Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 22 | The Sin of Innocence

V IThe The Sin Sin of Innocence By Claire Pomeroy CHAPTER So the canny Scotsman made his avowal Llda Lida looked at a her Sister Ister with Wih twinkling eyes eyes and and there was a hint of envy thee there too Martha Martha reddened V If you want to toV V call can it that that she replied So Sounded more ore like Ike a recital recia from a guide or whatever you call cal it I. I V Lida laughed loudl loudly Oh boy boyl she said between gasps for breath What a priceless priceless priceless price price- less couple you two wl will be b. b I Ican Ican Ican can just see you Martha taking high jumps' jumps on a peppy hunter fo fol following following fol- fol lowing the hounds on the chase You and Fletch will wl b be such compatible com coIn playmates She rolled roIe over on the bed and laughed again kicking up her pink feet In their green heelless slippers sUppers V Be quiet Llda Lida said Martha Marha still stI blushing I r 1 wouldn't marry marr that rawboned hulk bule o of a man for anything in the wo world d. d Its It's Is I's wearIng wear- wear lag Ing Just to have to talk to to him Lida Llda sobered Youre a fool then she re re- re turned turied Gosh s sakes kes Martha artha you wont won't have to bother bother- with wih him after youre you're married And let me inc put you right about Fletch's financial rating Fifteen million dollars donars and Its It's all good clean cean money noney too Steel Nice clean steel steel I told you you'd make six millions ml- ml mil mu- lons lions look 1001 like 30 ce cents t Youre You're a fool I repeat and a big one Maybe I I am Martha replied V but I cant can't help it i. i And Id I'd Id like Wee to see any woman who married the champion champlon all al round sportsman of ot the United States try to dodge him V Hes He's rather unavoidable I should V say Lida shook her head sadly Yo Youre Yore re hopeless Martha Do you realize that he has been pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued b by py doting mamas for the thelast thelast thelast last five seasons Most ost women would b be proud to marry mar Fletch Flech Campbell Campbel simply because hes he's fa fa- fa Martha Matha remained obdurate Well Wel they c can n have him She sniffed The way he looked atme at atm atmo m me mo positively infuriated me me-as me as though I were a prize colt or some some- thing I 1 want a little romance in my courtship Llda Lida Lda chuckled V Youl get over that she said V wisely V V It I was the morning after their heIr V VV first night at the Crosby house Breakfast had been fetched to to them by the same gray gay c clad d maid who ho had showed them to th the room upon their arrival She had been appointed to the sisters sister as a's their special property during their stay and this gave the girls a feeling of importance The mid maid Anna appeared appear d now with wih a message for Martha She She She-rea read the note and threw it It with wih an angry angy little sniff to Lida Llda His nis f is certainly snappy isn't it i said Lic LI when whEn she had read the not note Dear Der Miss Brandon the mes message message sage sage said I think you had bettel better better bet bet- ter tel start with wih golf so 50 Ive I've Ive arranged arranged arrange ar ar- ar- ar ranged range for us to go over to the links at 11 1 1130 30 this morning morn morn- ing Be Be sure to be ready wont won't you It I was signed Fletch Fetch Martha picked up the note and tore it i to bits bis Wait Walt Anna she said to the maid I want you to give him an answer anwer Hastily Hasty she scribbled V Thanks no noi on on a sheet of ot paper and signed her name She slipped it i into an t envelope and rInd gave It i to the maid Give him that Anna and say That theres there's thees thee's no answer required required ought to settle sette him she muttered uttered when the maid had left lef I wash my hands of you said Llda Lida with wih a shrug Youre hopeless hope hope- less I dont don't care If 1 I am Martha Matha replied sulkily Im Im certainly not going to be annoyed I by that ma ma- Come on lets let's get dressed and out of here I want to see Mary Mary All AI right sweetheart yawned Llda Lida Just let me take another dive Into that s marvelo tub tub They talked taked as Lida lay In the tool cool ool marble depths You know Martha my child Lida Llda said to her sister as she lay V there looking like a white water nymph there are more millionaires milon- milon millionaires million million- aires in fiction than In life V and the few that can b be found seldom I love a woman unselfishly Most of ot em take the merchants merchant's attitude attitude att- att atti atti- tude that In Irs love as in commerce value must b be given for goods re re- re That's little Ite boy all al over C Campbells Campbell's different Tarleton however is no worse than the rest of em than em than so many others for whom women exist as entertainments to be bought like Ike stalls In a theatre Then Lida Interjected Martha Marta how can you contemplate marrying marry marr- marr marrIng lag ing Ing him I cant can't understand you youat youat at aI all Oh h Llda Lida Lida drawled as she splashed shed the water idly because I know Im I'm Im stronger than he is and I can en control him I dont don't know there know there are inducements Life Is so so fearfully amusing isn't it i Martha Its It's Is I's musing amusing as it i is but buta a husband is rather a I good property property property prop prop- erty piece to have stuck away in inthe Inthe the tIle background L Lost st in her he thoughts Lida Llda forgot Martha for tor a a moment She picked up a huge jar and sprinkled more bath salts into the crystal clear cler water With Witha VIha a series of little mUe splashes the hard crystals were s scattered Upon tipon the warm water For a moment they l lay y some clear and transparent others yellow and opaque Then as above them the ruffled water became smooth slowly the water clouded V wIh with their essence Luxuriating Luxuriating Lux Lux- Lida drew Int into her lungs the scent of their fragrance How soft how velvet soft t perfumed perfumed perfumed per per- fumed water that lapped against her In tired tred ripples against her arms arms and neck How comforting to know that the soft flakes of an a immense im lm- im- im n mense menso nse towel awaited h her r and she would wrap herself in its is voluminous voluminous breadth and relax Lida was a voluptuary when it i came to l luxury She reveled in It A Anna m returned and entered hen when Martha Matha called Come in I Two gen gentlemen temen have hav caled called V to see you young ladies lades she said Two gentlemen Lida Llda was s alert now and she called caled from the bathroom Who ho Who are they Mr Leslie Bonner answered the maid and Mr John Lyal Martha felt A desire to scream Lida Llda muttered utere Well Wel Ill I'll Il be Her face lighted up with wih a happy smile smie and catching her expression In inV In V the mirror that was built In the wall wal at at the end Of f the tiled Ue room she immediately f frowned nad made a face at herself but there was no hiding the happiness happIness happiness hap hap- in her eyes yes Copyright John F. F Dille Co John ohn Lyal proves that he he heis Is atrue a atrue atrue true son of ot New England and Martha Martha wonders onders if she wis was mistaken mis mis- aken taken about L Leslie sUe Bonner