" ' V YW i irT -" j- ' i"- '",-wi,imwjiayii rm urjT f A. '- I ' T "'. "" L) . J"V 'Ji " " i , 1 r H- j t T a . "J EVENING PUBLIC liBDaEK PHHIADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921' A BACHELOR HUSBAND By RUBY M. AYRES Auther of "Richard Chatlerten," Etc. GOfiVTieht, tttO, bv TV. J. Watt 4 06, rrntR BEGINS THE STORY Unit Chester and Christopher r..,less tcere raised together, and HJ her father died they married sTfewi $ ievid ' " ;:U(7A( he loved her; he because he viTht", didn't love anybody cite, mA could use le money the arrange V.t brought him. On their honey heney IJln rt ittartu the truth and tells iThemav live the life of a Bacheler BMtiand his friends expected. A Utt Ileriet throws herself in his tla and Marie experiences a grow grew grow luffcctlen farO akers known as ifarie en returning home is saddened nttet Chris' morescness, but at her B .ij.-K that she lacks Mrs. Hht's power te sway him, Chris Is te St. Andrews for golf with his Un companions, leaving her dis dis MAielatc. During Chris' absence Fiathers tries te keep Marie amused ti outings, en one of which they "'.., tt nmndnl monecrine Mrs. ilrnel. Chris' return home brings tiditienal constraint. He affects YtslMV et her cool, attitude and S e" e party with him, Mrs. Ileriet i Feathers. As she does net play tell 1c " somewhat isolated while 'e ethers arc playing. AND HERE IT CONTINUES WHAT was te bccome'of her? The bend of marriage which she had nt (f t believed she could tolerate because tie loved her fellow prisoner was new newlng Inte n fetter, und she felt that de would give anything te be free of ft. She had thought herself miserable nhtn Chris was away In Scotland, and Tft Bhe knew 6hc had been happier then than she was new, when his piescnce in the home wai a constant worry te her, and left her with nn eternal scn'e of captivity. She had tried hard te get used te it, and failed. Surely thcie must be some ether v.ay of escape for them both. Acress the hills she thought she heard lomtbedy calling te her, nud she scram bled te her feet with a sense of guilt. Time had passed se quickly she sup sup neied they had get back te the club louse and were looking for her. Feathers' coat had fallen te the IS3, and as she steeped te lecever il t litter of pupcrs and odds and ends tumbled out of one of the pocket"!. Marie went down en her knees te rather them up. smiling nt the motley collection. There was u bundle of pipe cleaners and a half-empty packet of lijarettes, a bone pocketknife, some pipers that looked like bills and n 'sheet tern from a bridge scorer with some thing folded between It something that fluttered down te the grass a dend lower ! The color flew te Marie's cheeks as 'the etoeped te pick It up. It was n faded' blossom of love-in-a-mist the flower she herself had given te Feathers the last time they drove this way. She held it in her band for n mo ment, her eyes it little misty, then she unfolded the pnge from the bridge scorer ind put It back in its place, and en the Inside of the paper, bcrawlcd in Feathers' wilting, were the words, "Marie Celeste." and the date of the iiy6he had given it te him. Marie sat down en the grass with a little feeling of unreality. Why had he kept It? Slfe shut her eyes and conjured up hUkind. ugly face, and all at once it was"s if a burning ray of light pene trated licr mind, showing her the thing he had nctcr meant her te sec. He loved her! She could net have uplalned hew It was that she knew or why she was se sure, but it came home te her with a conviction that would net be denied, lle loved her. Hew blind she had been net te' have known oil along ! A hundred and one little incidents of their friendship came crowding back te her, fraught with a iw jncuning and significance. He loved her, and his was a leve se well worth hnvlng: n leve that would make a woman perfectly contented and nappy, that would allow' of no room for Jealous doubts or bitterness, that neuld be like the clasp of bis hand, treng and nil enfolding. She had often thought with faint envy of the unknown woman whom borne day he might love, nud all the time she whs that woman ! The little dried flower hnd betrayed hii secret, and the knowledge of it sent J wave of such happiness through her Mart that for nn instant she felt as If ahe were Meating en clouds far above 11 the bitter disappointments and dN dN illusienments that marriage' had brought ber. Fer the first time in her life Chris Je longer hnd a place in her thoughts, She gave herself up te the Bweetnesn of a dream that could never be real lied the wonder of cemplete happi ness. "Marie," snld a voice behind her, ad ahe looked up with dazed eyes te Mr husband's face. She Imd net heard his step ever the oft grabs, ntnl he was close beside her, U with trembling lingers she thrust the pnpers and odds and ends back into leathers' coat. I was jiit eeniing hs.-'.:," she said. Siie tri(l ilfwni'rntnlv in nnnlrnl linr felee, but her agitated heurt-beats wmed somehow te have get hopelessly ffllil up with It. ".Mr. Dakers left M his cost, ami the things all fell out or the pockets 1 hope I've found them Hhe wrambled up. Let me tllkn it " Pliriu eni.l Slie made n liMin i....ni. ........ ..... .. .... te refuse, then gnve it te him silently. 1 hat old tweed cent had suddenly noun dear te her mere dear than any- Mng eUe in the world. She nverted U(r eVCS SO Mie ktwmlil i,i,f inn Mm tireless way In which Chris slung it r his arm. ne walked along beside him with '"t speaking hnrdly conscious of his Presence. Her thoughts were nil In clouds, her pulses were still throb- uOmebeilv lnv.nl ), llml ,,-.. u Mm ireat joy and wonder of the world. She je i longer felt herself unwanted. There "" ene mun te whom bhe wns net B"ly a tie and a nuisance, ."en Chris said abruptly: "It's n f'yeu came if you're M easily tired." RK.'-'nrted rind looked up nt him. , "nut de jeu mean? I'm net tired." fan weariness had forsaken her, CVUWly ')J ""W "ml 1""lt,l,'r if' laughed grind).- tlJ i i 1IM" ,no lml 5U u('l'e uand had sta)ed beliind te rest." PWen e c1 her f,,ce wlUl vasue 6US- ?,jarie answered rather sharply : ht f,rit'li,,".1Vl1 " ebJPCt in ny trudg tSiir0"nd ,(,,i,"l yl "i I wuh net hae .? (U1(I ' "! net understand the e XSttvl Jr. PJ . W " ft,,!;,',8. co"",,,,,-' 81, hardly efIhtJ'. '""' 'fa outside in the shade ,ShCl 'i i ' lu''"let was very quiet. ao?'eoked rather sullen. ik,l. ,U1 Bl,t a neadae he?" Marie r?Wymnat u.Menii.. cji. n .i... ... "J afi ii ' mui i- wemn e llce l0 ,"1 i 'I Ucadachal Of enm nh hn5n, J . S,le ,est. e ame! that's nil, and It always makes her Bulky." Mrs. Ileriet flushed. 'Ve'll tnko.yeu en again after ten u i,f you' sh0 6nii' "We nTr mj im nnve lest, only Cnrls slacked elt.' Rhe phet him nn angry glance. dithers took no Interim in i,k .... vcrsntlen. He had hnd ene enp of ten, refujlnjr nnything te eat, nnd sat ..- in his cnnir, ills net Ulted ever his eyes, Bmeklng hard. Marie fcardly glanced In his direc tion, but she wns painfully conscious et nis every movement. Her thoughts nil the time were picking out little In cidents of their friendship, trnnslatlng J...... u.ivw, uuggmg meir meaning te her heart, fttie did net knew that Chris was wntchlng her closely would net liavcj Ti "... '"J" "uew"' or once sue had been lifted above the level of pain ami disappointment te which marriage with him liad relegated her. Presently nnethcr man strolled up nnd joined them. He knew both Chris and Mrs. Ileriet, it seemed. He asked if there was any chance of a foursome. Chris indicated Feathers. "My friend here Is going te play. Serry." Feathers looked up. "I'm net keen I'm quite liappy where I am. Mrs. Lawless nnd I will keep one another company. Shall we?" he asked, glancing nt her. Marie nodded. Her henrt wee run. ing, nnd she wnR nfrnid that every one wuuiu see nor agitation. Clirin laughed. I1T .1 .... i uare say you il lie able te nmuse ene nnethcr," he said, and presently .uunu wns ictt witn t eatiicrs. . He sat up then with some show of energy. "Nice place bore, Isn't it?" "Yes verv." "I wish you would play golf, Mrs. Lawless." "Who de you suppose would teach me? I don't knew the first thing about "I shall be delighted te offer myself ler me pest, it tiurls lias no objection." Her brown eyes rfiene. "Why should he? He would net care te teach me Himself." It seemed as if she saw Feathers new for the first time. He wns no longer Chris' friend, the man she hnd hated for having brought her castle tottering earthward. He was no longer even the kind friend he had been te her he wns the mnn who loved her. Her thoughts seemed te travel se fast ahead, weaving all sorts of impossible day-dreams for the future. "I'll speak te him about it," Feath ers said briefly. His kind eyes dwelt en her face. "I thought you snld you were tired," he snld, suddenly. "I don't Uilnk I hnvp ever seen you leek better In veur life." .She lnughcd nnd flushed. "Haven't you?" She looked away from him across tlm green slope up which Chris nnd the ethers were dis appearing. "Yeu ought te hnve played." she said irrelevantly. "Why didn't you? I am sure you would have enjoyed it better than sitting here." She asked Uie question intentionally, hoping with almost childish eagerness that he would say he preferred te be where he wus. She knew it would be only the polite thing te say, although in her henrt she would understnnd thnt In this instance he wns sincere. Hut Feuthers did net sny it. He was filling his pipe with tobacco, ramming It down into the bowl with careful pre cision. , "I don't care for mixed games," he said. "Mrs. Ileriet always loses her temper se shockingly." "Hees she?' She leaned her chin in her hand nnd looked nt him with rather wistful eyes. She wondered whnt he would sny if she told him nbeut that little dead flower. He broke into her thoughts. "Has Cliris told you that I am leav ing Knglnnd?" The words gave her n terrible Mieck: the color drained away from her fnce. leaving her ejes very piteous against its piller. "Leaving England" she echoed the wenls I a whisper. "Yes," he went en, ramming tobnece into his pipe, hardly conscious of what he was doing, "Yeu remember that I told you I nl ways went with the tide. Well, three weeks age it washed me up in Londen, nnd new it's wnshing me off again. I'm going te Italy." "Oh whnt for?" she asked the ques tion without expression. He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't knew: nethlnc in imrticular. t've been before, of course. I'm just going te take n stick nnd n knnpsnek, nnd wnlK nreunu me country, sieep anywhere cat anything nnd enjoy myself." "I wish I could come with you." The words broke from her with n little cry, nnd Feathers raised his eyes at last. lie saw the pallor of her face nnd the distress in her eyes, and his heart be- gnu te rnce, but lie only sniu very quietly : "You'd seen get tired et liv ing my Heiieminn lire. v ncn you b te Italy Chris will take you. and you must de the thing properly." She seemed hardly te henr. She went mi DBssieniitplv : "It beems as if I must lese all my friends. It Un't fair! First there was Mr. aikiiis, nnu new " "Atkins!" said Feathers sharply. "Yes." She laughed recklessly. "He ii-nnt nwnr lieeailbQ eh. I Blip- pose I ought net te tell you, really, but I knew VOU tllinil mm Iiuoeuy cmra for me because I'm se uninteresting, but be did he wns only n boy, but he wns renllv fend of me and SO se I sent him away ! And new you are ..nini. Inn! I wish I COtlUI till)! .............. . said Marie i;eiesic, in a uuuii: wuisiiui. 'iMuii-M wns a lone silence. 1-earners big hands hung limply Between his knees Ills lingers bint uiuicuiim t h'ii then he snld slowly, ns if he were care full v cheesing his werds: 'if young Atkins could be man enough te go whnt would you think of me if I stayed?" HIh veice was quite quiet, theugli n llttie henrsn, but Its very steadiness u.w,,,i lw.tli tn I'nnrt'fil and reveal mere than nn outburst of passion would have linn... mid Mnrlu gave n little stifled And Feathers went en, speaking in the same quiet veice: "Yeu bee, Mrs. Lawlcw. I knew the .i.i n,i vnu dn net. I I knew whnt ii meuntniu of regrets ene lays up for the future if if one lergejs etaer iiiing" ni.riu m n reed fellow until he mnrrietl veu I thought him the be3t chnp inithe world I think se still, ex ..., ti,.. t nnnnnt. fornlve hlra for hav ing failed te make you happy ; but but my failure will be worse than his, if I If I try te deceive rayself with th belief thnt I can can give you what he cannot.' "I have always been happy with . " e.,l.l Mnrln In n whlsDCr. Her cheeks were like lire, and she felt thut she could never ioek mm the face ngain, nnd yet her whole de sire was te keep him with her te pro pre vent him from walking out of her life, as she knew he intended doing, CONTINUED TOMOiUOTfe THE GUMPS-Oh, Min! J I7SS - AMD Nkt'TKA I was reu wves wese GUVAP- MAX 6U(j6EttVteUA At Tvre OHlN REA.'BOK 1HGX CVte HIDE; OFF OF CATTLE S O TM CAW gct te tm mct- rrs just UKt KN0CKJH6 TUE HEU. 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