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ANCIENT AND MODERN ROME,

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1931.

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GUILTY LIPS

➜Y LAURA LOU BROOKMAN” “Athor of “MAD MARRIAGE”

BEN WERE TU-DAY

She entered the dimly lighted room, i Pretty Norma Kent. 20-yearold merretärg, Almost stumbling. martin Mark TravODA, son of tulillithire, "What's happened?" Chris de-

of thin father's shirt to disanded. "I took like a ghost!!

Mark.

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in Marm add down in this chair here and wet Mark

your breath. Didn't you wear a Kri the North go to hit hat? Why, Norma, you shouldn't—”

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great, shaking sobs. She ewing to Chris as a child might. The go- bing continued-broke off-then went on again.

darling!

nl "Oh. but Norme,

Please You mustn't Jet your- Norma, treated rudely at her father-in-inw's Rolf gu on like this." Chris was lune is away leaving no irare of her patting the other girl's shoulders, house and Chrle Siders, her turmer trying to be comforting.

whereabouts, life takim zoom thi

mat, help her find a job.

Lime, eriarve the case van Irmpied mad the

Traver employs afelkleem We fhend Dorothy's head emerged frum Norma's waine in police flis sod exbtener the bathroom. She looked at the that an Ent perman she wens capeletel

vice charge. Hall Stone, relative two girls but before she could Travers, who was Hurma's Inwyer at that speak caught Chris' warning air! entirely Inauernt but Park's father wit signs and retreated, not teen his lawyer to 'arle wjib ducument that will enable Mark secure a lente. Late to January Norm who knows nothing of all this, révriera apucial delivery Inter

CHAPTER XXXV

Kingsford Smith, who astonished and delighted the world with a recard breaking flight from Australia to England, ja hare shown with his own idea of storing a spare propellor. He never knows when his "cargo" may become a very valuable acquisition-Copyright Presse-Photo G. m.b.H. Bartin.

A photograph takon at the gathering at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Courtenay Gayer, in Huns Crescent, recently, when the original Edison ra cords were played on one of the earliest models of the Edison phonograph.

(Times copyright).

tem.

"I know he'd have written il', ly. laney, there's nothing in the he could?" she insisted. She world to cry about this way. Try stared at Chris and suddenly a to stop it, won't you, so you can frenzied look came into her eyes! tell me what's wrong." Chris' "What am I to do?" she cried efforts to still the onslaught were hysterically. "I can't live without usulcsa. It was several minutes, Mark. Oh, what am I to do?" Norma read the felter a second before Narma raised her head and She fell back in a fit of time--cach word clear, standing accepted the handkerchief the pestuoue sobbing. It was useless! out with photographie exactness. other girl gave her. It was for Chris to try to comfort her, to The words followed one another longer before she could even try reassure her that the whole thing neatly on the typewritten page, to speak. When she dtit the was a trick. Chris Auld these

Tire was nothing wrong with words would not come. them. The wards were all right. "Chris-oh, Chris." was all she It was the meaning what she had managed to say. There was a fresh thought that feat time-oh, but it burst of weeping. wan impossible

Suddenly from her purse Norma Her lips tightened in sudden drew the crumpled sheet of paper fright. It couldn't-oh, it couldn't that

be

was the letter. "Read it,

things with a lack of conviction: but she kept at her task. Shej egged Norma not to believe the letter, to keep up her courage. She made rash promises and pre- dictions.

At last she saw all this was in-

Chris" the girl moaned. "Mark's effectual. Norma had not even They stared up at her from the father. He says he says there's heard what she said. harmless white page. These terbeen a divorce!" She buried her said. "I've got to--lu

"I've

got to go now!** Norma rible, unbelivable words! They face again in the handkerchief.

do some- arranged themselves in two_brief | Chris unfolded the latter. She

thing!" paragraphs and at the end was read it slowly. Her arm slipped der. "You can't go anywhere to Chris put a hand on her shoul- Mark's father's signature. The jet about Norma again and held her night, Norma. It's too late!

"Dear Mias Kent: Word has just tenderly. "Oh.

closely. "Poor darling." she said You're going to stay here. I' corne to me that today in Paris myling!"

you poor dar-make a bed on the davenport and son was granted an absolute di-

you can take mine." vorce from you without alimony, "Do you think it's true. Chris" "I've got to go!" Norma insisted.

ter read:

The other girl shook her head "Evidence in the case-taken from police

records here it slowly. "Maybe he's only trying Marlboro-will be withheld from to frighten you," she said, striving newspaper announcements. This to make her voice sound hopeful, precaution was taken through "The old devil! Maybe I wouldn't consideration for you. You will like to tell him what I think of understand that hereafter you have him though When did you get no legal claim whatever on my son, this?" she demanded, holding up Since Mark's stay abroad has been the letter. extended it will be useless for you to attempt to see him.

Very sincerely.

TRAVERS."

F. M.

It couldn't be. No, no! "Absolute divorce," "police recorda," "uo le- xal claim"! The phrases hurled Useless to at- themselves at her.

Oh, dear God

tempt to see him"

it did!

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Our picture shows Miss Thelma Casslet (C)

in her committes room in East Islington, during the recent General Election. She waged

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"But you can't! It's nearly midnight and it's storming out. There's nothing in the world that you could do until morning." morrow."

certainly. The younger girl was The younger girl looked vaguely none of them

In spite of these assurances paler than usual, troubled. "Midnight?"

got much sleep. "Remember," Chris said an they pented.

re Norma, whose eyes had not closed separated on the tenth floor of the Dorothy, elad in a yellow striped last to wake. She sat up, startled as soon as

until the sky was graying, was the office building. "I'll talk to Brad flannel robe, enme into the room to find herself in the old apart-know the best thing to do.

he comes in. He'll "Just before I came over here. "Hello, Norma," she said casually ment, and then remembered. It was sent special delivery. Did "Going to spend the night with

mise me you won't do or say any you read it, Chris? Did you see what

It Hald? I mean about-the

The fragrant odor of breakfast thing about the letter until I see police? That means

"I-I'm just going."

you nt lunch." they know

nostrils. Dorothy "Oh, don't do that! Why it's was putting dishes on the table.. "I'll promise." everything Walt

minute! You can't give

foolish. We have plenty of room. Splashing in the bathroom indicat-1 "See you at 12:30, then," Chris

"Normin doesn't feel very well," ed that Chrig, was up so easily. I tell you the whole Chris said pointedly, and Pye shower.

having her flung over her shoulder as she thing may be a bluff!"

hurried down the corridor. been telling her it's ridiculous for could only believe

"Gond morning!" Dorothy saldi

She was far more serious half "Breakfast's almost an hour later when she faced

Bradley Hart in his private offico. | Norma arose. In ten minutes: she had washed and dressed, and heavily. "There isn't any way to

"Then it's true!" Chris

said came to the breakfast table. There fight back?"

as an argument about whether or

Hart shrugged. "Nothing much the should go to work. Nor- ma insisted she was going. you can do without money," he

Bald carelessly. "I'm "You ought not to leave this the kid. Heard about it at break

Borry for

"Oh, if

ps were drawn and their colour he couldn't!"

She crossed the

room,

only I couldn't get them! I'm

enco

ready."

it couldn't mean what she thought int! Tell me it isn't true, Chris her to leave. Won't you minke |

The girl was on her feat new. Tell me it can't be. Mark wouldn't some coffee. Dorothy? I believe brightly.

it would do ua all good.” Her eyes burned too brightly. Her do a thing like that to me! Ho

"Of course," Dorothy disappear- faded.

"Had any word from him at alle behind the screen that conceal- leaned

ed the gas stove. ned against the wall and pressed since_ho

loft?

It was this other girl's presence her palms together.

"No. But he didn't know where "Divorce." "Divorce without all to write to me. Oh, I'm sure he's as much as anything that quieted mony!" Norman closed her eyes at. leent letters to his father's home Norma. Somehow slic could not troubles before a strang baro her tempting to shut out the memory. that he's writtent Evon if he didor. When the coffee was served

suro She could not shut out the sight of know about-about Mount Florshe scarcely tasted hers but con-house!" Chris objected. "You're fast. Norma's had a tough break.”. those words, dancing on the type- written page.

how could there be a divorce sented to remain in the girls sick and anyone would know it to Somehow the not a wrap about when I didn't know about it? It apartment for the night. She even look at you.

"But it's unjust! It's not right!" her, went down the stairs and -It isn't fair! They'e told him docily took Chris' bed when the

There was a rap on the_door other girl arranged blankets for "Anyhow I'm going," Norme said and a boy appeared. "dise Baua. Ormly. "I'm not sick. I couldn't dors," he said. "There's a call for wind had grown colder since night-doubt of it, they have, lamb. No herself on the davenport

Just before Chris extinguished stand it to stay around here all you to come over to Room 1016. they did that isn't the lights she paused bosido Nor-day I've got to be doing some-They want you right away." her hands were bare. Pulling the Norma. You know that. Especial bo a lot bettor in the morning." enough," the other girl repeated.

Chris few down the corridor. "Law's A funny

business, honey," she coaxed. "Things will don't think you're wall The door of the office was open cont more tightly about her she ran. ly when people who have money

She heard a sob, bont down to

and she rushed in. "There's no use trying to stop Chris Saunders drew the door I've heard of Paris divorces but I

start out to get what they want, the other girl.

Frederick Stuart met her. Ke back. "Why Norma" she ex don't know much about them. "Chris-do you think he doesn't All three set out together half fainted. She's in there and I've

Norma whispered convulsively, mo. I'm going!"

anid anxiously, "Misa' Travers sfaimed. "What in the world? You say you haven't heard a word love me any more?" Hore-como en inl"

Man hour later. Norma bought a called a doctor, Will you soo if from Mark since he's been gone Norma Travers did not speak.|

"Of course he loves you! Every-morning newspaper but she did not there's anything you can do?". "Norma shook her hoad negative. thing'e going to bo ali "right" to-Jopen It. Chris watched her un-]

(To be Continued).

found herself in the street.

The

Hes

Chris

fall. It blew her skirta, tossed her

Then if

hair back. It did not occur to Nor-

ma that she was haticas and that here something I can do?" ma. Try to get some sleep now, thing."

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