| Show rp N Q COPYRIGHT y ELEANOR o EARLY TillS ThIs 8 Sybil Thorn bride or of tw two weeks lies has deserted her husband In Havana Richard Rich Rich- ard Rustle fascinating and unmoral swept her Into an Impetuous marriage after five days days' They met meton meton on shipboard and were married In Havana harbor On their wedding Richard became Intoxicated and despite de- de spite constant promises lIe he to drink Following a particularly sordid scene Sybil leaves him hini to spend the night nIgh t In another hotel hole I. I In the morning moved to forgive him again she returns return to her apartment Richard lies In a a. drunken stupor across tile the b bed d. d On tile floor Is an empty bottle bollie and nd the card or of orone one ot of Havanas Havana's notorious women Completely Sybil seeks Mabel Ilabel a social worker with whom she he had made tile the trip to Cuba Mabel meantime has become engaged engage to Jacic an American saleman working In Havana Sy tells them ot of the final break with Rich Rich- ard and begs Mabel to return to Doston floe Dos ton Ion with her ler They rhey sail that afternoon lea leaving vi 11 10 lOstis still asleep On the way way hOlne label Mabel by S an Immediate divorce dl di- di vorce and advancing the p pOssibility of marriage with Craig Newhall Craig Is isa a a. tine line the man most eligible bachelor In and Boston very much In Inlove inlove love with wilh Sybil Silo She was In fact engaged engaged en- en to him at the time ot of her mad marriage with Eustis Sybil becomes ill and Mabel thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- alarmed seeks or of Dr Henderson IJ a passenger on their boat Now V GO OX ON l TIlE STORY CHAPTER Mabel had never never f felt u so so uncomfortable in her life red flush intensified her unbecoming sunburn She felt that all the blood in her face had rushed to her blistered blistered blis- blis nOse Even her eyes smarted with painful embarrassment And Im I'm a social socIa worker she reminded herself sternly mid supposed sup sup- posed to be hard boiled Dr Henderson was regarding her curiously I If there is can do dohe do he repe ted and smiled in a an amiable amia- amia ble professional sort of way vay It isn't about my Be I wanted to ask you she stamm stammered red Its a friend of oC mine Oh doctor wont won't you sit o over cr there fo for a a few minutes min min- utes so that that-I can talk can talk without anybody anybody any any- body heuring us J They found deck deck chairs Willie poor Mabel l murmured distractedly Youre very good And when they had seated themselves she began to tot t talk lk r rapidly I dont don't know how to begin Perhaps Per Per- haps Im I'm foolish to bother you but Im I'm so worried You see Its this way doctor doctor- and she la in Into to the story of Sybil's of-Sybil's marriage Now she hop hopelessly lesslY you s e how it Is is If the tho poor girls girl's going to have a baby its it's perfectly awful for for silo slie doesn't me n to tell anyone that she has been married She doesn't want to have havo anything t to dp with that wIcked man And besides it would bo be terrible to bring a child into the world with a heritage that Richard Eustis was drunk almost almost al- al I most every evary blessed mInute If she's going to have a baby everybody dy will know about her marrIage Anti And they'd know she had run away from her husband Oh it would would-be so dreadful 5 Mabel l sigh sighed cd ly Then a thought like lightning flashed across her mind Heavens above she groaned I it would be worse orso that They'd never nevel believe Sybil had boon been married at all an V 5 Doctor lI henderson twirled his upon Ills his little round stomach And how ho did cUd you think I could you r Mabel explained But you oU see I may he be making a mountain ut ut of a mole bill But she's p perfectly miserable She hasn't been able to eat a thing since we came aboard I. I Do yOU suppose doctor that she is goIng to have a baby Thoughtfully the little physician gazed upon the ocean Well VeIl now th that ts a very difficult thing to say say-at this stage ot of the game There are no hard and fast rules iOl foi- the condition you ou contemplate contemplate plate None at all In any case I should advIse that you jOU keep your YOul misgivings from her Divert her mind Get her out outon ort on deck if you can Would you be willing to drop Inand in inand and see her doctor n It wouldn't do a particle pf good ray my dear young lady a That nIght Sybil slept fitfully Mabel never nevel closed her eyes The dreadful uncertainty of it it In four da days s 's they would be Craig and the ram 11 Mabel pounded her pillow fiercely and moan d In Hi silent ry Of all the horrible com ions The next morning nt t to V breakfast In the eaton But It was the she essayed it She had luncheon and dinner brought to her on deck and that 01 having all hel hei meals in her hc leek deck chair Its really much pleasanter she sheI I said Its so stuffy in the dining room S They were getting in in the af- af Sybil in a deck chair munched an apple meditatively Vell lVell Mab she confided Ive made up my mind what Im I'm Im I'm going to do Im I'm not going to say one single word about Richard to any any- body S It If Craig stilt still wants to marry me after the shameful way Ive I've treated him Im I'm going to walt wait until Im I'm ether altogether sure of myself Then if I know I want to marry him anti oh my dear Id I'd have to be SUre tills this time Ill male make a clean breast of everything Perhaps It ivill kill Craigs Craig's love but I 1 guess gues that would be my punishment As if you hadn't had enough now interrupted Mabel Lifes all punishment for me Oh dont don't be morbid d dear ar It isn't exactly a bed of roses for any of us you know Makes you wonder wonder won won- der what its it's all about doesn't It Lifes Life's so hellish it reems as if there o ought to be something good somewhere Yell Well Ill I'll have my little heaven ir If I ever patch things things' up with Craig It If he cares enough Mab I could get a divorce e after a while Of 01 course you could dear What did I tell you 1 Well Veil there wouldn't be any sense in it it If it wasn't going to do some good Do you suppose Craig will want ant me when lab he knows Oh Im I'm sure he will Sib I 1 think real love can forgive most any any- thing But I forgive Rich Of course you That was different He insulted you you- dear there I outraged cd you oh my isn't any comparison at an all Perhaps Craig wIll think I treated treated treat treat- ed him as Rich treated mc In a a- a away aaY way aY ther thereS s a a. sort of V parallel There Sib Craig will un- un V 5 5 Mabel tried tried- to sO nd confident but her heart vas vas vas' full of 01 Ings Suppose Craig did love just the same Suppose he did want to marry her hel But suppose Sybil to baby ws going have a ards ard's bab baby How would Craig Crai feel about that And how about Richand Rich Rich- and It Would be his baby too MI Mightn't he want vant It it hat it- it anew idea Mabel pondered pon- pon dered it silently Perhaps Sybil would let him have it If IC she didn't love Rich perhaps she wouldn't love the his baby baby Sybil interrupted her train of thought lab Mab I was talking with the cap cap- she demanded lIe tam tain yesterday says that al all lit is accidental and lie He had that is chance the tl tiling ing pretty well doped I think I rather with him Take Tako me for Im I'm sure with mother was satisfied enough Tad before I I- ever c came me along All my life Ilfe Ive I've t thought ought she halt half resent resent- e ed me mc Sybil Sybll Mabels Mabel's laughing protest was rather s d WellS Well 1 1 C ue insisted Sybil fight l as as w well ll bc frank aboul It ft out out- for your Now you rou rag d sensibilitieS for a minute Il b and listen to mc To ro be continued and Sybil philosophizes on life love At last they reach Boston Meantime in Havana Jack Moore has broken the news to richard lichard Eustis Events crowd thick and fast in the next chapter SCALLOPED GORES suit in rich blue has hasa a flaring skIrt that attaches its 11 ores gores in scallops to a fitted yoke b |
