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GUILTY LIPS
by LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
Author of "MAD MARRIAGE
Nurma ran down the steps and met him ut the corner. "I've been wondering what had become
Pretty Norma Kent, 20-yearsılıf secretary thafer, inarries Mark Travers, of. M. Travers, illosaire text estate dealer, after the fashire he went to eat you--!" she began. en the Mark off without a penny if the marriage taken place. Norman known Mack my
• Inw works, did no know during
the
met his eyes and the words brake Even before he spoke the girl
mt.ably din: he was sittenkie's wo knew what had happened. "Thin
The wary opens
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Marthro
middelgran!" she exclaimed. with when Norma shared an apartment. It's come!" and Bradley Hart, Chris' whommes at the webting. Before this Norma ham refined to marry Bat Farrell,
Western mempatis. Chetesine Dausulers,
employer,
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A crampled bit of paper showed in Marks clenched hand. Sa angry face looked that he seemed
lawyer of whom abe in fond as friend. MIN
Mark Beils ha expenalve fonchsler to del money for the honeymoxin. He and Norma benresly to comprehend her words.
the
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Fashionable litur Spelnes, where
young man take delight in surrounding his
bride with expenul ve Hanuries. Ife Intnltres
"The ok sklullint!" Mark was muttering. "The darned. miserly her to Hell Stone, and friend, and ki enckroach! e veldent from the girl's diaremure that this I'll show him if it's the inst I'll get even for before. Fur Am his. He is thing I do! He'll be sorry for this!"
Courage. O
"Tell 171 what's happened,
Ahh Annwest Bene rekkin she
Jenny
eneficio In Mark Sit nik Muck join a card game and does KYSTP/ST="Këndi he bui kost wit la money. The runs nussie hav nely what In Norma's purus. Next day
For the first time the young man eened aware of what she was sny-
they face the problem of getting enough
TILITY Logeier to pay their hotel hilling. Fritt Maribor, Mark wir bis mother and welta impatiently for a reply. Just
"You Shouldnt be out here,
before dinner the following event a bett Norma," he told her. "It's by Zanete him
mo.
CHAPTER XIX
cold
you shouldn't have come out here without a wrap--"
"But I didn't know where you Norma stepped from the elevator were. What is it. Mark? Is the the lobby telegram-4 mean didu't the money with a swift glaren. (3if Halloran, come?"
Cot
and searched
in golf clothes, a bag of clubs stung Swiftly, in half a dozen quick over one shoulder, "enmr toward motions. Mark had torn the sheet her, smiling.
I didn't notice Mark among
Is there anything I can do for you?"
*
/NEA
WE WANT BEER
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telegram addresend to his mother?) Someone was to blame for that and Mark would just like to get his hands on the guilty one. One of the servants, doubtless and pry What he wouldn't do f set to watch he could find out who had done it!
•
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It required half an hour's coaxing before Non could persuade Tim to put dining room. Throughout the noal Mark sulked blackly. The girl had never seen him in such
mood, Every attempt failed to cheer him and presently Norma gave up her efforts.
As they left the dinhig room Mark stopped at the check stand for his hat, announcing he was go ing out for a time. There was no invitation for Norma to accompany him. Just the ananuncement.
"But Mark-- ?"
Pride kept her lips from trem- frambling. She left him immediately
to
with that love nothing in the world could make any difference.
It was all to happen very nearly
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him?"
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Capt. Yancey S. Williams, above, commander of the Yang the river patrol in China, is director of naval raliof activi. los in the inundated city of Hankow. He is an officer in Los Angeles, cole bration of the the U. S. Navy Asiatic floot.
Snookis,
carpor king chimpanzee, is taking music on this ukulele. It's all part of the training for La Fiesta de city's 150th birthday.
of paper into bits. He flung them "Oh, don't stand here and start "Good evening, Mrs. Travers, to the breeze. There were hard, arguing! All I salt was that I'm Well, if my hurt lasts 'n going to ugly lines about his lips us he naiį going out. show up that husband of yours."į“So much for F. M. Travers and his that, is there? There are plenty of Nothing wrong about The girl interrupted. "Have you lousy milions! I wish I know how people around You can talk to. Mark? I've been looking for he got hold of that telegram I sent Why don't you go in and dance? him."
to Mother
I won't be gone long." Halloran shook his head. "Just It is s expression told the story, An got in," he told her. "Haven't seen 'urbitrary refusal of a foun anyone. There's a gang 'outside but his father. Probably insulting but she did not go to the ball room em. references to the last meeting be on the mezzanine where the dane- tween Travers and his son. Blatant ing was in progress, Instead she "I told you so's." No wonder Mark's returned to their rooms, took off Norma thanked him, sakd there countenance was stormy.
the chiffon dinner gown and hung was nothing. It wasn't importani, Norma sought his arm. Fearfully.it away. She get into the old blus Only that she was ready for dinner sympathetically she raised her eyes negligee, curled up in her favourite now and Mark had come down, to his,
chair and rested her head in, her stairs ahead. Probably she'd And "It doesn't matter," the girl said him on the mezzanine.
arms.
away and one hand-unconsciously At 10 o'clock next morning Mark softly. "We'll find some other way,! Halloran nodded
and Norma boarded "The Sentinel," A dozen times she rehearsed the ruse to her throat, and moved darling. We--we're each other away. Norma went up the stairway—!"
arguments. Mark didn't mean
"Stone?" she asked a little weak-fast train that would transport to the right which led to the mezzn-Į
them to Marlboro in 24 hours. be cross. She mustn't blame him. "You mean---Hellis Stone?" He was not listening. A sharp He would be back in a few minutes he'll get his dough back all right.ment on this trip. They rode in
"Sure. Why not? He knows Several strangers wind caught the fragile drapery of now, apologetic and with kisses Resides he's a sort of relative, an ordinary Pullman. The car was nine lounge.
There was no private compart were there writing but: Mark was her bodice, burring her arm. not in sight. She spoke to an ac
to make up for every moment ol "Here," Mark and roughly, "you unhappiness. Mark loved her and Why, houldn't I borrow from only half filled and no one sat quaintance, returned downstairs. can't stay outside any longer.
Where could Mark be? She had, You've got to get indoors!"
across the aisle. Norma's hand promised to join him in 15 minutes. He half-led, half-pulled her up
"Why-why there's no reason. dug its way into Mark's protecting of course" Of course he was worried because the steps and through the entrance
fingers. The slight pressure in re- "What's the matter, Norma?sponse was a mementous secret. the telegram had not come. It was of the Inn. A mirror showed how as she had anticipated. Less than You act as though I done some? this that made her anxious.
tangled and disarraged her hair an hour after he had left her the thing wrong! I thought you'd be wheels Norma's heart was singing. Above the droning of the train The orchestra was playing a new had become. The girl entght the opened and Mark strode in.
I'm glad "Well, I gat it!" he announced glad to hear we can get out of this Cuban fox trot. Strains of the reflection and drew back."
we're going back. rhythmic,
dump. You're acting darned funny Mark," seductive harmony "I can't go into the dining dramatically. Mark was not angry about this. It seems
There was triumph in his
me!"
"Guess I am too, kid, Had fun flouted out into the lobby. A group room," she told him, "looking like
Desperately who tried to cover at the Springs though, didn't we?" of women in pastel frocks and men, this! I have to go upstairs and
Norma aprang to her
embarrassment. "Oh, no-I feet.
"Oh, yes. It was wonderful!” aldn't
mean of course it's all got--what?"
She would have agreed to any dining room. Norma looked up at It won't take five minutes."
right I'm you got the money, thing Mark said that morning. a huge wall clock and saw the min- Instead Mark said he would come to pay our bills and get back to starting in the morning I ought to for the future. Buch confidence ute band on the dial shift from with hor. They crossed the lobby, seven to eight minutes and seven and ascended to their rooms. Once Marlboro, Told you I'd get it, did-
those plans would succeed. Mark at 17 Well, it's here right in the start packing right away." there Mark alumped to a chair and She turned her back on the diasat staring at the floor, Norma left-hand pocket of his vest, "Five through bureau drawers.
good old wallet!" He patted the She turned and began fumbling was going to and a job. Sho would ing room and stepped through the glanced at him, decided against in hundred borries!" he repented.
work
hard too, keeping their tiny "What a minute! Mark was be. apartment. Cooking and cleaning. wide doors leading to the street. terrupting his mood and went to "We're pulling out of here fral side her, slipping an arm about Economizing. The crowd Halloran had spoken of the mirror to repair her coiffure.
They would had disappeared. Nornin wore Ho
thing in the
her wafat. morning!"
See here, sweetheart, back their debts and begin saving. A few moments later she told wrap and chill breeze him, "I'm ready now!"
"Oh, I'm so gind! "I knew every-, was a bone tonight at dinner. They had talked for hours plann- thing would come out all right, whipped the chiffon back from her
I'm sorry. Honestly, I am. ing all this, "You'd better go down and eat. Mark." Norma raised her head. didn't menu to be cross or hurt shoulder.
Nothing could coma between I don't want anything."
threw her arms about his shoul- your feelings. Say you forgive them now. Mark was her husband. "Oh, Mark-you can't go without dere, "How did you get it, dar me plense, Norma!"
Ho would stand aquarely on his porch which run the width of the eating. You'll be ! Come on. We inork
His tenderness was a thousand own foot and she would help him. ond can talk things over in the dining
kissed She room.
her casually, times dearor becausu an hour ear-It was as though they were making We'll find some other way squared back and said in an offer she had heen so tormented, 20 fresh start and this time they looked down and saw a dark flyure to get the money!"
hand tone. "Oh, I hit Stone for haunted by fears she would not
start in the right way. would ́pacing along the path.
Her words set him off on a new loan. Raa across him on the street even name to herself. "Mark!" the culled, "Oh, Mark!
No one was looking toward them tirado. He was like a small boy. and he gave me his cheque. It's Thore isn't anything to forgive. brushed Mark's The figure stopped. It was too petulant and willful. He would not good all right--no need to worry
"It's all right, Mark. Of course! For an instant the girl's check dark for her to see his fentures but eat. He broke into violent denunci- about that. Stone's a pretty good Oh, my darling-oh, I do love
"I'm so happy I she whispered. of course it was Mark. She would atlons of his father. He got to his fellow even if he does seem a trifle ron
Norma had failed to take into have known that walk anywhere, feet and stormed about the room stiff some times,"
They were happier that night account obstacles the strength of He hesitated, then came toward like a caged animal. What business
for a long which she did not ovon dream. The bright flush faded slowly them they had been hot
did his father have intercepting, a from Norma's chooks. She drow
while.
(To be Continued).
now.
valce.
In dinner clothes was entering the fbx my hair. Will you wait here?"You've hundred berriest Enough work. I'm awfully glad. If we're Norma was radiant. Such plans
o'clock now.
There was no one on the broad
Norma walked to the overlooking a small park.
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