The A d v o c a te Coming Storie* * by | Dorothy W»»t Kdwartl Worthy F.dw ard L a w to n M a n * r > , •*• n - » r » . , t t t . ta n » .« A d v « itU lN g ILLUSTRATI:!» KKATUKK 8 K ( T I O N — April ¡i», 1 !*:t2 | r g l « » » l t U l l » '| Whit«* . S u p n m j c y , S * k S ' a v e r y in New So u th . Mile blonde d au gh ter of th e to w n » b an k er. A l th e b a rk o l th e new M r U ltk III m e lold It to me III tlir bungalow th a t waa th eir wedding ’ In n l ' u n ì t wi l i ght o( my b i» k - jiirv rn t tio m liU la tlie r a am allrr but I ...... . study W h rn »h r cam e to th e picturesque little houar waa bu ilt, a m l »lie U til h er «lender, ca m e llia - doll like replica o l tile larger one — w hite hand. u|«m m ine and »aid quite th e M-rvaut'a q u a r'era . In IhU I waa aimi«ly and car neatly. •'You may tell estab lish ed to HUH later to live corn- It. you know T h a t way It may »erre to rt of th e bride w ith th e labor of to hel(i O ttici H e llie tc could Ire i<> my hand» and to m liafy lire groom with lire aoft delight» of my body. |nii|»iH' in »In and »uttering " 'F o r a year I arrved th em both and S o I give II aa n early a» im u lb lr In h er owu word», th è word» ot a th rn Alee carne wiHiian U -lore whum llfe alili » tre lc h - Alee had rievrr b erli In lire S o n ili e» in a d n «ry m onolnny ot m ranlirg liefore Ile knrw n olh in g ot lire a c - "Piense kb « w a y ," »he tual fa c ts Like »o m any i»roplc wimi w h i s p e r e d d e a p e n i t e l y . “ I lev* lilu n tp lia and llsllcs# moods tra d and h ea r but c a n n o t conceive • • • I I W ill lo .s r m y p la c e * i f ’ I wax w hrn T imm *well C fl(| th e inuddv d e p tlu of som e (a c ts of are seen with me iife he did not um lerM and when I you A in I » mw tin*.** alt* brgun, w illy , and refused to let him com e to see me. here.” II m v iik s I t*> inr ( lia l lirr voter ra m * Alec was a rhuufTeur for ti e v isit­ ft «»in far d l i i t n l p la c r i T h * fliik rr* ing ca p ita list uiion whose rejan t the I told eagerly hoprd for exjiansio«» of tlu boas hxN given m e tim e off In« ftirtiMtit mad# may ahadow» upon He to w n s one bank depended It was him I bad m et my F a te * I h r Ivory w htlrnraa of h rr h r a r l- d o lin g th e dinner jm rty In tils e m ­ laughing as he talked holding bis hat a!i*|M*J f a i r p lo y e rs hotmr th a t I m et him B ent lilt« tiricvy c I imm I of fo r dark hair mioiiih I to th e k itch en by T azew ell s !:i h is hand, w aiting P a ir d like mi atirrol«- aicalnM th r dull wife to eat with th e e x tra artv an la " T - I - I am not allowed to have k « i M of (h r « rra t c h a ir upon which .m inuted for (lie occasion tt wax my »(NiijMiiy on th e giouitds. I sta m ­ i h r prr%»#d If I lu rn rd tny «•)«** duty to a tten d to th a t service a fte r m ered unable to see th a t happy look a wav T h r |»il«iianl beauty of tlx* th e guests were eared for. of friend ly good-w ill fade in to s t a r ­ f a r r a««m »t th r IUII t m tragrd v of “H ie m om ent our eres met I knew I fiat vote# and pua* wat m orr th an l ow fa te bad tricked me T h e warm ing tnconiprrhen.slon I . %*r«t l . i *i IV into tt \r It - T h a t 's O K w ith me. pretty baby, th rill of the electric mr«uvag«* of A lecs m m iu ry wlvrtf I krww tl would o f t m love for m e and m ine for him flashed 'uat get on your old grey bm inet and an d o ften retu rn to n»r betw een us as It was intended It we’ll money along to w herever th e Hlir went tut - should from th e b irth of tim e Only folks mosey In th is burg I'll wall ■ I w n rou tin e h om r from ifir little in my breast was th e tra g ic know «Mir-loom colored school !*ri Ilk# .v»inr ledg<* th a t m ine liad b*»en d e flo a rie d outside. My boss Is s good scout, he a c rrrt d lxn g u rrm rot In th r hollow Jint leaving only th e drugged rem n an ts nonen't m ind my using (h e bus when CMiUklr th r em ail aouthern lown and of a befouled purity (o offer th is tie l u l l needing It My h r a it .sank mi th r r«lgr o f th r 'N egro d lxtficl d e a n sou led clear eyed brown god- al th r easy ra p r rta n r y and in a tte r- In (fiat litt!•* town of mv b irth ’ n»g of my dream s o i (aelm-aa at th e deep voice a« v a i r told of th# Women i»l Hum "W ith th e ImjiettHMlty of th e true “ 'I r a n t go nut. e ith e r !' th r word» w ho a i r all th r com m on properly of lover who knows no tim e nor w aits 1 thought Iitrir king rv rry wom an, o r g iil. in a ssu ran ce Alec wooed me with glan ce rustled out b rrath lesslv I h eard th e a tralth y tread ot rubber vrhtMii v i v a lia c e o f A frican bloixl and gesture from th«* m om ent of our neeLs routing In to ttie k itch en from « « . th r potential proper ty . In binty. m eeting beyond th e rlosed doors of th e d inin« Ml tra»t of any a l i lt r m an Mho "W ith m agn ificent effro n tery he room l did not dare to let T aarw ell kiA iu k il I m * i a itli hts lustful i la lilt covered mv hand with h is own as I T a a rw rll C raig w o Jyat home ft out set a filled |»late before him an d at C raig find m e ta lk m « to a m an of my q u ir k - College and h r claim ed m e T h ere th e ap pteh en slv e gasj) of th e oUier .woi profile In th a t d arkn ess was no apt»**l Irian th a t claim , loi (iisto m -w ise h«*l|M*rs h r followed it u p ■ y and quietly I rloaed th e door b r- nlnd m e and »trpprd out In to tile vel­ me. any wav I. who wan in) •«•If the by slipjung his arm playfully aiouttd fru it of a whit«* youth a unbridled my waist when 1 l«*un«*d over to give vet d arkn ess "B en sin g th r seriousn ess of my a c ­ 1 ii.st wattating itarlf upon (I k * violated IV n iiy his tion and tim e, Alec iwrssrti closely to firlplraancrw» and Ign oran ce of mv T o th e th rflb n g sense of th a t firm my side and lowered hla v u r r to a fira n tifiil hl«r rv rd brown m o tlirr T o i ru se led touch I felt my (»wn hot j » ma - h er iln*re Hrrmrtl no o th er de.sUnv for alon pulse In a throbbing flood along rttscreeter so ftn e ss but th ere was un- rm nprrhriH hng wonder In h ts h all i p ti hop la that i nytronm ri i every nerve and fiber of mv being and under U umo cuatom a (h ere wu> Under Its pressure a ll th e fierce lon g­ Hlppaut question. 'K or th e love of t’e tr W h y ?1 Ml ing bu th e m ate that N ature m ean t '• 'Please,' t w hisfirred design ation Ho in th e M>ft acented aummer lo r m r washed over m e and drowned adding urgency to tii ip lr a . go away, iitg lit h Ta/ew ell C ia lg would com e in (»ut cau tio n and Inbred fear for a at once l - I will lose my p la rr If lii> long low -hung roMdntrr and tak«* sw ift delicious moment you a re seen w ith m e h e r e ' liLs will of me I smiled down at him . lettin g my Hr o>u 10 un d erstand a p lra like "I hart re t I v, when ahe heard th r whole trem ulous body rest, relaxed His ch iv alry Im m ediately a n ­ | m > w•*!fill purr of hia m otor my m o th - tor a single in sta n t in th a t heaven th a t sw ered It eg woultl f*d<* from th e scene M as­ o f hts m inx Oti t h a t ’s th e way th e land lay*, te rfu lly and arro gan tly he woultl fling "At sight of th a t sm ile on my face e h ? U K K id. I U vanish, but 1 ve th e d m r wide and atrlde in to th * and th a t blow n arm aroum l my waist ;«mall room th a t for hlx delight h r th e faces of those w atching, fe arfu l, got to a^- you- la te r.’ “ Y e s—yes,’ I acquiesced h astily , had fu rn ished with aoft atlken d ia dark serfs went ash en w ith ap p re­ | M ot any respite from th e I p erlra and fine linens, aa lie ha«! hension T hey knew to th e last in ­ situ a tio n ol th r m om ent and fo re ­ decked m e in arenled atlks ami soft dividual. w h o se property 1 was T h e y seeing n o th in g o f th e peril In th a t cliMidv tiam u M irn ctra for hla p lra - knew bv th e h itte r knowledge th a t quick afflriu allv r answ er of m ine a u ir com es from bru te power o f gun and "O n rr In th r sh elte rin g d ark n ess of ‘ Never wn. harem .slave m orr lux faggot th a t until th e w hite m a n s my uwn room s I undressed and threw uriiNulv upiM ielled for h er d a ik brand was blurred out by h is own my self w earily arroaa my too lu xu ri­ lord 's delight th a ii I for th e wild lo*» of desire or h is volu ntary r e ­ ous bed I knrw from long exp e­ b a c ch a n a lia n orgies of alii*« i an im al pa - kmi and unbridled lust th a t th is pudiation of such a I th ere was d eath rience th a t w ith th e wine of th e hi th e eup fo r th e dark lips th a t elab o rate d in n er w an n ing hla blood. paU* l • > isl »leek h a h id , >n «•! lie sought to qu aff th e n e c ta r o f mv love T a r e well would com e to cool Ills h e a t­ »tale sen ator. took as his lig h t I But Aic. thought only ol loot ed passion with tile ard or of my hd n ot trlie l. W hy should 1 ’ I and a quick witouig of one o f h i* own forced kisses No m a tte r th a t luy knew no other way but till- Hub "At B en n y 's Involuntary low-voiced inlv.iiMi t«i w hite Mipretimey Wits (he young stre n g th was tired and worn w arning. 'Y ou heft ah let dat gal It th e service of th e bloodless c rc a - aw r»v w inch, and In w hich, we lived i»Uu»e. boy He only laughed and • tire he had m arried I m ust n ev erth o ­ ind moved tiul had our bcilitf 1 was Crew me forcibly down to h ts side, les« find energy to m eet hts a rr o ­ m ly win»» circu m sta n ces m ade me re a ch in g ea g er lips to my own f«»r a gan t d em an d , upon It. "W h en T.txrw ell C raig w ent buck • w tit c m revs B rief and casu al as th e "O n ly for a hi raid lug sp a re did I 0 col leg«* lie left m oney with my putrk b lush ing of h is lips again st rest I must deck m yself fo r th e not her and prom ised m ore to take m ine was. it set th e fire In my blood sacrifice dem anded of me. tl« th rou gh th r tryin g U m r when 1 in to a sudden devastatin g flam e. 1 " I b ath ed In a scen ted w ater and ■hould b ea r Ids child, a n o th er bit of n d iserim in ate flol.sam on th e ■••.» of lost my head, and gave him kina for drew from Its Usaurd folds th e wisp Hr c o k \ n u . i figure of th e m an th a t had dared to dispute h is righ t of possession " I crouched ag a in st th e In n er wall and plied In breathleaa w hispers lo r th e m an I loved to stop b efore th e Irrevocable happened. At la st m y terrified whispers seem ed to re a ch h is consciousness. W ith a sn r u n g laugh he dropped th e crin gin g g asp - Ltg th in g on th e floor and strode across to me ’Hts fa c e was stern MO T H S 1 to p .y turvy ra c ia l life. "T h e babv cam e, a fra g ile w hite lower, p rem atu re fru ita g e from mi m m .itm e tree bio soon and too flerce- y fore«»»! Into bloom. Fo r a few «lays t lingered mid twined Its sm all h elp - pasiiess .»bout my h e a rt before It InwgHv! and faded Into a blessed ob I vkhi Kven tin 'll a threud o f g la d - less ran throu gh th e som ber grey tea h of my grief like a fllumeut of old I knew th a t my baby was safe i« mu th e n am eless am i h all sensed •nr* th a t forever beset th e p ath s of irh as sh e and I and I was glad " T h e re was n o b reak In M elanie iruce’a voice b ut It seem ed to me »at I sensed a b rltlle h ard n ess In a so fter tones as she w ent on. I.lke irta l sh eath ed in velvet ''T aarw ell Oralg. hom e from his tnlur ftw e. m arried th e fragile, a n a e - kiAN. "W h en th e guests were all gone und I was alone, I took .stock, calm ly m id with reason once m ore en th ron ed . I knew th a t I m ust not ex|>ost» th is stra n g er whom 1 knew for th e lover D estin y m ea n t f«»r m e. to th e fiend ish vengeance th a t th e m an. who claim ed fo r Ills own lust th e body 1 longed to offer, would ex a ct. * tío, when a few m inu tes b efore I ilowed th e k itch en door to go to my so ft little prison In th e shadow s b e­ yond. I h eard n ligh t knock I o p ­ ened tt wide and m et th e ea g er eyed bice th ere with a cold slit tv. “F o r a b re a th my look shocked Alec Into h e sita n t u n certa in ly , but only for an Instant of tra n sp a ren cy th a t T a sc well had sent out to m e from th e sto re th a t m orning D rapin g It about my s le n ­ derness I stood for it m o m en t before th e long glass of m y dresser. T h rou gh th e m isty veil-lik e su b stan ce my n a ­ ked hody gleam ed so ftly w hile, re v e ile d In every line and curve. " I raised my arm s and rem oved Ih r rou tin in g pins from th e h eavy -m asses of my rloud of glossy blnrk h air. It fell uboul m e like a cloudy m ist. I h eard Hie outer door creak soltly and sighed, stiffen in g for w h at was to com e Alway s th a t door of m ine was left unlocked save w hen T a s e - wcII e m i t ! ........I l l s key l i o m wi t h i n "L ig h t stc-ps tip -lo rd quietly aeroas th e ou ter room . 1 snapped oft th e " ‘Com e on b«*auUful. W hy th e Icy ligh t. O nly th e m oonlight flooded sta re ? I only w ant to be friend ly. th e silk en n est w herein I stood an Are you throtm h fo r th e ev en in g? Me ' - ’ •tiohl'e sta tu e of Hying, pulsing flesh \ r a i l In * to (o a « * ln throu gh my cv ci rw urrln« O rth a tn u n t o( the soul. ' T h e n —I («aped In ala rlled te rro r - ridden jo y Stan d in g in th e d o o r­ way waa - ik M th» d »b au rh -»p loteh rd . b rallal p a lr-ia c e d m a ik ot th e suave m annered, sleek gen tlem an of hts own world th a t greeted m e a fte r hts lesser m asquerade o f Hie day was done— N c—my h eart leaped Into my th ro a t with th e surge of fe e lin g — Alec stood tn th e doorwsv. A ttrohd bandof m on ligh t lit hts dark eyes with th e sin n in g lu ster of w ater In a woodland pool. Hla strong hi own la c e was eager w ith love and longing Kor a kmg w ordless sp are we stood speechless but fo r th e first i:asp of surprise T h e n tie spoke. II was only th ree words but tn th em was all sp rrrh . all life —‘O h you b ea u ­ t i f u l '’ h e said and hla voice was a caress and a benediction *'I could not move I could not speak Love held m e silen t. In a vise of poignant lo n g in g th a t drowned fear, subm erged th ou g ht, overwhelm - id sen sr I had never known love of my k in d —only Hie b estial lust of th e conqueror O nly for a m om ent Alec stood tn th e door In one sw ift strid e I was in h is arm s T ire h ard stre n g th of Itis young m uscles th rillin g throu gh th e th in m ist of th e clinging d rap er­ ies th a t were th e only d efen se of my lIie«‘dtiig th rou gh green coun tryside when I awoke to clear, u n d erstand ­ ing eonsclcusness. I "T lie colored d octor iu th e little c ity a hundred m iles front th e sm all town » h e re my trag ic life had begun had c a ie d for niy wound at Alec's u rgen t plea. B en n y had told him how to get th ere and w hat to do. "B e n n y , exp ecting trouble had been hanging around th e back of the prem ­ ises to try to help Alec whom he knew did not understand, and for whom he had taken a sudden w arm liking He h eard th e shot and rushed in Ju st as Alec dropped th e bm p body th at would r.ever retriev e a consciousness choked and driven out in to th e black void of n oth ingn ess to roam forever In th e h ell of its own lustful m aking. ‘T o g e th e r th ey w aited fo r an y ev i­ dence th a t oth ers had h eard th e shot. O nly th e so ft noises of th e sum m er n ig ht cam e in to th e disheveled room of tragedy and d eath "B e n n y knew th a t d ay lig ht would brin g pursuit and th e rope and la g - got. S o - h e had told Alec how to put those th in g s fa r behind him . 'Y ou riu s t tak e h rr, too.' B en n y had co u n ­ selled wisely. D r B la c k over a t C------ will tlx h er up if site Is alive w hen you get th ere.' "R o a rin g th rou gh th e n ig h t We h ad traveled bevond th e confin es o f th a t slow -w itted, savage te rrito ry w hen th e m orn ing light broke All th r o n g * Hie day I lay in a stupor in th e to n ­ neau o f th e g reat c a r. A lec o n lf P«uaed long enough from tim e to ( him to give m e th e quick a tte n tio n s tluat l he kindly, loyal b lack d octor had ord ered." M elan ie B ru c e paused. T lie fir«* 1 ght flickered on h er closed w h it« ry e-lid s Fro m th e shadow ed co rn er w here I sa t I looked a t h e r and » g reat pity welled up lit m e fo r b o ilt h e r and th e m an , A lec, m y frie n d , who h ad brou ght h e r th e re to me th a t day over a m onth past now and lo ll h er w ith Mi? heavy look In hts eyes and th e hopeless d isillu sion tn h i* tones. “ •Keep her h ere. Aunt C la rice.’ I k » said, 'u n til th e hue and cry is over. I am off fo r S o u th A m erica My I kiss is fin an cin g me. He un d erstand s co n ­ d itio n s down th e re an d is with me. M aybe- -some d ay —w hen I can forgot — th a t sh e is —soiled goods. I m ay— ' “ He broke oft and le ft me th ere and la st n ig h t in th e dim co n fess­ ional tw ilig h t, M elan ie B ru ce told m« h er story . T U B (N l)