Show I Saint 9 Sinner I During the days that followed the completion of the portrait Faith Hath Hath- Hathaway Hathaway Hathaway away had ample cause to b be grateful to George Pruitt For Bob her hus bus husband husband band as if his eyes had been opened to her worth and beauty by the con con- concrete concrete crete evidence evid nce of what another man mansaw mansaw mansaw saw In his wife became almost as as he had been during the first ecstatic days of their marriage His eyes rested nested on oh her proudly and two or three times a week he Insisted on her coming to lunch with him tak Uk- taking tak- tak taking ing her to the Fraternity club and bringing his friends friends to their table to meet her On those occasions Cherry was forced to stay at home to mind the baby but more frequently than not Glenn Andrews helped her to pass away the time Ume On evening in early September when Faith and Bob drove home lights were blazing In the living room al al- al although though it was long after midnight The sound of Jazz flooded from the open windows between whose flutter flutter- flutterIng flutterIng ing curtains Faith as she the walked up the path to the house while Bob parked the car in the garage saw her sister dancing in the arms of ot Glenn Andrews The sandy-haired sandy young man was holding the small body of his partner very close and his chin was tucked upon the tumbled red-gold red curls curl One of Cherrys Cherry's tiny hands was clasped about the back of his sleek head the other was as locked in his right hand The mans man's eyes were closed and on his rather looking good-looking young face was a look of supreme content content- contentment contentment contentment ment as if he and the girl In his arms had reached an understanding ess In Bobs' Bobs love and pride In her which had buoyed her herup herup herup up all evening making her a a. marked woman among the feverishly gay Ray or bored women at the dance dropped from rom Faith abruptly leaving her a a. little cold and sick She was about to step upon the porch when the faint sound of crunching gravel came to her cars ars In the shadow of a flowering bush she saw the crouching body of ofa a man As she advanced nd steadily to toward to- to toward ward the bush the man half hat straight straight- straightened straightened ened then began to run nun But Faith recognized him largely by Intuition She knew as aswell well as if she had seen his face clearly that it was Chris Wiley spying sp upon the wife who was determined to divorce him spying him spying upon her and this new sweetheart of hers When she opened the front door with her latchkey her face was so white that Cherry uttered a little shriek of dismay I What in the world Is the matter darling Are you ill Or is it Bob It-Bob Bob Im not ill but I must see you alone Cherry Chen Faith gasped her white lips shaking Good night Mr Andrews When the nonplussed but still courteous young man had taken a hasty departure Cherry turned upon her fier sister furiously Well of all the nerve nen-e I suppose youve you've been spying on me and saw him kiss me mel Well what Well what of It Im I'm Im free white and and and- Youre not free Faith interrupt interrupt- interrupted Int ed cd her sternly Lets go to your our room I dont don't want to worry vorry Bob with this thing tonight and hell he'll be in let from the garage any minute When the two sisters were In Cher Cher- Cherry's Cherrys Cherrys Cherry's Cherrys Cherry's rys ry's room Faith closed the door care care- carefully carefully fully and then although the night was warm crossed to the window and closed it pulling the shade down to the Uie sill Cherry watched her fearfully her golden eyes ees strained w wide It wasn't I who spied on you OU but your our husband Faith said sternly Bob Dob and I have haye warned you ou and now Chris has evidence on which to fight for the baby And if it Chris Wiley takes akes Hope away from me Ill I'll hate you Cherry Cherryl I Ill I'll hate you I She's mine You have no right to take a chance on having her torn from mol met She tank sank down upon Cherrys Cherry's bed her whole body shuddering with fright NEXT Cherry makes a pathetic confession n to Faith Copyright 1927 NEA Service Inc |