DALLA ; POST. \ DalLAS, PA, SATUR SYNOPSIS Dr. Davis, recently married to May Davis, is having lunch with Joe Babbitt and his friend, Myra, ~whg Babbitt is called away. May happens into the same hotel and is furious at seeing her husband with a girl. After explanations, Davis and May make up. Myra, just ‘naturally flirtatious, decides to fur- ther her acquaintance with Davis and goes to his office, where she is discovered by May and Beranger- de Brie, a perfumer, who is return- ing some gloves May left im his shop. Another quarrel; another reconciliation. Davis receives. a supposedly professional call and finds Myre and Babbitt with friends. They try to induce the doc- tor to stay. . i= CHAPTER VIII—Continued i "No, thanks,” Davis answered ~ curtly, trylng to resist Myra’s ef- forts to induce him to “be a good egg” and looking about at the same time for some means of escape. The restaurant was growing ~ noisier and noisier and more and more clouded with smoke. Some- where in the rear of the room some- one reinforced the tinny piano with a fresh supply of nickels and a ~ mangled air that faintly suggested the “St. Louis Blues” rolled out. Couples streamed from the booths about the room and started swaying to the uneven rhythm of the music. The dull orange-pink lights made of them moving silhouettes, mechan- ical in their gyrations. Only their ~ faces stood out chalky pink and un- real, 3 “Wanna drink.” The gentleman in the corner who, Myra had said, The couple whirled around. didn’t count any more, raised his #.. yoice. “Oh, go to sleep, big boy, and count the pretty pink elephants,” Myra giggled. “Don’ wanna sh-sleep,” the “big boy” annonnced. “Wanna drink.” “Give him a drink, somebody,” Vivienne admonished. “It’s the only thing that'll keep him quiet.” Her restless red lips curled scornfully. .0*Gene never could carry his liquor’ v1; Babbitt reached for a bottle con. ..icealed beneath the table and poured 3 the drink. Davis squirmed uncomfortably “I3hd 160ked at his watch. He knew what it was to try to break away “ifromoal party like this. Not that he -1owould have. tried to break away or that. it, would have annoyed him ; RE other, circumstances. In fact feud rememper many just such ties ‘in his University life, and he 28” ot “at” all “averse to these es wt tours” ‘as they called 1othemi 1iBut! fonisht; of all nights, «ihe wanted toube-able ito go home and stay there. These’'people bored him with their silly, stupid chatter «and their .artificial. gaiety, . And it + wasn’t good policy—not after the ? events of. the, day; anyhow. © He looked at his watch again. «Ten-thirty. :He'd been gone:an hour already. If he got away now he'd “just miss’ the theatre ‘crowds ‘and the congested traffic. “And May would be waiting for him. It was “idiotic: of Joe to: have telephoned + him—he should have, known. better; Joe was a good sort—he meant well, but he didn’t have much sense, Davis tol himself savagely. “18306 wanted to have a goodjtime— Uand he’ couldn't say ‘he blamed him, not with that sharp-faced; scolding . wife of his—it was all right. But as for himself, he wasn’t. interested. “Is there a telephone. around here?” Davis asked _ abruptly, ~ looking over the room. - : I back in that corner,” Bab- : i Blt p ointed to the ‘end of the room 8a i the piano, now ceasing dts las | bours for ‘the moment; stood: “Just \ gay you won't be home till morn. = rm important. case,” he added, “Run, alone, ‘Papa. ‘and do your shoning,” Myra giggled. “And hur- right back. Mamma’s waiting d4gbr you.” 17 goliiPavis! needed! no" Tivitation: to Hi 7, “Hel'was already on his feet % pvicturization of this novel. “Well, Joe-y, party,” you-couldn’t-do-it” retorted. Joe-y?” for three months. Babbitt told her. “Three months! below the belt.” have a look-in. returned. number. the ring. right beside the end of the wire. sounds of voices. “That you, scared. you still love me, “Dear girl!” nothings into phone book.” love me, dear?” I see you,” thanking his luck; fumbling in his piano. eyes. love grand!” room. “BEd! in her:livin, “That? mouthpiece, to. “Ed! Where, called to seed’ felt like, a, plug,. H14 (starting for the telephone, He'd 4 May and explain that he’d been IT FOURTEEN + L1a18k acka pac bs , delayed a little, and then hed ges [Fass BOILS 10 Bea BRAND anaiura ge includes spat: $rdage. and tape . Vivienne May?.. Yes, listen, darling, there was some misiake about the call.. body hurt at all—somebody just got .Yes, I know. “Oh, ‘then you'll be homes right away, dearest,” May’s voice came over the telephone. “I'll be home just as soon as I can make it,” Davis answered. protected phone. “Oh, Gawd!” he mumbled. violin. supplemented .the “Now. I’ve done, it!” he groane Ed, what {g that music?” “Why—uh—er—"" (To be continued). air. away if he had to fight his way out. , .your boy friend doesn’t seem to cotton to our little smiled dryly, glancing at Myra with an “I-knew- “Just watch me, Vivienne—just keep your eye on the birdie!” Myra “Mamma’s gonna make Papa, or she’ll know the reason why. Is he really so much married, “Well, he’s only been that way Give him time,” It only took me phone. three months to decide I wanted a divorce,” Vivienne put in. “But then, we all haven't your lightning brain, darling,” Myra re- turned scathingly. “Round one!” Ollie Lee laughed. “Into your corners, girls, into your corners, and remember, no hitting “Oh, shut up, Ollie,” Myra opened her vanity case and applied powder and lipstick with dexterous fingers. “Well, I might have known it, Babbitt complained. “Might have known what, Joey?” Myra looked up from her toilette. “Might have known that if I ine troduced you to Ed Davis I wouldn't Ed always was like that—girls are crazy about him.” “He’s got ‘it, Joe-y, dear,” Myra “But don’t cry. crazy about him—just curious. like to know whether all this ine love-with-his-wife and on-the-wagon stuff is real, or whether it’s a lot of hokum. After I find that out—well, I'll probbaly lose interest.” “All right, hop to it, and blessings on you, my children. Ed’s probably making his excuses now.” At the other end of the room Davis dropped a coin in the pay telephone and called his house - He waited, I'm not Ir a listening to May would be, sitting He’d bet- ter say that the whole thing had been a mistake and that he'd be back right away. No need telling May that he had been dragged in on a party. She might think it had been done purposely. Then he heard his wife’s voice on the other He held his hand .Yes, darling ?”’ the darling, Davis laughed, y stars. pockets. to his free ear to shut out the Ed... .No, no- “Do “Sweetheart, you know I do. I've been sitting here .ever since you left, just thinking about you.” - Davis breathed a sigh of relief and murmured sweet mouthpiece. Everything was set—all but make ing the break—and it wouldn't be necessary for May ever to know anything about the call. “But Ed, dear, how" did they hap- pen to call you?” May questioned. “lI don’t know, that they found my name in the except “All right; hurry home and tell me all about it, won’t you? Do you “I'll tell you all about that when still But he did not notice that right nearby a sailor, slightly half-seas over—a condition that had nothing to do with the briny deep—was At last the sailor produced two nickels and began searching for the slot of the He could overhear part of Davis’s conversation over the un- He rolled his CHAPTER IX What on earth’s that!" May’s voice came through sharply, questioningly. At her end of the wire she could hear the music ale most as ple‘~’v as though it were >m. : \. .iy—oh—what?” looked about frantically, trying to signal someone to shut off the mu- . sic’ He ‘clapped ‘his hand over the ; knowing quite well what it was that May was referring ‘are. You 2? was becoming insistent. ; «Why, darling, I'm—T'm; ati {he patient’s house—the: patient I. wag “Aln’t The vibrant strains of “Darktown Strutters’ Ball” rang out over the EQ May | Davis, reached hig, .He pushed it, a he SALE te :85C0.. Be Pa. PLE: is : hand around and tried to fipd 8 lever that would.shut off the music, His fingers touched something that 2 piano. =Shavertown- Mr. and Mrs. McLucky of Pittsburgh are spending a few days at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Louisc Cottle, at Holcombs. Dan Shaver will leave for Fort Myers, N. Y. this week, where he is enrolled at the OFtioers Training Corps there. 5 AWillard and James Carey attended the boat races at Moosic Lake recently. Miss Grace Schall entertained oriage club at Irem Temple Club suturday. Mrs. Dannie Price and children of Wilkes-Barre are visiting at the Lan- cer’s residence. > Mr. and Mrs. William Hazleton were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman VanCampen on sunday. The Epworth League nas appointed Miss Elsie Ritts and Miss Esther Thomas as delegates to attend Sidney Institute this year. Miss Jean Vercoe entertained at a party in honor of Miss Paulin: Hister of Reading. Games were enjoyed and lunch was served to the following: Ruth Landers, Ruth Price, Jean and Doris Vercoe, Elsworth Henry, Billie Landers, Edna and Ida Hunt, William Hunt, Junior Vercoe and Pauline Hister. : Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whipp and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shaver motored to Watkins Glen on Sunday. Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cor- wyn Baptiste, submited to tonsil oper- ation at General Hospital on Monday. Rev. and rMs. Donald Warmouth and Mrs. Emma Nash are at Madison, N. J., visiting Drew = Theological Seminary. Mrs. Charles Coslett is a patient at General Hospital, Wilkes-Garre. Herbert Williams, who was injured in an accident last week, is in a ser- her un ver of ious condition at General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Rev. J. J." O'Leary, rector ‘of St. Theresa’s Church, returned from De- troit, Mich., recently, where he at- tended the convention of the Disabled War Veterans. He was elected national chaplain of that organization. Prof. M. Girton, supervising prin- cipal, left for State College, where he is taking a special training course. -Carverton- Miss Dorothy Dana entertained at bridge recently in honor of Miss Olive King of Pittsburgh. Luncheon was served to Elizabeth Buckingham, Lillian Dobson, Alamena Martin, Alice Sword, Mrs. Charles A. Dana and Olive King. Miss Christina Sword is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sword. Miss Sword has been a director of Central Y. W. C. A. of Pittsburgh the last three years. She left on Friday to attend the summer session of Columbia University: Russell Coursen and Robert D’rynn have left by motor of South Dakota, where they will spend the summer. Richard Prynn was hit log while pulling stumps on Thursday. His jaw was broken in two places and his face badly cut. Hig condition is serious. 2 3 George Moore of Wyoriing recent Carverton visitor. George Knorr ande« children, Mar- garet, Sarah, Rtta and Charles, called recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown of Old Forge. Miss Madge Anderson, who is taking a summer course at Ithaca Conserva- tory of Music, spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Long of Ohio called on friends here recently. Miss Etta, Sarah and Charles Knoir visited recently at the home of their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Knorr. Miss Mae Parrish, daughter of Mr. of Mrs. Charles Parrish, became the bride of Nelson Lewis -of Mt. Jion recently. Miss Nadine Rice, cousin of the bride, entertained in her honor. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Knorr and children, Diantha, Priscilla, Emily, Donald, Marian, of Kingston, and Mrs. Floyd Knorr and daughter, Susan, and Miss Freda Shirley of Wyoming visited at the home of Mrs. Mary. Knorr on Sunday, also Mrs. Wayne Conklin and daughter Iva and M. J. Hefft called. “Miss Ida Anderson is spending some time at the home of her unele, M. J. Hefft. Miss Genevieve Hefft and Miss Mar- bye a was a garet Knorr called on Miss Anderson recently. For Sale—Cabbage plants, Danish | Ball and Danish Round. H. F. Coons’ ‘Farm, Dallas, 116-R-13 Mrs. Harry Brown spent a few days recently at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Knorr. The Queen Esthers held a business meeting Alan Schmoll. Oficers were elected. at the church on Saturday afternoon under their new leader, Mrs. - PUBLIC SQUARE WILKES-BARRE, PA. United States Depository: Capital Stock ........ $750,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits earned ...........3$2,000,000.00 Officers and Directors Wm. S. McLean, President Wm. H. Conyngham, Vice-Pres. | C. F. Huber, Vice-Pres. | Francis Douglas, Cashier { PF. W. Innes, Assistant Cashier : ~~ Direetors ‘Wm. S. M¢Lean, C. N. Loveland, !F. O. Smith, George R. McLean, Wm. H Co yagham, Richard Sharpe, KE. “Huber, Francis Douglas, Oe Griffith, ‘'T. R. Hillard, Lea Hunt. Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent 3 Per Cent Interest Paid On Savings Deposits $1.0 bg il Start ‘An Account First National Bank -Kunkle- Mrs. Owen Ide and Mrs. Bertha Ide entertained at dinner on Thursday at the former's home, Mrs. Ruth Wilson and Mrs. John Gordon of Idetown, and Mrs. Marvin Elston. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellsworth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Achuff of Shavertown. Mrs. Ralph Hess entertained at din- ner on Wednesday evening Mrs. Cragg Herdman and daughters Jane and Re- becca, and Mrs. William Miers and daughter Hannah. Chester Redfield, who has been a patient at Homeopathic and General hospitals for the past ten days, re- turned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith on Wednesday much im- proved in health. Mr. Redfield was transferred from Homeopathic to General Hospital a week ago for a bronchiskopic operation but his im- provement was so satisfactory that this was found to be unnecessary. Mr. Redfield will spend several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Smith to regain his health before returning to his home in New York. Mrs. Ralph Ashburner Bobbie spent Wednesday Alex Johnston and family. Mrs. Owen Ide and children, Jane and Dannie, and Mrs. Bertha Ide Spent Tuesday with Mrs. Walter Andrews of Shavertown. Mrs. J. S. Kunkle made a business trip to Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Miss Eloise Nulton is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith after spending a few days in the Poconos. Mrs. J. W. Walters ad Carl Mackin- son and daughter Nellie were visitors at the Olin Kunkle home Friday after- noon of. last week. Miss Alice Kunkle of Forty Fort is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Roannah Landon, and niece, Miss Margaret Kunkle and other relatives. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Oliver Ellsworth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ed- wards of Edwardsville. Mai. and Mrs. Archie Corby and daughters, Dorothy and Janet, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs... C. W. Kunkle and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Perrin Trucksville spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Miers. Their little son, Howard, who has spent the past week with his grandparents, returned home with them, and their daughter, Laura Jean, who has also been visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Miers, returned home on Sunday. HEADACHE RELIEVED : . 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The itinerary for the ex- hibits, which is not now fully com- pleted, will be’ published later, exhibit will contain a new feature this re vear with the addition of a balopticon which continuously projects colored lantern slides showing the activities of the commission. These will no doubt be placed just outside the ex- hibit tent where they can readily be seen by all passers-by. At the present time smaller exhibits consisting of the balopticon and a few of the animals are being used at the various Scout camps throughout the state. DJ $1.97 less or short-sleeved styles. $4.90 the newest styles. $8.20 when you see the price. Large-Brim Hats 50c Fowler, Dick and Walker A MANUFACTURERS DRESS SALE When Krugman and Peltz, one of New York's leading dress houses went out of business we purchased their entire stock and now women all over the valley are biggest dress sale we've ever had. 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