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Tank Parties, Motor Boat Polo, Airplane Love Chases, Provides Divorcees and Debutantes Stimulation for Jaded Appetites and Ragged Nerves — The Thrill Seeking Set Outrivals Ancient Roman Revels at Modern Society Orgies. With Airplanes the Sky Is No Longer a Limit.
As Told By ELINOR GLYN
Mad revels now run rampant with that set which seeks solace in speed. Rome, at its wildest, was a complacent country strawberry festival when contrasted with society orgies.
The latest example of this never ending search for bigger thrills was the lavish "Underseas Ball" recently given by Mrs. Viola Hatfield, a daring divorcee of Santa Barbara.
The ballroom resembled the sea bottom. Long strand's of seaweed twisted and twirled in the drafts from concealed fans. Over in one corner half buried in the sandy "ocean" floor lay a wave battered hull from a nearby beach.
A huge and brilliantly ilium inated glass tank of water extended across the ballroom. And, as a master touch, the •whole room was bathed in a ghostly green light.
Truly, an appropriate background for these weird goingson. It was not strange that such a setting should have brought to a swift climax the pent-up passions of one of the strangest love affairs society has ever known.
Joan Winslow, a beautiful young ward, harassed by an over-strict guardian, and Michel Towne, handsome bachelor catch, who was equally harassed by droves of women whom he found more desiring than desirable, had entered into a "contract marriage," to escape their respective annoyers.
This so-called "marriage" was a strange one; not only did "honor" and "obey" have no part in the "ritual" but, what was stranger still, the most important clause was a definite agreement NOT TO "LOVE."
Michel invited his wife that was, and was not, out to his yacht. Joan insisted that he live up to the letter of the "contract marriage." Michel, crazed, attempted to take by force that which he could not get by reason. Joan escaped and swam to shore.
On the night of the "Underseas Ball," Joan was very attractive, both to the eye and
to the heart of Michel. He plead passionate ly. To es cape, she plunged into the glass tank. Angered, he smashthe glass and sent the water over the half drunken guests. As Joan swept by him, he seiz ed her and disappeared with in the confusion. To
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with ROD LA ROCQUE
* GEORGE FITZMAURICE'™™
FROM THE STORY BY ELINOR 0 LYN PRESENTED BY RICHARD A.ROWLAND
A FIRST NATIONAL
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