| Show SUMMER UM BACHELORS BAC u An n astonishing serial of New Nely York night tug club life WARNER FABIAN the mysterious writer loving girl who stays in town The gaiety- gaiety cei cC tain social the tragedy tragedy-of the lives of both men and has already vividly vividly- pictured and points out in this women in this night club set are aret dangers dangers of 01 today oin-i oin now um t serial another modern the problem problem vividly described in this candid story every story amazing t wife who leaves her husband to his oWn line of which you will enjoy reading The devices in the and summer summer and the excitement excitement- startling climax will amaze you youl By Dy rn r Fabian Fithian CHAPTER L 1 Blu Blue 7 Perhaps But she lr did wish It might h have T been blen a warm warm- warmer warmer warmer er shade That coldish hut lue re- re reminded reminded re minded her of ot a 1 gloss glass Bias eye ee Do- Do Do Thomas ThomM took up tho the fabric fabrican ran fabricand-ran an ran and ran it If It through her ller fingers Sound with a ft sigh ot of practicality stuff a mu harsh It would wear Yes Tee she be ah would take tako It lt It Tho The attendant roused herself out ot or her four fifty p pm m In lassitude ro o 0 coo with false faille professional lonal reduction make mako up lovely lovly miss mist It wouldn't know that hat It wouldn't wouldn What her hel heart rived graved e was the Hie richer material she lI had been copper at-copper- t copper colored colored with a hint of oC o velvet a touch of oC o hI hidden flame In its suavity lly It ity There Thero was ws a 0 hint ol of velvet a touch or of o hl hidden den firm In the tho girl herself Femininely sho ho was which drawn yn to that likeness would best set et her off ott But Dut It was quite quit out oat of o the Question forty forty Five a yard nr 1 Oh nol no Anyway Any Any- Anyway way yay what wh t was wai the tho use of oC o Ine leg Ing clothes in lii her contracted life lICe eaST Near her hel A 01 mans man's man voice easy e plea pleasant nt decided said ld Send it to Mrs Mr A M If Landor 1441 1491 Park avenue please tine and the tho salesgirl ale answered yes Mr Landor Thank you ou How nice It t must be to bUy things on tho the basis or of o choice In- In Instead instead In Instead stead ot of nece necessity As A between the blue dead blue or 01 even the warmer blue and the thi copper know knew well weli w what wl at hi his hla choice would be be Any man would find her more attractive in copper color which set oft ocr tho lu in her hel hale hair b lr and the th unquenchable light In her dark lark eyes ees What did It matter though what men thought ht of ot her or or If they thought at ai all 7 Sho She had had other and more demanding things to consider for tor the last two years Hardly did she hI oh think of ot herself as any more snore Nor did she h wish with to there her were well were well Inconveniences well about s a u c h thoughts But the th caressing touch and shimmer of or that hut texture had hd got Into her hel long controlled d blood a little Sho She caught It to her hel breast where Ic 11 molded Itself to the tho lightly gracious sr curve cune slip slip- slipped slipped ped It across the tho nestled her cheek Into It it th then n gingerly erl lifted the tho th blue blaa to the other side aide the th blue which wn was wa reasonably though not too toa persuasively priced 1 at two dollars dollar doll illS ill'S a 1 n yard From between them her hu re- re reflection re ro reflection in the tho mirror looked out the eyes ees brooding desirously up upon up- up upon upon on tho the forbidden luxury For moment a moment she the studied It It then let it slip from her lieI grasp grup drawing the other her with a 0 con con- consciously con consciously pathetic movement of resignation D sometimes did a bit ot or acting for her bel own approvaL A voice said laid In painted In ol ln 01 protest Oh no She did not even start so ao just just- justly justly ly Iy and naturally Datura sad nd It echoed and confirmed her hel own thought Nol or did she h turn to too quickly the th voice had at once or cc Identified 1 Its itself IC for fol her hel as that thil ot of the tho easy pur- pur purchaser pur PUI purchaser chaser Im afraid It must be bo Oh yes she he said But the th oth other 1 shade hade was absolutely absolutely made fn- fn or you The Th price pric wasn't Too bad Such S genuine re- re regrEt regret tret re-tret grEt was wa in hs his tono tone that eria erla laughed It delightedly and flashed a loot 1001 nt at him hinl Dont Don't cry over It It Im I'm not nat go go- go going las to-las ing to What he h said neX ner carried a note noto or of o he almost amount amounting ing to anxiety Are Aro Are you very conventional T Does this thi conversation with a total look like It came the retort It It ghee e gh es the effect of ot your haYing having entire confidence in your own competency competency Would you tell 1 n something Do I look to you like liko the th typo type ot of man that haunts public places trying to pick up girls It If you did I shouldn't have answered you OU in tr the first place That a start anyway Then how do you OU explain to yourself my butting butLIng in I have bee ready to accept It as an nn artistic protest protest-if protest it It doesn't go an any farther But It does I want awfully for or you to here hare that thai other othel piece lie was so 10 boyish byl h In his eal eager eager- n caier-n er- er ne nc th t it sho he could hardly with with- withhold withhold withhold hold another unile smile as a abe lie replied hed At your I suppose Of Ot course It Jt you OU cant can't afford atford It at your own he bo h added unexpectedly un- un un unexpectedly expectedly I I c e int mt Any more mor than I can afford aCford in way to let your you r t It to mi ml But Dut you'd Ilk to to ho he urged oft course courno Im I'm human it a shame said laid he Quite simply limply Here Is UI something want and oUght ou ht to have nd cant can't afford and that I want wanton on rou to have hav nud end Gait can afford androu andou and androu rou ou mustn't tike take or er r I mustn't give e be yon yol you Interpret t that bems be- be bem lux ms m iti It really your our because It Isn't in rn bc bec uso at nt all I didn't In mt It li its lL's Il every ery girl girls girl's au aur aue R is i you i ou perfectly well now She a little tm- tm though without rancor Do I look 10 to you rOil like tho the type ot of girl girl- tirl Not in III ii the le It If you ou did didI didI didI I sh shouldn't shouldn't be uc I ol It It She r his hi face Wt i S the tho to your ot- ot 0 tT tr DO t have brave to be b a 11 string hire hr usually Is Isn't there bl 1 I a 0 Lon bean l he be as- as r rt d Yoe 10 lake lac tb the material malarial I pay for It- It and it and do a II out fade-out Is that your urual She K C ily lIy piquant II Ht became I r us ln I m man n it thor thoroughly Ihly Is I It 11 good goodenough goodenough enough If It I riv you my rny word wOld a as asa a gentleman ilia tha U If w we should lII et- et Which Is la very unlikely Why Dont Don't you OU IIvo In to New I York Tork he h oft off to ask Yes but not the New York that know Im offering to give you OU my word ord that It if wo do meet again I wont won't recognize you or speak to you ou The Th saleswoman had returned and stood waiting studied him a swift moment with oyes oyet Into which crept a sub sub- subtle subtle tl tle flame flamo of ot deviltry and adventure adventure tur ture Opening her hn handbag she turned to th the tha clerk Ill take mIte tek the copper colored copper Six yards please Where o shall I send It a naked asked ked the tho other taking th the bills th-bills bills held out to her hel which rep rep- represented rep represented resented to rry Derry th tho thu safety of next months month's month rent From the tho tb tail ot of o her 11 eye ee the tho purchaser urcla er saw the tho man move quietly apart Having Baying red hel change tho shu hu rejoined him Where shall wo we go 10 to con con- conclude con conclude clude the th embarrassing financial iio no asked Paying me ma buck back I haven't decided yet y t whether to let lct you ou Dot But you chase cras lse the tha copper col ored cloth he h protested That may have o been only recklessness ot of o extravagance not noto noto oC o f conduct see sn retorted Wh Why y dId you OU retire In good order oNer while I was settling tor lor It It I 1 you'd oud rather I and address ad- ad addre ad didn't hear your OUI name dress s s I tho thought that was It she replied her Ioan manner Banner nel suddenly gay ayan ay an and nd friend friendly I You win just on that Ill I'll take lake the present Dut- Dut But Oh 01 please plea Must there be buts One On It If I ever el get ret prosper prosper- prosperous marry ous-marry ous marry a or 01 some some- something thing of ot that will sort-will sort will you let me m pay you tack Certainly Certainty It If you OU want to Her Iler voice softened ort ned Will it take tako the th fun fUll out of or It for you ou to know that I might want to It will HI rather Then I dont don't want to Thank you for that Id d like to t thank ank you But Dut ButI ButI I dont don't b believe evlO you want to be thanked Ill I'll toil you ou this frank frank- frankly frankly I ly Ive I've never seen fen the man bt- bt before b for tore fore I could have taken this from That's what T-ha vh any girl eirl would say though Isn't It even It even the cheapest grafter Dont know Im I'm sure ho he chuckled Is as new to me meas meas meas as It Is to you ou Let t me s settle my just d debt bt ant well Wll ell pass on en our OUI way two incognitos Not so entirely e incognito Mr II lIe looked ill his Is puzzlement r But Dut Im I'm absolutely te Kur sure sure- ThAt we Ye haven't met mt before Right I beard you giving Mrs Lan Landor's 1018 namo nam namand nain and address So Soray my any isn't t extensive Ho lIe started to speak peak smiled shrugged oft off some BOIDe torn and andas as they entered the elevator elvator put ut his hand hond into InLo h hij hll pocket Are Aro you In sech a hurry to tl pay me oft and nod bo be b rid of or me meshe she rallied h him m I 1 am noU not I Then you TOU might tak take me some some- somewhere where to tea Lets Let's Let Andres Andre's Great go eo to Seated across S tho table lable from him she cho accepted I with a 11 busi busl- businesslike air all the tho four bills he handed her returning the th accurate accurate ate ale change chance After Atler a time she said musingly You Tou cant can't Imagine how funny this seems Dont think about It that say ay he advised Oh not That Thala That's over ovel and done with and the b book books clOsed But sitting opposite to you OU this WAY Ive I've hardly n to a 11 except In th the tir way WilY of ot business since I came cam to 10 New York Two long years ear his IlIR IIi brows lifts at herro her Arc ro you oft off our OUI well ell but not too favorably favorably known sex cx Yes Hitter Biter lItel experience Or 01 bore bore- boredom boredom dom It If Im I'm too inquisitive jump me Caution And necessity Haven't had the th time Then you OU dont don't wholly condemn con con- condemn con condemn us No As playmates youre you're ouro all allright allright right said aid J thought thought- thoughtfully thoughtfully tully ht fully But Dut that's that as tar far as It goes with me Ah Th-iff Th ata a n pity rather Iathel Why a pit lIe H leaned across nearer to tober her hel Two Jwo people who know that they are peter neel going coins to sc sea o each other again can afford to tobe tobe tobe be pretty frank k and honest bonest about each other othel cant cont ont they Without offense oense At her nod lIe ho o con con- continued con continued It If I read you yot 01 correctly what you ou watt want or 01 or- or Intend wont won't h hold l you when when- when Well It wont won't hold you It has so far tar Why wont won't it Il always alwa's Because youve you've got ot he sal sai and jU moro moro than almost any woman Ive I've ever met the immediato challenge of sex In you ou Walt Wait Youre You're not to take tako the Uie word In Its cht cheap nIJ and tainted sense tense It If I said raid tempera ment you'd oud have halo w It without a er But Dut tempera tempera- temperament temperament temperament ment is just a quibble Sex Is what I mean mesh In you OU It Isn't the blatant its the th I challenge of ot a sr spring wind delicate dell deli cate cate and and subversive Im I'm glad clad Im I'm not going eol c to see you youa OU again You Your name nim ou ought ht to tobe tobe bl be Desiree It Ilea nearly ry Is s Its It's Derry for short Dont Dollt tell me nie the rest Iest ot of it Ith ho he said quickly Im going to have a ba bad 1 cough Moush tune time kee keeping my promise without the tb clue and temptation of or knowing who you are Good Good-by Derry I Good by And I And I hope you OU s e eone e one me in m the dress joel to know how happy I am In fn It II It the prettiest thanks in inthe inthe inthe the world to he returned gravely Out in the th flush of Gr the May lay wind In the tho girl firl said to herself You may may have Ilave done cro crazier iel things in your you ou fits lif life Derry Derf Thomas but I hope youre you're never n vcr going colne to again lIes lIe's cot got the most changeable ey eyes Ive I've ever seen But Id I'd trust him In anything well Veil I should say tay sol so I havel hll Some women have hae the tho art ot of making their environment fit them Even In th the unseasonable belt beet of oC May the tbt little Apartment was cool and fresh Derry DerlY slipped Into the tho faint fragrance ot of the place n-i n a spent pent runner might ht enter entel the h chili restfulness ot of a a stream she ho called Yes dear The Tho response In Ina Ina a 0 gentle undertone 1 voice came from tub tho tiny iffy dining room A wisp of or a woman entered 1 Once she must have been beautiful with the tho same amo beauty that hat was WIS Derry's No ono could have hv failed to know them for rol She moved like a II ghost a de- de deprecatory deprecatory de deprecatory precatory ghost if It thc there ro be b such sucha a thing thins in Every thing about her h was the he seemed 1 to maintain her be- be beIng being be Ing precariously In a numbed world of oC her hel own wherein nothing noth- noth nothIng Inc noth-Inc Ing mattered Yet It was wa with rome fome palo pale et effect t of ot triumph that she announced Exhalations was miasma and message bearer was WIlS colporteur How clever cleer of or you D Derry rry always loyally evinced len keen inter Inter- Interest interest est eat In crossword puzzles But a line ot of o troubled thought creased the gray fore fore- forehead forehead head Walt Valt There Thelo was wa some somo- something something thing about colporteur ur to 10 remind me ate Colporteur message bearer oh nh yes A message for you A Aman Aman roan man has l been een telephoning Twice For 01 me Derry's eyes ees wid wid- widened widened ened ned But I dont don't know any men none non that thit would have hav this ad address There Ther used us usi l to be so many pronounced the th gentle centle lifeless tones tonell In thu tho old days Before I dle died 1 The girl eirl Igno Ignored red this Did ho give his name Mr Ost- Ost Oster Ost-Oster-I Ost Oster I I tried to re- re remember re remember member it by ostrich bird of ot the tho desert its it's called caked in n Sundays Sunday's puzzle puzzle Ostrander said uld Derry D lr halt relieved hat hay disappointed For Forone Forone Foron one truant hour bour that afternoon she had been a girl Birl ain again exer- exer exercising exercising exer exercising her woman womans woman's right of or charm and sway oter o man and the savor of oC adventure 1111 had 1 lingered ered nut Cut Ir Mr Mr Ostrander Isn't a man Nos No's a machine a wage machine ware In good working order fortunate fortunate- fortunately 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