Show N I REVELATIONS OF A WIFE I The Story tor o of a H Honeymoon I II I I By Adele Garrison t CHAPTER Continued VI-Continued Continued IT T was so carelessly done clono that I do not think any anyone one noticed it it but buL I realized that ho was waiting for me to join my voice to the invitation Yell Well Dr Pettit Dicky came up an at this juncture out for the day dayl His tone was cordial enough but I who knew every inflection of Dicky's voice realized that he did not relish the appearance of Dr Pettit t. t h upon t LUl e ut i scene Yes Im I'm going down to the shore for a a. dip the young physician re re- re I turned And then without a a. trace of ot tho stiff dignity which I had seen scon In his professional manner ho he edged the Introductions which v I save gave him to Grace Draper and tho thu D I trust you ou will think It Interesting enough to make It t worth wo-th your while to Join us m. I said demurely lY lifting m mj my eyes oyes to his and catching a swift flash of or something which m be bo tithe either relief reller or triumph In his steely steel gray ones onus Im Indeed ed I shall be very cry glad to accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company compan you ou he lie bild stid smiling Our boat a a. largo large L comfortable mort ble cne n bunt built en cn lines of or u usefulness rather rathe than beauty slipped lIpped over oer the dancing blue waters aters o ot of the ray lIko an enchanted on tn- tn chanted thing A neat striped awning was stretched over the he rear of ot tho the boat boa beneath which we wo tl at ease Tho The boat sped on as lazily as ou our Idle hUe con conversation and finally wo we came I In sight of or a gleaming beach of ot Rand sand with seaweed so 80 luxuriantly tangled that It looked like small clumps o ot of bushes with tho the calm still water o othe ot of the bay on one side and tho the lazily rolling rolling- sur surf on the other Behold our desert Island Dicky exclaimed dramatically springing t this to his feet Jim ran the tho boat up on th the tho beach and grounded rounded her Harry Harr Underwood stepped forward to assist me mo ashore but Dr Pettit with unobtrusive unobtrusive quickness was before him As I laid my hand In n that of oC th the young oung physician rr H Harry Underwood gave a hoarse sta stage o laugh I told toh you so he ho croaked maliciously ly I 1 knew I had a rival on In my hands As Harr Harry Underwood uttered his Jib jib- log Ing little speech DIck Dicky raised his head and looked fixedly at me It was an amazed questioning look one that had hadr r In hl Its s something of ot the bewilderment or of a child In another Instant ho he hall had turned away to answer a question o ot Grace Drapers 1 I felt my heart beating healing madl madly Wa Was Dick Dicky really taking notice of or tho the attentions at at- at which Harry Underwood am and Dr Pettit were bestowing bestowIng- upon me mo I had not time to ponder long Ions however howe for tor Lillian Underwood seized m my arm arn almost as soon as we no stepped on shore chord and walked mo awn away until wo we were out of ot earshot of ot the others Did you OU see Dicky's face she de demanded demanded de- de mantled breathlessly when 11 Harry and that lo el lovely doctor of I yours ours were doing doigg the tho rival gallant act act It was perfectly perfect perfect- ly h lo el lovely to see his hiM lordship so 80 puzzled That doctor friend of ot yours was certainly certainly sent sont b by Providence Just at this time Just keep up a Judicious flirtation with him ant and Ill I'll wager walor that before the weeks week's out Dick Dicky will have forgotten such a R girl as Grace Draper exists If It Jt had not been for th the e memory of or Lillians Lillian's advice ad ringing In m my ears I r think I r should have ha much astonished I Dr and Harry Underwood d dhen when hen P 1 af de the Vi h r s a t f ar n 4 l o A 1 d l I n n t l s 4 t l It A o vi f f 11 1 A 1 y u o to sU tt th II mc The whole situation was teas most annoying annoying an an- to mo me And besides beside It was ao so unutterably silly I ml might ht have been any foolish school girl Irl of or seventeen with a couple of Immature youths In vying for Cor my smiles for or an any reser e reserve or dignity there was in the situation M My fingers Itched to astonish each of ot tho the smirking men inch with a I sound bound boon box bo boxon boxon on the ear But my fiercest anger angel was teas a against Dicky If It he had been properly attentive to mo me Mr 11 Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood and Dr Pettit would have havo had no opportunity indeed would not have IHl dared to p pay me mo the tiro Idiotic compliments compliments m ments or to offer the silly attentions i they had given Iven me mc But Dicky and Grace Draper were romping In tho the surf like two children splashing water over 01 each other and andi i running mining hand In hand toward the tho place far tar out on th the san sand sand for Cor for it t was low Jow tf tide where tide where the they could swim They might have been alone on the thc beach anything their appearance showed to tho the contrary And yet ot as 1 gazed I r saw Dicky look past th the I girl In my direction with a quick furtive watching glance As the they wont went w nt farther Into the surf ho he sent another glance over 01 his shoulder toward meAH me mC AH As I caught it guessing that In all his apparent Interest In Grace Graco Draper he was teas yet watching me ant and my behavior be behavior be- be havior something something- seemed to snap In ml nw my r I would d give him something to watch With a swift movement 1 I slipped a little bit It away awny from the tho two men b by my sl tide Ride c and filling my han hands M with water splashed It full ull Into tho tine taco face of or Underwood blind mans man's mansI buff bur Dare Oale you Ou to play y I t sold said gar gayly sending bending another handful into Dr face and then slipping side I laughed laughe with I Ifancy Ifancy Ifancy adroitly adroit to one as much mischief let as an any hoyden hoten fancy sixteen could have ha put into her hor of ot the picture tine the men made matlo at voice olce the tho salt water out of 01 trying to get bet I their 8 1 h hall ead no o compunctions on the score I their discomfort for I 1 felt Celt that of at score to settle w with Ith lit each Men of or f them had a n. in which each took my 01 rudeness rude- rude Tho way characteristic of or orthe was ness neBS however o the men black blackfor blackfor Underwood's face ace grew harry and he then It cleared for tor a n. minute boisterously laughed You Von 1 ou little den il ho tie said Ill p pyou na pa pay Ever get kissed under I you ou for tor that 4 t I water W Well ell that's what will happen to you ou before this da day is over Dr Pettit Pettits s face did not change but Into his gray ray eyes came a little steely glint s He lie said 1 nothing only smiled at me But there was something about both smile and e eyes es that mado made me moro more uncomfortable than Harry Underwood's Underwood's Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's bizarre threat I was so unskilled in thin same game of ot banter and flirtation that I was at a a. loss what to sn say Recklessly I grasped at tho the first thing thins which came camo Into m my m mind I n t t r have havo to catch mo me first I Isaid Isaid said daringly IY and turning ran swiftly out toward the open sea sen I am only a fair fall swimmer but the sea was unusually unusually un un- un- un usually calm so that I went much farther than I otherwise would have dare dared When hen I found the tile water getting too deep for tor WalkIn walking I started swimming As I swam I looked over my shoulder Tho The two men were following me both swimming easily Dr PI Pettit was 19 In the load loail but Harry Underwood with powerful strokes was not far tar behind him I concluded that Dr Pettit had been the swifter runner but that theother theother the other man was the better swimmer i As I saw them coming toward me I realized that I had given Il them a challenge which each in his own way would probably take up I 1 was dis dis- maed I felt that I could not bear bea the touch of ot either mans man's hand hantl In another moment my punishment had come Continued Tomorrow |