Show I E EI I I I REVELATIONS t t OF A WIFE FE FEThe M The Story 0 of a H Honey one no mom J 1 I It t t By Y Adele Garrison I R CHAPTER Continued Continued Ir i I ID D R overtook o m me c str stretched out his hand just me with 1 a r ing protecting little vesture gesture and find said in a low Jow tone lone Dont Dun t he Le raid taid li little girl If you will accord me the l lend privilege I will see that your end does get a chance of fulfilling his threat IT Z I knew that ho he intended his words for m my car alone hut but he hc had lInt not hated d on Harry Underwood's quick ear That gentleman swam swain lazily to- to toI tous ter I 11 d us saying as ns ho bo passed us with a u malicious little grin Tin HU co 0 loW upon that ot from Bt villain from stunt I see ead d Husband Is la getting a bit rest rest- e. e cIto c c. Ito Ho forged d on Into the surf with long Ions strokes that thai yet ct hall hail the loco ap appearance arance of 11 3 which J ets every cry action of or lri hl his c startled his hili Iv t. t at Words I looked to- to Jf rd cl t the ho place where I I Iball had ball last seen r romping in Jn the waves Wa with Graco Grace raper girl irl wa WU was swimming swimming- b hy by herself with rapid d strokes W was waa 3 coming J bWard yard us I For the love of ot heaven eaven Mad Madge so t 1 d 1 JIL Haven angrily as hc lie cum came up to us us- us t you rou n more sense than t to me t aa away out h here re This sea oa lis ss calm ut it t Is treacherous and you ar are far far- jut Gut than yoU hav ha c e ever er gone gona 1 bs t fore Come back with me mo this min u ute c. c Tho The sight of oC Grace Draper swimming swimming swim swim- ming minI my t herself gave Ia mo me an spira Il tion lion The game ame which Lillian had advised advised ad ad- me to play Ia was certain certainly suc sue succeeding i would I keep it up Have Ha you ou taken talen lea leave leavo of uC your our senses i demand demand- l assuming an all In Indignation Indignation In In- I did clad not feel Dr 01 Pettit was saying nothing to mo me that could possibly Interest you 1 i felt a little twinge of OC conscience at tho the fib but hut butI I had hall too loo much at stake to hesitate over a quibble As for fOl casting cl sheep's e eyes 8 a as aM you OU so elegantly ex express express ex ex- press it youve you've boon been doing so much of or It yourself that I 1 suppose S sc it Il is natural for Cor you OU to accuse other people of or It It Now what hat do you OU mean by br that t picky pIck demanded staring at m me with such an innocent air all that I could have ha laughed If It it had not nol been thoroughly hl angry at his silly a attempt to misunderstand misunderstand misun misun- me mp Dont Dout be bo silly Dicky i said Bald pettishly pet pet- p pettishly l I can swim perfectly well w oll out here here and nd even oven If IC anything should hap hap- I h P pen Pc-n Dr Pettit and Mr tIr Under rw od art are surel surely good swimmers enough to tal take tako o ocaro caro care of 01 me I could not resist putting that lust last little barbed arrow Into my quiver for Dicky Dick while a good swimmer swimmer swimmer swim swim- mer oven o I could sec see was not aa as skillful l as os either Mr Ir Underwood UnderwO d or Dr Petit Dicky waited a long moment before answering then ho spoke tensely Madge answer answer me me are arc you ou coming ba back ck with me mo now no or arc you not The rhe tone tono In which ho put Jut tho alto ques question qU ues R. R tion lion was on one which I 1 I could not brook even C at the thc ri risk u of f seriously offending Dick Dicky An 1 angry refusal wa was Mas upon my 01 lips 1115 when Harry Harr Underwood's voice olce saved sa me mo tho the n necessity of ot a rop reply There there bird Dicky-bird keep your bathing suit stilt on he hc admonished roughly rough rough- l ly of or of course go back well we'll all go o back a re regular ular triumphal procession with beautiful heroine escorted by watchful husband treacherous us villain and faithful friend Ho llo grinned at Dr Pettit and we we all swum swam back to t hal hal- shallower lower Dr Pettit and Mr Ir Underwood Under woo wood gradually edging off oct somo some distance distance dis dig tance a away war from Dicky and me mo I could not help smiling at the ludicrous ludicrous ludi ludl crous aspe aspect t wo we must have havo presented DIck Dicky must have b been en watching me mo narrowly for Cor he hc suddenly growled It must be mighty amusing to you to me mc half to death We 0 were In shallow enough water I to permit of bf c our walking I stopped swimming and stood up facing fabing Dicky I w with a stead steady look You Mott ou weren't a bit frightened I J said coldly dont pretend that you were Dicky looked as astonished as as' as If Ir I Iha ha had slapped him I knew that such an answer was the last thin thing he ho ex expected expected ex- ex from me mc After ACter a moment I eX-I hc he spoke again gloomily gloom I Well Yell youve you've called the thc turn I T would have been heen afraid If Ie you'd oud been out but ut there long but of ot course with Harr Harry nearby thero there was no danger But tell me he ho turned and ami grasped g my wrist savagely sa while the thc rage rage he hc had carefully careful pent up poured forth tell me he ho repeated giving me mu a little shake what that Jackanapes of or ofa ora a doctor was wag saying to you rou Damn hIt hid Impudence anyway anwa hes he's been casting sheep's eyes at you ever since he first came carne to tho the house Ill I'll wring his neck If It hp i hangs around you jou ou much more The Thc angrier Dick Dicky got the tho cooler I became 1 I had room for only one thought In m my brain Lillians scheme I Is working workIng work work- In lug Ing working The words sang themselves themselves them them- selves cr over and over in lut my brain I Irell felt rell as a player at whist must who fluids finds the winning cards carrIs In his hands hans I turned away from him shrug shrugging ln m my shoulders disdainfully Of OC course It doesn't matter to me I sa said ill as ai nonchalantly n us as If It I were discussing tho condition of oC the surf but it strikes strike mo rae that a man who has haM been sitting silting in Grace Drapers Draper's pocket all summer ou ought ht not to concern himself himself him him- self about anything any his wife might choose to do do doTo To the devil with Grace Draper Dicky cried and his voice was louder carried carrie farther than ho lit realized Im Tm not bothering both about her She's getting on m my nerves anyway but you happen to be m my wife and what you OU do 10 Is m my concern dont don't you forgot forget that my lady I Continued Tomorrow Tom I |