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BEGIN HERE TODAY
HARRY'MOR’MN. rich. mid.
die-aged. attractive bachelor. is a
center of interest in Roches-
ter. where he lives with his
adopted daughter. AUDREY.
The town gossips have not been
able to learn what his business
is. or why he goes regularly to
New York nhere he maintains
an apartment as well as an ex-
pensive liouso in Rochester.
A man known as SMITH.
claiming to be Audrey's step. '
lather. appears after an absence
of 18 years. Morton sends him
to South America. securing a po-
sitlon for him by cable.
With Audrey. Morton goes to
New York, where he takes din-
ner with NONA, beautliul young
woman who is in love with him,
and LOIS of whom Nona is
lesions. The girls quarrel. and
Nona. angry over Morton's atten-
tions to Lois. refuses to tell
him good-night.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY ‘
(The names and situations in this
story are fictitious.)
CHAPTER \‘
L'DREY was playing the pipe or-
A gan when Morton came in. She
was in evening dress. and her
opera coat lay on a chair beside her.
“It's only nine o'clock." she said.
rising. "Would you take me over
to hear the last half of the opera? I
have some tickets." I
Morton glanced down at his
clothes. “1 ought to be more (as
tively dressed to go around with a
vision like you." he said. "but I'll
chance it. Here."
He threw the coat over her shoul-
ders. and. with the girl clinging to
his arm. he descended to the street
again. "Have to call a taxi." he
told her. ‘1 sent the afi- back to
the garage."
It was only a few moments until
a cab wandered into sight. and Mor-
ton hailed it.
“Did you have a nice time at din-
ner?” she ventured.
Morton considered. "Not so very."
he concluded. “I was willing to be
happy but I didn't get the chance."
Audrey's brows were puckered in
thought. She leaned against Mor-
ton and once or twice glanced up-
ward at his taco.
“What is it you are really hunting
for when you go out to dinner with
those—those ladies?" she asked.
anally.
“Oh. amusement, I suppose." he
said. “It is a little bit like going to
the theater. It gives one a chance to
escape one's own thoughts; some-
thing bright to look at: something
to ‘laugh at, maybe.
ly. the chances are that what
, 2- us are seeking is peace at
mind—contentment. Some of us
not: it one place and some another.
None or us ever dads it anywhere
except in the only place where coa-
tsntrnent can exist-that's in one's
own mind. You have to carry it
with you."
They were fortunate in arriving
at the playhouse between sets. so
‘ they were shown to'thsir seats at
ones. They glanced over- thsir pro-
grams. and. as the curtain rose. set-
tled back to listen to the two great
singers who were on the bill that
night. Morton sat with his chin
resting on his breast. incessantly
heating time with his lingers upon
his knee. The girl listened with her
head thrown back. her one starlike
as the strains of the world's greatest
music master tilled the auditorium.
Both of them were quiet. filled with
the music. as they rods back to their
apartment.
”When a man listens to music like
that he knows he has a soul. doesn’t
bor'flortonnidsshekisscdthe
giri good-night.
191 note. delivered by messenger,
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RITZ DANCE PALAT‘I’}
Messrs. McCorrnsck and Barry. ot
the Ritz. Bridgeport, in talking about
Happy Rhone's Orchestra, which is
playing tonight at “The Dance Pal-
ilt‘i Beautitul." pointed out an in-
teresting fact about dance orchestras
in general when they said:
“The imprmed type oi ballrooms
that are being developed through‘
out America are naturally producing
a. diffs-rent type. of orchestra. than
was common when public dancing
places were all loOsely and careless-
13’ managed.
that are a. credit to the cities in
‘nhlch they are built. are on the in-
crease.
is disappearing the well managed
properly run ballroom is replacing
it. hioxnbers of tho orchestras we
ougnoo are fully as capable of plot."
in: in» most dillicult music as are
tn. 1r contempor‘sxies in the sympho-
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rived at his New York cities the next
morning. It was from Nona.
“Dear." it began. "i simply
must see you. I’ll be rehearsing
this alternoon and tonight. but
I'll be at my apartment surely
at ten o'clock this evening.
Please come. It is as important
to you as it is to, me. Nona.”
Morton shrugged his shoulders.
heap ct documents and laid them on
the desk.
“It anybody telephones me, except
tomorrow." Morton ordered. “I'm
not in to anybody.“
For the remainder of the day be
buried himself in the mass of statis-
tical reports the clerk had given
him. There were columns upon col
mass of ilgures. in dollars and
weights and percentages. with mar
ginai notes in the line. legible script
of a trained engineer. As Morton
in one of three baskets that lay be-
ing machine for an hour or more?
apparatus in their paper cartons. he‘
went home.
He dined with Audrey. talked over'
the evening paper with her. and at'
nine-thirty bade her good- night. He
watched until her door was closed
and took up his overcoat and hat!
leaving the apartment quietly.
It was only a bait- hour's walk to
the apartment house where Nona
lived and Morton did not call a car.
It was just ten. o'clock when he sent
up his name by the negro telephone
operator in the hallway. In another
minute the door of Nana's apartment
opened to admit him.
He stood in the doorway looking
around. The room was a bright one.
done in shades of rose and gold. A
small upright piano stood against
the wall. On top or it were the pos-
traits of two or three girls. made by
theatrical photographers. and Kor-
ton's own picture. A long table. op-
posite the piano. 'was covered with
moving piptm and theatrical mags,
zines. There were three or tour glib
legged chairs. two deep arm-chairs
upholstered in rose silk. and a
. lounge. covered with etlii gold bro-
“! think that will be about all for this evening." he said.
stood there.
tore up the note and thre’w it in the
wastebseket. A clerk came in with a
Miss Morton, tell them to call me
finished with each report. he laid it '
tore him, labeled "Mines” and:
“Transport" and “Personne " To
ward evening. with a. pad 0 notcsi
before him. he talked into a dictst .
Then. leaving the cylinders of the; when she came back. Morton was
cade.
Nobody was visible in the room.
Morton .took another step torward.
and looked behind the door. which
still stood open. As he did so, the
door closed. A strange young woman
“10m
be here pretty soon.
you to wait."
Morton inspected her. She wore
a long i’ur cost. whicb'she had tast-
ened closely about her throat. but
from beneath the coat pooped the
lower edge at a kimono. A- pair of
“mules" was on her feet, and her
ankles were bars.
“I was going to stay with None.
tonight." she explained. “Won't you
take on your overcoat?"
Horton shook his head. He had
not taken his eyes from her. "I
don't think I'll stay." he lid.
The girl moved away trom him a
little. "Please stay." she said.
"Nona told me that she wanted to
see you about something terribly im-
portant. and she is in a dreadful
frame of mind. Really. i think it
would be better it you stay."
“A.“ "it" >
Morton took oi! his overcoat and
scarf and laid them. with his hat and
slick. on the lounge. The girl picked
zllem up and carried them into an-
,uther mom. Morton watched her.
thoughtfully. '
"Wouldn’t you be more comfort-
able in this big chair?" she asked
sorry." she said. "Nona will
She said ior
sitting on the light gilt piano stool.
"You'd better." she persisted. as
Morton made no move. "l‘hat
stool broke down yesterday. and it
i may do it again. "
1 Morton moved over to the large
chair and sat down. He lost sight
ot the young woman for a moment.
as she stepped behind him.
When she reappeared her tux- cost
was oi! and only her kimono covered
her thin shoulders.
Morton started to arise but she
parchbd herself on the arm of his
chair. pushing‘him backward'with
the pressure of her pm upon his
torehesd. Bending over. she laughed
into his face.
The light in the apartment went
out and as suddenly dashed on again.
A bull young man was coming in-
to the room.
Morton leaped to his iceh‘thrust-
ing the young woman from him. The
young man towered over him.
"So you're the guy. 6-?!" he roared.
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TODAY AND TONORROW
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Morton took a step backward and
then another. After a moment's sur-
vey oi the couple before him he
smiled. slowly. Dellherately turning
his shoulder to them. he tell in his
pocket for his cigaret case, opened
it. took a clgaret and lit it.
"Now go.on with the story," he
told them.
' The young man hesitated. The
girl. though. threw her arms around
her companion and hid her face.
"Oh Joe. l'm so sorry," she walled.
"l‘m so sorry. llow did you know
i was here?"
"I've been following you every
night you went out.“ the young man
said. fixing his eye on Morton. "Now
I've iound out who you‘re loan
meeting. l'm going to have you both
pinched.“
Morton, pulling at his oignrx‘l.
eyed them quietly. The g1rl stole a
glance at him and then flung Close:
to tho large young man.
"l‘m so sorry! l'm so sorryl“ six:
repented.
The man took her by the arm and
set her to one side. Then be ad
vented menaringly upon Morton.
"You've got to my {or this or
you‘re going to be in dutch righti"
ne‘ said menacingly. Morton tilt d
back his head and laughed. 'I‘ 0
young man was so near him that
there was not mu far a forward
step. but Martyn placed his lingers
lightly on the others chest and the
man moved becknard. Morton
strolled to the end of the room.
ran the shade curtain up. and stood
looking into the dark street below.
“When you talks have finished with
your little melodrama just let me
know." he said over his shoulder.
The nun and woman looked at one
another uncertainly. "Tackle him
again. Joe." she whispered.
He advanced towsrd Morton. "Are
you going to come across or am I
going to call a. cop?" he said. his
voice raised.
Morton turned. "l'm not going
to come across. and you're not go-
ingtoealla ‘cop."‘ Morton nicked
the ash from his cigar-st and con-
tinued. "i believe they used to call
this the 'badger' game." he contin-
ued. "You pretend that this lady is
your wife. You both pretend that
I' ve been caught with her. The idea
is to get some money. Well. you
don't get it."
His ear had caught a rustle from
the inner room. Turning. he took
a. tow rapid steps through the door.
He was in a. bedroom now. The
lights were out and he could only
distinguish the outline oi a canopy
bed and of a dressing table close be-
side the door. There was a. move-
ment in the corner. Quickly he
reached toward a shrinking iigure
that was huddled behind a Wag.
His hand tell on a garment and
pulled the wearer toward him.
1'1 thousht so." he said.
He led a girl. dressed in her street
clothes. into the lighted drawing
room. it was Nona.
She covered her taco with her
hands. Morton locked at her a mo-
meat and then turned to the two
others in the room.
“I think that will be about all for
this evening. " he said.
Without hurry he picked up his
overcoat and put it on. He took his
stick and hat and turned to the three
who were watcbiaghlm.
“It was not a good. job." he said.
"Actually. it was very poorly done.
I'm air-aid none of you are protes-
sicnals. Nona. shall I my goodby?"
Nona tattered torward a step and
slowly collapsed upon the door. Her
head was on her knees and' a
wrenching sob escaped bar.
"I did it! 1 did it!" she jerked out.
"1 know it." said Morton. ”Good-
night."
Howasonhlswayoutthedcor
when there came a sharp tug on his
Turning to the girl be seized her coat.
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