Show dolls misconduct by HARRY G BLAKE C mcclure ne newspaper brer syndicate service ser lee I 1 A A DORRAN was striding up ip arx and down his hotel room both hands in his hair N 11 hen ills lifes lawber came in with mr came a pretty blood blond young voting woman with will a 1 cynical expression the lawyer nodded in approval at right bight of arthurs arthues pajama clad figure all set eh eb he be inquired IT fine ine I 1 this Is tile the young young lady nho ib 0 is to ite he the lie he introduced them I 1 miss roper mr dorran how are you miss jigs roper asked nodding with professional profession geniality rotten 1 arthur said eaid now look here mr said in alarm you cant hack back out now you got to go through witt with 1 it uc ile added threateningly maybe like to have your wife go out to be reno 0 and spend lots of money establishing a legal resi residence dencel arthur stopped his striding g to turn belligerently on the lawyer then thought better of it it 0 K N lie he said re wearily artly but get it over with I 1 sure sure the lawyer said sooth 1 inglys gly 1 I know this Is tough on you dorran but in this state its the law that misconduct has to be proved to get a divorce now you two get everything ready up here mrs dorran and the two witnesses are waiting in the lobby well give you fifteen minutes to get ready then well come up ile he went out 4 miss roper took her overnight dag gig and went into the bathroom when she came out she was wearing a pair of pale blue sleeping pajamas As arthur watched she walked about the room spreading her street clothes about in conspicuous places Is that necessary he asked in a quivering voice he ha hated untidiness in anyone and especially in women sure miss roper said its evidence better give me some of yours so I 1 can throw them around too nothing doing he said briskly he began pricing pacing again miss roper took oft off her dancing slippers and got into bed she lay on her back with her hands under unde her head J and looked at him good say she asked which one 0 of you Is getting this divorce when I 1 saw sa W your wife in the lobby I 1 thought it was you because she looked as if she was going tobaie a fit of the weeps i but you dont look so gay yourself jour 3 our self 1 I dont know arthur said ue ile went over to the window and stood t ad there what had started this whole idiotic thing AU all that lie he knew was that he felt as if the whole world had I 1 been stood on its hend head by an earthquake ile he had tried to fix things up with berry but she listen her heart seemed to have become a lump of ice fee so far qs is lie he was bascon on berned A knock on fie ajor mrs teryl dorran mr max atil two clerks from the alie lawyers office who were to act as witnesses entered the room they stood there smi at the little comedy they were to get around the law all except beryl and arthur beryl looked so haughty and impatient that he knew she was stung stun with shame at the sordidness of the thing well I 1 guess all mr als hotz botz said after a moment ile he stood eside aside to let beryl pass out filst before she turned to the door she lifted her eyes she and arthur looked at one another she flushed vividly and went well that lie he thought hopelessly lie he went back bach to the window got a cigarette big bl boy miss roper koper asked lie he bead bad forgotten her and somehow it infuriated him to see her lying there tranquilly in his bed will you kindly get out he asked through his teeth when she had gone he sat down on the he end of the bed ile he found that she had imparted Parted lot some high powered perfume to t the lie pillow and tried to throw it through the wall then he be got up and resumed his tramping to and fro sometime later there was a knock ou tile hie door ile he went to it prepared to slay the bullboy he expected to find instead lie found berry ile he looked at her hi hac mind startled to I 1 complete Coin fiot oh III its nou ou he said cri 1 i i iler her fice face had an expression he had never seen before it was the sort of expression that goes well with a knife or n 1 re reaoler voler rev oher ile he involuntarily drew h 1 ck l but at the sani san time lie ile felt a ing 1 ing at the thought I 1 tier her loveliness wi emitt ii t his any longer she pushed ast 11 t him and her e es flashed to the lod be like I ike a small destroyer heading it full for or the sc Sic lenox neof I 1 of battle alii dis ayrc ali isitt 1 fallt lie baug 1 l it up with her ter ble als IHM II 11 tile the shower curtain I ir IM M i us soi inn of nf fury giving 1 hajy I ay tj alid hii u i i she wandered lal alto tn cie bedro bedroom ile he fol liivik d slie ile alit s attly and joked lo 10 aked under ow lin bud T then ien toll ned and said where Is that woman 1 I lit to him for sev braf then 01 n he took tier her by lite hie sav es aud sebooh her why jalius he cika youre jealous berryl berry 1 i she said oh ob arthur ani burst III kiil liil bears j afu 6 aw if i after r 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