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4 BACHELOR HUSBAND
By RUDY flf. AYRES
Authdr et "Richard Chatlcrteri," Etc
CtpvrlaM. lift, bu W. J. tvatt d Ce.
ITnKfilNS THE STORY
. i nhctter and Christopher
Auii SrVnhed together, 'and
HtLr father died they marrltd:
v)tnJllrJ.i the loved Mm and
" '?' .J i, laved her: he because he
SSi the learns the truth and tells
rt' " Unrfl exeer lencet o'preic-
:'' Irf Jarte experiences
u.VMnl) for Dakers, known at
W ,.rt a friend of her hUthani.
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'r. ''?... rwjkf'b nril,r
.i teetJ JJr. '"". j-".
f" i;t. Thtir affairs xeme
ffithfi el acUm when Chris
"t'hnL n oeMrtO rp te Beet-
vluriil " 9
x & , Kfjsa'i:
' Mh ,'lv the courtesies of Feather;
, i(rW i increased between them at
Kerttull of a party which Chris
! lit , tcith Mrs. Ueriet and Marie
' letldcntam discovers Feathers loves
i.ler. no in ' " -
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AND HERE VT CONTINUES
HE felt very much no she had dene
w morn nr wnen no nvcu u
m drewnln-a terrible feeling of
' UpilMinert nnd debpnir, until th mo me
" - whn the KrlD of hla strong hands
itit her.
Ti- v,i imvcd her llfe then. Wns he
ttlnj te let her drown new In the depths
i t,r own misery?
Once he went nwny It would be the
. ind of everythlns, sue Knew, no weum
mi Imck nnr mere, nnd for the
,i.t t her llfe she would have te go en
frrinf te make the best of things, trying
, Sha knew that the .llence had 1 lasted
'At. iAn time eiurw ttowvie wnu
litttlf: '"There ere some peeple com-
She looked up then with fiery ores.
iitv.1I Ten hnvm't senc yet, she
ll,l ffl.ntly. "Ever se many things
nay happen before you de.
- The day had been n failure, and the
'drite home was a silent oue. Marie sat
teride Chris as she bad done before,
tad her eyes were very bright as she
joeked steadily ohead of her down the
, read.
it nq like loekine into the future,
I ihe thought, as Londen drew nearer
I) j(j nearer, nnu mn muj ii;up t
i symbolical of the happiness that lay In
J wit for her. , .,...
Bbe IUHC(I te ecueve inai; rraincrn
mil; euld go away. Her whole heart
and soul were bent en keeping him near
s'li rAn vfitr Teunc. or she would
II hare eeen the Impossibility of the whole
c thing as he did. Reaction was the
power driving her. Hue who nau nun nun
erte had nothing found herself all at
once with full hands, nnd she clasped
her treasure te her desperately,
Chris put her down at the house nnd
drove around te the garage with Fcnth
ri; he wi a long time gene and when
he came back he was alone.
Marie peeped ever the banisters when
th hnnnl hlM volce lu the hall below.
I1' ind n fulrit chill touched her heart when
the taw that Featliers uau net come
in with him. She felt like a disap
pointed child as she went back te her
room.
She had changed her frock te please
Feathers. There was nomebedy at lattt
who carfd hew ghn looked. Though he
veuld have said nothing, perhaps would
hardly hac glanccu her way. site wnuiu
hare known thut he liked te see her leek
pretty,
New that he was net coming she had
Iet nil interest. Her face was list
lets as she crossed the lauding te go
downstairs.
As elie did se the deer of Chris' bed-
nom opened, nnd he called te her:
"i unnt you, Marie Ueieste."
Mnrie hesitated.
"It's nearly dinner-time: what de
jeu want?"
"I uant te speak te you."
One of the servants was coming up
stairs, nnd mere for appearance than
farthing Mnrie obeyed.
"Yes. ' She steed In the doorway
Tilting.
Chris had mnde no attempt te change
for dinner, though he had been In some
tine. H ntretcheil n hnnd nnttt hpr an
tr she steed there and shut the deer. The
; It laid abruptly:
1 m going uwny tomorrow, Marie.
Xm nick of Londen." He did net leek
t her as he spoke, but he henrd the
Quick breath she drew, and knew it
as one of relief.
His voice was hard ns he went en. "I
aAl Ju te come with me."
e. She waB hardly conscious of
ming spoken the word till she saw
e sudden change in his face, but he
ipt himself under ndmirable control.
''Why net?" he nsked.
one looked nway from hi
I would rather stuy he
''But I wish you te come."
oho looked up.
Yeu have never wanted me te go
wywhere with you before"
I kneWperhaps because t was a
flamnertfoel. Anyway, we won't argue.
iwi i will come with me tomorrow."
"Ne, Chris, I shall net."
ifiSF' was n tragic silence.
nears nt?" Ghris nBltcl1 agn,n
,.?!" "I"! trembled, but she answered
Wte gently : "Uccause I would rather
ay here with Aunt Madge."
bbe saw the het bleed lenp te his
i, &i?" qulte su'Uenly be bieke out
'"Wind pnRMen.
,i. V "h Feathers, you mean ! Sneak
lie truth nnd admit it! Yeu want te
Im.
here that
is
ii,T ''re with him nnd knock about
fiVi h i .' n? yu (1'(1 when I was In
, 1' !, " net such n blind feel as
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th
j uu mini i in.. Ti. ii
rli....j '? " reuuierH wne
.ikimi you BO h vnn HilnV
has
can t
i the difference In you when you're
1)"" nltn, and when you're with me?
tenV V",nV elner People can't see It.
Jlr.' i,0,1' lltanJ what that woman.
t". i ,rleh sa'1 nt lunch today
ttnn.t i" "P c",,,, contemptuously,
weugh her heart wan racing and she
uH w,h.ltc n" n Kl'esl.
fully. " HerIt!" she echoed disdain-
111 .
en '!,. vcfy cne C,S(". tee!" he raved
eeinlni n,BOt t0 W' l ,cl1 yu- Yell'rc
ou i awTny wi,b me tomorrow. De
It .in, Wftnt my wif talked about
J;, et "enndalmenRering women?
but r.t '?, broke off brcuthlessly,
eie, n!lA n,''itll,!r "Pke Der "Used her
fic.Slldi .,l'1' ca of hep averted
berhr hln) t0,,U'D ,lenrl- IIe cauBht
ueLV the shoulders roughly.
MN;rXnlv',VemC,MnrleCek'9tC'"
aewDl'U.?" he brown eyes met hH
Y"?' quietly. "CV,,r me'" 'e Bald'
ni-9.btt out ,aFnln into 'resh anger.
kaeliS d U B,Vl down tl10 room, hardly
bi?i.n. hls Wlndness, Imted her mere
ttevid C0Uld htainl tll(,ru ee u"-
"You'll
tow V V, '" wuii
- r. tny wiin l'
me tomor temor tomer
'I Insist
Lfflli'p'pUedf.0rtUnnt,,ly,, b" Sald
liate me ns much ns that? I knew
. i WV1 ,,rceted you M well ns I
might have done I ktiew I'm n scHIbIi
iAp7?ut J0U kncw that when you
married me you're always known It,"
"" .ffnvc n miic weary sigh.
, "What doss It matter?'7 V
Cemplnlnlng : you've nlwnvs been frn.
i- ? wnni ! be frcc? you're my
, ' .. Me1rl Cclest. for Ged's sake
in .Si pM. UP hcr ,ianti
"Oh, Chris plense."
-iItJihur.t JnPresslbly te hear him
F.!cndin?it, hph .who had never done
?1VC ,A Mn' ,n hl Hfe and yet
'I don't care! I don't care nt all!"
wie wns saying ever and ever again in
her heart.
He took her hand.
Can't we start again? I'll de
my very best I awear I wiU. I
knew you're tee geed for me you al
ways have been. I don't deserve that
you should ere r have married me, but
It a net tpe late, Marie (Vlrstc. Come
nway with me, and I'll show you that I
can treat you decently when I like."
Seme ene knocked nt the deer.
Please, sir. Miss Chester sent me te
say that dinner was ready half an hour
age."
Marie drew her hand nway quickly
The interruption wns very welcome.
in.?'. m? S P'ee! Aunt Madge
will think it se strange."
"in n moment, Marie. Will you con
with me tomorrow? We'll go where ye
Hke j I'll de anything In the world yc
wmn "."
She shook her head.
Tin'0? knwi I can't decide new.
I'll think It ever."
J) When will you tell me?"
I den t knew: tomorrow ves, to
morrow morning."
She inade the terms of escape from
him and went te her room and steed for
n moment with her hands hard pressed
ever her eyes.
The storm hnd come se suddenly. She
wondered whnt had been responsible for
it. Had Sirs. Herlet said nnythlng
mere or could It hnve been Feathers
himself? Sho.ceuld hardly force herself
te go down te dinner, as she was shaken
te the depths of her soul.
Chris tulked ceaselessly during din
ner. He drank n geed deal of wine,
nnd his fnce grew flushed nnd his eyes
cxciteu.
"You're net going out ngnin, surely?"
Miss Chester inked him when nftcrwnrd
he enmc te the drnwing-roem for n
moment in his overcent.
"I nm just for n stroll : it's se het
Indoors." He looked nt Mnrie. "Will
you come?" he nsked jerkily.
"I'd rnther net; I'm tired I think
I'll stay with Aunt Mndge."
nut'ns seen ns he hnd gene she went
up te her room nnd sat down in the
darkness. A lifrtlme seemed te have
been crowded into this one day. She
felt thnt she hail nged years since they
started out In the morning.
Feathers loved lier! The knowledse
steed out like n beacon light in the
dnrkness. Rhe knew whnt her life would
be with him hnpplness nnd content
ment, nnd she did se long for happi
ness. He was a geed man, nnd a strong
mnn ; nil her empty heart seemed te
tri'tch out te him In passionate grati
tude nnd longing.
Hut she wns merrlcd She felt
for her wedding ,ring in the darkncsn
and held it fast.
She had mnrrlcd the man she loved,
believing thnt he loved her. Well, he
did net ! She wns his wife In nnme only :
Would there be nny great harm If she
Knapped the frail tie between them?
She sat there for n long, long time,
tortured with doubts and Indecision.
Whnt ought she te de?
Miss ChcNtcr came up presently te
say geed-night. She knew quit well
that there hnd been some trouble be
tween Chris nnd Marie, but she aslted
no questions.
"Sleep well, dearie." she said as she
went away, and Marie smiled bitterly
Hew could nny one sleep well, tern
ns Bhe wns by such mlscrable Indecision?
Did she love Feathers? She could net
be sure. Thnt she loved him ns a dear
Mend she knew; thnt phe wns always
happy with him she nlse knew; but
there wns none of the remance and
wender In It that had thrilled her when
Chris asked her te marry him.
She wrung her hands in the dnrkness.
"I don't knew eh. I don't knew!"
Chris cared nothing for her. His out
burst this evenlng had been pnrtly
nngcr and partly outraged pride. His
wns a deg-ln-the-manger nffectlen; he
did net want her himself, and yet he
would allow nobody else te have her.
She get up presently nnd unlocked
the deer between their rooms, groping
along the wall for the switch.
She looked round her husband's room
with unhappy eyci, and something of
the old tenderness llewed back Inte her
heart. .... , .
ui.n iirwi lnvpd him for se long, her
life nnd'his were se irrevocably bound
up together. Hew could hiie taue tins
step that would sever the tie once and
for nil? ,
She wnndercd round the room aim-
Issly, picking up littn- tilings or ins,
looking nt them, nnu putting mem
down ngnin, nnu nil the time tue same
unanswerable questions were going en
In her mind.
If ehe stayed with him whnt wnj
there for her In the future? She could
only see mera disillusionment nnu tears
nnd sorrow, and If she went, with
Featliers Mnrie laugneu nreKeniy,
the tears running uewn ner cuecKH.
Hew could she go with Feathers when
he hnd net nsked her? And suddenly
she remembered ths leek in his eyes ns
he snid geed-night te her nn hour or
two nge.
She had tried te bellove that it wns
net fnrcwell nnd renuncintlen that she
hnd rend in them, but she hnd known
that it wus. He wns stronger thnn she
his heart might ache, but he would
net dishonor his friend. He would walk
nway with n smile en his lips, and
nobody would ever knew whnt he suf
fered. , , , , , , .
If she tried te break down lis
strength she was net worthy of his
love, and suddenly Marie Celeste hid
Uf fnrr in her linnds nnd broke Inte
bitter crying, which yet brought tears
of healing te her henrt. She would be
worthy et him sue weum net ue u
coward, t-nntchlng greedily nt the one
hope of happiness offered te her; she
would go en, trying te be brave, trjing
te mnke the best of things.
She went back te her room, leaving
the deer njar se that nhe could hear
when Chris cama in. He was very Inte
she heard the clock strike twelve, nnd
then half-past, but still he did net come J
nnd then at twent) minutes pust ene
she heard a tuxl drive up te the deer
nnd voices en the path outside.
She pulled nslde tlu blind and peered
out, but It wns tee dark te distinguish
anything. Then the cab drove uway,
nnd she henrd the front deer opening
below and the sound et steps in the
hall.
She crept out onto the lauding and
looked ever the banisters. She could
icq Chris, his hnt pushed te the back
of his hend and the top of n cignr stuck
jauntily into the corner of his mouth,
laughing Iminedcintely, nnd sunjing a
little en his heels, ns he resisted the
ether man's nttempt te help him off
with his coat.
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