ble! Blinker in spasm of anguish:

_Cut-in leader--_

"BURN IT! RAZE IT! DO WHAT YOU LIKE--BUT I TELL YOU--IT'S
TOO LATE, MAN--IT'S TOO LATE!--"

He flings away.

140--Ella's room.

Bill chatting with Ella. Seems to have good feeling for
her--devouring hot-cake she has made as he talks with
Florence, who is sitting up. He takes out card, says:

_Cut-in leader--_

"THAT GUY YOU WAS WID--IS HE ON THE SQUARE?--HE AST ME TO
CALL ON HIM--"

Florence suddenly recalls all that has happened. She turns
her face away, unable to control tears of despondency.

141--Blinker's apartment.

Oldport goes. Blinker "chases" his man, sits in bad mood,
sour and lovelorn by turns.

142--Ella's room.

Bill dismayed--demands what he has said. Florence sits
up--controls herself. Says, gently:

_Cut-in leader--_

"HE--HE ISN'T GOING TO--SEE ME ANY MORE--I GUESS."

Bill is all anger--"Why?" She tells him:

_Cut-in leader--_

"I DON'T THINK--OUR--WAYS OF LIVING--"

She breaks down.

143--Close-up of Bill.

"The son of a brat!"--so he has chucked "Little Sis" has he,
the rich piker? Well, Bill can see about that! Of course he
thinks the worst of Blinker.

144--Wider-angle view.

Bill rises and tiptoes out. Florence weeping softly with
Ella comforting--rough yet tender.

145--Blinker's apartment.

Man admits Bill and is dismissed. Blinker hearty--then sees
Bill's anger. Rises. Big scene where Bill denounces him,
saying:

_Cut-in leader--_

"YOU GOT TO BE SQUARE WITH THAT KID!"

Blinker misunderstands. Bill comes near to throttling him,
before Blinker can gasp:

_Cut-in leader--_

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND--IT WAS ONLY A DIFFERENCE
OF--OPINION--"

Bill waits to find out. Blinker hesitates, then, seeing
threat, begins to explain.

146--Ella's room.

Florence seems to be asleep, and Ella sneaks off for some
milk or something. Florence gets up, sad and despondent.
Slowly begins to dress.

147--Blinker's apartment.

Bill amazed at Blinker, who ends up:

_Cut-in leader--_

"IT'S A QUESTION OF ETHICS--"

Bill glowers and snaps:

_Cut-in leader--_

"ETHICS BE DAMNED! IT'S A QUESTION OF--ARE YOU GOIN' TUH
BLAME HER FOR THE VERY THING YOU MADE HER DO?"

Blinker begins to consider.

148--Ella's r