TANGLED
WIVES
By
PEGGY SHANE
Copyright by Peggy Shane.
WNU Service
CHAPTER XII—Continued
—
He was silent. Doris sald, “I—wns
Mrs. Howard Valery. You see [I've
read about It In the papers.” The
sweet drowsy alr was stifling now,
“Rocky—that's what the girl In
Tange's called me—Mrs. Valery! 1
heard the Val—and thought she sald
Du Val—because—oh 1 wanted so
dreadfully to be—"
His arms enclosed her. “Did you?
©Oh Doris did you? You're so sweet,
Doris.”
She clung to him desperately
| momentary peace swept her,
was her friend. “Rocky!” In his
arms she seemed safe. Hix warm
<heeks touched hers, bringing mage.
“Let me take care of you forever,”
whispered Rocky,
The words were very sweet. The
green mystery of the yew arbor held
them calmly. They were oblivious to
the gay volces beyond getting ready
for the wedding rehearsal,
“You've seen my family?”
He nodded. “Your father and your
mother—your sister and your uncle.”
“What were they like?”
“They were nice. They love you,
Doris.”
She wrinkled her brows. This un-
known family was hard to visualize.
“You mean they still love—Diane
Merrell?”
“Yes. And they don't believe you
did ie”
“But—the papers say—"
“Yes. The evidence Is all agalnst
You. The Valery family will do every-
thing In thelr power to—to convict
you.”
“Why does my family think I am
innocent
Rocky looked down at her ringless
hand. “They have no reason. They
believe only because—they love you—
the same reason that I belleve.™
Thelr eyes held. Out of the black
terrible depths Doris felt waves of
light and joy bearing her upward.
Rocky loved her. His face touched
hers with a dreamlike closeness.
Everything else was shut away. He
loved her. “Doris, darling Doris. 1
love you. Tve always loved yon
Don’t be unhappy. Let me take care
of you—always."
Rocky was speaking like that. He
loved her. He had always loved her,
She had never been so happy.
“But Rocky"
His lips brushed the rest tenderly
from her lips. “Do you love me?”
They kissed. Rocky knew ‘now.
She did love him. No matter what she
would say, no matter what she had
done. He would know that. He would
always know-—
But he was asking her. “Doris,
dearest Doris, do you love me?”
He wanted an answer, He must
have an answer. Did she love him or
was It only that she needed him so
badly? There was no doubt “Rocky
darling,” she whispered, *I do love
you. You're"
Rocky's face flushed Into a smile
“I'm happy,” he finished for her softly.
She caught Rocky's shoulder, “You
haven't told me yet! You haven't told
me what's troubling you. You're ter
ribly upset about something.”
He looked, stricken with misery, at
the grass, “Doris” he began, “I've
talked to your family, They sent you
this.”
He drew back from her, still hold-
ing her, and felt in his pocket. He
drew out a long wallet.
Doris took ft wonderingly. Inside
Were many bills—one or two docn-
ments, “Money? sald Doris,
“Yes. Your father wants you to go
away. It's a passport there—that pa-
per. I had some trouble getting it—
but your father knew a man at Wash.
ington. That's why I wasn't back
Yesterday.”
“You mean my family wants me to
run away?”
Rocky hesitated. *Your uncle is a
doctor—a specialist In, well—in things
Just like what you've got—>
“You mean brain diseases?
*Well--yes. But your brain is all
right. Anyway 1 talked to him, We
had a consultation about it, and he
sald that it was sure sulelde for you
to give yourself up”
She looked at him haggardly. “But
they'd kill me anyway for what I diq,
wouldn't they? I suppose I deserve it.
I took that—that young man's life,”
“No, they'd probably be able to get
you oft—well you're young and 1 don't
think a jury would conviet you-—at
least once they'd seen you—there
would be a good chance of your get-
ting off. But your braln couldn't
stand it.”
“And I'm to live the rest of my life
~wanted by the police?”
He held her closely, “You're going
to spend the rest of your life—wanted
by me. You're going to do what your
wants you to do, and what
oi nce advises. You're going to
lot me take care of you. Aren't yout”
Then
Rocky
His lips were very close. She did
not answer,
They kissed. After a while Rocky
sald, “I've made all my plans. We'll
walt here until the rehearsal 1s over.
Then I'l speak to Beatrice and get
your clothes, We'll leave by back
roads and move toward Canada, There
Is a boat salling from Quebec tonight.
You know I go back and forth from
Paris frequently on business, and |
can just as well live In Paris as in
New York. You'll not be recognized In
Paris. Nobody will suspect my wife—"
“Your wife! Oh but I can't be your
wife—what about Doris?" She drew
back. In the excitement of crowded
events she had forgotten ahour Molly.
“Rocky, a girl came from Doris—and
we—that is, Beatrice really did it—
we locked her In the closet. And |
wonder if she's there still?”
“Oh—that was Melly,” sald Rocky
easily, “That's all right, As soon as
I got here—which was a couple of
minutes after you left, Beatrice sald—
1 saw Molly. We got her out of the
closet, poor kid. She delayed me or
I'd have followed you sooner.”
“But what did she say about Doris?”
“Good G—d. 1 haven't told yon,
have [? And it's the only ray of light
In an otherwise gloomy night. Dorls
is In Reno.”
Her mind flew back to the scene In
the Biltmore dressing room, *I might
have known, She talked about getting
a divorce In Reno the whole time |
saw her, She went out on my money.”
He laughed ruefully, “I'm afraid so.
The story of the baby was a fake to
soften my heart and loosen up the
purse strings. Anyway she's been out
there for six weeks now, and her case
comes up today.”
“Today I”
“Today. That's why Molly enme ont.
Doris read the story In the papers
yesterday about our being stopped by
the police. She saw a swell chance to
get a marriage settlement, Well—she
got IL"
“You mean—you're going to give her
money
“Ten thousand. I sent her a wire.
It's cheap at the price. And Father
will fork It over when he hears the
whole story.” His cheek touched hers
softly. “I may be a free man right
now—If the court has met. I—couldn't
say much before”
“Where's the man In the cab?
“In the hospital. He's got a broken
shoulder bone. Otherwise he's all
right I'd like to talk to him. He
could tell us a lot, but there won't be
a chance of seeing him.” He fingered
her cheek lovingly. “Just think, dear,
we'll be on the high seas this time to-
morrow.”
Again she felt floods of light rush-
Ing up from her Inner being. She lay
with closed eyes resting against Rocky,
She hardly heard his words:
“If the wire comes from Doris we
can get married—1if you will”
It was possible. Anything was pos
sible now that Rocky loved her. That
was security, the only safety perhaps
that she would ever know. But it was
enough, They would be side by side
like this forever.
Someone's cheek was against hers.
Who was holding her so closely? AN
around her was Joy, sweet protection.
And a familiar melody was sounding
faintly In her ears.
She sprang to her feet and looked
over the hedge. She saw two girls
walking through an aisle of del
phinfums., The stately wedding march
had begun,
She swayed, clutched at the lacy
leaf of a cedar tree. Rocky was be
side her, He caught her arm, steadied
her, She looked up at him with glassy
eyes—then her gaze returned to the
wedding party.
“There were lilacs I” Dorls’ volce was
with a far-off exultation. Beatrice ad.
vancing on her father's arm, the happy
setting of leaves and blossoms—it
meant something. A strange look had
come Into her eyes. Violin, cello and
harp had begun the familiar strains of
the bride's march. She was listening,
Rocky shook her by the arm.
“What's wrong, Doris?
Bhe turned pecullar eyes up at him.
They looked glazed, unfamiliar, “The
wedding march, That's the wedding
march. I remember,
lilnes—I marched
alley—" ghe sprang
“Look I”
Advancing slowly through the lovely
vista of delphiniums came Beatrice St.
Gardens, a beautiful bride on her fa-
ther's arm, Thelr feet paced slowly
In time with the slow strains,
“Rocky,” whispered Dorls, “hold me
closely, I1—I remember.”
His heart was beating wildly, but
he sald nothing. The slow dignified
notes of the wedding march swelled
and deepened. Her eyes had closed,
“I was married In a garden,” she sald
at last,
“It was like this,
Only there were
through a llae
to her feet
They played that.
There was an alsle like that. | walked
with father. The lilacs were very
sweet, The dogwood was lovely, It
was at home. Oh darling Rocky | re-
member everything and—1I didn't shoot
Howard”
“Don’t tell me now,” sald Rocky
gently, “It's enough for me that you
didn't do it.”
“But I've got to tell
simple, Don't you see?
you, It's so
George Mort
let Howard have me.
came out of the side door—*
“Wait a minute, dear.
1 understand.
the man in the cab?"
“Why—" she paused.
course he was,
thought he was wy husband.
No. He
when we
for our honeymoon.
now--1 am so thankful.”
were leaving
She seemed
“1 came through the
father to
She
mist of hope,
aisle with my
marry Howard!"
Berent,
Rocky held her closely.
“Howard Valery. ut I didn't—"
she looked back at Rocky, all doubt
gone from her eyes. “1 didn't kill
Howard. Oh Rocky, I'm Innocent of
that. Thank God, I remember It all
now.”
with the memory of a new pain. “But
George Mortimer killed him. He shot
him and I—1 must have fainted. 1
can't remember what else ™
“What happened Just before
shot 1
“Why, we were coming out of a side
door to escape the crowd. Father man.
aged that, He was In the front of the
house trying to keep everybody
was
the
Now. She Did Love Him,
amused — and unsuspecting. Then
George came from behind the hedge
and shot Howard. He said to How
ard, ‘You'll never have her. He shot
and I fainted”
“But Doris—the note? Do you re
member the note you wrote"
note? Oh. Yes [I did write Howard
a note. 1 told him not to marry me.
I was afraid he'd be killed. 1 didn't
want to have that on my conscience.
Oh-yes., It was awful
Ing of George's threat all through
the wedding. Then—when his face
came out of the bushes as we left the
house"
“But the note sald, ‘1 don't want to
kill you! That was the part that made
people think It was premeditated.”
Doris thought. *I can't remember
exactly what 1 sald in the note now,
George turned up the morning of the
wedding. He threatened to kill How-
ard if I married him, 1 ealled Howard
up and told him. He wouldn't listen
to me” Her face contracted. *Oh
poor Howard-—poor Howard.”
Rocky held her closely. “Don't think
of it now. You mustn't, I'm a brute
to ask you all these questions, *
“No, fio, 1 want you to understand,
After I saw George that morning there
was a terrible rush, I couldn't get any
time for anything, and adl the time I
felt that the wedding ought not to go
on. But the family had been to so
much trouble 1 knew nothing eould
Stop It unless Howard did. 1 nearly
went out of my mind worrying. Then
I couldn't get to talk to Howard, He
had a lot of things to do. Finally 1
sat down and wrote the note, and gave
it to Bill Grant—he was the best man
~and told him to be sure Howard
got It”
“But why did you say, ‘I don't want
to kill you'?”
(TO BE CONTINUBD.X
URCRAFT is making a spectacular
gesture this season In the way of
both novelty and style detail Every.
where one turns in the realm of new
furs the alr is charged with that theill
of excitement which attends the see
Ing of outof the-aordinary fashions
This 1s especially so in regard to fur
used In a trimming way, likewise fur
necessories HE Some one
has been pleased to call the cunning
detachable
“little furs™
collarand- mull sets,
tie on, the “lel
boas™ which slip over the head and
worn ilke a necklace and the
thousand.and one other nov elites which
are simply breathtaking In their
usuniness
little eapelets which
Are
un
a trimming gpenks via the fur
bordered sleeves which distinguish the
brown and belge wonl crepe ensemble
shown to the left in the picture. The
designer of this smart outfit trims
the sleeves of the jong cont In bands
of fox In contrasting colors beige and
dark cinnamon brown. This use of
two-tone fox Is frequently earried ont
and white and the effect is
stunning. It Is Interesting to note
smart bit of headgear worn
the sult pletured is of the iden
tical brown and beige erepe of the cos
way
Frown the handsome nink trimmed
centered below In this
Ont
The coat Is
up-and-down
one of
tube
those
effects
moment. The fur on the sleeves Is so
arranged as to simulate & cape con
tour which Is characteristic of many
of the new fur treatments The gen
erous collar is a draped affalr that
may be worn in several intriguing
wars when opened The luxurious
heavily furred appearance of this |
model Is a feature accentusted In i
many of the latest cloth plus-fur coats
A theme in cur
rent fashions Is dress
widely exploited
that of the
is" furtrimmed Bometimes It
somewhere on the waist or skirt, per
haps in form of an unexpected pocket
or a decorative tab on rever or what |
ever the motif may happen to be. It |
kes a
right te
style touch,
The penandink sketeh of a Paris |
frock, appearing above to the left in |
the group, demonstrates the out-of
the-ordinary trends of vogulsh flar |
fur treatments. This stunning outfit i
which, by the way, bears a Martial ef |
Armand stamp, has Its sleeves en. |
tirely of supple broadiail A most un
usual detachable neckplece and a |
matching muff complete this story of |
high fashion,
The dress pictured to the right is
aiso nattily trimmed In fat fabric
like fur, It is a stgest or business
frock of gun-metal gray lightweight
woolen with a swateh of DPorsian
lamb on the skirt to correspond with
the fur bertha which collars the
waist,
In connection with the existing
flair for flat fur trimmings we wonld
especially emphasize the growing ten
dency to match the fur details on the
dress with a hat of the same fur,
©. 1932, Western Newspaper Union.
positioned |
maximum |
dash of fur
achieve a
FAVOR FOR WINTER
The tunic again is the vogue,
Molyneux uses it extensively, one
very stunning model being of pale
dull beige ribbed velvet for an eve
ning with a little cont trimmed with
dyed martine. A yellow Iris is the
The gown has that simple and
slightly curved decolietage with very
narrow shoulder straps—so typically
Molyneux-lan—and the tunie comes
ribbed velvet has the ribs running
diagonally and the skirt beneath the
tunic falls In soft lines increasing
In width from the knees to the floor,
The Jacket Is a sort of cape-cont af.
fair, with two bands of the martin
where the cape curves around the arm
to form a sleeve, and another band of
martin in a circular movement around
the neck and down each side, stopping
at the waist,
Tailored Waist Newest
Style for Evening Wear
The tatlored shirtwaist for evening
wear is one of the most radical ideas
In & senson noteworthy for its depar
ture from the conventional. No mat-
ter how severe the lines of the shirt
waist, the materinl must be the quin
tessence of elegance. Lame, metallic
an other gleaming materials are used
with sensational success.
duller the skirt, seems to be the rule.
Long, slim skirts, designed for these
uniisual bodices, are best when in
Mossy crepe. spongy woolen, or dali,
deep-plied velvet.
Some of these two-plece evening cos
tumes have jackets to mateh the bod
lee or shirtwalst. Most women seem
to prefer a dark, dull jacket to match
the skirt,
HOT WATER MUST
BE GIVEN CHANCE
TO MOVE FREELY
Rumbling nolses In a farm water
system can wvsually be eliminated by
setting the water back or heating
element level in the kitchen range so
that the hottest water may circulate
freely instead of being trapped and
converted Into steam, which causes
the rumbling, says the bureau of ng
ricultural engineering, United States
Department of Agrieniture.
The water back usually is a hollow
Ion casting, set in the kitchen range
fire box opposite the oven It hus
two tappings-—inlet and outlet-—for
% or Linch pipe. The lower tapping
or inlet and the upper tapping or out.
let are piped to low and high connee
tions in the side of the hot-water sup.
ply tank. The upper tapping should
be flush with the inside top of the
water back.
in a the firebox
pipe should be either ie vel or,
ably, arranged to continual
rise from cold-water Inlet to hot
ter outlet
be Improved hy using larger or bet
ter-pitched
coll or water back to the holler,
Most
are
ove
furnace, coll or
prefer.
allow a
wi.
Often the circulation may
hot-water pipe from the
noises in bollers and pipes
caused by air-bound, or
‘heated circulation. A hot
may intensify the rumbling In a
er and pipe until it see
lent pounding. It is
to heal water faster than used at the
faucets i
that the boller water is above boilin
temperature and not that the boiler
is filled with steam.
not be closed so quickly us to cause
the familiar pounding noise known
a8 water hammer,
slow,
fire
boil-
like a vio-
poor economy
Steam at faucets indicate
Faucets should
For bloated feeling
breathing due to Indigestion you
a medicine as well as a purga
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pi
both. Only 25¢ a box. Wright's Pill
Co., 100 Gold St, N. Y, City. Ady.
and distressed
Growth and Seasons
Healthy children gain weight more
slowly during April, May and June
than at any other time, and gain It
fastest In the fall and early winter,
in height
come fastest in the months when In.
crease in weight is slow.
A study just by Dr.
Clair E. Turner and members of the
public health research laboratory of
On the other hand, increases
completed
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
nology revealed these facts. In the
Southern Hemisphere the seasons of
fast and slow growth are reversed —
Literary Digest,
Dr. Pierce's Pleasas
inal little liver pills put up 60
They regulate lis ind be
lets are the orig
#E0.
wels.— Adv,
VEurs
Seven Largest Cities
The populations of the seven larg.
est cities of the world follow : Greater
8.202818; New York
M5; Tokyo, © 2000: Berlin
O00 ; Chicago, 3.376.438: Paris.
walls), 2871030;
000, In cities of the United
New York and Chicago rank first and
second, followed by Philadelphia,
6.081.
4.200.
{with
ET
2.740,
London,
Moscow,
States
SEAT nent
FOR RESORT WEAR
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
Paris collections all sound the note
for resort wear, Molyneaux uses cord:
ed turquoise velvet In an informai din
Jacket Is that cunningly constructed,
it suggests the lines of a cape. No
costume, so word comes from leading
style centers, Is complete without
dependable, alle
COTE»
tive. At all drug.
gists’—only 25¢,