Show LOVE rG FLETT 5 illustrated RAy LTEE L cal ay or cherr SYNOPSIS hall 1111 artist photographer pro pr for the days day work in his hl stu t llo to fitter fitt er his assistant wi tant rent remind lOdA him of a party he ip I 1 to give in the stu tulio 1110 that night and n luat hk him business Is in bed KM finar kew shape ha sir etemus at attorney torney 1 nd jjustice justic of tre tr pear peace call calls aa itel in forms hial I 1 kail that hi hl s L ancl acia john a will hu has left him M t on en condition i tion that be he merry marry before hr his twenty 11 which begins at that filsht ji its ken royalton Ita yelton call calls at t lite t hall ish asks k br her t to 0 M tarry 4 f r y ti it in blie elie aicra ere to 0 o sly ivo him a n a answer n s arr at the party thai that night II 11 a jim cat carwyn ayn baltys calls eat flah 1111 proposes t to a hr her fibs acne to give ITC him an an awer at the party It intuni TunI gale ciale art mil m t rail calls patr at I 1 III 11 ea to a ruh rush hr her into 01 an n I 1 mediate in mArr marriane iaze bh too deft Is i inal tha h ening hodai 1 t trie ties la a shaw how kail hall a corta it rt way out of 0 the I 1 but he h Is abu obtuse jona jonas flam ialyn sins bury heir to the th million millions in ca hall halt fall a to loarry marry on tone ime cat calls CHAPTER vie VI Continued stared at him fascinated as a bird by a make snake try ai As the be could it was wa to deny his lion von hold on a minute rowl he ile abood his finger impressively 1 id I d give a rood good dial if I 1 was satisfied atla fled be he t be married before midnight alodio could stand it no longer tt it xa as useless to attempt lo 10 bide ber her feelings from uil ila man her tier heart wee vas bursting bu rating oh so would 1 I if it I 1 bid blid the mot eyl she cried woebegone jonan jonas bennei back with a smile of victory 04 hie his face walt wall I 1 euer guess I 1 got the wo manof it at last he gloated all women la Is jut just alike when you corae come right down to it one man among a thousand have I 1 found but a oman ornan among all those bare have I 1 not found that li Is different out but hat that i a neither here nor there I 1 sus us peeled you was on hall liall your face give you dead away wa val 1 I then frijas mj he brought it out deliberately eema seems to roe me cur interests Inte reale ought to be identical what ayou mean meant something la in Flix ll e wai was awakened you bein i woman don t want him to marry anybody eli els wall neither do I 1 lie ile watched ber her closely clo eely heart lessly 1 I 1 nee laid said flodde frigidly be cause loae lose a fortune ob it t am wn t the money miss 1 don it you misinterpret my motive motives I 1 dont want a cent of it for mycell it if what I 1 can do with it see hero here if C hall beta sets hat that duminy hie his h ie bound to throw it away on all of if it he be marries A night inight some sheephead sheep beep head ed ad extravagant woman will bare have the spend bendin pen din lu of it he ile watched the abaft shift strike flodde and went on a as it I 1 inherit itchy I 1 got my plane plans all laid out aready he ile leaned for ward earnestly why you know miss they theys heathen la in th thi walca what don dont t know what clothes be let alone she be they tell aio me they aln t a toothbrush nor a pair 0 corsets in all polynesia and all of them rala rals rable arable biggers got to be damned ever lasting then theys hospitals I 1 in tend to endow and tract tracts ought to be printed dut but florios Flod Flo dios loa eyes were cast down he ile baw saw that be he had lost his audience and rame came back to hie his beet best argument think 0 halli balls rife tb th rowin that cash round found on parties part loe aud and low necked dresses to say kotbin 0 balla balls and concerts and theat cret erst well flodde said with a pathetic look in her face I 1 don t eco see what we can van do about it hee iles made up his mind to marry tonight and hea hes al ready proposed to 0 o three women omen join whittled whistled long and low looks like we got to get to work in a hurry dont itt it bee sao here miss he poke spoke lowly slowly and emphatically you can do it ajr chy omen ornen in 1 bom to for tricks like this that jeremiah alts lafit A woman ahall shall compass cora paea a mallil man right too find a nay ay and depend on me to help all I 1 lean ran A hat dye say ay flodde a mind had already al reaLly bumph I 1 to a the tak task A by oy not try to aavo savo fallt that waa was the arue excuse she he gare gave her self elf to be disloyal die loyal to him waa was un thinkable but tu prevent a lifelong ulban un ban duo due to big hi marrying any one of the three women be he had proposed aoah that waa will another thing what it she ih could accomplish it and get got the bet beat of this scheming hypocrite into the bargain there waa was a magnificent chance for a woman womans suddenly the abo ht cc caad beautiful complete bho she jumped up excitedly 1 I know knowl she he cried what got an idee idea aready jo nai nas grinned cri nned yeal III I 1 it lell tell you im rm going a 0 co g get at those three women together in this ro omand then aenid ill just let nature mature tako take ita its coursel it something om ething happen then I 1 dont know anything about women jonna jonas chuckled delighted wall that will ill bo a picnic wont ill 11 dy by imley ae like to se see the funi funt no said aid flodde you II 11 hare have to leave ive got lota lots to do it ln im 0 o manage thi this thing and ive got to do d it alone now lela lets eel seat walt wait a mn ul uto halls a giving a party tonight suppo r se I 1 tell b him ira that I 1 invited you and jou ou cono corio round at about eava elemi oc locki then ill tell you 0 how matera maters m are wag alvn pel pc palk lk I ord I 1 generally kit git to bed by ten you on ont t tonight then better drink some coffee if youre sleepy and I 1 guess be worth bitting sitting op up for good afternoon mr classing liaising baryt buryl fiddle did cot not offer to hake shale hands jonas gazed at her in overgrowing ever admiration bay mies miss he ha ventured it an ain 9 often I 1 get looey over a woman I 1 dont trust lem cm enough but ive took consid considerable erble fancy to you somehow you rot tot a good head on your shoulders you havel flodde evaded hie his hand well if its likely to stay here there I 1 im m afraid at any rate fill never be on your yours mir with which flodde vent went without honoring him with another glance into the stockroom leaving him to take hie his departure alone CHAPTER VII vil after jonas had left lett flodde went to the telephone and called up a number mr mrs royalton ye yes this ID in effis fisher Fis herat at 1 mr ir you know about your picture could you drop in this afternoon and eee see proofs proof oh ch ye yes lovely I 1 think about three if it you will good goodbye byl next be called up mias bliss dally dallys and aid said nearly the same thing both la dies agreed to call but bow how about I 1 11 sits if hart hard to ketch keith you alone you know 11 Rosa rosamunde she san pandered an dered from stu ft to studio well flodde must risk it perhaps she he could be he found later meanwhile Alean while cho she had much to do she flew flow back to the printing room and went to work on the negative ll they must all be finished before the ladles ladies arrived that they might suspect nothing quickly ler her nugen fingers flew flow suddenly she he looked up who was wa that in the office flodde went hi tu and found alfred the pale palo ith a big bunch of fer careen garlands lie pulled off his ant and grinned will I 1 fix di up the studio newt I 1 be he asked yes eald said flodde right away bho she held up tip a proof of carolyn dallys and inspected it critically alfred meanwhile a regarding his idol well why dont you go ahead about itt it I 1 flodde inquired severely verely ee say bliss fisher alfred set down bis his bundle and approached her bar its so hard 0 iz o ketch you alone you know no 1 dont we must have those decorations up in a hurry flodde however did see nee something in alj toor loor jarit janitors toes face which made her bar alart hastily for ahe he stockroom I 1 oh ch I 1 know it aint no use miss bliss aliber but bat bo be a satisfaction even to be dorn it 11 be some thing anyway I 1 cant stand it any longer lodio stared at the hop algas janitor fain faint heart lio er won you falle fal lady lut tut still his lok look wk t flattering there vas tu aa is z im bif Is a as she be fawned on tier en it softened sotto sed her bar heart diw alfred ifred she the agan dont you be silly I 1 P 1 11 I just cant can t help it miss bliss he exclaimed 1 I got to N b aill I if it I 1 see every day her hereof he reoh dear att they any hope tor tot met mal not a 11 lie ile waited a moment wistfully flodie watched him with a carlous far away interest as at an injured animal then she abe aid gently lt it 4 za 1 doe al at fred you know I 1 cot ant 1 possibly I 1 dont want yoi you to sav ea another word about it if ass poke spoke nn fin a thin gold chain about her neck Dang Dangl lloA lux una arta on vr breast was atlay a atay golden locket one of at atall Donis few gifts reamed treasured jeal jest cesly by fledta worn night and day had already given up all hope bove oh ob I 1 know bo he said 11 of course I 1 a in but a janitor now but silas 1 fisher if U I 1 only bad had you id show em and say ay dont so go yet please miss silas fisher wait till I 1 get rid of it for once and for all do me good yoa you ever bare have the likes of me I 1 know that aint all of it it a only I 1 want to do something for you jut just to prove bow how I 1 feel feell I 1 it I 1 could only help you some dont you understand bow how I 1 it t la Is silas fisher t wont you give me a try sometime all aj I 1 want bowl flodie leaning against the table watched him with tears in her eyes ab an flodde understood how flow wd wet a 4 knew knewl she could no longer laugh at hira him kindly ahe she stretched cued forth er hand and the janitor who in all his hi lle lite bad had never known gallantry reached for it and kissed it aa as natu rally as might a courtier counter lie ile touched Flod flexile led little hand ns as tt it it were a holy relic and on it there fell a wit ft rain of tew wars flodie bit bar hr lip tip she he slowly shock her head 1 I 1 m awfully sorry alfred really but I 1 don t see what I 1 can da do alfred a lips quivered and his bands writhed as he replied why by all I 1 want you to do ie is to promise mils tills fisher ask me to do something for you something hard to do the very hardest thing you know why I 1 d do anything miss silas fisher haher anything alfred meant literally hat be he baid she put her soft band hand in bis his 1 I I know wa w it t you mean alfred she said soberly loure so dodl III call en an you it if ever I 1 need you ill III promise she turned a little sadly back to her bar desk all right alfreds look feasted oa on her he ile paused by the door its really more than I 1 ever hoped for bliss fisher what you lust just said thank you he ile lett left almost with dignity flodde turned to her work from the telephone to her printing ehe she vi 1 berated and from that to her accounts inspection ot of alfred ress tess and arrangements for the eve aings refreshments Slean meanwhile while her busy buo mind was going over the problem of managing her trio of rivals if it she abe could only find Rosa rosamund 1 rosamund Roc amund sho she bad from the first disliked she had always resented her appearance now she fairly longed for her to open mhd door pe thought and thought of some poss ilAe way to reach her in a half halt hour miraculously as it by flodde a mental demand who but rosamund rosa aund did open tho dohrl rosamund gale cale more patronizing more assured and nonchalant than ever hello fello I she said aid coolly hall here ale sauntered up to the mirror and poked at her golden ringlets why no mr Bou latelle has jut just left said flodde suspiciously auspiciously cordial stopping stepping her writing ill aut t im expect ing hn any minute wont won t you wait I 1 rosamund craned her neck trying to catch a glim glimpse pits of her barrette those pictures of mine developed develop no miss bliss gale cale mr had to work on some of bis his customers I 1 im ra sorry veil well I 1 should think he ht might get mine done dons first I 1 man in an awful hurry burry to see cm am well he has to attend to business busl neis part of the timo time you know miss bliss gale sad flodde oh Inde edt rosamund gave her a long truel cruet stare 1 I dont see why by be bothers about his old business so much he ile can afford to take it eay eany well enough well of course I 1 say any thing r bout it to a customer you know but so long aa as you and hall are such great frien frienda tri ende dv why well the fact Is I 1 rn n rather worried flodie noted with glea that rosamund m ind was losing color do you mean to u ay that hall Doni stelle doing an well as well aa an welt well as be he sayel rosamund Koe amund demanded flodde smiled with secret tion oh I 1 t exactly say that you know but then m ell it coste costs a lot to run this place here look lock at those bills I 1 I 1 dont think hed mind so long aa as its youl you I 1 she handed litora mund a neatly folded 1 I 1 don t know how in the world we were re ever going to pay them therill rosamund turned them over cur curl bously frowning 11 ilal II ml she the said to hertelt her helt belt thrown tightened lips quite a bunch of em there T why 1 dont see ee how ho he can expect to she gazed anxiously at ludle flodde seeing her advantage adran advant tag ag art fully receded oh mr Don latelle is 1 you krow he ile alwawi thinks bos hes golos golor to come out all right juit just a wee lit bit reckless perhaps but the ft 9 1 l 1 I guess it 11 be all right leaving this to sink into rosa munds a alarmed mind flodie walked wailed into the stockroom and proceeded proc ced with her iii punting inting and waihing washing say bay miss bliss eisbert Fi Fl aberl rosamund called out bow how mua salary da do you get anyway any way T TO DE cant |