'6W Lf r c . 1 ' .V, EVliJNINPtlBLIO TJEDGEE-PHli)AI)ELpklA, TUESDAY, JVUTE 8 1920 C-K lyj" . Jj 7JS SECOND WIFE By ERNEST POOLE Author of "The Harbor," "Hit Family" ' Cowrtotoi ltto, bv Public Ledger Co, .... 1L 1Al7ft,w THIS HTAUT8 TUB UTOnY j(lo w"," ,L Km., Afr to iiiofco her month wL.Sy. jfeens house for Amy's Volon,anAhelkeepa Butettc. "!?' fn worn). Bhe toants to Z'LflrtmthVartment that Amy leJ,ZVd ' ThiS decide on an apart-eccvpuo- '" , the game build- fnftit ' " 'h mre ilfr- Orctio. .. ..!. . nnrniL w b.cmi,onlo do the talking for i ,r tanned on hit knowledge of o.l htrLJ.?rlZ hn Ktart in to con- A,h Linnt hrr real ntm and desim P5hfil"nl believe in met" ,,AnHKnB IT CONTINUE SHE walled three day Then ho tele phoned, "Can I co you today at 4 wnrk'" She nnswered, "Yes, I'll bo glad." And sho felt a llttlo faint villi relief as (the huner tip the receiver. When ho camo In, that afjernoon. one eIm'co at him nmdo her exclaim to her self "Ho half behoves! He's puziledl' Well. Mm. Lanier," ho began at onco, with morn frlemlllnecs now In IiIh heavy volco "If I'vo mado any mlstako about you, I'm sorry. Hut you must show mo llrst. If ou'r,s rcal nbout thls' yQU l00k to me Hko woman who would havo thought It all out In the lost few days and formed a plan. What Is It?" Ills nbruptnets rather took her bream for a moment. Then nho Bald, "yen, lmc a rla. but s0 lmvo you Wnat ls It?" At her quick retort nho saw a nmilo o evlm relish come over hla largo icu- tU"My Plan Is simple," ho replied. -Lcavo Joe to me. Keep him trulot ui nlKht so ho can work, and I' I show you Another hiiiband " Sho shook her head. Ilea only maKu muio i,vvj Tell him you don't want It. then !" fche smiled at mm Too simple," sli she. sntd. lie looked at "i thought It would be too Blmplo for a woman, ' was his answer. It's worse- than that," sho replied. "It'i blind You've never been mar ried apparently not oven to ono oman-whllo Joe, you boo. has been married twice. To you a roans life, is. nil in hli otllce but half of Joo h is In h s home and you'll havo to change that half of him. too. 1 told you hor friends aro about and they havo her memory on their side and no I cant SH rid of them until I get some friends of my own " "Then get them. "How? Go out on the street and call up, Heigh there." at tho windows?,' brio leaned forward quickly and sternly: Tiio menus I want aro tho people no litiow tho ones you told me of. Thats my plan Tut mo In touch with soino of them, and let ma bring them in touch xlth Joe And I'll show you a different partner " IIo looked at her. ' Well, that's too ulmplo, too, ho said. "Why h It?" Hho demanded. Recauso In thoso llrst years of his marriage I went to them so often, in just tho way jou'ro thinking of. I got soma of the men ho used to know to coma to his ofllco nnd take him to lunch. And It did so llttlo good they quit. They all got sick of It and they're through " Dhcl leaned forward Intensely: But It wlir be different now ! Bo fore, they had Amy here working against them! I'm hero now, and I'll be on their side '." Ho frowned, and she cried Impatiently, "You don't bellow) me, do ou! You don't believe I can do anything or ecn that I want to'" IIo looked at her for a moment, "yea." ho said, "I almost do." "Then plcaso glvo me a chance," sho Mid, very low, And by her eager ques tions she began to dray out of Nour30 tho Information sho wanted. It did not como ensy, for the past seemed burled deep In his memory. As ono by one he FpoKe oi joe s menus lie would auci. 'Hut he's dead," or, "llc'd gono West." Hi iMd Kept track of them, after n fabhlon bui ho had scon them llttlo of lntc What a lonely llfo ho had led, she Ihoufiht She wondered if hn had grown too old and hopeless to bo of any help she fought down her discourage ment. 'There was Crothcrs," ho wn3 Raying. He's an architect, and he's doing good work He never had Joe's boldness, hut he aluas had a fine sense of things nnd hi Imst ho has stuck to his Ideals. lj could do more to bring Joe back than any othti man I know" Tlnn w must get him' ' 'That will be hard" Wh will It?" ' Heiatiie sonio jears ago I tried to 't Ciothers Into our n-rin Tlio two or us together might lmo kept Joo from thi mere money Jobs and mado it a tlrm to bo proud of. Crothcrs was ready to ome in a,i i ,a, nwuv pucceeded In frlrglng Joe to agree to It " Then what was the matter.'" our sister. Joo had told her no was thinking of some move In his busl m whloh would keep him poor awhile. ncl sho tkw Into quite a inge. That was another time bVio sent for me." .Source leaned grimly back In hi chair, hha told me that If I ruined her hus bands 'career.' as sho called It, she'd ..".j ""i "Part once and for all. Hho liuld,nt hnvo brothers In tho tlrm not Sn?-?.0 V.10tlicrs's wlf0 luirt turned her uonn Htliel looked at him nhnmlv. Ohiu hns a wife," she said. vih s't.nnd Ml warn't 'r sister's w,.-iS.nol.wns a co"cBo woman who w.inted to ho a great painter and when ho painting petered out, sho shut her Jaw and raid 'Novcr mind If I can't raint landscape I can make them And Jnr,ikT,"t,.la,ndscano gardening. Hho Sfr h ?uril .C r?"'ors Roon after that, ?f if0 1tuS'. l? 1,cr work ftnQ ln cw ir lm2 Ll fiUc ,n wlth ,ier husband's, hm ,?$ v h ,RtruSKlcl along up. hill and though they're never made V",, money out of llfo" they've had a lot of fun ".She fomds so nice.' murmured Etfiel hungrily "unVn ,ses' S,,CH "lcB enoBh." he snlrt, -eui,,?11 B!? "Bal"st her- Then Sall Sat nl' nnd W tlmt wa Aml s"e f.r! ,a.t ay. ho added, 'when wo ilkei 'Mnd down She hndn t rnarrl,HUr i"1?'6'' , In fftct- 'rtliel' J0 fnth.d a.'ul .brouBU his wlfo and tho r-liffi" ,08e,ther. It wasn't a go Sho Jo' J,,1"! nopoiess.' And when Prnii,.,. -mo uacs Hi ner oy Keop ng de,inlV;l?..out of our "rm. then war Jttt "SnU?fl roko "?" nn(1 Ioled at Kthol n hrfirl .. " i ,i, iikiimfti. ju ncrn ivimi inn wn .in n r ,1,,'J"?",1 ;,ce,' said i:thcl At even i b.0!,'!?,1; J!I?b.'5nd'" 0,,,h-Amy seemed ;wiMt'" n'TIIlVm dlff''ent' And tho holo I'm Can'tA,nWl,at U,,B T WB"t In Joe ! m h2 imSJ.P" ,ind tnlk t0 them?" There S mSnti'I'c,, aFa,n '" net- eyes. IlS ;.v'1 antl smiled wearllv. "wlthnn ik I,'nll nj'Bhtv Weak " ho said. rhtht l m 1 h flB.lu ,oft ln - Yu'ro ntvLSu'bB.u I,l,t dn't Know UK that s i?He-,an,11 ? 'llnn'l own to Joe's uffba llai1 knuckled mVZM?;!" LRTaW "Vy opinion of nwo0,.""01'" fiance Again that '" nlm full fn8,'?8 Ba'J lley. look. fsslonawhirh '"lnB,ed llklTg nnd com- S Rf her lip fo TJnn i"18 .? " f 'V "Rich akreo?o ?ri,'tr "" vPc u? ""!" "hoheard him il. 'is oice Bonnclf.i a inn. "il 4 fought herself bnck to "him Viih To',Pf '?,"" I will1 We will, i m., iot,: ,ihe Mimaci and telh Kthel ttklJ of venon Jlfra. Qrewe u. rthettrndVfor Joe'i partner to have mm fftML Ollt Oil "J ww- Vnow NoW ar" work, together, you . ContKrt " ou please tell me," ,e'y kind ai,d. anrt,vho wll be so ymtuV"incomrfnlJ0rvl6hw??.rllCi moment later she sUrted forward, "Oh, pleasol" sho cried. "Do that ngiJn! You chuckled! Don't deny Ut Oo on and really laugh with mo I" ller voice, unsteady nnd qulvorlng, broko Into a merry laugh, mid Irr this Joe's partner Joined. Then sho said sternly. "You glvo mo a friend 1" ,0Ur8 thought for a moment There s only ono left on the list," he replied. "Ms namo, please " "Dwlght" "nuBlness?" . "Jm,8'S, Ho 8h0WB rifh Klrls how to sing." She stared at him. "But look here," Rhe said emphatically. 1 m a rich girl I'm cry well off and J certainly propose to ring! I used to, Irr tho choir at homo and I was told I had quite a olcol And I meant to tnkp lessonn In New York of a tall dark man with curly hair" uwignv sua iourse, "Is fair and fat.' "Novcr mind. Then ho probably has blue eyes. And they twlnkio at you In wiu iriomuiPHi way "Young woman, I'm your husband's friend." "Never mind If you aro. You're trot chough. I want moro of his friends. Now tell me whero did tho fat man study? Abroad?" "In' Paris." "Oh I" oho cried. "Wore ho and Joe togother thore?" "They were, for a while " ..'.'Ph' now nice!" She laughed at him. "What a dear you've been to mo," sho said. "You llko me, don't you!" "Yes I do." "Quite a good deal 1" "All right," he said. She was watch Ing his face. "This ls new to him," sho was thinking. "You bcllevo I don't want monoy?" "Yes " "Nor friends like Amy's?" "You don't seem to." "And I don't I want friends like you and this Mr. Dwleht niul ilmt odious Sally Crothcrs who won't oven ici me in at ner noor. "And her husband yes, ho'll do. Whs how the clrclo widens I" "So far," Nourse reminded her, "I'm the only circle vou'vo iroL" "Yes, and a very' nrco one. And now you'ro going to bo a dear, and go to this mon Dwlght and say what a re markable voice I havo and tell him all my other points, and tho holo I'm In and tho money I have. Don't forget that tlio money I havo for my acquaintance with Mr. Dwlght leads mo to bolleve that wealth Is a great Inducement with him. It makes Ills blue eyes twinkle so." "Vory well," Nourso answered grimly. "But when you got them twinkling, what aro you going to do with him?" "Sing with him," was her firm reply. "And between songs talk with him of Paris and my husband, and tho great Ideals I have and tho delicious dinners I havo for he'a fat, you know, ami ho loves his meals and then ask him to come to dinner, of course." She scowled. "That," cho said severely. "Is all I can tell you at present. My plans for resurrecting Joo will hac to bo made as I go along step by atp and friend by friend." All at onco she turned on him fiercely. "Thcro's that pity again ln your cye3! 'Oh, how oung.' you aio thinking. Then let mo tell you, Mr. BUI Noursa that you aro not to pity me ! If you do." sho cried "tlio time will come when you will bo pitying yournclf tor Deing cast on iiko an old leather shoo from ono of tho most brilliant and attractive circleu ln this town ! Do you know what you almost do to mo you, tho ono friend I havo In Now York? You make mo feel you'vo almost lobt your faith and hope In evcrj thing that you'ro nearly old ! You make mo wonder if I'm too late whether my hus band Is nearly old and tho dreams ho had In him cold and gone ! You scare me and ou'vo got to stop! You'vo got to be Jun exactly aa young as I am this very mlnuto! You'e got to bor row soma youth from me for I havp plenty to go aiound and help mo make this fight for friends! It may not come to anything for tho soul of this city is haul as nalla! This music man may turn mo down or bo perfectly fat and useless! Who knows? But how can I tell till I moet the man? And when will you go and see him? Today or ti. morrow? I haven't very much time, you know, for any moro shilly-shallying ! I want some netlon out of you" Sho faced him flushed and menacing, nnd ho took her hand and said: "You'll get it. Where's jou tele phone?" "Right there In' the hall!" "I'll call up Dwlght." "Walt! Is he married?" "No." "Thank God I" CIIAFTRIt XVIII The next morning at It o'clock she met Dwlght In his studio, and In a brisk, pleasant businesslike wav slin began to tell him of her voice what singing sho had dono at home and how she had al ways meant to talie lessons when sho should como to Now York to live. "To find out how much of a oloo I really hne, ou know." sha said tier Mi.iPiici was moro alT.iblo now. -Hut ray husband and my baby havo kept me mthcr busy, you see, and o Io put It off and off until Just lately I began to look about and make inquiries And then by good luck I learned of ou from my husband' partner." "You're .loo Lanier's wife, aren't you?" he asked. "His second," she said with emphasis. And a moment later she told herself, "Ych, his eyes do twinkle, nnd he seenn to bo quite nlco. Ho Isn't so excesolfolv fat, and hn hai n, big wide generous mouth, and I like his eyes Hut he thlnkH my coming llko this a bit queer, nnd he's wondering what'a behind It " Sho drowned her cxrltcment nnd went on In tho same resolute tono she had used with such buccess on Nourse No personal conversation Just et j she would show him she meant business. And to she stuck to tho lessons "Iftvou'll take mo as a pupil " she said, ""I'd like to begin Immediately." "Let me try your voice," ho proposed, Ho wont to tho piano, and thcro his man ner had eoon changed. From genial nnd curious It grew interested, lie spoke rather sharply, asking her to do this nnd that, and she felt ns though she were being probed. "You havo a voice," he said, at tho end "Not a world dwkei," ho added, smiling, "but one that Inter ests me a lot." She beamed on him "You'll take me, then?" "Assuredly." "Oh. that's nlco" Thev derided on the tlmu for her lessons. Then she glanced at her wrist watch. "Wilt you see If m cur Is waiting?" sho asked. "I had him lake the nurse and baby up to the par nnd ho ought to be back by now. I think." But ns Dwlght went to the tele phone, she added excitedly to hcrielf, "Now If that Idiot of a chauffeur ls as late as I told him to be. ou and I will have quite a tnlk. Mr. Dwlght " "It isn't here yet " he Informed her "Oh. I'm ho sorry 111 have to w.mt Sho smiled nnd held out her hand to him "Will jou aend the chauffeur hmne?" "If ou like." he replied good.hunior edlv "But I'd rather you'd wait hero If you have nothing pressing " And as fho heRltnted, "It' not only your oce. you know I used to be quite a friend or Joes." "Oh, yes, I remember his telling iu. Over In Tarts, wasn't It?" Soon they were talking easily Dwlght had lit ft clgaretto, and Ethel eoum ee he wao studying her. She tried to look unconscious. "I've wanted to go to Paris all my life," he told him "How long Is it since you loft?" "Only a year" She looked at him. "Is there a Paris In New York?" "I'm not sure ot I'm new, you see.' "So am I," she confided frankly. And at that ho gave her a swift glance whlcn mado Kthel add to herself, "Yes, n. could be very porsonal " She asked him what he had found in New York aa a oontrnat, coming from abioad. She spoke of the high bullainx here, and from that she passed quite naturally to her husband's buslnesy. "It Isn't the work I'd like for him." she said with n regretful High "Joe Is getting to be like nil the root -lie's mak ing too much monoy " She waited n moment and ndiled, "I Nho'ild io like htm to be ns ho wns when you know him" "I'll be curious to see how he has changed. You must lot me see him," Dwight replied. i "Why, yea, 9f courjK." (CONTINUED TOMOllItOiW) THE GUMPS Carp Caviar jlp A, POINT AND w UkVf" Andv Gunp ft d,000. To DAtf-' PETEYSend a Wire to The Young Lady Across the Way The young lmly across the wnv mjs she should think it would he ery huniillBttng to an honest jomig, linTlk tlerk to he oblignl to t.ln in a rage, as if. he couldn't lc trusted. " ' ' " ' I ! m' I I1 ' ' " ! HI m ' ' I .-.. " ' ' " " " " J ' 1 rS-H&T) (-AUMTIE, STIL(T j ( v , CTN -x f DOMflMlTvTN - r x Aj-t Tha-t pSiHc T6i?E5uce. J jzilcFTrk ru'c - ,- L f'BoXMG ?. Y) Vac HuT we Awv-J MEti , SOMEBODY'S STENOGHow Does He, Mean That? Well, Duchess, 6oT ) i .. 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