta w to Hay. "But 1 Just pretend that I'm deal. .- dumb and blind.” Then presently she spoke again. "lt’aa terrible thing tor a woman when she begins to get old." she said wisttuily. Herhy laughed. "How do you know? A woman as young as you?" he asked. May sighed. "on. Im not so mung," she answered. “I'm twenty- seven. That's pretty old. isn‘t it?" "What would you do if you were forty-live?" the man asked. May shrugged her graceful shoul- ders. Her eyes dreamily followed the light, thistlodown movements of the dancer. Then. in tho haltvdarknesl. me ion- .ri' hnnd close down warmly over hex-r. as it lay palm upward in her lap. She started slightly but did not move away. "You sweet little kid!" she heard Horby whisper. “You’ re 1uat a kid aren't you?" V‘ Again hfiilaughed. "To think of your carry g all that money around in your handbag!" he said humorous ly. “If ever there was a kid trick. that's one. Why don't you put it solely away in I bank? What did you draw it out for. in the first place?" "I didn't." May answered. “It's some money that my lawyer turned over to me . .. ." She felt a movement beside her. and saw the slender figure of Francis Lee slip away toward the door of the restaurant. "Speaking oi.’ lawyer» reminds me that l ought to hear from mine. soon." broke in Carlotta. "Ke' a down in Missouri collecting three months' back alimony from my former hus- band. Believe me. .tt:that old boy doesn't crash through with the coin, I sure do run him ragged!” Just then the lights dashed up again as Adoree whirled out in a lit- tle gust of applause. Herbert Water- bury gove May's hand I quick pat before he drew his own away. The restaurant had slowly tilled with the gay midnight crowd. And May looked around her curiously at the Women with their mnrcelied hair. She laughed. but the eyes that were fastened on BonguI'e face were dark with misery. Suddenly Ibo walked over to him and took him by the laps! of his coat. "Come on. «aerating papa:"sbe . cried. "Why. she's really in love with him!" May told herself. she wouldnt have believed that the soft 9an mask of Carlotta'l. taco covered an emotion so deep as the feeling she certainly had for Dan Spruue. Waterbury took any. am as they stepped out into the night. and Car lottu and Dan. dropped slowly be- hind them. Once lay looked over her shoulder. and saw them standing at the nil along the Boardwalk. deep in earnest conversation. “Are they. in love with each other?" she asked Waterbury. He waited for a' moment before he answered. "I honestly don't know." he aid at last. "Tell me about Francis Lee." May asked. "What is this hostess Job of here. anyway?" "Well. lt's‘a rather new profes- sion for actresses out of work.“ Waterbury explained. “They hire themselves out to these supper clubs. ‘ and their Job is to entertain the men . patrons. . . . But. look here. 1 don‘t want to talk about the Francis Lass. .‘ i want to talk about . . . you!" He drew her very close to him. holding. her arm above the elbow. ”Doesn't it seem to you that we've known each other longer than just a few hoursl" he asked. ' May shook he: held. out a sound. "Well. then, I'm going to tell you: something about myselt.” holid. . "I'm just Herbert WWW. plain and honest. And health I In . plain and honest. I'm going to ask you something. Won’t you give as that money or yours to tote care at. ' until you decide what you want to; do with it?" (To 80 W ' Wire am: is we nous-wasp Electric Bulbs . “Nilco” tipless Tungsten electric bulbs. 110- 220 volt. 250 up l Electric, oil and gas lighting app . as electric boudoir and tab . "No." one 7 said. “I feel that I don't know you . at all. . . as. of course, I don‘t!" Waterbury laughed almost with-g Nuw rank, on. flan—Pm. unadulterated art can not thetand Ivths taint ot commercialism on Broadway tor long. . . . Only a few weeks ago little darhies ‘ would gather about the theater lohi bios and entertain bettreen acts and V alter the show with quaint and one: steps or the Charleston. They seein- . ' ed quite content to mono tor the Inward of smiles and occasional , cheers. At times a penny or two . would be tossed. their way and their dancing would be renewed with vi-n ' or ’74: and mi lire years th . a pupil for Leon Bonnet 8 Word has been received here trons . 'fliiilhifl'y- Md» um. seyntour D- x“ 0;," ; 0rd. well known her- “NW 3““ its? r 34:33 that. um. 'wu condoctg . meat named him honor-arr do that occasion to the Franc co ~ fienulwturers. of Salisbury. A clip. . plug from the local paper. or that city . Q the regular monthly meeting or e board or directors or the Y. ., K. c. A, It tho Anoclltlon hulldfflio in 133.0. . ‘ matters oi. unusual importance were or arson: them M1" the Artists was aw Rgn' r. Seymour D. Ford. 9.! m. on Q elsgate to represent the n V 'e If. '0- As ‘D ‘11. ‘oflh‘ cording tilt International Convention or the Yam Mons Christian Asso- .5 elation of North America. . in the ballroom or the New Wit“ Hotel. Mr. Ford is the general mail co. and an active-Insane "ct ' Ashury “ethodiet ‘ a church. Mr. Ford on the on ' Salisbury Association to its ...é... other was bold in tow Wine . .. won and hands b'eéam‘e me. Del. : ‘ 3 tan bills were tossed to the onrhstons tertainers. cmries‘ton denotes 309‘ cutie an industry A collQo‘tion o! nickels and dimes would one: only a tow steps. Then business tell oil. The. little pickaninnie‘s dooided that boss who watched them would VtVnot~ shower them with coins tho? uld shower the watchers with tones. ‘ no other night they gathered. cross fron'vone at the theaters and red the departiilt crowd with holes. As the lovely Julia Hoyt moi out. unaware even that there been a Charleen: “n enterlhininest. the. prl‘viis‘ro o: the convention iioor as this 'Y' is entitled to eon-m bersblo of over 010.006 members. less than half. a . the“ rioting men in membership over It: regs a: age who are members or Evan .‘l‘h , has In sewer membership (men , who are members or an synthetics! , “ thumb.) of 260. and id OllflIM‘ i one regular delegate. Mr. . Slade of New York. at the last bolt struck on the ankle with E .7 ‘_ " and other moments brought t the end or the entertaining or Times Eduare. The pot " Vina “ seine mourned He won his own case and became I here again. but he didn't go tool: to hi the leeches wit had on: to sit on V Joint Stock Laud VBanlr,‘ r... 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