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! Doris was scarlet. For a moment
fishe thought that Rocky meant they
Jihad had a wedding day. It was too
'f i confusing. If only he would stop teas-
iiing. It was baffling enough not to
know wha,t had happened to her.
I "After breakfast we'll drive into
i i the village." said Rocky. "I want to
icall upon Doris without Mother find
hing it out."
' "Go alone."
i 1 "You don't crave my company.
"Frankly I don't."
He looked at her. She saw that his
I captious mood was gone. He was hurt
t 'inexplicably, and angry.
i "Well. I'm not so d .1 keen about
f 'you either. It's to save Mother's feel
lings that I'm going to take you. ' His
' 'face looked grieved, childlishly so.
t ;"She thinks that we can't bear to be
out of one another's sight-"
'. ' Doris didn't know what to say. His
! making fun of love infuriated her.
'! She looked at him in stunned helpless-
. f. 'ness.
f Who was she? What was she doing
f 'here? Where was the real Dons?
'If Why wasn't she here instead?
f Mrs Du Val rapped at the door and
! came iin. "Ah my children like quiet
1 'tittle love-birds you sit! she
glanced at Doris5 )late. "But you do
' not eat." She shook a finger "You
t,1 are too excited- Rocky has talked to
i' iiyou too much." .
I ' Doris smiled "Yes he hasnt giv.
i' en me time to dress, even!" She gave
Rocky a sly glance.
r; ' He came out of his gloom with a
humorous leer. "But you re so Deau-
tiful dressed or undressed. Why
should I "
Doris drove to the village with him.
She sat quietly except for an occa
sional answer to his sarcastic refer-
v,n "cnutnini'il innocense
i ' her touching consideration for his
4 (parents! When she could stand lit no
U 'longer she cried: .
;h; "Oh. keep' still. uu haven t the
'1 1 ! faintest idea of what you're talking
' 1 about."
!k "Mavbe not." Rocky stopped the
car and got out. "But I'll know soon.
You wait here while I telephone.
He came out a lew minutes wiei.
'li.-i.i "A 1'inn liuch nf Wiim
Un I pick for myself," he growled. 1
'came home .to a strange bride, and my
real wife is nowhere to be found. '
4 "Couldn't you get her?"
"Couldn't I get her?" shouted Rocky.
"And you let me go through all this
1 nonsense of telephoning her! How
I much longer do you intend making a
I jackass out of me." He eyed her ac
j cusingly- "You knew all this time she
wasn't there."
I She felt as if her last nerve was
about to snap. "Stop speaking to me
'in that tone," she cried. "And if you
I happen to have been lorn a jackass, is
! that my fault? Stop the car. I pre-
fer to walk."
i Rocky stepped on the gass. btop
l it"' Like h 1! From now on. this
fight gets seiious! There are plenty
of unpleasant places for clever gir
i crooks in New York!" He stamped
violently on the starter. Where do
i you suppose that woman is at .this
; hour? Not home from last night s
party. I expect." , .
' "You you re unspeakable. sne
drew herself to the farther side -of the
! car. She was seething. RoCky seemed
! engaged in a bitter brooding. They
said nothing more until he opened .the
' door of the car for her to alight,
i iwia rnti-pntpfl from his extended
i hand. "I can get out of this car quite (
Well Wlinout asM.iwim-c. .
' He seized her arm and pulled her
j roughly. "Stop acting like a fool,"
j They stood eye to eye. Doris on the
: step above him. outraged, panting
' with fury. At that moment nothing
i but phvsical violence could have sat
i isfied Doris. This man had her so
i completely a,t his mercy. She wa3 so
( helpless; She had no place to go no
one to turn to. And he insulted her,
i humiliated her- She could not think
of words to express her fury. Every
i thing else had gone from her mind.
: He too was filled with hate. His
I mouth was drawn into ugly line. His
: eye, looked at her mercilessly,
s "You " he began.
' The cheerv voic of Oscar Du val
boomed at them. "Ah, my children,
i home again! Good. I thought you
. might be late for lunch." ,
Rocky reached out his hand toward
her. smiling hypocritically, it was tne
last straw. She raised her ii?ts iii .the
air and struck out desperately. In her
madness she hit the umbrella stand.
It knocked over, hitting Rocky vio
lently. , , ,
Taken by surprise, he uttered a loud
"Ouch."
"I hope it hurts!" ,
Rocky whispered. venomously.
"This is the limit- This ends everv
thing." He rubbed his wounds ten
erly. "And ivot too soon for me. cither!"
said Doris.
They went in to lunch. Mr. and
Mrs. Du Val noticed nothing amiss.
The meal seemed long and unendurable-
Rocky Was silent and brooding.
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Uoris leit aepresseq. ncre iu sue
belong? Where should she go?
She considered taking Mrs. Du Val
into her confidence. Rocky's mother
had been so kind had seemed such a
refuge. Yet had that not been partly
because she was Rocky's wife, because
she was supposed to have the Du Val
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teed flourshing within her?
Doris felt more unhappy than ever.
She had known, at least, all along that
She was not going to have a baby.
Mrs. Du Val would be very angry
when she found out how Doris had
taken advantage of her sympathy and
love. . , -
What should she do?
Rocky had said that the limit had
been reached. Yet why did he not
expose her to his parents?
But the kindly Du Vals were per
ceiving at las,t that something had
gone wrong with the newlyweds- Dori3
did not eat. Rocky glowered.
Oscar Du Val pushed back his
chair. "Rocky you go off somewhere
with Doris for a few days where you
can he alone together."
"Ye-, yes," said Mrs. Du Val eager,
ly. "It 'is not good for young people
to lie always with us old ones "
"We love it," Doris spoke impul
sively. Rockv glared at her.
"As "a matter of fact, Doris and I
arP leaving for New York ,this after
noon, if you don't mind." he said.
Doris's heart leaped with fear. So
she was to leave this place leave
Mrs. Du Val, her only friend in the
world. And where should she go in
New York?
She rose. "I'll go and pack." she
staid. "What time does the train
leave?"
"I'll drive you in my car," said
Rocky.
Doris walked swiftly out of the
room so that they would no,t see her
tears. Rocky's bitter taunt recurred
to her he seemed to think she was
some kind of an evil woman- His eyes
were so unfriendly and cruel. If he
knew the truth he would turn her over
to ,the police. Perhaps he would any
way. The least hf would do would be
to put her away in an asylum.
sit. . inii'lunl- miicklv. What the fu
ture held in store for her she could
not guess. This adventure had turned
out to be farcial. "To anyone else
it would be farcial although it doesn't
seem funny to roe," she thought.
Doris accused herself unmercifully.
She ought to have known that Mrs.
Du Val was not acquainted with her.
One does not run into friends so
easilv when one is lost in New York.
How now, would she find her
friends, her parents, her (her mind
Vhied away) her husband? Then
she thought again with terror of the
man in the cab. If she did find her
friends, it meant finding that man
again. . ,
Of course he was her husband.
She looked at herself earnestly in
the mirror. She was dressed in the
tweed that she had worn on the day
of her meeting with Mrs. Du Val. The
face, young and anxious, looked back
at her. She was absolutely alone in
the world. And now she was going
out in it without, f fiends, without
money.
Rocky knocked peremptorily on the
door. ':. , , ' '
"Are you ready?" he asked curtly.
"Certainlv." she said promptly.
She gathered up her gloves. She
took one look around the pretty fault-'
less room. Her haven. "Good-by,
ahe thought silently. "Good-by." ,
Bending her head so that Rocky
might not see her face she left the
room- ,.
She took her leave in a daze Mrs,
:,.i f.iii'-nf tiHoriLfioiis. smiles and
tens Oscar Du Val neglecting' his
precious work to bid her farewell
the kisses.: the smiling servants
Rock v at the wheel grim, saying little
then, the grinding gears and the
last look over the shoulder
Then she was riding over the road
beside Rocky.
He spoke once on the long journey:
"I'll take you as far as New York. '
he said unpleasantly. "But then I'm
afraid we'll have to part company
Frightened, horrified, forlorn. Dons
still felt that she had rather (the
than let him know how completely
helpless she was. n
"You can drop me at 'the B'ltmoie.
she said.
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nnrie'tt- throat was drv. her cheeks
hot from the sun. She hoped that she
n-fiuid itv It would be awful if
she broke down in front of Rocky.
The drive was never going to ena.
TWU-..'WiHH' that she could sleep ill
the park that night. She could pawn
her baggage and looK tor a jod
Rnrw emok-pH cicarette after cir-
garette, his eves squinting, his mouth
sardonic ana unnappy- ine nuis gve
way to the Bronx River parkway.
Cars crowded and jostled them. And
Central park at last, where Doris
had decided to spend the night. She
was beginning to be frightened again.
Rocky would set her down at the Bilt
more without' a word- Then whei
would ' she go?
Then Rocky turned off Fifth av
nue into a side street and brought th
car to a standstill. He got out. wklk.
ed aroutiil the car and opened the door.
"Well?"
"Get out!"
"Rut why here?" :
"I've decided you're coming with me
to have a showdown with Doris."
"Is this is this where you live?"
"As if you didn't know it."
Doris sighed. It was so hot- She
opened her bag and drew outlier pow
der case- "Come on," Rocky commiiid-
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ed impatiently.
t Oh all right. She had small
hope that Rucky's wife would be able
to unravel the mystery, but the cool
i.pn grill-before Rocky's door looked
su inviting.
He smiled at her. "I'm sorry for aU
my rudeness," he said.
"Oh, it's all right. I'm about read
to iie handed over to the police any
way." She felt weary and reckless.
. "There's something about you that
drives me wild. I've seldom met a tfirl
who could ge.; my goat as successfully
a - vou can "
"I must be wonderful that way.'
Doi is agreed-
They entered (the elevator, and
Rocky pushed the button. The tiny
elevator was painted dull blue and
decorated with three large mirrors.
" Looking at herself Doris saw .that
she was flushed and bright-eyed from
the heat. She thought that she had
never looked better in her life, nor
felt worse.
The elevator stopped. Rocky opened
the door.
"Doris, Doris! '
Rocky's voice boomed emptily
through ;the apartment.
Rocky's wife was not there. As
they went in they saw that the place
had not been occupied for a long time.
Dust lay on everything, and there was
evidence that an untidy job of pack
ing had been done there, but not re
cently. "H 1!" said Rocky. "My devoted
wife seems to have left me bag and
baggage. She didn't even leave me a
note as far as I can discover." He
bent over Doris and seized her sud
denly by the shoulders. "And now,
my dear young lady, it's up to you to
explain. Just exactly what is the
game?"
Doris stared back at him. "Take
your hands off my shoulders."
"When you answer my question.'
But the glare in her eyes had had
its effect. She saw that he was pre-
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tending to be more angry than he
actually was- They seemed to have
reached a deadlock. "This is silly.'
said Doris. "You know perfectly well
I know no more about your stupid old
wife than you do."
A slight grin announced that Rocky
To
TAXPAYERS
Save
This Matter
Of Haywood
knew himself beaten- His grip on her
shoulders became more friendly. 'So
vou think Doris U stupid."
The girl flushed. She did think so,
lather she had conceived a dislike for
Rocky's wife for some reason not
ciear'to herself. Yet she did not want
Rocky to think so. "I :hink it's stupid
to hear so much about her," she said
faintly. "I don't know whether she's
actually supid or not."
(To bo Continued.)
SOT ICE OF SUMMO.XS
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
HAYWOOD COUNTY.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE THE CLERK.
Sarah Russell, Charles L. Rus
sell. Johnny Russell, by her next
friend, Alvin T. Ward and John
M. Queen
vs.
Turner Russell and wife, Lena
Russell, C. B. Russell and wife,
Myra Russell Robert Russell
and wife, Orpha Russell, Flos-
le Frazier and husband, w nson
"razier, Marjie Paxton and hus
band, J. P. Paxton. and Mary
Russell-
The defendants, Robert Russell and
wife. Orpha Russell, Flossie Frazier
and husband, Wilson Frazier, above
named will take notice that an ac
tion entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of Hay
wood County, North Carolina, for the
partitioning of the M. S- Russell lands
in which the defendants are proper
parties; and the said defendants, Rob.
ert Russell and wife. Orpha Russell
Flossie Frazier and husband, AVilson
Frazier. will further take notice that
they, and each of them, are required
to appear beforP the Clerk of the Su
perior Court ot Haywood County,
North Carolina, at his office in the
Court House on or before within 10
days after Oct. 4, 19!?;, and answer
me
Money By
Attention
mmniissioieirs
County
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
19:;:;
or demur to the complaint
in said action or the i
petitioners will apply
for the relief demv.n'iv .;
tition.
w. t,. :
Clerk Superior ( . u:
County, X. C.
This the 2nd day ,-,f
No. 97 Sept. 77-14. j;.
NOTICE OF TRLSTi;
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On Monday, October '.' ;.
eleven o'clock. A. M. u; J
house door in the town vf Wavr ""
North Carolina, 1 will ,.'! ,"", .'."'.'
outcry to the highest bidd.-r :'."r"aU'
the following lands ,u:d prem;.
lying and being in Wayne-v-Township.
Haywood Coumv. .
Carolina, and more par.k-a', t"-'
bounded and described as fo'low
BGINNING on a stake ...
Northwest side line of the Crrrv
road and the Southeast corner ft M: ''
Ross' kit, and runs N. 13J Y. 7;I2 leV,
to a stake on the Southeast sbie" Vf
the public road; thence N. 5:1s F. 24
feet with the side line of sai.l r-.ad t" a
stake; thence S. 14' !0' E. 744 :?.
with the Stringfield line to a -take
on the Northwest line of the c-.ur.ty
road; thence S- 57 W. 2(10 h-jn fn.:
with sideline of said road to the Be.
GINNING, containing 3 65-lnn a.-rcs
more or less, and being the --a:r.e
lands conveyed by Thomas Str.r.j
field and wife, to W. C- Phillip- ar.j
wife. Myrtle Philliips by deed oated
November 20, 1926, anil -recorded in
Book 74. page Record of
of Haywood County.
Sale made pursuant to pou if
sale conferred upon me by dec: of
trust executed by V. C. Phillip, ami
wife. Myrtle Phillips, dated H.- em,
ber 29, 192G, and recorded in !!,:,
11. page 233. Record of Dee-, f
Havwood County.
This the 8th day of September. 1 !:;
GEO. H. WAR! i.
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