Show 1 I II II III II II I I I 6 Striking Arc lAro Flappers E g 6 Romance of as Bad Badas I 3 j Rise American Fall of and an n I Th The e H House ouse 0 of f M Mohun 0 as Are Arc Painted fainted They're 1 Family Family- I By GEOR GEORGE E GI GIBBS BS Jazz Boys and Its I Autho of Youth Triumphant and other All lAll Limbs Comeback successes Copyright 1922 D. D Appleton Co of Satan tHI 1111 I III III III I III m HADES nADIS IN IX TilE THE WOOD Sangree was silent for a moment But to him there seemed no use In In evading the Issue More even than Cherry he knew t that t short of a miracle to Improve t life condition of the business of the country there was little chance of a restitution of ot James Mohun's l affairs First let me ask has ask has your moth er any any vate Income of her own I No None ne All AU the money came f from o oda dad to too bad he muttered I do da know something about the busi busi- I ness You see he ho explained with hIs lis Is slow smile almost all the money that I possessed wa was was' In Textile Textile Tex Tex- tile Mills Everything You u she sho ll If gasped I I cant cani believe It Oh I 1 shant shan't starve he s said ld with witha a laugh a any more t than you will t- t ta gr a Im I'm only telling telling- l you because y you'd find It out later lateri later later- Oh i Dr rr Sangree she g cried again My I name fa is David he pt put all In with his whimsical smile Since ince misery loves company It might as aswell aswell well enjoy the terms of familiar familiar- ity r Of Ot course course David But I hadn't thought thought she she said in a startled way way that that there were others Of course there must be Oh Its It's all too ghastly ri al But theres there's no o. o use crying crying- over It r Now ow Is there No I II l wont won't cry again Then Ill I'll tell you the truth as f far faras faras r ras as I know it You see Ive I've a great belief In your r courage U g I think youre you're i going going- n to Wed need e it IU You ou mustn't Nl count J on anything anything- from your fa fathers father's hather's ha- ha fg ther's business sl unless he has se securities securities se- se that no one knows knows' about there wont won't be an an S I suspected that she said bravely brave brave- ly because no one would speak speak- speak speak-It But haven't you a lawyer some lawyer some someone one to ta advise your mother Mr Pennington yes But she wont won't see him him or or any one She just paces t the i floor of r her e nr room up upstairs upstairs up- up stairs or lies on the bed and moans She's so helpless its helpless Its It's all that I can cando cando cando do to Ito fight the hopelessness of the whole situation And Bob o your b brother Oh gd he oIrlo will Irlo do anything r he can but Sut hes he's so young oung so untrained untrained- like me Sangree was silent for a moment frowning ast'S See here Cherry lie ie said at last soberly be Im no law law- r he the yer result re- re reW And W of you FUm my might lf Investments gather s f from that Im I'm no business man Perhaps Im I'm I Ino no not even practical But I thought Id I'd like you to know that Id I'd do I anything In the world t to try to ta hel help you ou I want you ou to remember tha that Will Will Wil Till you Yes Yes Of course there here will be others others- many others to advise you ou But whatever happens I want 10 to be sure that hat you'll let me keep my particular lar ar little niche In your regard That you'll ll send for tor me when I 1 can help In n any way way money money even even even- No not money money but but I do want you She put her fingers over his i for a moment Ive shown you that today a He put her fingers to ta o his lips and rose It has made me very happy he said with h an aspect t of formality JJ which he assumed to cg cover er his awkwardness awk awk- to la think think- that youve you've thought mE mo worthy of your dences She smiled mistily I 1 Good old Rameses she said ge gently I thanks k for coming Ill I'll re me- me member Anything he repeated with a sober grin Even to o riding riding- wild ho horses She looked at him reproachfully but he was still smiling as he went ou out tat at the door Good by Cherry he said cheer cheer- fully And buck up I will win Good-by Good my friend After Atter he lie had gone she stood for a along along along long mom moment momet t watching watching- the doorway where he had been a puzzled little wrinkle at her brows Of course they were all perfectly perfectly- helpless The sudden wrecking c of WI i Alicia Mohun's a argosy In a smiling sea sen so close to the Port Pore of or Desire had amazed and bewildered her Hoping against hope she she listened with wit a greater dismay and terror at each telling to the statements brought to her from downtown first by Bob Mohun l and later by Robert Pennington her husbands husband's lawyer The equities In the place at Oyster Bay the newly purchased villa at Newport and the house In which they were living were not nearly so large largo as had been supposed were so small In fact that nothing could be realized from them at a a. a forced sale for James Mohun playing for large largo stakes had all all the money In his possession Into the business 1 preferring to pay 6 per r c cent In I In Interest interest in- in f terest ro for funds upon p which he I hoped to make 25 per cent 1 The trustee of the bankruptcy p proceedings Goeffrey Godfrey Towne had already proceeded with passionless precision In compiling a I. list of Mohun's Mohun's Mo Mo- huns hun's available asset assets many of ot which had already been hypothecated hypothecated Jn In in the effort to ta avert ter But It was all very difficult lt for Jg Alicia Mohun to ix understand 7 r She had so long accustomed herself to ta avoiding h the rough O contacts of the nt fi world that she h still 1 used every e so sophistry sophistry so- so to ta defend herself from a aruth truth ruth that was s unpleasant p a to to- her Stretched 1 cht upon sh h her pink couch u and dressed in her prettiest t negligee l ee she lre iun ff listened tearfully but with a pose of fell determination smelling bottle bottle bot bot- ottle ot- ot tle In hI hand band while the law lawyer er tried with skillful phrases to ta gild the pilla pill a so that It would UI be more palatable li But Robert b Pennington was a amere amere mere man and Alicia's beauty beauty- had now gained the added charm of pathos which more than compensated ed for the shadows at her eyes and the tiny lines that she had not been able to obliterate rhe The message that he brought seemed almost a i violation of that delicate and sensitive I 1 U tive V b body I I regret ret Mrs Mohun he finished finished fin fin- that unless you have some some Income apart from that with which your husband has bas been providing I you u and of w I am unaware It would be very desirable ahem ahem I nto to say eSay necessary for tor you ou to change change ahem ahem almost at once once once- I your OUr whole mode of living JIving once once-I Oh dear Mr P Pennington she sighed Is It as bad as that I hoped at least leaf that we could keep this house and the place at O Oyster ster Bay BayT Couldn't we really reany If we were very ery economical I ahem Im ahem Im I'm afraid not nat Mrs I Mohun You see the houses not not be belonging belonging belonging be- be longing t to you not beIn being In m your name even name even the thet theono one at i discover ahem they they ahem naturally natura naturally ly will l go Into the receivership 1 But Rut couldn we ask their aw IN m nun n sai tsui e a t aoi-aa aoi iI better hetter He Is getting better Mr I Pennington te Pennington-te ton the do doctors tors tell teU us j 1 so ah lm ah afraid that that will be j impossible said the he lawyer I You ou dont don't understand Muzzy i Cherry broke in with brutal frankness frank frankness frank frank- ness near What Mr pennington Is i try try- I I In ing hard hard to tell you Is s that we were we're re ruined ruined busted busted penniless Wont Won't I understand I you Cherry Chern dear Please Please Please- that what you mean Mr PennIngton Cherry asked of him dl dir Well Since 1 ah ah since Miss Moh Mohun n puts It so so so-I I may say sav that ah that the ah sit situation much of that be bears much rs ahem aspect But t surely we wont won't have to o give I PI I regret regret regret- carsI cars cars- t to say ay that I dont don't see I I how ah how ah A t Of course well we'll have to give them up said Cherry briskly the cars and everything else Everything Please Mr Pen Pens Of course Im I'm willing willing- willingto to tomake tomake make every sacrifice for the sake of my poor unfortunate husband she husband she sighed weeping gently gently even even the place at Oyster Bay Baythe the the stables stables- most of the tt servants but of course we ought to keep at least one car carthe carthe carthe the the limousine and Catherwood We Ye simply simplY- cant can't get along 1 th the limousine Much disturbed the tho lawyer looked past her out of the window Its really too bad he said but butI I dont don't exactly see see see- Just j ef this house she e pleaded leaded and the limousine Wont Won you ask askI them 1 I Cherry had risen and stood at the foot of the couoh couch pale but relentlessly relentlessly relent relent- lessly Intelligent ll Muzzy she h said sharply sharply And then again Muzzy youve you've got to understand Theres There's no use beating around the bush If It you kept the limousine what pay for it Wi with th Pay for It replied Alicia tri tri- Why its it's ours Its It's already paid for Tires gas oil repairs repairs- garage garage Catherwood Catherwood four hundred a month said Cherry h gl glibly She knew n nfl her lt figures here Where er Is the money coming from Why Why said her mother haltingly halt halt- there there must be something There Isn't said Cherry Jerkily Mr tr Pennington has Just told you so Mrs Mohun from one to the other but Pennington did not move his head Nothing at all I wont won't be belIeve believe believe be- be lieve lIeve- lIeve Tell her Mr Pennington said Cherry In desperation turning to the lawyer tell her the truth Theres There's no need to quibble What has she shee got left Her pearls earls her diamonds T her her e silver silver Cherry Be quiet gasped Alicia Please Mr l pennington- pennington The e lawyer had risen paced the lv erm 1 tl floor for a moment e In desperation and then stopped by tb the window his head bent e frowning bt n deeply It ked heft thor h- h seemed e as though he kept his ala head head- averted from t this ls lovely tortured creature In order to to- strengthen his resolve What Miss Mohun l says is true he said definitely at last Those things which have been given you by your 0 r rah ah husband are your property That is a matter which must u be de de- de You will probably be obliged to establish your claim the claim the silver plate the glass the china the pictures the furniture and of course your pearls and diamonds diamonds diamonds- Alicia Mohun straightened putting putting putting put put- ting her feet to the floor and stared with her baby blue eyes first at One and then the other My ly Jewels jewels all all The Tho silver 1 the glass the pictures picturE's she repeated In n a daze Why what Ig i use would they be without a house I Ifo tr to g put Ot them In Jn f. f T got t to td be sold Muzzy le let i le b fo for what t they will I bring said Cherry Mrs Mohun glanced at Pennington Penning Penning- ton who was helplessly shaking n his I t eig bent t h head d and then fell l back upon her couch Her tire figure did not fall Into the graceful lines which she had at first arranged to receive her vIsItor vIs- vIs Ito hut Into a a a. huddled attitude quite unmindful of appearances To Cherry this s abandonment of all l pretense pre pre- pre pretense lom f f tense w was more pitiable even e than her grief itself for tor never before had Cherry seen her mother give way taso to ta toso toso so authentic an emotion And yet it shocked her too It was like seeIng seeIng seeing see- see Ing her soul unclothed To Be Be- Continued T Tomorrow oEo L |