| Show The Sin of Innocence I By Claire l Poin e roy o CHAPTER 39 John Jolin Lyal studied the piquant face lace of the girl b beside him as they strolled across the lawn toward a secluded garden spot There were two long chairs thare re and land a an or orange table and over over them was a agay agay agay gay umbrella of red orange canvas and away oft off the roofs of other summer villas emerging from tall taU trees which allowed here and there a glimpse of the tho shimmering sea flea It was warm warm the the first week In ui July and the garden was filled with the chirping of birds occasional occasional occasional occa occa- and meditative and with white sunshine and with the black shadows of clipped d' d bushes and hedges Lyal puffed pulled on his and stared stared from from und under r lowered lids lids' lids lids-at at atLida's Lidas Lida's s 's half averted face She was really beautiful beautiful Lida Lida lda Slim and oddly gra graceful in hex her quick nervous nervous nervous nerv nerv- ous ous movements move Ab Above ve her shoulders ders dens ro rose rosea a small virginal neck and anda a little head ead covered with the short curly red gold hair he loved so well Her green eyes eyes were deep and large and candid candid candid-a a a great help in maintaining secrecy y Lyal re reflected re- re and and her heZ Ted red mouth was straight and s sensitive when in re repose repose re- re pose closed dosed in such a a. way that re-I re it gave her ber lera a a. look of perpetually re refusing re- re fusing to answer a a question Well Lida Llda gave him a a. look ook from flOm half closed e eyes s and she put her het- slim arms behind her ner head Inspection finished 1 Lyal frowned darkly inspecting he replied I I was was' Just t reflecting Yes she said lazily Upon what Y You h. h d darned n nice nice niceto to to look at nt when youre you're not thinking how nice nIe YOU you look Lida Llda applauded Bravo Bra she let cried rf Youre get getting ting on I like cryptic things things' like that Tell me more Oh dont don't T be c so so smart he told her here tossing sing away away the ti smoked half-smoked You'd like to believe that Im I'm some kind of boy Willy-boy who ney never committed an an unexpected act in his life Ufe Just because I hate to see see you you behaving be like a drunken ch chorus rus girl you think Im I'm a hide bound thin Upped reformer WellIm Well Im I'm notI noH Im tm older than you jou and nd Ive I've forgotten more more than you ever even knew even If It you were were brought up hp in Europe What does that amount to anyway All there Is In Europe Europ is is' Just fa a lot of glamour that appeals to foolish Americans Y Yes s yes cried r. r da sitting up In In her chair Dont stop Let me me he hear about bout your yow aw awful l past Now ow the truth comes out Ah ha hat So you ou villain youve you've been deceiving Shut up I He Ire e sapped the words out put and glared ather at t her John Lyal had made tho drive out to to Long Isla Island d' d with a set purpose In his his' mind He lie was determined to arnie at an understanding with this mad youg woman who wi-co had caused him so many days and nights of sf unrest He lIe was as as' assure sure sur now that tha he cOu could 1 c change ng- ng this flippant frivolous olous lovel lovely young woman Into a satisfactory wife of a aNew New York architect as a's s h his had father had been pe n that thatto to ho could change a delicate aristo aristocratic cratic cratie slightly neurotic excessively s spoiled and coddled young woman n Into nto Into a capable companion The only advance seemed to be that John talked more frankly than his father fath-er would have Ja talked and that he ex e ex expressed pressed his Ms romanticism with some degree of starkness and occasional brutal humor He had gone ne to the most moat sophisticated university in America where h he had belonged to th the tho most most sophisticated inner circle all all this this' despite the fact that he was as born and remained a and simple bo boy Lida LIdo irritated him Irim be because because because be- be cause of ot her attitude toward him and aM the impression she sho managed to tc convey that h he was an innocent and abd unworldly prude Now boy Johnnie cooed L Lida da for get angry Not nice little boys to say shut up John the New Englander the Englander the product of that stern and rockbound coast writhed at this and he be began began began be- be gan to feel stern and rockbound himself You horrible little fool roo I. I he cr cried ed Im Tm going to find a a. way to make you act like a a. decent sensible wo wo- man ID Tin going to do it if It takes me the rest of my life h O another r proposal Lida Llda grinned at him twice nov nor John dear Next time I might take you ou up and make you go through with it Then you'll be sorry Maybe I will he returned But Im I'm going to do it Im I'm going to tomake tomake make you marry marry me Lida Llda Under stand 1 Youre You're going to to do it whether you want to or not Lida Llda clapped her hands with de de- de- de light Lovely Oh John youre you're adorable when you look determined like that I can Just see your Pilgrim ancestors ancestors ancestors ances ances- tors looking exactly like you do dowhen when they used to beat their erring wives They did beat em didn't they when they found the wife committing some h horrible le sin like putting lace on her petticoat or yawning In church Maybe they did he answered his his' face drawn with a anger ger Good thing too Never heard of a a. wife wile leaving her husband in those days did ld you ou Well no Lida conceded But the poor dears tad had no place to go Nothing for m m f to do but die cUe young which most of em did Lyal looked at her with rith a a. sneer Youre Impossible he said Arent I she agreed And do dof f you u know John she continued with a a. confidential air Im tm going to do the i Impossible Im I'm JOhn Im John Im I'm going to marry marry Tarleton By- By Chester Youre You o not Yes J John hn I lam Iam am I know its hard for you to believe that Ive I've achieved It but I have I won him Hes He's mine inin Sire She laughed gay gayly 1 Have to leave you now John dear be beca because because be- be ca cause Tarleton and I are going for fora fora fora a a drive Lovers Mice lUte to be alone you know So sorry Gbye John Lyal g gnashed his teeth as he Watched her fleeing figure He did riot not see the amused face of Cass Crosby who stood behind a a. lilac bush He lIe started and blushed with embarrassment when the man laughed aloud as he slid into the vacant chair Tough luck old felo said the boy with Crosby watching 03 friendly eyes Guess you need a little help in this affair and Im I'm yo youre you're re man man Listen Ive I've got gota a a. pretty herit good scheme Want to her John Lyal did want to to hear It and wien he did he was forced to admit that it it was a good one In In- In deed John t. t Ly Lyal l has an ally in fact two and his pursuit of Lids Lida now takes on onan On-an an that might spell defeat for pr headstrong Lida Brandon To be ha co continued I Copyright 1921 1927 John F. 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