Show T 1 T 1 v b J UK 1 WU flU DEWEY GROVES NEA 1928 le i B loc TillS S II ED Bertie Lou iou Ward on the Ih eVe ie or of her wedding to Rol flo Bryer feel feel a premont- premont Usa or of trouble when she rel receives a dag- dag paper knife ron Lila arsh Who ho has turned Rod dosi because he I la not wealthy But he ahe ou not not- notto to be jealous ot of nod fled's a pat by 10 affair sinCe his hll future Is In her keeping flertie Lou receive a second blow to her pride when she accidentally d overhear over over- hear one bridesmaid ask ak another It If hs thoUght t tp the b bride liked e b being 1 choice The e ea Iain a in her er heart t 1 r Until Rod whispers Wife with It a Wd tda W 13 e world of adoration 1 in hii eyu They spend fin Ideal honeymoon In P. P mountain resort Bertie l Lou ou almost almon forget the h dow cat cast by the predatory sweetheart ex-sweetheart until they return and find Lila acting as dictator In their apartment apartment apart apart- ment on the ground that a eJe knows what Rod likes Both the bride and her mother re resent ent Olias Olia's elf rt to an- an soy and Mrs r Ward ard advises Bc Lou Louto to try to avoid meeting her In the fuOre fu- fu ture Ore he newlyweds are given a 1 surprise welcome home party and other ernando mand on their hospitality cause about making the budget balance Lou forgets finances when FoJ tells lell her they have been invited out to dine with Ith the Frasers from New York NOW or GO O ox WITH STORY CHAPTER VII rom Fraser got up to gr greet et Betle Bertie Lou and Rod but Molly 1 and the third guest remained seated Molly put out a hand and pulled Bertie Lou down beside them on on the wIde covered leather davenport daven- daven port Of course you know MiSS Mush Marsh she saId quietly Bertie Lou could have laughed But had she done so 80 it would not have been a pleasant sound LUll Lila giggled outright Why Molly she exclaimed dont you ou knoW that Rod and I are sweethearts ox-sweethearts Confusion appeared for an in- in instant stant on Molly Frasers Fraser's nondescript features Her pet horror was socIal errors Why hy I she stammerEd stam stam- to a stoP Dont Lila Bertle Bertie BertieLou Lou said hurried hurriedly old stuff Wayville's best bromide Lilas Lila's bl big blue Eyes narrowed I lazily ut still hot she murI mur- mur inured softly I Lou took no notice nd nd I lolly Immediately began to vaI va- va x I plaIn that they were waiting forI for lor I the sixth member of the party I II 1 I wonder what's keeping keeping- Mr Stiles I anyhow she added jerkily I Her mInd was vastly troubled I over her seating arrangements I Shed She'd Intended haVIng Mr Stiles I beside her Bertie Lou as guest ot of I honor beside Mr 11 Fraser and LIla LilaI I as Rods Rod's dinner partner Mr 11 ra raI I ser had received his orders And she c could uld not get a whIspered word to him before Mr Stiles bore down upon them beaming apologies for forlis his lis tardiness In Wayville It was wasa a social crime to be late hate at dinner Molly Moll sought to rearrange the seating order at the last moment but she Was not a woman endowed with quick wits 01 much force so Lila sat besIde Rod It was not the first time since his marriage for Lila LUa had her tol tol- 10 lowing III the town and opportunities ties were sometimes given her hor by girls who held old trudges grudges against BErUe Bertie Lou Until she became engaged to Rod Bertie Lou had been the belle ot of the ton Naturally this on- on position aroused jealousies les Bertle Bertie Lou v kne that there were some ot of her less friendly friends who enjoyed the rivalry between her and Lila Enjoyed watching It Chiefly she suspected to see If I she would weaken and show signs I of being disturbed C S C CAfter After the night ot of their surI surprise sur- sur I prise party Bertie Lou had asI assumed as- as I a role of amused acceptance 1 ot Lila and her pretenses It had hadI I been almost unbearable at times I but she stuck to It Lila LUa openly discussed her love lo affair with Rod RodIn Rodin t In Bertie Lous Lou's presence at everY Opportunity And Bertie Lou told her she was kidding herself It was sas always h a matter mattel of oC surface remarks re- re marks and deeper feelings So tar far Rod had managed to avoid giving Lila LUa anything that she could use against Bertie Lou He cleverly clev- clev erly evaded being alone with her herand herand and when they danced tO together etI r anyone anone could see that he had soothing sooth sooth- I ing secret to Impart to her But Bertle Lou knew that Rod was no match for Lila LUa That sooner Or later Lila LUa would be able to rEpert rE- rE pert some occurrence whether true not that would not bear the proof of falsehood on the face ot of It ROd sometime or another would be caught oft off his guard Bertl Lou anti and Rod load had n never ver discussed Lila Rod Rodas wax as not the sort to discuss his affaIrs with women and Bertie Lou was too sporting to want him to Sloe She might have ha warned hipo thit Lila LUa was looking or a chance to boast that he hadn't entirely cooled toward her but Bertie Lou could not dO that sort of thing An And there was always the chance that Lila LUa was wa merely amusing herself her her- r- r self In a cheap way Lou dId not In any any case Bertie want rant to keep Rod straIght with strings His Itis love for or her her would b the only cur cuth on his conduct But uneasy lies Hes the heal head that wears a croWn ot of pride C C 0 However Berths Bertie Lou was not paSsively paS paS- waiting tot fot Lila to scribble scrib- scrib ble bhe on the fall fair pages of other her married mar mar- ned ried life Sh She stood between LUll Lila and her hel object whenever she could do so without cheapening hers herself lf She neither accepted to Lilas Lila's home nor asked the tho girl to hers There was dignity In that But she always met Lila calmly even when she came to the flat to see aea Rod Lila admitted It was to see Rod and she always came In inthe the Rod evening ill f at t e ease se on n these o oem oem- ca- ca wondered l what sort of a Lila was a j playing He Was thank thank- Bertle Bertie Lou tul ful It did pot disturb He that she must have decided Lila LUa was only having some fun Just the same pame he be bad hada a feeling feel feel- moment uncomfortable ing In that an a awaited alted him If ever he gave ga Lila 1113 the opportunity she so so plainly I sought to be alone with him His I perspicacity prot ted Bertie Lou to So far Lila had llad found nothing crow over Rods Rod's fear fe-ar of oC hel how how- off Bertie Lo LotS ever was all wearing knew It if he be didn't a C C over at thorn them noOne nov no She glanced wu was sufficient Lila One glance In a purple lace dr dr ices all Bertie Lou knew it wall the newest thing thin In town and that Llla's Lilas clad 1114 bad had to another probably mortgage e on his houle to buy It for tor her Her light blond h hair Ir still in a bob sheath for her well was a golden suede made up face ace Bertie Lou by Ison Beige might be smart she v. t toM told herself but tt It certainly wasn striking Molly lolly bad Gone In for lor color too tg Her low cut dinner dress was made noade of rose rOie crepe A bit too formal for the occasion but MOlly 1 liked to impress the natives as s she said to Tom S' S Rod was was talking talking animatedly to Lila Shed She'd brought bought up up the world series series' baseball games and and she couldn't have hit on a more tortu- tortu nate topic to te intrigue Rods Rod's Interest Inter Inter- est eat Bertie Lou wondered It If he reallY could keep his mind on ball games with Lila looking hooking up at him from wide open eyes ees For when LUas LUa's eyes ees were opened to their fullest there WA was plenty o of room In them for a m to take a dive lIe He might come to the bottom sooner than he expected but Lila LUa c carried no sign of shallow water as someone had once said the law should to do Molly MoUy too glanced at them and then at Battle Lou She made up her mind that sloe she hadn't committed 1 a a. tactless error in III putting them together to- to geth gether r. r after all Certainly Certainly- Bertie Lou did not appear appear ap- ap pear to mInd She back with relief to Mr Stiles who was ten tell Ing her of a letter hed he'd received from the department of agriculture BErUe Bertle Lou brought bet hel eyes back to Tom Fraser her attention snagged on a phrase that stood out from the rest of his his' conversation as a beacon light to her spirit Job for Rod I What hat what did you say she asked catching her b breath ath sharply I 1 said Id I'd like hike to have Rod come cometo cometo to New York and work for forme me BErUe Bertie Lou stared at him In complete com com- corn corn- surprise Shed She'd thought of a alot alot lot of ways t tl i eliminate Lila Lna but taking flight to another locale had hadnot hadnot not been one of them Hat Hail not Lila been uppermost In her mind at the moment shed she'd have reacted to the Idea with a different emotion But now BerUe Bertie Lou knew that the thing she wanted most was to get away from Lilas Lila's predatory reach From Frono all the smirks and slips of tongue she met so often In her home town She flashed toward Rod Did you hear bear what Tom said sloe she cried Roel Boti lie he wants you to go goto goto to New York Rod turned his head Lila looked over too startled Go to New ew he repeated In bewilder bewilder- ment Gosh Tom I never thought of It Dont suppose you OU did Tom returned returned re- re turned or you OU wouldn't be here To be frank Id I'd have a ke keyou you before only I hesitated over ovel a fellow who's satisfied on In ina a a. one horse town Almost unconsciously hoe he puffed his chest as though to sar look hook at me I got out Everyone w waited But got gota a smart little wife here He dug pla t BerUe Bertle Lous Lou's ribs You ought to give her hel a chance look at see Molly what Fifth avenue did for her They all of coue Molly lollY was equal to the appraisal Sloe She sat like hike her hel Idea of oC a a. queen A colorful color color- f ful l Id idea a. a Lila and Bertie BertieLou BertieLou Lou felt drabber than ever el Sloe She knew Torn Tom hadn't meant to disparage age her hel but bul It could be taken that wa Lila LUa surely wouldn't Iss it it Too bad Dertle Bertle Lou couldn't have seen herself for there was wa nothing approachIng approachIng- drabness about her The thick rich hall hair was wa knotted beautifully on the nape ot of her neck and her eyes were shin shining in like jewels There another girl girlIn girlin In Wayville aville with a complexion to match hers With summer tan upOn It there was 1 but f one t thing ln to liken It to The velvety akin ot a luscious ripe peach ach In Toms Tom's estimation however she he Molly with wasn't up to Molly hoer her her thin shaved eyebrows and lips UP Ideal of smartness Molly Wore an abundance of jewelry je too That meant a a. lot to Torn Tom ell what do you OU lie he demanded de- de n n. n Rod hesitated to lr ans To Tco be I |