Show II I I Confess Confessions ns o of ofA L A W War r Bride I CHAPTER I I R Receive a al Gift and Lose ose a Treasure I and and a Faith was as to have have been a a. grand errand I event In the Lorimer home this year I for the first time since the war broke broko In Europe But It wasn't as successful success ful as all we had planned because butt bot buttof of the boys are still with the arn un was war the only dinner guest and Chrys were very gay say My h h- h i bands band's twin sister was at her best and andI I 1 was glad to let her do my share of f the talking Thus I was free flee to medi- medi upon true relation to my myla la late e exciting adventure In O business block I I caught myself looking at I II I caught glancing at me so j often that at last wo we nearly laughed I outright it seemed so like a cheap flirtation But it I 1 was only studying wondering If it he had Jwo wo selves Chrys has two contradictory personalities personalities person person- I know She is a smart business business business busi busi- ness woman and also mystic a fanatic fanatic fanatic fana fana- tic and a devotee of ouija boards Dad Daddy Lorimer Lorimor has two selves he heIs heis heis is my own dear Indulgent teasing law in but Mary Thomas knows him as a very different man I 1 have haye two natures I 1 call out In my heart of hearts for my husbands husband's love Jove and I 1 follow tollow the lure of a flirtation flirtation flirtation flirta flirta- tion with As to that polished gentleman himself himself himself him him- self could he be a most loyal and adorable lover lover lover-I I hardly dared shape my next thought thought and and a German spy On the whole I object to the theory of two egos in one body Its It's too easy an excuse for ones one's sins Christmas gifts had preceded pro pro- ceded him orchids for mother the novels of that remarkable Spaniard Ibanez for Chrys and for me a card asking me to select my own present from his collection of antique bijoux bijoux- a box perhaps since boxes are my hobby hobby- V We Ve would have to sro pro o to his house I V We Ve would have to sro pro o to his house goto to select the gift and I 1 felt somehow that had hoped la o 0 get me away for an hour But events shaped themselves so that he was compelled compelled compelled com com- I to ask Chrys to go with us We Ve girls know his house well so often has he entertained the Lorimers And we respect it as the best kept house in the city We Ve love It as the most artistic A huge fireproof studio holds his collections Your choice dear lady said with his fascinating bow and he proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- to open the cases for inc me Oh Jane Do take this exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed Chrys as she picked up a ballor ball of or rock crystal It was a seers seer's glass Chrys carried It to a corner and thereafter thereafter thereafter there there- after was absorbed in searching for a picture of the future in It Or perhaps this ring suggested drawing forth a tray which I held quaint bits of jewelry He showed me a ring which concealed a poison polson prick one set with the tiniest watch in the world and another which opened with a spring like my own I took off my ring and handed it to that he might compare the two He lIe had an Idea that the same craftsman craftsman crafts crafts- man have wrought them both centuries ago Elsewhere In the case I came upon a small Jade box with a pine tree ree symbol symbol symbol sym sym- bol of eternity carved on Its cover I held It to my heart with both hands and nodded delighted approval of my choice That night in my own room I gloated gloat gloat- ed over my Jade box And as I 1 toyed absently with my lapis ring I pressed the spring carelessly and the silly lit little little little lit lit- tle door swung open in a deliberate and solemn manner revealing noth revealing noth nothing In ing at all The chart of the berth of the treasure treasure treasure treas treas- was 1 ure ship gone Either Dither that scrap of paper had fallen out when and I had compared the hinges of the rings or orI orI orI or- or I couldn't put the rest Into words But a ver very dreadful query presented Itself to me Will a man worth loving trick a woman whom he loves To be continued Copyright ht 1919 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association |