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GUILTY LIPS
· LAURA LOU BROOKMANT". "Author of "MAD MARRIAGE
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
arched norm rustling crisply.
Prelly Norma Kent. 20-year-old creary,hris straightened, alert in every marties Mark Travers, rodillastre's son, in muscle. She could not understamul spate of the appraltion of Mark's fatbar, F. M. Tescom
Lite two voices on the nurse spoke in The Biory upEDA in Mariboro, mitte „he girl at the desk. The nurse weneth metrisaifs, After an extravagant wrote a few word DI lynn at fashlanable Ulce Springs dura turned nud left.
card,
which Mark agenda a31 hdu borrows SD, the couple return to Maribor.
Again
large are clock on the wall. Five Chris' cyca sought the
Ob. but it must be more
Mark lies his drat Joli. Then he become
Bourker in, department mare. In) apite of poverty he and Norms are happy mittes? until his father and for him. Travere than that! Why it must be 1
<fter to jako Atark--koek--Into-big- Renta 12 an
organization if the son will prove he eas minutes at least since she looked at make won in rat tak invalves business the clock. Deliberately she turned
trip to France, Norms test remalo AL
home. She tries to persunde Mark not to her back on the time-pices,
Hbut unable to wo
Norma, rudy treated at her father-in-law's A man in a brown suit oppeared home, atipa "kway, leaving, og trace of her and presently another nurse. wherrabatt. Chris Baunders, her farmer man followed the nurse from the
Tomate, help her and b
The.
Mark's father empinyes detretives to trail on. A blinde youth (scarcely the girl. They produce records to show more than a boy who wore a white Norma three years earlier has been con
victed anier charge. In spite of evidence coat stepped inside the doorway. that the charge wna framed and the wiri "Has Dr. Stebbins come in yet?" innocent, Travere abade his lawyer to Park. The asked.
Later Nurma receives letter telling her
Mark has accured a divorce. Next #5 10 "He
the ufer ahe ninta and Chris taken her boum Won't be here for another
Home Notros la ill and distraught. Bhe
His secretary just tele-
vre to Chris apartment and dreary weth phone." the girl at the desk an ring try.
In June Norma gives up bar work. nouneed. ewaiting the time what he is to be bompiles) for her haby to be born. Ühe h when try Chisle, "There's something you mast promtre maj"
CHAPTER XXXIX
Norma's voice WAN agitatesi
There followed an interlof several minutes. Then the first nurse reappeared. She said to Chris, "You're Mrs. Travers friend, aren't you?"
"Yes!" Chris was on her feet in- "How is she? Oh, is
barely above a whisper. "Promtantly.
ise me, Chris," she insisted.
The other girl hesitated, "Why, honey, you know I'll do anything-
Then say that you'll do what
anything wrong?""
The nurse was smlling. That mile renssured Chris even before he words came. "Mrs. Travers is
I'm asking. I want you to prom-exting. She has a fine son. Six auds, and as nice a looking baby F've ever woon. I'm sorry I can't
inet
"Without knowing what it is? Well-all right, I promise."
et you see him. Later in the day son may,
"But. Norma- Chris naked anglously, "She-you're Aure
In the dusk Normu's face was scarcely visible. Her words came in tense, excited outbursts, "If any thing happens-I mean if I don't he's all right? Can't I see her cune back-from the hospitals for a minute? Oh, please let don't want Mark to know! Premise me!"
mustn't even think them!
"You've promised. you've given your word!"
"I'm Sorry," she said.
me, Chris you'll never tell him." The nurse shook her head nega
"But that's no
way to talk, Nor. tively. ma You are coming back, Every."You couldn't possibly see her now. thing's going to be all right. Of But there's no reason for you to evurse jaate coming back! You worry about your friend. Dr. (Russell was just speaking about well Mrs. Travers came Remember how
(through. If you'll come back this "It's a promise I won't have to afternoon you can see both of keep because you'll be back here, them." well and happy. Hasn't the docter | "Both?" Chris looked puzzled. been telling you there's nothing to and baby. The
"Why, yes, of course! The mother
nurse spoke Dr. Willoughby wouldn't like to have you talk thitheach he thought Chris was an-
ivonally stupid.
worry
ahou!?
Stop It, Chris!" Norma's tone
25
or sharply. "I know you've bren It was into afternoon when the trying to cheer me up. All these flaster mage, creaking dismally. days-I know all you've said and bore Chris to an upper floor of the | done to --well, ruake it easier. You hopital. Half way down the cor
wanted to be kind hut it's my as }ridor was Norma's tiny culidele. [All 185 talk jon't fooling the und Tag nurse who was ta'duty nodded
threen"). T-1 don't think I'm come the gist: passed.
ing
back from hospital. I don't) Chris tapped lightly DI the door,
Then opened it.
know that I want to---
Norma iny on the Chris caught the younger girl's,qdy hospital bed, just as she had two hands. "You're coming back." be but time Chris had visited her.
Ale firmly. "You're going to Norma's lovely hair was
tassed be ashamed you've eve talked this back from her for head. She was Come on, now! Don't you pale but she had looked that way think it would be conder if wa went On the other visit, too. down on the street and took a walk yulida Buttered open. around the block?"
Way
Norma did not answer but she arose and followed Chris out into the hallway and down the street,
There was geant breeze in the
Norma's
"Hello, honey," Chrls said, gotur azurer. "They wouldn't let me
ors yo you sooner."
"Hello, Chris." Norma't amilje was no gather a suce as.
street below. Men and women und Chris glanc, d about. There are children loitered on steps and about gladioli which she recogniződ
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the entrances of buildings, secking the table near the bed but there relief from the heat indoors. Dark-was also a vase of pink roses, Mare ness hid much of the street's ugli ha a dozen of them with great
་་ long stems. Their perfume serated Chris and Norma turned a corner the whole room.
abes.
| and cool, refreshing wind whipped] "You're not to talk," Chris
their cheeks.
warned. "promised I wouldn't "Why-how wonderful!” Chris let you tire yourself. How lovely cried. "Why didn't we come down the roses are!"
irs before?"
"Bob sent them. Nice of him.
stairs
Norma raised her face to the a's, it? Thanks for your flowera,
wind. "It's afand here on the Chris earner for a while she said,
There, there! I told you you mustn't talk. If you do I'll have
They lingered a few moments then started on. Half way down the block big raindrops began fall-you ing. The girl turned back. By
have overst wanted to be sure
everything you want.
Do
the time they had reached the you, honey? Is there anything I apartment building the rain
The
Read on the pillows moved coming rapidly. Safe in the shelter slightly, a faintly negative nod. of the entrance the girls wafted "Nothing," Norma said. "I just and drank in the chill, fresh air.
the pr
There was a on. "Did
There was no more said that eve-pause and then she
want.1o-to rest." ning
about Norma's forebodings or theyJet you see--him?" promise Chris had made. The phur rainfall continued several hours Such a
The baby? Oh, he's cunning! and even the stuffy apartment be- fellow,
cute little wrinkled, pink Can't tell yet who he's go- came less like an oven. By morninging to look like, can you? You the heat wave seemed definitely know, Norma, I never saw a brand new baby before. I mean a very brand new! The nurses and doctor! all think he's wonderful. You should hear them!"
broken.
*
It was two weeks later to the day, The Jong hospital corridora amelled unpleasantly of disinfect ant. The halls were cool and still. No one was in sight but from rooms beyond there came hints of muffled activity.
"I wish they'd led him stay with me. I'd like to ece Mark now."
Chris Saunders glanced down This was what she had quickly Chris stood in the doorway of a been afraid of! "But, honey," she waiting room, looking down the said after an instant, "you know
Mark can't come." hall.
She was pale and her hands,
"Why can't they let him stay were gripped together. Her lips were a tight red line that wavered here?" The voice from the bed "You ask them, unsteadily. Chris
was petulant. суся. eager, fearful, nought the end of the cor- Maybe they'll do it if you ask them Chris. He's so tiny and helpless. ridor.
No one appeared.
She turned to the young woman
to p
Oh?" Sharp relief in the
at the desk. "Are you sure you' clamation.
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appeared in the doorway.
"You'll have to go now," she said to Chris. “You've already overstayed. Mra, Travers needs to rest."
"She's been asking if she can't see the baby again.""
"Oh, you mean-is know right away?" she asked, that what you're going to call the "Won't they let me see her now? baby? You've named him Mark?" Surely it must be time."
"I'll tell you as soon as the re- Never during the long weeks "A little later, the nurse nodded, port comes, the young
woman and months had Norma said any-Locking at Norma she continued. aid tartly. "No, you can't go to thlar to Chrla about what she would Try to get some roat now and I'll hor. You'd better all down and narne or child, Chris had won-bring him to you before the night quint yourself."
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Tell them I want to me him now!"
A nurse enterored, her stiffy The nurse Chris had seen outaido
Chris followed the woman fa uniform_from the room. "You're pure she's going to be all right?" she asked anxiously.
"Mr. Travera fa gotting along
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