wp'""'""' wwwify wtmrwxrmmm&mmmmmmm r-' .--" j- 'i(, ' v t wp "-, '! W 7-3V" ." ZVil L.IJ. 'JWl.,liJV,V V1 ' rflvi 'KiJUWP 'JTl.imVTW"?. !", w," vjj.-flj'-yf rwy ?f jj 'is fiA.WM3.v '.',. AV'iVPJl!T -"V s 12 1 KVU'S'IXq PUBLIC LKIKIMK PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1922 ' , O 0 . By Ellis Parker Butler &Wr 1311 l i e. I? 14 1 sir- JIL CJaUi HI la ill Et it? 13 TiP-m da W iTI i 1.-1 ii iv ri v 151 isi iss vjsr mj iya kj isi i ' im m m im ' T 1 MY ONLY excuse for throwing ' four sleeping In tlv kitrlvn. Susan n .., . . ., ... . I hns taken hi toem in the garage: '"i Crerpe Titliera into the lily peel ,iPnrn,, t hop.-, but it is u very cm- t midnight is that 1 thought he was fortnble room. Yen e jmr -rnn my wife Susan. As a president of a "TX!Z I bank and n highly respected and -alii iclueiantl.i weighty citi7.cn, I most seriously , , V,"T k,V,'v , s!1.p. d,T' .r1''''1"!!.;,,;0 ... . .. ... ,. , H. licsi t she -nd t.cergc lilll- object te bdmg called "I'nldy, and cr- wife. I particularly object te being slapped ..! ml'"' linv,r ,-n1'1,-, '. rpl,- te that. , .11. i i ..i J no con fel lldr-it well lint I illil net. gayly en the top of my head with an . ireuhl,.." s-,i, lienrgc. when open hand. Or any ether kind of le had poured himself ;i chill-prciciitcr. i,,i tn.i t i,j;,.,i it,;. 'riii,,.. "s "ial Siiii n Is ji wife in a million, hand. And I bcliecd this nthM , M1V , pri, milIl)n Y()U ,,,, ,,,. person my wife's brother, 1 in he nn a wife in a million. tlNlti't jmi. shamed te say was in Kurepc. "''i.''.'"'- "I'p J"" , ".rr " .!'.'" ' "'I''" , , , , , Nene of join- business ; growled. "Naturally, then, when I nnd been ."Ah! He iniifes.es ; s,-,j( i;..,n-i:e 'dreaming that rav wife was stand- 'I'itbci-s. "Ami mm, (Jns-ie. me bid. , , . " ,. . , lii'i-nusi, -be i jnt thru - a iifi' in n Ing above me in a divorce enirt, lie- ux,n M PX1,, lkl. .r, ,.0 neuncing me te the Judge, anil de- r'. What? iiei-.-.i: IXim; t!n el.l daring that even the sirfit of my lpbS-,,'11B7I'r 'Iti bald head had come te be naureating sir!; 0f ni.e obi tiusius: Tlic treiibb- te her, mv first thought when I , ""'' ." n1,"1 s!""- "" '"d. is thin jm , , , , ' ii i i 11 1 ,,,Md 'i ''oujile of stnee in.innK.rs. That felt the slap en the head and beard tnnibln . i. Ami trenbl.. Ve. ' Iuiiirs "What he, Baldv!" was that Susan en it yeu'r.' both natural bisuuiNts " was attacking me. In an instant 1 Z 'TATm of ,:" had leaped from l lie marble bench :ii. lipoid. and bad grappled ith m atta.Uer. J?" , ""'' :" ' - -.'i"-.! Geerge Titlurs cried out a moment wh.-li 'up :,r ',r-.-. r .nU ib.-n. "m.. "m.. "m.. toe late, for 1 had already gien a r' y ' Tb- Iv.s, aiv m.. We'i mighty heave and hail thrown him ,, llf , ,,,,, A,s, ai(, niU MI',.(,I,,. full length into the lily pen 1. As i but h :i,w ..p." ami e .i ..p:" my mistake became apparent te me ' .''!'. Alei an.l U.U. M.;; s 1 saw Geerge lithers coming out , i,aipint te pc.-p:. : mi. b n linpin of the lilv pond en his bands and raj;-:" , , , , -.i.t,. I Always m.irriiti?. Always mnir. lnees,, I apologized franklj. .,, MJ ilntV-. "I beg veur pardon," I said. "I i 'rii p..or 'vrptrli laii?hf(i lunrtilr at thought you were my wife; I ,,N..5e,!Try,,,,BBIlll happT: Am,?, "Kathcr: l sneuia iihiik . Geersrc aid as he emerged and ihoek ,, i i-i i .'n.,f ! unt- a himself like a deg. But its net a nice wav te treat a lady, lullcy; is it, new? Wife drowning isn t clone In the best circles any mere, you Jcnew. But, I say! lias it come te this, really? The little gray home-in the West must be off its feed, what?" Kew, my home is net gray ami it lanet in the Vpt; it is white marble nd en Leng Island; but 1 let that pass. Geerge Tithcrs Had in nis nillv wav put his linger en the . '. , , ,,. .. ii.. vnni -Pnf niir tump v. as en lis -AUVI. 1..VV, v- - - feed," as he chose te say, and en- , tirelv off its feed. I made Geerge' remain where he was while 1 c.-. ter full'.' and te its lvl -Ji.- ' Dlained the matte least detail. Toward the end of the first half hour, as the night grew chilly, his teeth began te chatter and a little later he .-needed many time", with gradually mci easing violence, but he listened patiently. This deepened my thought that Geerge and his precteu.s wife must be dead . . 1 broke again, but l was giau iu iwit even a dead-broke brother-in-law , , , , hear the truth about Susan an 1 m- self. That truth was that after . i l.f.. ...n twenty year., of marr.eil ine ." hated each ether. As a matter of. fact, the reason 1 was en the mar- ' , . hie bench by the lily peel at i..m- night was becau'e I Iiad told Misan 1 would neei aga.n -pond an hour under tfie same loot' w.th her anl that tomorrow wc would begin ami wnuen seemly but immediate preparation- ..nt'Wuiri. 'T.,' for a separation and divorce. I had 'den"- T.'l inm ' meant te spend the night en that! "Marring.-." ..... Am.;,-. ;. a'm...t . never a failun : m.irrnl life I'. M.ir- marble bench. I nage n tl-.- tn-" jm-i ng m' two i ..'. , tngeth -r. aid .toil, 'imrt il wi- with il.e T SAY'" Hen--. i-M'ni'iir.l beiwe.a -,""" a.t-.iii,te.i ..itiinatel.i rul.l ,,i. I , , i , .ii '''nri) e.nt' t"K' ni" end a'l. ..u,.- J-siiccei. when I bad ...tirl.id.ii. f)i- ,..,..,, .,t; ,,, ,,.-,-,. ,,,,,. "The li-tle el.l Itieibe l,a' lie-.ii.ie ,ijle t, ,!,.,. , ,..,, .., , a snerter, wli.it' .li'll full tin..- t i" ,. .Pn ,,,. ,,; .... ,,,,..., ,- ,,. dorler wn Hilled. ie.V Aril "I '" "'" , ti. rei.tm,- .,: f ,..r . '-.- in. k ei tune, 'linn 'i.i iin- .in i. i. i say . de you mind if I en-iem-e nn-ilf ' iu the peel a bit' The w.idr een,. a bit wiirmei- than tin- .nr." I The nihil. I de li.-lieli would have, gene back into tin- piml but tlmr pr cleus wife nf hi-, i line nut king fur ll i II. . Slie '. eiiied tn bath a', a ln.it tf-p m' l.i In lili -t.nnl iri iiiil.e i. If it was .1 habit nf .i. In '.albe in lil fioel-i at iniilMglit. fulii ' i.nl- a- I i.ai HO .lull lit it I' "I'l.itbing. i.enrge'' -be ..lid. .iff sbf had gri.t.il in" 'm--i ' in'. iiiiii ynii ' "He .lit . t". b n i feie Tn i inm i into llie 'in . i.i' JlUb cr. Ll le . 1 I I. II. rib !- e .-in i .1 - mrTgftTKmrwwiwrreat. 7 hevr nr Irir prej.V tl I county it ha tirttt tni nt, oil a i tui In litis I'ml.rr Itntli i a hni r in. i1 fnmi in i in il in Ih n litili y tni it ritllal "I'i'ji M '" ' ll'iit I H me het biin iliint i"' tini,ln tii,' tnur iiilli An ituiuii IiiidI , luii t $teni i ninl uiui iihi in tin ii llv Inn lii'tiiml, tun, in nil ni u nf llic I mini Stuti-1, ninl m. ,. liiiin, ii-tf I inm n in urn ii n ir mutt puiiuUli' liiiiiini'nli, lliii.nili In' write fiction of ii ii'nnti uml ih tcmtimi natmr nlnn. llf tnyt hr M one ' thr fi ir 4 urn nn .('.I iilm ilnt net hi gin An Uttiixrij tiitiniiiij en ii in ii';iii;ici. lit mti Amu hi Umriilnie. Inn-it. uml iiimi' l'nt a IiiiiiI hrintif- in , yiiim uiui. lie m minimi tin I lliiii Uillu iiialiliril In ini.i the nil ttur hi mil urn " Imcii. (in In lum Aim four children, tire nf it limn me Uriiis, and when hr n nut cnO'ii.' Ae would Idc le he fith ing i'Ar freMf or hais, h'it tient firrerredaild lie is mi filler fflfd in the cuUiratiuH tflin. i iyr ' 4 r w Si One of the Series i.iirernnc rndi nthe- nni marninc i "empbcly cNp. .in.l miinjire p.-ob etliT asi'n " jrnyly: erlaimrd Amelin. -Herau a man cms t.ml of th- dnr mu wife nfter twiit jcnr. tnen if ln I u mi tit.1.. , . .1 i . it mj sistr. snid tioerc "And of the dar obi r'liable bus- , batul. "vpii jf he is tbe most i.'pprtabl' ! ..'.I I. .1,1. !.! 1. . ' .'.., I'liMi; . p-illU WYIIH'11.1. 'I.Iippinlly if lie i tlif samp ii-'ar old Diable h-isbaml." (Srera.' .mnvt... I ''". "It's tlm bl"-s..,i i...mnp t!.nt ' "".TnrlVi-r-.n'mHi ' "li iik-.. b. in; innirbd t.. ih.. b.illv . 1 i;;; ;J permit non tlir. riotous innatieM r a n; a t"iut.-tMi,,.. Nt ., , ,, ,all. .... " 'I I-il'l -top 111 tliirtcPt) .imiv' . a ,. . ' ,,. n Mill' 111.'. Ot " I Milt III 111 .11 Su-ic s t-.-r 1 1 , .- wedding lull:" ""'"'I," :" ' ,,lir'1 iritabh. f , ,. ,n.r iienk-r.-. "I.ine mi lie.ul ah.i ' i What about :l,s .n,d Algy ami t..: .... ., , ., ' ,. .. .i.itui .ui-rcnifs ii mil Ilill't tl.lK. I "Oh. thei'ri- ins; r ugnlii en aga'ii :av little mnrriers. Aii-jiistu. "' lienr- in! --rir..! ,.f i.lir ini-e . , ..,,..i,.. tired of one busb.i'iil git aii.ithe . IT- l.elli' 111 III' II- ill.li. A lll.l'l line. "II tiled of til' sum. ,,!,! , it . limit. n. stufT, if m i g't in. hi auli iiimi in uLit? s.,, k , ,.p IS,, ,,.- J,,,,. . ia:, 'it w bat ':" "It'' in ii'." said Aiuel'a p'a. .. "Th" hlnniv I'lill" I im.rili n, I. i - ' nm can nn.ini it uml i. n..t ii.timn- b. .n'ent,.iii m- i.i- , ibi. . 1 - ab..u n bit; has i.-ni-i- K n- ..!nui..ii ,i(1 si, ..,,,. n,,,,,. vili, l.mi k. mi, AinlTtrlu. b'-ie" "III .1 W.I1 n! 'p'n'.vilu-." .;i; I'lti.e- ...,,,1..,,:, -lid A neliti. "And mysel'. Tn.. "'' " '; M;akn.:. a- ...: icn.irk darling Ami le.ipaii-i. ninl hi.-1 1 ii'i ii ..f .-..ba !., a'l a 'niitil'." ti N'( iW, step il.i. iiniin ' n d j men '"ifl'l kne- lllllll .1'' ...e. tl Ml i ll.'1-' .ti in net run abniit after nii.ci in n ""'"' lime.: .nine nbl i 'e , .nine n'.l i. ,- hand. ..'Hue md w.i-i and r. -ri'limg! N i.t lung nr- ' Tl ei jjci ..l.i well -i. , i.f f.-i.-h niln-r. ,'iin' nn wend'r, " ' A iiwi'i a i.-in with a leis.n '. I. attend -- .in'- be i lining nrnuiii, . ' i Mil'. .IIJ hi. ' if e.ety ia nr ". I aid. 'I'ril.e'.. no ; ' cTi.-'niinciI 'i ';. TilliT "He'd be il g li.,li:ii; e' . Ilia'-, nn ilv right i.-ird the i- .- ,t ,, :. in i an-- tl whole bit ,. I , I i .i .i'liilli off, if vim get me." ' I d.i.i' ." I said dr.- l.i . .il il .1 I', though." 'am Vie i tli a laeb " isnii did H. ' ... it i pirn .'i.k of a wniiian ili.n i.i, i . '171-u wniuen. end ii pnnr sii.-k ..,' -i i..-,. tlu.t isn't half a dneii men What w- iiie.in." Titli-i. i..i. , ' that .ui and Sue n. ..! m ',.. .t..;, I 111 Igeii. w lial ' n , . ., I, ,. . ,..,, .,'e. Ml n. 1, betWiel. t'l ' ., ,,' . wmi't i bat": i A.gii.ii.. .1 -I tl.i. '.lb; ll" ..It'. t ..' t , i, ' i. I il.'V e. lilt- Ii .1 . I III . ei- ,.)( -si I a b.-eu i '.n ii i .i ' ,n i, .-, t i i III lnllg e .i . Till' In l V' ll i., ll' Appeal C'li-' .' II. .mil '.'e it.,.i- I' ilki igien ami Mm, Aiuu-in. Tull,,iu'. lull III '111'-' I l.' I'Ullg'.l I'll. lllllll I'll!' of I ll.llnl.lb'e ,gl.l. Tnkng i. ni and lr A . ii 'I ill ,.i, ii. h.i' I Ii..' i i.i.lei in i an- i ill' ni e . I ni. ..'j Miij dnll'l In 11. . i in Ii ni her '.inelia T,-l,er. ;....,.-.i m n,. t, .,,!. f ills mi ' in'' g'ni' ii' s bail' 1 -.ii but "'l llligl I VI l- ii i, !.j. alls ' Will. 1 lin lev I . I'll 'I ,l,,.r, ii nipliii fn i i hi- i ha i i . ,ti..lh ' When b" -t.ises br i.i If ,,. j,,, c,,,,, . ited I'lderly Ass, ,,it.' A in'ipi-.-u bin 7 nd v. lute . .nts Aim a nmti nili-V .i t'lit a lie ilm le. , j,, ,,ui.i . . 1. ll ' t be ilnne jiili t was ijiuie ii was nnt ,i 1 pieie vin e. , ;i Minim iihi si i, ln lilV i ie. I.ti I dangled it from a mi ing nn, b-iii'iv I tn .w ing ii ai'i'imd tni fin linger 1'iuiie ..'H I!x e.-diugl w.,1, I luar i say. I , v . 1 AS ANMIIINt. .ei.,,,,,1 pe'.iMbe A tn dunii ". Ml- in nnd I llft'-l llinl'.ilgli ' ni-ii...i!..ii nl lli mil. cr in cnlnpillii i-'M ni-ge ,tin-s iiu-1 ',;. Wile, ugren! tn nppeiut I,, ...;,. n- Amelln Mage mnniiger- of our mnrrled life and 1 allowed tliein a lib'r.il ciiu- peusntleii. After n l..tig i-iuisjIkhi, lieerge and Anvil t ilei-liled that It wiiiild le best forllc-erge in b. m pe . ninni ininagei- while Aiael'n iivuiaged S.lsan I ngieeil te iwnrv' ng !i in; Mlliee. Itllt I 1 lis Ml- I l-l'll 1 1. II i;..i, ;.. lui-n-'.t I me with a slieet ,, ai,e,- ,n llic I p O' - I ,c'l lie ,111, Wl. l.m "( ,. l.i l-t 1 '' 11,1 lltlU .j!....., ill , iiiil.e . - - i it ,-. -ii.-, ,-,, wililen si Mirirties of husbands, aTl men of ii i aciiinliilaiice, nnd mi two llllke .i tin" iii'im ei nm ust win written ".ianiiary--it. piosikteus banker" And following this was IVIiruary -II. I'HIggk'ten, clubman, V of Evening Public Ledger Original Short 1 1 Urn M - tnj 0 W ben I returned from m bank and met Susan I fell into a chair and stared at Iter. Her heniT vperr." nnd "Mar.-'i IV hum ISepple. tint, lad i,li!i-i"." n',.l ' ."i (I'll, n In ".lune I'arei S. l'li' . 1 1 cited cblerli fu-'cr, itc" .In I i.a igain tn In- "Self, prosperous i.aiilei-" And se mi f. if the secnml m ,.ie:itb A the tiieiiili was new Ausu' I wn- t.i f"' '"'-' If- !".'. n i;7'' """-.lung n. nenrk as im.wi i . II I- lli-l. inn ,. , ; .' : ! Il !'"' l',"M''1 "f August n-an . - m t)nv nH ""'' hiisli.-ind lint my -If but I111 Itlleilt-. Illlll IH11 p.i-. - -Ulie nil P'li lllli-llt In II. I' lllggl'tnn (ie. rge I'lihir 'in- t!ia- I w-i- tulli e.pni;.e.l with Manner, and luilci.. v ! n In .mid mil ... .lire wiiat II. I. I 'ig'.-b'tiiii V Ollbl (n In- illl'll'ii snllli 1 IllllJ II. H or in" t" iln iti'tcn!. I mlmlt tt-.it a. the il ii :iin ni lied wlieil I ll, tn bci'iilll' a pi. n l i-.l'! in" and unniiii'Mi I111-.l1.11nl tn Suan I I.e. lime kn."il ei lied Till- nils lln' ).' ii.n I wa. tn In. .-innilcr man. but li'ci I i.ii'w I wa. tn ban- in Mismi .11) etlti'-eh tifw wife. 1 ll.nl field '.-"a .n Itiieie.H-i! In nniihliig in my 'ill" il nn i ih" thirteen ti-imi,-. inn. tllillin; ' llf thilteen i-ni.t) ' I- nf .e...,ic Sn-an wis t ... ilnrtren impi i ..niat - mm. iii Ii- r ill' I till Iieii.e an 1 .'ii1 I rnnl.i I in-lu.lll I III fi'-ll tn -11." ..'- tri'liibleil wi-'i iv'iii.. as I - ." t.ii'in and I I the white IIU'II. fill- J llllted nil then- I -av tint teen trunk- be.-aii.e AiiH-b.-i Tit' -t - bad d" i'b d i b it. nn m ih by in. .tub. Su-nii In. nld ! ilirmn women She felt tin .-u n, In .ng n win. ill. i a- iipial ' tin- i i-k, and In Iftillg S I'.'lll lie II ijll.i ,i I.I 11 -.eh limtltli fnp tl.l-t-'ll I i.-'i-lis while I : in, . In .m iik. iii a t let l in. nit!-, ii wiiuli! In n.-iin m ii. .'..I tlm auic b'.-biiiiil i ni'd bun t! ' ...llic . l'e. If. li.l i l i Ice. .-. . i., -I-il.l In- Miii-v l" M.'b i ni Vk -v in in 11 I' liggletiin tl.. i II I.. .... 'bin'.-, r tbiii -b w i.ubl l.i VJ .i r I' .i 1I.-I- In mi I. 1' llg,-et..l '' I " ' Augil'l. Iieiii'I il" Man I' M .,. Mis Wi.'e Nn. I. wll'll Aug in .-lUinti Sn-iii wm Id I'. W.i Ni. II. llll-l I1 e I1CM Al.gll-' -l.i m. .1 I.. W:i N'n ". 'I In.- ii i mil. n n... lti w.i' .1 .--it ed. i m t'n glm mi . Augi-s- ii . n n ben i . vpm llll-llt Wll- '.. I i i i I ..pell.'l in I l" II id I, Il.l. I 'ir.. ' i.ll . Mm" tn ial " a -.l I., ' ,1 l,-elie inmitbs lit tin- -Id .""i-it 'I . ' I'lgtnll. She w.-l- III I -I ' I ' ' I i 'II I fiem be.', btrb-d and I. n .- i . . 'nib'-. (,.-.re Tltlimi. I lid - l I i .. 'i II. I'lgg'-mu iliipci'.iillli'l 'Ii ill I i nii i e i n-t'ilrs. " ii ii- 'i .!''" Aiir ' .i T ... ,, p'".isn.t'- "Oil. yiiu'll le.i .. , " i ibi- ilm nth al ..'1 ' .- .- r -. llu'l'l1. i iv ".' tlv guild i km . i,.. ' I- iln lie i- bu-balld- ill I..,- ' lln, . Stl'llll ills gi. no III N.-W pill I I i-. .1 , l " - in V.-i-Ua. Y". . .in ',.... . .,. ii ", ni,., l,... Tulkni"i-.ii "ii m ,i, ..i ' ' t ' I nf -epti'lllbl-l I i an ii'seit thai Su-iii 'ml I . . nn. .,..iirie' li.in Aug i-i . i. I is.-. 1 1- InMil and biiig'-'l ti.r -J ..,., -. ,li a- I did I.." aid .1; ' ,.i- linil.tl. 1 wasted, n in . j 1 1 1' I tl.g'i lull lii'i' "II I n .1. - iii I. I!.. .rge Tuhei ki pi ... ,i ,, d i,, il i-i. nnd I am - it - I ,, . . n ane ii f all i n i 'u' id I u i i n ,m ihi-ln. I played nn. i i ,,..,. . tin n .ii i.M mi pi f in i. I .. "i , ..." i in- ni nn i' ii ,i . .,,i iiinllv knew .miu! Vini'i. i I ., dif. e'i lit niini. Maybe in i d .'n . km, ,i, hit urn weie gelling -nn i iimi . ,,,.-r lml 'i.i- gelling 1 1 t! . i (Vii'v liian' Pit Well bcl i.i .i , ij -em .p" ' I met. inward the '-ml , ' . ; i.t. l li inker fi i.t.i Ni.nie n ),,) met Mimi at I'nit'.iud. "Snllli- W ll'1 !" ll' -i.i e ,..,. e.ilh "Seni" llreli tali Mr. T ,1;,.. . tnll . .Ill-I hllliW-s Iiiih In I,, i ni I i in... tal.cn Meliry I 111 Ki , . Wlm v,,. ilnwn beie 1,-i't ji-.ir. said ie.i l,i,i v,,. ,. "f ihc- lieusebinkc 1 nib-. ,,nr- f il,,. ni" nbl family person.. Oh Im-"' TT WAS with "im ti.p.,. ,,,, ,,. l,,,,,,,,,,! Sll'.lli- l-.-i, , s!. leinbei I W.I" "Ifll 'll Ann iln Ml' will'c Titbiif. fur taking S'l'iui f,ii ,i mi- j(i .),,. was Impel '..Hat ng ., , ,, ,vel ,i- . I,-. Hut.! In- ,,f ,, . m, suggested -be was mineiium ,. J,,,,) iilimt thnt I n glud I v ,i. te ,r ,,. m fm tni, n tn .pc,,;, .(.e",u- September n-liulub- uiMe.l I'm- m. m be ;, Wmsluii Ilnplib. bull ki'lur and Mill, After a few nei..ngs ,,l inailung b ie,,-ge TIllicis I wa. miu. m,,i," . ',, ti, i.ll-l- IIU l'.i..p'i. -,,'e i , a lll.lli. ,., ilm, v. 1 1 il.l nm . m , Su.au ibe ,., li.iilint.llH l,, II i i ,,f lb" ,...!.. ... ..,,.. .,11.1.... I iiiiiii . i-i ,i"i -..,, ,,, i , ,, ,, ., time i ipiiic willing In H"i i in, .u giung the pan MTi-iinilnuil' lien eusaii iniivcii .ni gnse lue one kiss anil iiurneu te bcr loom, but Amelia Tlthers pninrd a moment. "You'll be hurvrHa!' slitwUg. ' r ymmmtzmsi mmvmmm m ---- - w, i VJT m"e vivii .! in. iiuihi.iui.. "il K "en i HMU.1IM me lllllll, "UIIIU lull i 1 1 f 1 1 i u vu liinmril III mm kiiin I ...irnni. I llfli.. Mt (! n ,n 1 1 ., II lillnVllnam mn. .. HIIIII ln H .!. !... !...... t? 1 ,. V O'l t" 1 .1 ..... ... . .. I ... ..v... .. iiice. i iiprc was neininx fise in tin' trunk.' The mil tlewr. as I looked r t rJ "S'lsii, ,. ileins i! 'ii womler- was up I fniiml I bad imiisb te de f Is ever. I luipe Sujin 1- te be mini'- at them. ihsihiipiI a uiennliis- llie.v fiilli ! Ami our liitle pun tb'i' trni i iime ' ii imiKliii; le i in Silvan and in trj itu ' tiling resinriabb' in (loiebrr." wrre u wreatli for tlir IipiiiI : l lie bay i.fi" 'p'l'inlidh . i. ii II iicii'r lip. in llilnk te i-ewil bi-twi'i'ii hi r and the men "I shj, mmi ktitiw!" (leerRe r -. was sewed te a iiiiitev lianil. 'I'liete "I Sii'iin n a -leilsi. inpiil maii'ieil- lin si ehieil tn tiil.e her mu'iueriiiliii , elaiiiieil. "Nu'i ilnn't Knew that wife was extremely vlnni liny. I'ietlires of iiM-thiiiK -oil of pei-'eii. Yn'i j 1 1 1 1 In eaine-i. We bad iiii- low. ulih of mine. I'p an.l iImIiij;, what? Al- Hawaii and the Seuth Sva Ulnnds wiiii!" Sii'.in .a -I :b. i'- n tn ipe.ik- -mi w s a Utile lilt unite, what? Spread linked nn my brain. 1 saw my Siimiii When Siian i .line dnw n te iliiuirr I the rhaSe leti"iie. when I tiibl bee wb.'il n bit mole .vail- that's her motto. If . mi n .nmlr lii.mli In mi iimi'.iliuiil.in I wa indeiil iiri-i'i'd. 1 untied from I Ibniiylit of ber rendii.t. mid he ealle 1 yen gel me." ' ,euld -ee nearly nil of the bciieli melia Titliei. wltli wliein I 1 ,nl been aiter.ili.i nine, bin we l.i 1 nnd "Yeu mean te tell me" I gasped, and nearlr nil of 'Susan ! I felt sek : I'mng mj bei I.. II in. and L-a'pul. Miade up like muig Inier-. The nest "Well, nitliei-:" eebiinied tieerse iiildenlv and evtrniieh sc.k '. Se this S'leb wi'l. -i.-'i laek nf .lelbi-: Such mliiiile 'lie vn i:iniiliig n'd I let ii t In T.t..rwf "I'pwanl anil en, Mini, n. .ns e lie mi w ife ! Tli- .:is te be the nhiiii'hii f Ions miiiiiis-! I'eiibeil.i. ibe -illy nld tool '. And I te 'peal;." tenth Mrs. Tulkili'.'teli ! I could feel ibiimlai if li.ir,' ' ill I in:.' The miiiiiuh- lij he.l iin ..! Tuber'. 'line. n't I il wllV" Sh" did" I'm n few Septembei diys I d il 111 In till I .ltll -n'lie iif nlir .itii 'ii'in- ni niir but iiefme ,i nek female llilghlml- When ders !it:mr.n iwtitrr crush nude thr trcjn of frnr nntl tragciltj? Must il pull dtimi all loved etc.s ; disaster? ni)' nn in i in; smuv ;.'-. ti i in i it i iv . : ' ' it lln I n r n i .'-' '' ' ' "' ,'' t'n -i , n' i ii i i . i (, il' , 'It j e , 'I - li.l... -.1 . el f.'i I V. t s itnin. b I, I'll bu i ' ul.et I. I'.ll 11. ii: nn i; i tiwTit . i. -.in-' iii'.h- ". j 1l,ir ! i;eii null - i it'll i ntil - .1 'CI ' . Il'i '.I i III M lUdil, lify ' I tl' I ir,l I uir , ' i I' i 'n In UUI I'll IIHU. Ii' IV lull 'I 'I' I J ll-'tt .1 h'l 1-1 loell..'; , i in', n m,i'-- . I tl in i v"ll- .' urel .silo. " . . . II' i-i ''' r ' it'- .' i !7Mii in w iii i i ;;.-. 'i Him'.' iu- il.i. . ' e or' . .' I. - , .i i . n Ii;. l.l.ltUV l I.-1-;. !'. "In. lee .. i lf fiii' i - , " "j . " ' iri'iti' ', i life I ,.',, I m. n . hi it I,,. .lull t . . " III, c . i '; I'll' ' br I- i "1 I' I a ' ,i mi i ' t .-ii.' ,iii u n,i nhriiit ..', i 'ti 1 l.il tl .'it in in "I . ,'ilnltrln l I. - ii c ... I .1 l.r V'i 'il 1.1 n I Ml.. ' ' '' I, l: ' I 'il' v I. ' r ' t' ti 'i' -i Oi ll i 'llir, 'ii - i . t It s i ' I.I lie iiiil-i ;--v" fi i ni ,pipii n , ii ;e "t r-'ts '.' '. '.it niMle i" ' 1'nl i ' '., tl . tn i ' - - 'e i l"t-r il . n iii. S I '. 1 . : i i.t it. s ii'-.. n i i . ' u' (!,m I j', i it; " " 'I '-III I nl.'t l.ie'r- l-'i.i'. l I -. I 1i-s Wlll'l.l IV. I.f.t.l. ,'fi I' I llr !!.. e i'h tiOiill. out '- ,.-' 1" r, . ,' a i i i , h , It. hl'jri U I -l-lc li '. ,1 , ' il ,n .III .. TT W .- -lie end "i May beliiic I). md In jau in in"-. iineiit I I u'ie i i iiimi The tie. .i'iii g i tic sbudeil .IH'it- had I .i'-i im i full leaf In tlnii iinii'. an. I M.', e .-. . i,..iiig r li.l l giiul.-ner's ln t'lMil nf paradi.i- w In n llnvii- gmw iii.nr i' ibe v .ed- aiiimig them. Il.in i Milbr, b.ivliig-inlli'.l Iii- lawn iliinigli all nf ml. wa- lienrd abreinl in tin-, i.irh in ii lung- Willi the lawn .mm t i . m- nm in bin I V is In b- .een In lull. i ll b" I"' HI hi- M gel.il'le pal" ll. I'm. i niini tlii.ngli l Iv Mi-"ts, the iear "in- I.nl' n wnh lilii--n'iiing loot liniii tin- iiuitiii lane., and 1 1n- Wheeler neg wa- ag.ilii biii-vlng In.u. s In the .nft warm gt-.n'inl iinue- the hedge. j;irnbitli Wli.ib-i w ,s imy li.ippi'. Ilm limit of i Mici UUI walling, iiiu-e Migue. bad n -t.illi-" d imw lum ib'tinlle fni in 'i" wa. "iiitlng. timidly uml -hi il hilt with infill!!" c.illteill. In tiiiv i ii lulling wmibl inin.'. And HI the ti ',intim there was I.. din, and snnv time inibi ii shabby i in- would step ai the ilnm- ii ml I here would be Iii e min utes, or i ji. And then llu-k v euld bale tn Iiiim tn wiifl, or b.-vli tn Ibuld. Al'liV ll'.'ll. of rnll-se. indnj wns emI, but ibeie wniibl alwav- be tomorrow. New uiid then, at .bell- piiictiic or at si 1 1 lee. s,i. saw- t'l, ire Ite..er. Kill I'l.ire 'Mi- mm i cool te her. and never in anv air mint sought Ivi r spoke le her nle ne. Slv wa- r.itlur iiiihaiip abe'ii I hue, whin she i i-mi lulu n d her. Ileilltse l lilUM be se telllble tn care for a mini who enlv said, wlien one pnke nl I'Iiiic, "Oh, the tall blonde girl''" lin e ni- twice, ten. -be bad found ('hue's eye-en 111 I' .11 mi tli" wen- lilis tlb cii. Ii was almost as though they iid:' "I hate .mil In. Mil mil knew, lint 'inn t dare in pity inc." ii. somehow, KIU.iIm ill Iiimi her sell mil entirely hcllcwng tbul ('line's pas-inn Mils n-.ll. I ti i IIII-.I- llic leal thing nm bid Willi all ,Mmr might, lit leiisl until you were sine it wa-wauled. Attn- that, of .-ours , MiU i euld lie se pi eud of It lliat en might become ut icih sbiiuieh-K She was afraid siuiie. limes that she wa.s the Mirt In be ut terly shameless.. Vet, for nil her hnh-yen lieni-, there wci.i l.ulc things tbiii wiiiiiml her. ii .lull c, ll . ll bill ing in be k. pt from ':iiiig things she lUiln t v mil tn I en I-. An I Nitiii. Sh" mi. n't "in t tm i Vina w.i- -ii I lei liniipi And. of cu'ii'i'. then- was .Ilm, .Ilm wns dillicull Semcilines lie wns .. i .im! .Im,, ii.'nlii simiel llniu lm tl lllllll, linn tti,t iif.i.,1. - - ... I was a boy. and one never knew jiibt Iwhleh he wns coin te b. 11C Was 100 01U 10 r .uissiyuin; uuu luv Stories en Married Life ',',' .' ',," , ' ....... wife in self.,1. fen- Ii m as. in. .-. il. a -, . . i '" '" IltlH'l. S-H 111 . "Thiink l.eiiien.' I 'Mill te I icm g" mi I niini. l.eiiien. i ...nil t ig'.nn lb" l.ft dm of September, "llil. in. mill .1 ntl ei nf Ilit ijr 1, jeiiiig te milling, himself. lie was -pen., ng .'.nies all bis eieiilug. aw.n from li.ime imw . and hi- mother alwii dicw an inaudible -Igh when lie was spoken of. i;ii..i!n lb btul wailed up for him one tigli'. null a slmrt time bei'ere. nnd lcil.ei.in-; .illil into her loom hud talked in Iilm -en i.-ly. nii ought ;i be nsb-iuied. .lini." Slie h-ibi. "Vel'le Mlllpl.V Wen.lillg llielller -il k." "Well, wli'-" be d'lii iiude.I iMi.inll.v. "I'm old ciiei.'.ii te take can- of mi --rlf." '-,ieu ought 'u in- taking caic nf !-, OII." lie had 'nn' ml rather i rcstf.ilieti at III. ii. and iieiere I -m-iiI mil lie ..tt.i.il u hull-. In cpi-h . vplaiiiilleiiA "I'd i.'li 'In 'a i.ln ii' I gn." hi' -. I. "bill oil 'll Ihlli' I poiilienlll v I- n i tlv rlirei I m.id le vll Take tnlilghl. in.i I i.in't lell lhr-tii .'limit II, but ll wa- all light. I in" W.illv S.ivi. and l.i.-iie at ibe i lub iiefme dinner, and v e get a fourth and p!,iml bridge. Iinh half a i em a point 1 -ncur wc weie going mi playing, but .enu bed brought In a i-bilp naiii.'d ii ' ' 1 1 lern .ei-kluil. lie tlll-lie.l mil in In ,i bldlln-r of lievell ( .nil -b . ll" .in -- and lie leek u airiiind m i,n i 'i.-.i : i .- . i ml mi-.c ii- a le. Net ,i ihnig '.iieiig with it, was there';" "Wlvie ei.i i.ni -.-e ft ein there';" -be pri-sj-iiil, iin'tiii'.ibl . "Il's btllf- pust one. "Went an. .ml and met leu . Slv weudeifiil. l.li.ibeiii liul de en knew what would hinii a if I told them'; Tliei hi lum m In She felt iiith.-i Inlpb"- because shi knew he was ughi limn his own .stand in. inf. "I knew. I'm st,-ji.ei nt I.cs .lini." "Oh. I..-; II- i.i nailed along. He's all light She kl-si'il liiiii liliil lie Weill "III Ii living her in I.- niinke fm- a Ien .1 w:i... .. ....i.t i. . . . i ..i. .ni. l.i ' ' " """ "' "" IUM-. .-.--.-....,., Mmi uuu ...,, Imppy Mimm. .b-iw mui nl Iii-i; w.irll Kueil. Sh (lulu t wini iih.whim.i s bre.ul iiinl I'lMi"' "--piIImI nn im i.irpft x tin' mux-- rllt (in. and tn urn .lowly wem- ,w, if i. j,- , empllrated pallein; l.a-.-tt -, ling West and Il.ivld 111 bis mini irinlii- .Tim ll 1 1 tl in 11 I I.e-iie tiiiiii ..'-inn; niuil-i-ni'-iii l.mi llllllillg It III ll'' lllll'le.l die... lllg I'llillll nf a woman -mi nl a local I'vati' : I 'late lles-ile,- biin ding, und lie little iiicstlru being I, ,-.,,! ml bebliul hands, fll,".!:u.!!.,,'V..,:,f ".""ly'T.""' V'.""..!;.1).. enuni.i ii.ii i.H-ii ; nieg.ir.i i-iiiuiik round te see I...S.,.,,. nnd lu.ning away n'waV'e; an'lmb nm. mm " indNlv.' . liuvil '01 ,, ' i", t ll a . be f . 1 f u ,,,. 11 tains 1 tMrVe Norad... hai.ng iMnrhl'r ".nl le tile ;! l$n r"" w tll,,t hh" mil!l" Out of 'all of 'tun,, ii wns Clare He- Mter win. in.'ilc th. in., , mis, ,011, mmc of the shun. . Cm-, affiliated and net Utile lil'il I-. but petbaps Kill dininaiiKing heiM-lt. tins turn- s tlv friend win. tool- ier.-e,l in turn bad tidings. r.eliui.l eicn tbul. however. was an ili.cens. inn. deslie te see Dick ucaili, and this lime se te Impress lier. self en him that neier agf.lii could he pass her in tin- street iintietierd. On tlvdav. linn, that D'lvld llrst sat 1111 in bed CI. ire weni te tlv house and .' , , 1...... 1.. i 1,1 loeiv mi (iiiu.- 111 1 ne limine; 1 iiiiiii. -.I,,, was dies- ,, v. lib exli.-mi. i-n ii- mui she nirrietl a iniasnl. Willi il. while sv waited, -lie drilled small ucn mi li.i.l.ti.iL..n,..k.l i . .li.IT. ..1,1 .. .. . .. . . . THE linieiliaueus in in- ...1 inui-c 1 III p.'l uuu neeii iigui. ie- v.mi-ii nin- ph.ii i-.im- 1 iiiie 110 rigiil 111 1111 inline, u,- 1, feriiiu'atcd her Ilm -it a. 'lb, 11. .with lliiii. if Din id li-td buill fm' Irn, effi r ii te any one, u a 111 "' .VcViTtlirless .she feiiiul jt liard le a false, jilcntilv it wa- because there lie made a desalting gestilie. begin. i"(H " iieeeeMiij for ll, .Senieiiiiiig or l am some one else, some one I "J don't want le keep ynii if you're shameful, something Im wan te be taken who was smuggled out of the mountains l.iir,"",he said, avowing his eyes. "1 nwar frnm. Wasn't It prebahW that and given an identity that mukes htm 1 you reilna urry--e-'' ' David had heard llie gossip, ijml had llvlne-llc." m a . 4MHlA--:. . ,1 ..v.'i ..---.I s , L ... by the Best American i,,, ,,.,,; ,.2,( . .m,.iia mu't li.ne ,,,1,11,1,11. Well.edinnted 'liewghl. iie i' net net 'lire she hn married ,,.., i .... Hi,,,. ' ,. . .1 !.,., li..ll.. I. ...I .... ., ..... ....... ....(."nn iijin i-n-i Su.an for in I lein'.iei . It was i-n-i ."su.an ter in i leinbei . It was lunik Ne. 11. I daied net nil'" tl will, the grcitct dlllici-.lty that I v.as,lld: I could think of nothing hut Kve- AKING By Mary. Roberts Rinslnnrt -.'s, ' Ii," "Thr vlmn-iii.; Inl-rUnlr" nn,l ninni; nlhcr stiihnip enj sutcrsiul nevth. Vupiii.iiiH, '.', bu (ienrar It hermi Ce, . "l-'irst of all. I'll lell you some thing. Then I'll ash you te lell me all ini ran." "This Is my bnsiui"-," be said pi- iviiii. .mui wniieii. "I wonder if you are going te tin - , drr. lund n.c when ideliegiu; i "Ven sound iilm n.iiigly niiiiueii.." 1I l-llllleil .it lice :i in I she lirut .1 nmileli! nf tviiil . An. wnltei ., ' ' '" Hilled .it lier iliiil she bad . I ii envnt of I nine "nii limit leek like n..fniii lady withiiiiylhiiigeatiug.it Iipi diu.iasi; cln ei or luiwcver it g.es. ,- -, , ",- f" ., ,. , III-, l.i li-'-lnne. she snlil Sllllilelllv. : - ,. , ' nciiele are snilni' Kemethlm; annul mil lb..! you ought te knew. I c nat-ed at her, ain,r.e. ami in- cic-liileiis, ' lllll t IIU' ( ilf i l M I lll'l' wit it fin ! i it- -ii i l'l.... ..1......1" ,..,, n,. .-,!,. I Ht nu ihikIh n Uw.. f H run n I dun I licln'M' n. .Ne! tm .t liiiniunnt. IIiU ,',li Kim w hat U luwu i-. ... .,.,.. :. ...... , ,,,..,," i.,, MU, M(..,,iv . "new.'ier, 1. 1 - li-ie n. i .i i. : . : " -11, 1 I. i- no i ' l ,1 -iiimi-. - .ii . She was iineu-i enough b that tinv, ' , ii "'" , : ami. rniiier ii'giiH-iie.i ucn s,,,. ,,., hiii-lvd. I-or be .111, (iiii.-i ami rather pale, net looking at her in nil. Inn " 1 n vi.l that Meed 1.11 liN desk. One1 ,lt l,u,..v Iiiiil siew II Illlll one day illlll ,if lmmiiiei-inif wlii.-li he had rrcei..iie, ; D.uld ut the," ...vbn,,, ,.." He Meed above her "K" "f ,c,8!lV '" V""!1 ,,li,,,k '"U"1 ' and looked 'down, .i.'lll with ,hc en ' 1 HU" !1"1 "'ll1 u, """ 1,'"S- I "" with which he always regarded "' 10"K11 '" '"".In,'" Lnew." .she her. but will, resolution in his very at- JV1,fi;-i h,;T,,r' ""n"'V' 1,,1!ll, :iK,'-.?1f "'I' " " !" "'"' - '""" "' esi.t " ' , ;,(:!,"c;,n.1""c" ' " iN; ,ou "' '"" ",p a11 "f inurse. TI1.11.I; m.ii." , She learned ever Mm ns be told her. N "'," ;1'" l"!'1 "!"' 1' enMai.k and for all her (error. His voice, for all -t'-"!, hefere tlv plciuie ugai.i ,011. its Meaillnes- w;as strained. ( l'"'': N'"'-1 Y""1" '"' 1'1!'1 lia'1 " trlcl.en "I hue felt for Seme time," be lin- 'onu.tien Unit the thing was true; islud, "Hint ou und lHubl were 1 ,,. "." "r. Ml'.'' ' ',"'', ,l'"1,!1"1 lrun' Ing semi'ihlng trnm me. 1 think, new, ''."" """"" """ '"sisi.-.i. .n-.n, k-niilb'steiv had, lieier iiuiir.ed 1,1 mc- hl a S'li. II'' Meed and gazed at the lu.'lure. lis world had collapsed about """ ""l '" """ """ "" ''- ''" "Din id. David!" lie thought. "Wh did ,mui de it',' Ami what am IV And .. 1. ..-.' 11 nn 1 Clinrnelei Ui b alll Iii. li '-I llin tzht after lliat wa-ef Dim id liiine'f. What- evei I'm id had done, his motive had Fiction Writers able te maintain my reTc of a man who recretteii his past and was seeking his Kelnee In jroed books. It was In deed h.iTil for me te fit with lliewcend volume of "Henry Kfiiumd" and see SiiMin niiiking merry with half a dozen brainless needles while hrr clothes were vlrtiiallyl an Incitement te unseemly levity. "It has been a lovely month," Hit still said at Its close. "I did feel se free. I hope you're .te be semctlilnir retiring In November. ' I'm te be "' "What?" I smiilcd. 1 de believe I Knarled. ' wait and see. me said. The next evening when I returned from my bank nnd met .Susan I fell into n clialr and stared at her. She who bad never used rouge had used It tee. tee nliaiidenedly. Her gown 1 can only describe It by saying that even Mrs. Illiilcrberry, who gees what Is virtually the limit, would have hesi tated le wear It, "Like the tVinitcssf of Duxmlnstcr !'' Amelia Tlthers breathed In my ear. "Chic. esV" I sliuddered. T had mad of the Ceiinfes'K of DimnliiMer : It was she who gave the notorious party at which she lest thirty thousand peilnds ster ling and then bet nil her Varments nnd lest ! And1 this was hut November, and Amelia Til hers' motto way "Spread a hit mure still." and there were nine muie Impersonations en .Susan's lM! ICI.OSKI) my eyes anil groped for the stair banisters. When I rendu d the upper lloer I dodged for the stairs that, led te the storeroom. There. In a row. were the twelve trunks. Ne. -1 was net there: It was evidently In Susnn's boudoir. Fer a moment I steed before trunk Ne. ,". It was unlocked; se weie they nil. I put my hand en the lid and liesltnted. After all. I could guess what might be in trunk Ne. "!. I might as well knew the ort. I staggered le trunk Ne. 1.'!. New. 1 trust I am net a cewnrd. but 1 did net dnre open (he. lid of thnt trunk. A dozen limes I drew n deep breath and n dozen times I hcltaled. I turned te trunk Ne. 1L te Ne. 11. "Augustus." I said le myself, "be a man ! I'nce this tiling!" I threw' open the lid of the trunk .t,..tl,.l..lt.. .. 1...I ....... l.n !.. ..CI..... it.- . . "Ill, .1111 111. , ,11111 ,,!,-? I,, III'. HI ,'l, 'l. III!' tenth Mrs. Tulklngttm. Al t'u-t the tl'lltlL vnCIIH.il Ilk In, lit Hill lilllfr lull n Cm, red iiriiticlul llewers nnd some hn.i . ,' - JUM. . 1 1X..I, .1 . . I lie com perspiranen oenig nut 01 my pems. My Sti'.ni in n hay Imnp'hnde and a wreath el mil petunias: I li..,lt, .teiml HUM. .... ...it. I.i,.nil . i in i -1," ,- .ii...., ,.... in,- 'r- ...I...... lunik Ne. 11. I daied net nil'" tli" POINT tlnii lellapsiil'; Wasn't the fear that be hini.elf would In iir it b-liind H.ividV insistence that he go te I'.altltnere'; f Ills' theiiirlits Mew le Kliabelh. I ! cry thing was cbatiged new. as te I'liahi'th. lie would have te In- iciy 'criain of that pa-t of his before Iv could tell In,- that he lined her. and be hml a sen.-e of Immediate helplessness-. i,. i euld net go te IMviil. n tiling- were Te I.ucy'; "i'lebnbly be would b.ne gene te I.ucy III eii'-e. but the telephone lailg. lie .inswered it. get his lint und ii.ig mid went out te the r-ni. Years willi liiuid bad ninrle niiteuiatic tin subeidiualinn ei' -elf te he demand- of the practice. Al half past ('. Liu' braid him cenv in and go into his etlice. Wlvn lie ilbl net immediately reappear ami take hi lly ing inn up the stuii-s in DmiilS mom. she ste. d eut-lde llv office deer and listened. She hud a pioiiienitlou of something wrong, si-njvihing of tli" l ruth, perhaps Anyhow, she tapped nt the deer uml opened it, te tin. I him .sitting iery (piictl nt bis de.k with bis liend in bis baud-. "Iick!" slie ei laimeil. "Is an tiling wreng''" "I lime u headache," be s,ih. He looked at hi- watch uml get up. "I'll lake a leek at D.m.l. am! then we'll blue diii'iei'. 1 didn't knew il wa- se lute." Hill when she bad gene out lie did net iuuucilin'elv mi. lie hud b.en going i,,,,.,. K;,Ui, pnlnfiillv and ciirel'iilly. the .hiligs that piuzlcl him. that he had a, .( epted bclure without dispute. Havid's .....i i -.. ..i e .. i.:. mi i-ici iiciei c w 11 IIOUL Ul-Illliv. 'III iii e . .,,. .,. leluciance tr ilisciihs his . fntlifr: llic Inn iI.iim hi ihe f-.ililn. willi Pnvnl In Ipiug him te iiceiistriii I In I'.m; nn1 - u-nig. ami mew progress .. i.l..i. t... e t . . i l.-.i i iMin-ii new- iv ieii, bouii'iieiv. nun ucl-ii He ate very little .linivr, ami I.uey's ...,. f ilren.l incteased. Wl.en. alter )l(, 1)ra)i s)i(l (()) ,.,,;,,,, j i,,,,. s-t- . i . . . . , iii in en i in iiuiu' iiimr ti tn nu in 1 1 it n . . ."..'' . , .,r ,tl KiiittuiK. il wns with it c iu if mil Mini it Wiih enlv n irmpiM-arv M'piire. sin illil net Knew fiem what". .., i ... . ' . , ; ;. , ,, T .lid no I fiiin into his nflbe. Instead, he came en te her deer, steed let a 'tis. 'I'Jll il I I 'J (I I 'Illlll ,3 I IIWIIIi Illil 11 .l,nin-ni in,'- il lll.lli 1111,1 ' . , S1(, ,11,; , ))M .iiemeut like u man under bird, llirn t.iiiir in. piiii iiiu iimi idiiu nt, t v t 1 1 n ,1(,n y Keiiv he took her kiiitliug I f,,,,,, ,,.,. n, l,d if en tlv table. , "Ilnn't ou think we'd better have a ..wlll ,, v- sl(. a,kedt wl.i. ,... unit tills is wiiat It Wll, life '.-e. JO ,-enli.e that I shall have te knew." I "lj,(-k I Dick:" was .i.i shn ceubl ,. "I W-ni nbellt ." be iveni r... .. lit. l.i.. almost terrible MisadjnesH, "te ask 11 girl te take my name. I want te knew nil'. 11 tiuttti- 1,, tiiit-i- ui-,-, 1 nave Mill H'l'. ulilv two a lei-iuiltt-,.. ... I,..'i....' 11 1 nave a name te ener i,,,,. 1 ' .ibmit luyse'f. Hither I nn, lleurv ,h. liustene's illegltin.aie son, ami in ibnt Ere In thf Garden of Hden. t m. . i the trunk by the handle ninl ,JiTV Nothing! There was ahtel iiVK J' I Ing n that trunk ! And bey,, m,t "! I .run Ne. And beyond tf 3 I went down the slnlr. utnn.t. ... limes I stepped and Hti.ed, ri'in . overcome the trembling Jf J" limbs; trying te regain my J composure. . This unseemly S1 ness had gene far eneuch' il , Ne. 10 inlshf .1.. f.,-. i ".' '""ik cedes, but for n respectable Amcr Lib A wife-no! The tenth Mrs. TulklSA might please Lord Algy. , t"SM ,... unii.N ..,ihIi-.i,i-, j uisillgtetl ,()l 1 met Susnn In the hall. I grapnel" I,.. nrm tli-mlr. ".iipcil tiff "Sllsan,.,, I said. "I have had enn.i.i' of this! I have had plenty 'e S,,Ci R'! "AiiciiMiim!" lie ..M.i ...i ?.'" - . - -" ........ nun tiirnw her nrms around me. "Augustus f have had mere AtmuMuscs t,M i " ' ,t bear. I want just my own old Ai . Bustus! I want my plain old Au-us-tus!" " "And I." I said briskly. 'Vnnt nothing but my same old Susan 'j'1,1, whole business has been netliiii- but Idiocy. We can vary the numMenr of our innrtletl existence without com milting Imltalleii bigamy bv retail and wholesale." ' I was tremendously relieved, for r admit new that I had been Irniicnilmi. l. frightened. The tenth Mrs. TiilUnJ. tell bad upset me. "Siisiiii." I whispered firinlr. for t was net going te let her come undir the lntluenee of Ainetln 'l-;il,n,.u . ,l moment, go up te your rnnni nnd pre- I'lin' iei- n .leiirncy- JeiiriieV w, your own husband. Yeu nie KOin- te fiilni Hcai'Ii with veur Amustiis. n"r... spectnble banker and married man. In live minutes (he ear will he at tins deer Hurry, for we have no time te wnste' But Susan!" I added as she turnfil te hurry up the stalls. "Snan! Will you tell me one thing? Vhat wai in the eleventh trunk?" "Nothing. Augustus," she said, hfr hand en the rail. "And In the twelfth trunk?'' I ak. id with a deep breath. "I.e.s than nothing, Augustus," mm Susan. 1 shuddered te think of what a wife it.ay be capable when driven te it by deadly routine. "And In the thirteenth trunk, Susan?" I asked hoarsely. "Why, yen old silly, my own elotlie," said Suv.iu with a laugh: "the clothe I was wearing when Amelia ninl (icerf came." "Oh!" I said stimidlr. "Oh! Wll jeu'e iit I line te pnel; nnitlilnj. mil ii tiiKi- ine tiiirieentli trunk. " Frem I'nlm Beach 1 tent n lar; check te Geerge TJthcr. ami he an. Amelia were gene when we returned. That was several jenrs age, but I I 11 II tin t tict-ij'initr, Sine. it In ..iIa... .... .. I" ' - i-'.-.in .,- i.i.'.u ill,- go have these twelve trunks thrown out ei ine Momriiem in Hie nitic. "Ne. Augustus dear." she alwaji sn.is, "I knew new that iniiiietnny . Ibe one gieat ciii-'i- of married life, nnd I love .ion mi dear'. Augustus that I want always in have a few dear Amelia's trunks te wind ward." Cnp'jrltlh'. 11?:?, ley Cncrf Virturr SiWiVn'. All libllll mrivrit. Hrvrmlticllml III t.lill'.'i 1 Can rvil identity br lest in aoed? Sec hate this throbbing Ftery of uiynteru, regeneration and love sekes these problems. Alwa.is she bad known that ibis inijlil oeiiii- some lime, but alwa.is, t.,n. h bad seen Dai id bearing the brunt nf it. lie should lienr ll. It wns net of her lining or of her nppreving. ler ywri the danger of discovery, had hung ever her like a cloud. "De ou knew which V" he pcrslst'd. "Yes. Dick." "Would you have the unbelievable rrtvlty net te tell uvV" She get up. a taut little figure wltli a dlgnii liein of her fear and of liff love for Iilm. "I shall net betray Daiid'si ronfl renfl delne." she said. "Leng age I vrnrnnl him thnt this 1 im,- would rini. I wns never in fuver of keeping ynu 1 Ignorance. Hut It N David's problem, and I cannot take the ie-piiiilbllltjr el tl;lllng .1011." lie knew- her ilcterniiniitien anil lift ehstlnnte lui-alty. Hut he wa? fnlrlf desperate. "Ven knew that If you don't tell ni, I shall go te DavidV" "If ou 20 new .mui will kill Mm." "It's as bad as ibat. is It':" Iv nM grimly. "Theit there is semetliln? shameful behind it. is there''" "Ne. nn, Dick. Net that Awl ' 11. 1111 1011. alwa.vs. te remember tlil. What David did was out of lore fur J 011. He has made many sarrlnVs fur ou. rit-.st. Iv snved your life, ami then he mude ou what jmi arc. And he lias had a great pride in it. Don't destrej his work of .vears." Her voice broke anil she turner! te go out, hep chin qiilveiing. but Imlfwii' te the deer lie called te her, "Aunt I.ue.v!" he snfj penlly. She heard him behind lier, felt hi st reng ai-niH as he tinned lier nlmut. Me drew lvr te him ami, s-toepluJ. kissed her cheek. "Veu'ie right," Iv said. "Ala" right. I'll no' worry him will. it. Mi .....I ..f ..... ., . 1 . .,... ..mil line in imimr, vi lien llie nine iw"" he'll tell me. and initll 11 eiu"- 'J' wait. Ami I ve you hutli. U'" l ever forget 1I111I." lie l.iseed her again and let lar :. Hut long nfler David Iiad put 'I''"1 lili pra.verboek that night, nnd "'"f the muse had iiistled down tie fU'lf te the nigh' supper en the Jliilns-riem table, I.iv ,,v nwnke and ll'lennl t" Dick's slew pacing of Ills hedrnein fleer lie was very gentle wltli D.niil from that time- en.' and tried I., leiuni t hlsehl light. bearl.'d wa-. Ha the dar David wa- te have hi- lu-t 1, 1.1. leu sweetbread he caught the mire eiitkla'. horreweil liep enp nnd nprmi. and ir rleil In the tray liiin-elfi "I liepe veur feed is te veur t.i"te. Dr. David." Iv said. In a h gli fnl-'t" Which set I Iln Iill,-sn el.'lllll? Ill tl" linll. "I may net b- much of a nut'', hut I can reek." liven I.ucy was deceived at ti"1-' lie went his ciiMeiiiai-v round, sent eW the monthly bills, opened and an'i',l David's mall, liere llie ilrmble uuiu of DavMV work und his own u0' grudgingly, but oil' guard he was gran uml nb.-trai'ted. He began te leek very thin. 1"' "!' I.ucy often heard him pacing I"1 ,",,,, at night. She thought that lie- s.cMe,a or never went te the Wheeler's. And se pushed the tenth day of vld's illness, with llie Hiiilhi e, ''"" betl.'s face growing a trllb' lf'1,, three dais went li.v wltlieit the W' uir ltiitling te the deer; l.h, ',''. Valley " playing its secnml and ' "" week befiu-i. gong into New l''k'"2. villi I.chlle Wind iiuciiiisi-ieuily , lug up tin shuttle Clare had ilrcl'l"' and carrying the pattern one uegr lurmcr tewaru cenipieuuii. Te be continued Mend V t ? ,
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