Show I I Saint Sr Sinner 9 Faith waited for her husband her body rigid on the bed that was separated sep ssp- arat d from Bobs Bob's by only a II few Inches Was it possible that he could come Into that room made sacred by their love undress get Into bed lie lieso lieso lieso so near her because of 01 habit and convenience in an intimacy that love had made beautiful but which now seemed Indecent to her She had hd the sudden conviction which comes to lA all wives when their husbands momen momon- momentarily momentarily become strangers to them hens that sharing a room abandoning all oil personal per per- personal personal privacy acy was Indecent cactus cactus- excusable able only when love Ion demands intimacy Intimacy acy acy- The absurd thought came I lA to her as she heard him bins moving about abou the dark room that there should b be bea a a. chamber cham r In every married couples couple's home where husband or wife wire cou could retire when spiritual ruptures came so that lust that which love had made mad beautiful should not be made ob ob- obscene ob- ob obscene scene by necessity He Ho did not speak but the room was suddenly heavy and pregnant I with his pain his anger his shame sham i and his disgust with himself anc and her Through h the dark It flowed over her stifling the questions sh she she had made up her mind to lA ask ques ques- questions questions which she knew might we well complete the wreck of her house o of love lore She had vowed owed to herself t to say Do you love Cherry ch rry Do yo you want scant her But suffocated in th the miasma of or his mood she could sa say nothing And why ask anyway anyway- Were not these poisonous emanations emanation of his mood answer enough enough to to bot both questions The Tho suddenness with which h his voice ripped through the dark as a. ashe ashe he flung himself upon his bed bed he h had made no effort to keep quiet so as not to awaken waken a her If she were sleeping sleeping made made her dig her nails into in in- in- in into into to her palms You haven't ha thanked me yet fo for for clearing out and leaving your our new nev sheik a clear field Rather decent of me I think Quite the modem idea She had hed no power at first to answer answer an an- answer him Oh Bob Bo Please I she spoke a alast at last in a strangled voice olee Going Gong to be tragic His jeer cu cut through the darkness Into her heart I should think you'd oud be feeling quite triumphant after having entertained entertainer brilliantly fanned the flame name of love loveIn lovein In the breast of an old admirer annexed an an- annexed annexed a new one your one your sisters sister's erst erst- erstwhile erstwhile erstwhile while adorer and adorer and sent your disillusioned disillusioned husband storming out of the house in a II jealous rage Quite an achievement ement for a II woman who ho Is 15 known far and wide vide as a II model wife and devoted sister It takes these patent-leather-haired patent experts e In love loveto loveto loveto to show up a poor trusting fool of a II husband Anger so fierce that it seemed to consume every atom of her love for him flowed in a hot tide over her body bod spilled out of her shaking lips How contemptible you are are Bob Hathaway I How utterly tible Pretending to be Jealous of me ruse and Bruce Patton and poor George Geore Pruitt one of the best friends either D o fus ever eter had hadl You You jealous Jealous because of me You make me ruse laugh I And she did laugh a terrible sound In the laden hate dark How beautifully simple it would be if you ou were I She paused realizing suddenly to what Incredible lengths they had gone in inthis Inthis inthis this first serious quarrel of theirs Then her voice came again a passionate pas pas- passionate passionate plea for fez honesty truth from him no matter r what the e consequences conse conse- consequences on li lime c Bob why cant can't you YO tell I me what's really in your heart and mind Be honest with me true for the sake of what little love you jou OU ever had bad for me mel mci I Next ralth at lust last accuses Bob Bobof Bobof Bobof I of losing 1111 Cherry Copyright 1927 NEA Sen Ice Inc |