Show L Houses By BLISS th Exchange Exchange- I Inc ne All An moving picture rl rights ht and all s ht b bY v. v Fath i co copyrights ts Bt strictly r reserved ser d u v. v rom c dear h up t it ou SO I hate to ha haVe haVel vo voa U. U Uh Oh hoW wonderful l a vay me Cant Can't the tho old bust bust- driS eT walt wait 1 t the th-e oWe f. f The Tho old oldA Id 1 ild Id pot tie office Is a monstrous A ss it the full tull ten hn hours demands L that that the rest or of It time Ume Is- Is with Ith you 1 0 That Li at the lx I 1 j veranda a. a spent of hI hili cran comfort divine lne soy soy- your 1 f kissed her lie He tJ 11 moment W 1 ayS and In another Ks SS 1 11 and whirled She watched matched rd thE tC elt city ft of sight then with HI a aI alighting Ir out lighting her fair face tace I contentment on nfl her herand herl JI h of f full the tho Into and went ent l anI r. r III you rO this JS ls Is I hope your our father r It was Norris talking to tono no morning Mr Ir orri lIes s 's th thank you ou She was wasi cler r answered with and i to b be brae bravI cheerfulness che that so set pound at In violently and andi Jed f i at her d desk sk for sup sup- PW rasp 8 hr lIer He had thrown off his light top ton 1 Md and without looking at her hr sat sati t tanI nt deep dp In Jn In a mom moment i anI and anIas nd was as mall Somo Some 11 Import Import- ot of S more th than ordinary I him to stop In his enie en- en and he ros rose to confer ie f l I upon Its contents Then for u steps stops to the tho door pulled It suddenly epen and confronted hlll his his wife lIe He bowed with mock courtesy a aher at ather ather her startled surprise at nt being apprehended apprehended and spoke with witti more than his Ms usual unction I So rn my dear spying spyIng- on me eh eb find Had Jad I divined your coming I might lave ave made mulo preparations sos so's not oot to tt disappoint your our expectations ant and lived up to my mv reputation a. a a n blackguard blackguard black black- guard roue You should have let Jet me mo know mo mosos moso's so sos so's s I could have made read ready n it tableaux tl to satisfy your our insatiable d for tor a scene cene Fanc Fancy the notoriety ct ety to say MY nothing of or the thA alimony You might cn engage a 0 publicity n agent ent ros JO P. P AN 58 H Injured Innocence and arni get et your our picture In the Sunday maga magn- zinc zine Sho stood as one at bay her nostrils nostrils nostrils nos nos- dilated her tier eyes ees Intent upon his moving lips her hands clenched her whole being eln expressive e of or a soul in fri torment an as ho shot tho the barbed ar- ar lows lo of ot his cruel sarcasm s. at nt her She knew he Wit was taking advantage of or tho the fact net that his position at that particular lar moment was perfectly tenable and using that ad advantage e to make C Cher her f feel el how contemptible was wa her attempt to surprise him in some compromising attitude She felt on only I too keenly the torture of nf her embarrassment but was sure 6 dep ep p within her hel that her suspicions had hart firmer foundation than was WH at nt that moment evident c So the she replied You overreach yourself Willard Villani Tremendously You seize upon the unquestionable 81 safety fo t of your our present pres pres- ent nt pot po with an nn avidity t that only onh strengthens t my convictions con It Is un- un II J ri-N ri I NORRIS FINDS HIS STENOGRAPHER ILL R R t first time he looked cd at her and andT T from Irom her flushed lushel cheeks and 4 bright e eyes eres es that somo- somo iwas wu wrong r i Miss Foster he ho exclaimed alne concern the the the- ble bIe You look like the vcr very cry tew ks ri What's up 1 o Oh nothing she answered trying bike ike e light of his hie concern least i e nothing that matters Just a iome cold and nd a lit little He head head- e. e By the way is that that Smith EMion n. n letter What's the latest this morning What hat did dirt didy sy y to your our proposal al to tot to- to cever t tr r mind THAT for tor a moment Ii please tr try to turn the conversa- conversa a- a into that channel Youre You're I 1 assure Jre I you ou Mr H He lie made gesture suture Indicative e of hh Ns in- in Uon not to be bc put off in his In- In Jf and anil crossing quickly to where stood took both her hor pale thin rod rt In both of or his hla and noted with d concern that the they were burn- burn Til Thu will Ill never do 10 ho said sra grave grave- ve- ve tad and with emphatic earnestness 1 i 1 n h he repeated half hal aloud halt half to toI iLl I lf U never never do Im I'm afraid s been a bit of a brute lately what 1 h th the night work Sundays and raped loped lunch hours lie He aed ded her attempt to assuage his self W and went ent on on- on Bu But t Ill I'll see th that t. t Youre You're slated elated for a vacation 1 I that in short order Ill I'll make nr- nr tB Ho lie turned thought thought- ht- ht I ay and went ent hack back to his letL let- let L' L 11 Villard Fall KM across the court In ortle offit had haden n tI en n Norris cross to ere re rt Myra stood at her desk I broad a windo window and an evil smile ted his coarse coarEe features as he td Pd Norris take Myras Myra's hands in hi I hold held them m the while ho spoke so- so i tl to her Devoid of ot concern the welfare of or his own help he not the fIne fIM R to attribute anels anel's anua an- an ua els r CJ concern to anything other n 1 a perri motive and he felt a n ertle elation at what what he lie l- l I rj little game we HI Ills His r re- re 8 ere re disturbed b by the slight Jrr nl cr of or his hla door as ns of ot leono ono trying cautiously inch b by 1 to w open It unnoticed Ho He sprang hIlt chair n- n i with I swift soft I usual S So b bo be careful Watch well your Bt steps 3 for If I 1 catch you OU so much muchas as ns stumbling your our wen well drawn picture pic pie- ture turo of publicity ma may become a reality real real- it ity It will drive c you tor forever ver from c c. society whose code you ou abuse with such uch Impunity Mend your our ways was before be before be- be fore ore It ills Is too late and if It you feel foel the thelI lI necessity for a model you might ht tr try to cultivate the society of ot a gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man such a as Ra Ray flay Norris In Ln place of tho the unmentionable ral rakes e you OU now find so attractive Uve She turned and had started d to go when his hla voice again arrested her Your idol seems to have cia clay feet teet You indulge c In the tho common fallacy of imagining that every man you ou have no intimate acquaintance with is a model of or propriety No one who is Js acquainted with your reputation reputation tation as the watch dog dOJ of ot Society Society- here he grinned would grinned would ever believe you Ou to be so M frightfully frig unsophisticated Why h It was only a short while a ago o when glancing casually out of ot this window ow and across the court I saw taw Norris holding hands with his pretty prett stenographer Ho lie Holau lau laughed coarsely enjoying to the full the effect of ot his shocking statement on the woman before him She re recovered recovered recovered re- re covered quickly from an nn involuntary In expression of surprise and ami casting caRling a I scornful contemptuous glance at the theman theman I man who justified instilled his Indulgences h by calumniating another turned and was gone gono As she walked swiftly toward the the- lift she Rhe was conscious of ot his loud successive e fits of ot laughter lot fol lowing her derisively down the thc long long- han hall Blindly angrily Mrs rs Fall FAil rushed from the building rind and in Central park where sho went vent for tor rest and air she sho met Mrs 1 Norris Forgetting that she lived lI in a Ila glass ss s house forgetting forgetting for tor- getting everything except that mis er cry loves lo company she warned 11 her against the pretty prett stenographer In her hU husbands husband's bands band's office B By a few tew carel careless care- care l less lehs words the seeds seeds' of an awful suspicion sus BUS were sown IVAll IvAll IV All through Miss Foster Yes wearily all through Has that vicious headache left you OU 1 Xo No Its It's still with me she replied with the host of n a smile its been such a constant comrade lately latch I don dont don't t wonder but I would miss it were it to I leave heave n vc a 1 shocking shocking- state of or affairs certainly Tell me rue does your our father seem eem too great t a care lately Do r n you ou find it difficult to give your OUr work your best attention with the worry of his failing health on your mind 1 You I know whimsically youre foure too great a necessity here for tor mo me to allow anything to distract yoU from Crom work your our Her face flushed d with fever It as was ns beamed 1 softly as ho he mentioned her father tather i r and connect connected t that word worn with too too great a care rore Her father tather too great a Cue care A short ision I n 3 or of a kind kindl kindly I old man his serene face tace gentie gen Jen tie as a 0 womans woman's his bowed head held set Ret In a n wreathe of or silver sliver locks turning turning- his quick expectant x glanc glances 8 up and down the street awaiting her coming Hashed flashed before her pain hea heavy V eyes Father a 0 care she arH answered half haIr Interrogatively Interrogative You dont don't know know- father Mr Norris He IrA Jg is the one jo Joy of my life For years before I was old enough or able to work ho was father and mother to me rue Up with the thc sun nun each morning ho he so saw w to it that my clothes clotheR w were ro brushed my p pencils l for tor school school made made a a. warm t r fire and prepared my breakfast Then off to that brightful bleach factory fac fac- tory where he got Jot his cough and at work all Ia di day and sometimes part parr of ot tho the night that I might have havo a prel pretty I hair ribbon or a pair of or new slippers All m my youthful hopes desires bles were re poured into his willing c e curs rs at nt night and he was ever sympathetic with ith the extravagant fancies of or m my flighty flight childish imagination and always gentle In his hh reproaches for tor formy formy tormy my man many faults fault When I look back upon his patience and unselfishness his i Is uncomplaining slaver slavery that I might hold up m my head with m my more fortunate companions it seems impossible im- im pOR possible ible that I shall ever er tull fully realIze realize real- real Ize ro and appreciate all that he has lone done for me I 1 often ofte-n think that but butor I for or me he lie might ht still sUit enjoy enjo an active old age age hes he's hes only 60 and GO and the thought bought of or that and all the tho rest makes everything e I can possibly ly do for tor him seem paltry and Insignificant b by com com- parison No 10 fathers father's no care to me melt met lt It t gives me mc pleasure each morning that hat I have hae strength to go out to work that that I am ann responsible for tor his com com- and tort ort and It lightens my w weariness ss each nl night ht that I may go o homo home and andry try ry to anticipate his ever every unspoken wish i Continued tomorrow |