Show q REVELATIONS REVELATIONS OF A AThe WIFE The Story of a H Honeymoon II By r Adele Garrison l. l J Chapter Continued Continued TO 0 my surprise Dicky Dicky- hesitated a moment before answering Then flushing he lie uttered the wor words s which l brought my little castle ensUe of contentment contentment contentment con con- crumbling crumbling- about me an and warned me that my marital problems were not not yet all solved sol sol e Why you yon sec see there hero wont won't be he any bother hother a about ou a n. house honse Mi hiss s Draper has found a perfectly bully place not far from her sisters sister's s home found foun house for Miss Miss Draper has a us I echoed Dicky's words in blank as ns- ns Ills His bit of ot news was so unexpected amazement was the only feeling that came to me for a I. I moment I or two Well what's 1 the tho reason for Cor this awful astonishment demanded Dicky Dick truculently You look as if IC a bomb J had exploded In your our vicinity He Ho expressed l my y feelings s exactly I knew that Miss Draper had hall become a fixture In hl Ills his studio acting as his hiss hiss' s' s secretary as well as his model and pursuing her hel art studies studios under his di di- di Hut But his references to her were wore always so 0 casual and indifferent that for months 1 had tad hadnot not thought of i her at all And now I 1 found that I Dicky had progressed to such a dc degree reo of intimacy with her that ho hI not only i wished tidied to move o to thu tho village which Mho l o called home but hut had allowed her to select the house In which we wo were to live li I might aright be foolish o overwrought but hut all aU at once I recognized in hi Dicky's beautiful a distinct menace to tom tomy tomy m my marital happiness I knew I ought to be he more guarded in my reply reply- to m my husband but I am afraid the words of or m my answer were tipped with tho the venom of or m my feeling toward the tho girl I I admit I am astonished I re replied replied rl re- plied cold coldly You see ce I J did dill not know j It was as the custom In your our circle for foran foran forn an n artists artist's model to select a house for his hie and mother You must m give Ive 1 me mo time lime to 10 adjust m myself to such a a bizarre state of or things I was HO so furious myself that I die did HeInol not nol I realize how m much ch m my answer would irritate Dicky Ho He sprang to his feet feel with an nn oath and t turned on mo 1110 the old ohl black t n angry r look 1001 that thal I 1 hall hail not seen for months mouths nto bout flirt the m on f slur au I T ever eve h heard he c shouted 1 rust Just Tu t be because because be- be e cause causo a n. girl works as aA a model every o oth other l wom woman n thinks she Rho has the tho right to cast a stone at her and put on a how dare daro you ou brush your our your skirt mine against Rort sort of thing You worked for fOl a n living ing yourself not nol so 1010 very crr long ago I should think you ou would have o a n little Christian charity charlt In 10 your yew heart for an any other girl who I worked It strikes mo mn that lint there Is a slight difference between the work of a hl high h sc school ool Instructor In history a ape ape- specialist cla In her hel subject and tho the work of oC an artists artist's model I returned icily J Rut But Jain laying all that th aside 1 i should have havo considered myself guilty of ot a II avery avery I very ocr grave ra o breach of or good taste It If I hall hail ventured to select a house for tho lie thoI wife of or my principal unasked and un unknown unknown un- un I known to her Cut lit out the tho heroics and come down downto to 10 brass tacks Dicky snared vulgar vulgar- f r I b h Why Vh dont don't you OU o b. b i honest and amI of th tin iy l ouro Jealous poor girl Sid Ill I'll Illi i het bet If Ir the truth were known It Isn't 1 only the house slid she selected you'd o balk baHe i I at Ill I'll bet you OU wouldn't want to go goto goto goto to Marvin at nil for tor tho the summer regardless re- re re regardless ardless that Ive I've spent man many a l comfortable com com- wo week k in that section and like 0 It better than n an all any other summer bummer place I know i 1 I Tl I 4 u ough nil nn nil Iii my any anger at aL ITI my disgust at Ills his coarseness ti came the I conviction that ho he hind hall spoken the truth I was Jealous of oC GraCo Grace Draper r ther was waH no use uso don denying the fact to myself however or strenuously I might I tr try to hide hille tho the thing from Cron Dicky I II I told myself that I hated bated Marvin ln b because be because be- be cause it held this girl that instead of spending the summer there hero I 1 wished I might never Beo tho place again I was angrier than over O when tho the knowledge o of or my lily own emotion forced Itself upon me mc an rv with myself for tor being so 50 Rill silly Billy angry angry with Dicky for having brought such luch provocation pro upon me I let t my speech lash lanh out blindly not hot carrot caring what I Maid wald You am arft wron wrong In ono one thing thing right right In another I J am not j Jealous alou o of Mss R Draper To tell teU you ou the truth I do not care enough about what you ou do doto doto doto to be Jealous of you Vou rou But I would not nol like to live 13 In Marvin lan for tor this season I I never HeYer counted In my list of or friends a 0 woman who possesses neither good breeding nor common Men sense e and I do llo donot donot not propose to begin with Miss 1135 Dra Dra- per Iier Dicky stared at me for tor a moment his Ills face faco dark and distorted with pas pas- sion slon Th Then n springing In to his lila feet ho hu picked up his collar and tie lIo and went Into 1110 his room Returning with fresh ones he lie snatched his liis hat and stick and rushed to o the tho door AH As ho he slammer slammed It after aCter him I heard another oath one tills this time coupled with a reference to me mc I sank bath back In the tho big bib chair weak weal and trembling Well Vell you ou have mn made a moss mess to of It 1 My mother laws voice oleo cool and cynical sounded behind me I felt olt like Ra saying something caustic to her but hut there was something In her tones that stopped me It was not criticism of ot ins Ine me she was expressing rather sympathy sym sym- pathy path Accustomed as I was ryas t to every Inflection of oC III her r voice J 1 realized this add accordingly hold m my tongue until sho silo had spoken further Ill admit you youve you've vc had enough to tomake make malee an any woman lose can control of ot herself her her- I self went on Dicky's mother with ith the tho fairness ss which 1 had hind found Coun her hor Invariably to possess in an anything big no matter how petty anti and fussy silo Rhe hc was teas over o trifles But you oll ought ht to tn know Richard better bettel than to take that way wa with him Give o Richard his head an and anil l he soon tires of any allY of ot tho the thousand things ho lie proposes doing from time to time lime Oppose him ridicule him make mako him angry anti and ho hell he'll 11 stick to his notion notion notion no no- tion as a u. dog dog- to a hone bone She turned and md walk walked 11 Into her own oan room again I sat miserably huddled In tho the big chair b by turn angry at my husband and remorseful over ocr m my any own hastiness s. s ot Vot 1 I do about dinner Sinner Graham Graham Gra Gra- ham lC Katies Katie's tlc's voice oleo was subdued sympathetic s and respectful I realized that t 13 t she sho had hOod hoard heard every OVer word woid of ot our controversy Tho le kno knowledge Jo made m mi- mi reply curtI curt I Keep it warm as lon long as ns you OU can I will tell you OU when to Hen sert re It lutle out stalked mutterinG something something some some- thing about tho dinner being spoiled but I 1 Pail Paid no heed to her My 1 thoughts were too bus busy with conjectures and forebodings of or tho the future futuro to pa pay an any attention to trifles trInes The Tho twilight deepened rl Into dark darle- ness I 1 was teas Just nerving ner m myself to summon Katie Katl und Imd t toll tell lI her to serve I dinner when tho door dool opened and Dicky's rapid step crossed the room Ho switched on tho the lI light ht nn and then coming coining ovo- ovo to me mine lifted lilted me mo bodily out of f Ill ni my chair chap Was ns ns the poor 1001 little girl jealous jealous' ho lie drawled with his hin face tace pressed close to mine Well 1 she Nhe shall never ne have o to be bo Jealous again We i I wont won't live in Marvin naughty 01 old town full rull o of beautiful models Well We'll just go over overto overto to tu Hackensack or some Bomo nice respectable respectable respect respect- able ablo place liko lJ o that I At first nv ny heart had leaped with victory Dick Dicky had hall como conic back and he hew I was w i not angry Then as his lips lIp sought mine and I caught his breath my victory turned to tu ashes The ro- ro gret ret or repentance which had driven m my husband Jand back to m my arms had hac not come from his heart but from tho the depths of a whisk whisky glass Continued Tomorrow I r- r |