Show I Saint fr Sinner I Il ro Before they had circled tho large living ring room gracious and colorful and nd dim almost like cathedral with Its s Gothic windows its vaulted ceiling and rich walnut furniture and nd Oriental rugs Faith felt that she le had never really danced before The he magnetism of Bruce Patton flowed owed from his trim smart body Into nto hers drew her irresistibly in- in ino Into into to o perfect accord with the rhythm of f his pulse and the rhythm of the music She felt Cherrys Cherry's eyes ees upon her as s her sister danced dispiritedly sulkily with Kith George Ceorge Pruitt She felt elt too the blue angry fire of Bobs Bob's eyes playing upon her send send- sending Ing out mute powerful waves of protest But she could not subdue this his rare brilliance that had come upon pon her could not force herself to o become awkward and breathless and nd tired of the dance He had been murmuring compliments compliments ments upon her ber dancing his voice olce a soft insinuating caress and she shead had ad been parrying them with a sudden udden new expertness that amazed ed d even en as it exhilarated her But when he be said holding her sudden ly y more closely so that the natural attitude of o the dance became a deliberate embrace Gorgeous thing ling I And Cherry said you OU were cold old You she was frightened Im tired she murmured mak makIng Ing ng her contralto voice plaintive Dance with Cherry now Mr Pat Pat- ton on Youre afraid of or rue roe he ex Dance with Cherry Im I'm going to dance with you all eve eve- evening ning ing and md I shall shan fight a duel with anyone who tries tri s to cut in on us Your husband by the way seems to o be a master of plain and fancy glowering lowering Fearful habit to get Into nto really How did you ever happen lappen to marry a Nordic A teasing easing note noto crept into his ardent voice but his smoldering eyes did die not laugh at her They drew her until she sae felt herself drowning In their black depths With a great effort she wrench wrench- wrenched ed d her own eyes away half haIt closed them hem as it to steady herself after a a moment of faintness Because I loved him she answered his spoken question rather than the urgent demands of his eyes And how you can love e he murmured huskily drawing her close lose again And how little your our husband understands the magnificence cence of the treasure he ho has hasnon won non You You- fou Please you Faith gasped Ive had so little experience experience in the technique of flirting that hat you have an unfair advantage ad vanta go goof of me I want to sit down Dlease Dlease- Fortunately the dance music came to an abrupt stop at that tha moment and Bruce Pattons Patton's arm dropped slowly from her waist hi his fingers trailing the length of he her forearm to her ber wrist Dazed a little uncertain of her equilibrium she turned halt blindly half blindly toward t ward th the couch where hero Bob sat She was wa Just in time to i see Cherry fling herself Into Bobs Bob's lap her face ghastly white under her rouge her eyes big blazing disks of glitter glitter- glittering glittering ing gold This seems to be a game of change your partners Bob dar I darling darling ling her high voice yolee rang out in I Ion the suddenly still sun room Come ome on Lets Let's show these amateurs what real making love love making is He thinks yo re cold but Cherry knows better Kiss me like me-like like you used to NEXT EXT N Faith takes stock after alter the cyclone Copyright Copyright 1027 1927 NEA NF-A EA Service Inc |