7t i M- y' '4'. .ft. ') rv 7W '? V ;f4:4 J,"' , -t-.. ."! v' p I 3 y ri ?'. f.i: i i f, r fcf 'i 1 1 tfS SEtOND WIFE . By ERNEST POOlE Author of "The Harbor," "Hit Family" n-.,Hht. lOiotbv'Pubth Ltdaer Co. lvyi !.-? - - . - .- - . - an JJZ&t. V 'i ",Im nrf iny V-nter are 7l" 'ij'i-iiir mmr.ed otw m v- 'iV".n' !,.kml Joe, oiul in parr, "::, :,,a)lM to. oe mran '',"', En Jo. ?'".., Jhnt Amu occupied. iTfceV. "CL" .L. . ouHrflno, bse WP ' ."7. art. Oreioe. aey kolfc and ' (!0HTNlji: I AN" "' ".L,ii S o'clock. 3 rant?, car drew up at the door and I.. . her one friend sot oim - .- I.- lth one. quick angry iook i ..turned for h m- E,nel u,r,,tu "S "mSon-but Mrs. Orewe . .. . .iv nmi iiciu .- --- r M aueti. loved hand. . "Good-by, my uer, "'.---" " lner.... Lt.1. afternoon and all the o nrs. t ... wos a curious mixi . er, tone was t UtllcI Er-trUnVhut.n.a.nont.nt ftW irffnSSSg own. mil w , . " -iTimii.. r.'pl ' 1?,V Vthel." Me took her arm. '"aiVrtinr sort of way which n't let you .go ."huutu j didn't know !!?, &K3 her uW. now-I un. ".""Ji rt.trtA vou mat iiri . H t!i?d' nWrtmcnr Why fW"wr tsk T0,"!.1 mtl?orm!lh.at followed. ,m ui - ,.. Wth tie i auni 'M -0ie for- WwXAlX. Ifk of movlnB into.""',, , ' , 1B ..ag Id om I norryT "&" that! EeiplMd in New Yorkers. "Mies eo.ng E- W. . SST he next mor'ntrib P thi new apartment. There weie I'iwkward prellmlnarlea. , for Mr. I ? K h?i inanner had chatrKcd. Iri bH of "" careful rcllnomenl I16 . .n,i n Its Placs waa a ralhei Kr JHK5.und--you needn't ex- rn.:' .d at onoe. f "Vor Uusana Lnoil.bv. Too bad. If n t It I I ii .1 .hnnnln bees, and I d like I not to be iorry." I-J I... rtml tlV BhA rOtlft now - -' " ,- Tsui. '" - .' . llttln rs wsaw inai "" .. .. ... ka on your beaut ot a nusunna iur Wnr It all. when I waan't dolnff the It bit of harm and wa? Mnvini : any- tnll ween nri, y, o--" friend?"' And ahe cave an ancry. baffled alsh. Aa atifi mIh waiI iljhltf..i1 t..a a-. n oiiw ftiui cu VltlUimiJ' BUOlll 111 nratty, eunny. tlvlnvr rooni, thp Imaite of And rcthelV'exiireaMon ohanired at once, became Inwht and thoughtful. he row abruptly, and wolklne the floor ahe (Irmly raolvd to "bo whole lome" and look on the brleht eld of tliliTts. In tlffl next few weeka she bualed herself with the small affair of her household. Tlire was plenty to occupy her mind. There. were finishing touches to iclvo to the rooms s thero were spring clothes to buy for fiusettei and (he baby wan ready for short dresres mid a baby carriage. Thcro was the life In the nursery, a cheerful little world Iir Itself. Theio was Martha, grown innrw friendly now, and Kmlly and the new waitress. Anne, and the telephone girl and the chauffeur and the clerks In varlolis shops who had become acquaintances altogether uulti a circle of people who greeted Ethel on her rounds. One day as ie passed t laundry shop sho spied this sign In the window: "Fine linen respectfull treated." And Ethel chuckled at tin ihought that sho herself was treated like that. On Hie whole It was rathe Pleasant, though, and sho made tli. most of It. Sho was bolng carcfulli "wholesome." Now It was well along In Juno, tlm. for ths children to go to the rashore. Un AI1A nftliy In him, .. n .., the travelers bureaus she visited shi found the clerks more than ready a glo advice by the hour to thin gracloui VAIlllir rrntiira .n .,..li.ui.. i.1 ..' Hhe liad soon selected a qulot Utile re own in ruiuue isianu, time? She did not mean to Urrn hpi.. out for the life of her she could not neln throwing out casual Inquiries. .'. Wn Jt,i """ ",w"2'.. ' : all of which wrB tiresome. How mucn S?.i.ta.."in -0 -Wnv- t?" and he? ;-'""'? iiiuiioy unairs; His1 manner, au rrr;.ri5.0"! ,."!' vf of that part of h.a ex stence which now Inteustea h m most, the pin that lay shore, he'll be here (Ue nlKti a week l ui ;iwn.7 "X.fc"IV.5..,n f"" S ".?.ntl carefully, carefully. Ethel iinlcr" li.a in,.?w"?.of oU the smiling wordB or K?,u'if M,r?i a,ouo rucu"d to her mind .Most of them urA mri-l..j .r,., Ethers doubts, however, were all hT. ti.r i . 1 t "' "'"" i Hie sounu of h.o key In the door sho got out of bed "" -mio iiiiu inn uuorwny or Her room Job was standing In tho hall. He did not ste hor. In fact, his eyes, when he switched on tho llgit, seemed to see nothing In the uorld but the package of business napeis he took from his ,?, l?.,,work- 4nd any "usplclon of Fanny Carr, or of any other friend of Joes, was swept at once from Ethe'V mind. Her rival whs h. business. ,. j"u 'u":, ul. l" seasnore where she on, Anid with n?d "o.jpttny houra alone, she thought ana saiu, wun about th a work of hi. .uh .!..? ttnittllltv Ma .l...1 ...... . 1. iV "v U. Vt i. '" !1. "c"1 uaiK inio me p. i1, a ,ovf y.h ofllce ha(J always ab oibed him. What a refuge It had been 111 ttlA nioflttl. lm mT...,. . - death. "I wasn't the ono who nrm mmiA What a ..t,M. U4 THE GUMPS Hello! Hettol I Did Drop Myt Nickel -- -- y rAS NICKELS IN "THERE - AND ttU n hWT UlWt. ' DI DROP T J ttLLVoO" VOU AUST HME- VOT T CjHT ThrooCtH HHLaJIi I WDDRbPYHAtT NICKED COfAE OV ANti LOOKJkl fvue k t-rm VNilltlCn iTvr rvuia vjr-r--v --". . a. n tt &.! n nN nN& h nc . lia. iu iisiMA-KJ ftki Tvicrrr-uco a"U rT ii'Winiivii iioJ n " 1T w rtCWHU 'i,r"" Bfl (niMUf NICKEL NICKCL havent Another , rllCKEL IN )YUXOU I 01 D rtOP T X f " ' ' ! V fcJlV OH VES- tsuk. uinuft.1.1 CAN bo THA.T - BUT I'M N6YONE GC TWOiEKlNt , I YfeLU V6U I POT fy Nickel in HcftE- AND I WANT Y NUMQef 1 ? 5iriie 5w7i X1 OURGKANB AoTHeR.,3k UVECk TCv A RIPE OLD A(E ANjO NEVER TH&V HAbNO VOD8RN if Akiip.wirttir c c . ynvcniiii.. a o ol IDNE1 . Mrrlfei PETEYHes a Poor Guesser J?y'C. v4. Voight mis kk -.-. -"f, 1 , . nisei un, no, it wan nir tn.- ".u.r.PIl,Ln5. t r.oul.1 be 5B,L. AnU.."0W'. Jt h"d weaned him that night. W . 1 n ?'?..?" r..r u, w""n who .u uitu, 11 iyB hi mm agu n to draw m 1IUI1V f.rtt.i ,1ia ............ i. . iT. .. j .w... iiiv nutiiuii IIIU wun li 1118T. ' rheie lmd been a time when It was not so. when sho could keep him late ul breakfast and make him come home earK' at night, still fresh enough to read and taik, discuss things, go to the opera, take up hu mua c, plan a trlii to r nome. in u "."u ..... --- rurin. un, yta ; rnen we were muklna ire would begin to pour 'In, but as n start I" riut now this wretchod worK me rooms ncro en t.iy V h.7, . "' ,,1B nn,a mi nmi worse than ever be h SBt 10 OUT IJUri,A. 3he as once like me. 1 coum 00 ! ffA i ?S" yli' awake, for houm r could be but I won't 1" she uo- IDs did not see Mrs. Crowe "Bam yiii m wnni 111 urn in 11 --- until from tho telephone girl h .-. .1. .I..Mlnw ..mint irllln . Tea inai ni'J uiirt.iiit.ii ., . V .L-. Tt..1 ...A..f ir in 111 1 home J that thij cnarming yuuuK " ;one that Ethel went up to her wme. In a llttlo while hei l- re empty flooded with 0f his had got him worse than ever be. rm lunswne. cno imjra i - tore anu .ne olamed his partner for ught ot tho life which had been here. that. She ri-called how NouFso had dts- k then ot Mrs. Grewe'a advice and !ked ,icri 3he rAmmbered whRtuAUmy Flait smiling. admonition, fahe cou.d used to say about tho man's worsh n be fa Is not to affeot mine Iir the (st I" Hhe stopped short. Of whom he speaking, Mrs. Orewe or Amy 7 were two of them now l Both IrA.t tinp ftiA nlen. us opry piaco 1 nvo in " . 'v ritedr' i:thcl asked herself. And then . 1... ... tlut. ma..1 Wniu Ln ie, young uoman, the tiooner you Icaiu It ttry apurtment In this city has u L.1.1a . ..I.... a.m1 a M-Wnata 4 li st tflt. FU1CID CiU)lJI1171IV VI uwPr i " -ft Mil bo for you. I rton't care who d here, nor how she lived nor wnat IJ T lAlk atAA.1 t. nidilnA i M rl tlA l nnt in ftfYttnt mlnft ttr the snicsi 14 tho LWrA tt m Riven nor auicoi htiu iu cbuii iubo 1 lUe portrayed had been very much Rtj, eg mucn so no 10 dq ruuicr uia frblnr. Thlnca woro certatnly queer In tni IW1Y14 t 'Very well, my dears." she said Ukl.. Kl v -J...-L 1.. t.....i.,l ID. KMifit 11 1 inunt i'3 uuuuicu, un ichmorA gavand sociable to have two ivvcu ui ono. tvinerviucr win up ved at B, and from tho present out k there's llttlo chance of our belnc tnrbsd liv th (ntpn-lnn nt nnv tlvn mn Irr Vw Vntli At lirmt fhpsts are friendly.' She suddenly nipreBd her Upn and looked about: untci quo wcih 10 ine leicunonu Inn lltllt UTIIaaaa IiHhuk (in tknnr. nmi tuaon nut i,v ui' iiiunc rtm! I'm tin hn-A iifalrltirr n Unln Vj 1 nvsu "Ui"h w UVhlll , And In the days that followed, bhr is far too ongropsed In '8ettlnff" tt re Snv tlmn fnr lirnnHlntr rtn rlinn- 'tts "A home of mv own nmi a ua py own, to bo lived with mv oun libffln'" Till lllAn r.t Innl (Iiaii .- ien, and Joo In a dear, cental mood ' a rone about admiring ond taklnj; no 'Mwa nuudrcniiy ot mo ocnrcity of T1V II 4hlrifa Via ii..mJ . rvut I.L .It . . T" ' I. U AjWIUI wun 1 sllr Ulllrh tlFOs mnnl 4n V.-. n... ,1 111 ! " 4vi(b iw ug cany unu "Well. nnV that u's'ra oMn n .A.l. rt, the tlmo has coma for n ntti lit" " " "WhAt nhnill?' ska nslr.,4 AHJAn...- In S1" J131" Bmu " asy as his. Jf ..i ' ta!0 about one minute." His J. . . "MD 'ow RJ'a "". "rm not m L'J,vrco m "londa on you. If iTaVsi hw inerrai 01 your own, ClAV tfclief!. y?u Cfrt lnem Iot w low i KsuVi .'i .S0.S,P&-S00VJ' ?Y lVnJh'.l'i'",'' S..V.5Pf". until thoy'ro iur .m iu "." "' lno meantime, on !?yr wih' 'M'yf.'i i'jAt mo down in' ,.-... ""t"" i once iuiow. 1 nfLw!nl ,l '."lrt them or be a rad. irs?' y p m toucn wlln for K," ,fl".h.ed.'0.. Kth.l'. mind, ... i i i. " "' '-" ,B lnl"- voir 1 n be gons Bwayfor th. 8Ummor ii h.. m- necetn thing Just onci y word VIU9 1?" !erc' u "All h.m8 t" on l J10 . ll HRaln " iinALf,....my V't o make It ex- ij 1 "","' wont. ed uin.Ai0 dlCner V,nt 8h" Rave, nthsi r Pn 2,5" ."I6?'"-- .?dmnor w. iS "nd ih'nb'rore aM BO r6 t ' no tho (loTvers. And nil thronuh cinnintp itiiii ...- . . -? . nVii : 1 ;.V..V vaa '"icious ana nrra IfOI 11a a VI miTiisn fnnni. """ l "" a friend? How ,. V....rr" ." l"'iru, mURCllllllA fu.li. Il'l... ,. .. "llPPed her arms alVoiTt hln nJif 3b?,n'1 8 .p.ar.,.nfr CH,,,n to i"o ,?r " She lJjM.J,lnk jou, lovo" i,hA n.I ec,! liurt thought t would bo morn hiVii,.V,ii IWA In.B moment or two .K "B5!? "Joe won't Interrupt uV"h. ,d'fflcu f, iBMiavsihnm n,,in 1.. .I.' -.'.".:"""iV'irro, mil wore In tin ' "Mo." mm K.' .'' Il ou IlKo." K V.7 u? e8J w,mt this iiieVn.'' .K "r5?"t speaking nSuS "St.. hd mi. , .."-v ,eB".1 11 emM so. Again "oks 'of n,J-h.!.cau.8h.t the mcn throwing laticlni ni.;. A"- "'"' "ml ln" womei .inf.n.b.0!'1 the rooms as thomrh'lr i r . .' V,nl V."'1 Bone. Amy's tliliio' iir. . ,nRn """ Tl whole attiiOH 'V. WI" gone. This wJ i,.C X. TO. w'fr. .. ...... n,r, uin 1 live up to our bar nyer.inr.-"'-u mr "usoana when i.7?i: "te. JL-H?d at her u. wi,;."ui,. ' Ii.5,r.?' masculine fash of biislneBS. Yes, with his detestable greed for money, only money. Nouraa wan doubtless driving Joe. "You're, mak ing him Just a business man. without a thought or a wish In his head for any thing beautiful, really fine, ambition, things he dreamed of and told me about when he was mine things that would havo led us both to everything I wanted Hho set her lips and whispered! "All right, friend BUI, then It's you or It's me!" And all tho rest of tho summer she Bet herself determinedly to breaking up the partnership. "Joe, dear." she said nleaiiantlv. tvhm he had come out for the week-end, wny coin you ever bring your partner with you over Sunday? And at his nllfrl InrtV nf ,,.r-l.,. .T. - ,-- bad, I think." she added "never to have 111111 v., in un. "T rlimiffl.f a,, .41.4.... in., f.,. ,.- ,, Vl0. wlJ wvM fc uno huh. lie sal.'.V Sthel rae a frank llttlo smile. I dlrtn t but that was a year ugo And besides, he didn't like mo. you soe. -v i,ru,io uu Limiiyc 1 auppoae anu as lOnrf R. Via hirana n imh.I. ... . . - w i V. .,,"" pw ,,iuv;ii iu 3UU, 1 should so like to bo friendly." u mnieu om jusi as sno had expected Nourso declined tho Invitation. "I'm soiiy, .he raid when her husband told Her. She felt nr nnnltlnn .lMHI,ii..n 1 a mi At lUlotllnr timn aim imi..i.,i that Joes partner bo asked to speml the rept of tho Bummer with him In the apartment back Iir town. It wan doubt lei's bo niurh cooler rft night than ..u.necn onciieipr qunrtors. And Kml ... .i?ould ,ttke M,e of them both Sn.rf,,lacSvc,tu'.t00' BU1 Nourso de frl if .v.She c.ul(1 J,,8t 'maglne him do . if ' ' Ju eur''' ungracious tone of his & th oryT wrt side of the man 7rni,ni iup'u Joo, often now looked troubled when L'tltol talked of his partner. yS nnJU.UJ","ii l.he fn(l .f tho summer In ono such talk he gavo hor a shock. It int".U.fitfr fu,e had again refused un Invitation to rome to tho seashore, lies queer," said Joe, "and he can nneug,r,n,?e,";,J poltft l,not In BHrS line. 1 told him wo myself today and we had quite a session." On, Joe, I'm sorry." Kthel said. will iUieffeS?J fi l'e- i"1 Nour nn1 ' r.i .R,,lc,. together as ong as we live." Kiwi looked at him sharply, but he did afl l?lat,?..r",,""'" he . "lh EJ? ft ?' Bl." 1,ttB ,,ono moro than any I want tSf7,i,r.n,y work- ' naT-that 1 want later on us soon ns I'm mri money enough.'' fiho stared It hhn "ou mejn that he your partner '"'Wnf more than 'nmney? -r was a. slip, but she was stunned lie turned and looked at her and asked In a Nolce rather, strained and Imsky: alone ryU tUln,c nl" carc about money "Why, yes !" Brirnn,airfu,?.,Jrv...IIV..if: h w, iffit,Srw.!fiV.,H Rut bel rind he? Wiffl! ""fl."" K'.1J!SW .had a name a ::lD"Y conveyed to each Kiiest. wis Id ,, . X". ""Tn. J:ln all oer ii'iin xnnn.i.u (i.A... ,ni.i" .. . '""j iiioiciiii nr riAinn ...I. i am a i-nmiii.. 1.. i. "': ",m. ' She i,;.i"l estate." SS.'ff.!.""'0!-. o thetn, ThlfvviS'thS b' JSJ-lS.T.tS!a & jfSR .? fflff-B5S-:!" J r. r'wnn ' usaiii PMin rnitPHi .a -.... .a . 1 -..-- -- - p hwi (nuiiRiiuui look want to tHlk. oea win. n .,.,,. ut ho did not seem to da'Jh"lf NMiy,i" "h8 ns.k"1 "erself In 0 -.. "-'. nuni a rnenar " excoDt iuitt erTnii.v. ?", '0n t come IE!iW-aSlSs iVW&fe nveyeda,t1c,),a.XXrrnl'1'S,'" ieM."7 .. "L" ntl I can' mI. wWWsT. "". hhaer '."oV': S'o H.rew up ' ?me nolnlBf0m. 'i'.8 .o exactly .... - "- 'ii no iiome Tall, gaunt and nngulnr. somowlwit stopped, Nourso stood looking dou n at her. and uh. perplexed nrid excited KthH sriinned his vlnign. eo heavy In Snlto of ts nairow lines, she: saw ul, exp,Pci"lo. In whleh con tempt was tempered by sort or regret nnd wearliiess. And 1 o" couise he was awkward, too. s ,n Lnli to heiself. "Ho careful now." B HaU1 !.',Wo11',1 y011 "'I down?" he asked him Thank you." And he took it wat. . "1 wanted to see you " hIio becnti hut Noiirsn Intcniipied her. I,,n' "Would you object," ho naked hrr. "If 1 do tho taik ng for 11 while? I'te Kot It fairly clear In mind, Just'whut I want to say to you." 'Why, yes, of course If jou prefer," - -- -;- 1-;- in ii ' ' -"' " UtTtcaTE IvZTl ( 7 v jvl UL MAKE SVK . UAThimc suit f V-31 voruo Nou vwowiewV j5lv iHiaK.T y -y ( 7-Svf TJAIHimg 50rrs OFIJ L- WAfGRiAL r' WVi N9 sometimes get A irI " JCh .. J IMatei,al 1?lTHT at The 5 P CSV Ijrl )TRJA,HiZmvJ5vAV ucTo0rK NV-T" " CVJ- The Youno Lady Acro3 tho Way fa The youug lady across the way ea8 she expects to sto Mr. Iir an wield considerable inlluencc iu the convention, but she doesn't thluk he will be nominated, ns any stu dent of history knows that there is srent prejudice In this country ngalnst electing a man for u third term. 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