Show THE VIRGIN WIFE by harold ii douglas CHAPTER VIT VII TUB THE VI WIFE A story usually ends with tho the marriage of tho the horo and heroine but in this caso case tho the wedding was only the beginning of the real difficulties tho the day after tho the ceremony frank harnessed up liis his team and with his brother will and his bride started out into the country going up about tou ton miles from V they stopped at an all unoccupied cabin which frank had obtained permission to uso it was furnished with stove chairs and other articles necessary in housekeeping sapphira rolled up the sleeves on oil her round arms and began to mix some bread her cheeks were blooming with the ruddy glow of the july sun frank who was sitting by the door was so delighted to think she was all his own that ho he went up behind her and throw threw one arm around her neck she whirled around and planted one doughy hand right on his mouth he beat a retreat to the wash basin and after washing away the dough was careful to admire his bride at a safe distance the young couple remained in this quiet abode for five days then being out of grub and longing for the iho metropolitan environment of V they started for tho the city will gr Griswold giswold had presented sapphira with a parasol as a wedding gift she carelessly tossed it into the bottom of the wagon and got in the seat between frank and will and devoted all her time to to latter utterly ignoring her husband he like it a bit oither either and got rod red in the face and swore softly at the warn team finally he looked down at tho the bottom of the wagon and noticed Sapp hiras parasol and picking it up saw that the handlo was broken turning to will ho he said you d d fool I 1 dont you know bettor better than to pound the horses with a para parasol soll will denied ho he charge in in somewhat strong language 0 and a good size quarrel ensued finally frank struck his bis brother in the face hero here sapphira interfered and told hini him her private opinion and declared she live with him consequently when they reached her home she got out and wont in the cho house frank put up his team and went in also for a week they occupied the same bame house but their relations were somewhat strained ono on 0 day about a week after the wedding sapphira met a number of her girl friends at the house of a beig bor tho the conversation naturally turned on her honeymoon I 1 dare not divulge to tho the world half of the remarks that were made but in order to exemplify tho the title of the story it is is necessary to quote one or two of the roni remarks arks maggie graham was on hand with the praiseworthy intention of learning all she could and she had been asking all manner of loading leading 0 questions not concerning her in tho the least 1 I fool feel sorry for you folks sho she said franks about as aa good as any ot tile tho miserable mon inon and you had bettor better live with him instead of being only half married no one wants a grass widow anyhow sapphira tossed her head contemptuously and replied hos no good and getting married hurt me one bit I 1 am just as good as I 1 over was CONTINUED NEXT werm WEEK |