Show I c It REVEL A OF A WIFE The Story tor o of a H 01 moon I IBy 1 B By Y Adele Garrison CHAPTER How VU How Nearly I Lost You Youl and I had been so DO engrossed in our quarrel that wo tiro had hod not noticed DICKY our proximity to Grace Draper Drapor Whether she bad hod purposely approached us ne or not I could not tell At any rate when after Dicky's out outburst of jealous anger against Dr Pettit and aud my ray retort concerning his model ho lie had hod cried out lilt loudly To 10 tho the dovil devil with Grace Graco Draper Im I'm not bothering about her Sho's getting etting on my nerves anyway 1 I heard a choking little gasp from n mr me and a l saw satin tho the girl ehl irl standing near to us JA VU u All Is t vt w. l w r Except when excited Grace Graco Draper I never nover has nil any color but tho the usual clear pallor of ot her face tace had changed to a n grayish whiteness I 1 had reason renson enough h to hato hate the thu girl I had hud schemed with Lillian to save Savo Dicky from her hor Influence Influence influence ence but In that moment as I gazed at nt her I f felt folt nothing nothing- but deep CiCCI pIt pity for tor her hor For all nil the the- poise polso and pretense of ot M t. t the girl pirl was waa stripped from her hor Sho waa a n ghastly pitiable sight aH nit she aho stood there her her bIg bis eyes fixed on Dicky Dick her hur breath breath coming unevenly enl In shuddering gasps Then she ahu glanced l at ut mo inn and her hor eyes cye held hold mine for a l moment fascinated then lieu with a i little HUle shrug of or her tiers don she Mho turned turnell awny away and I know that tho danger Bangor of or Dicky's realizing her hor o imitation agitation was passed What 1 hat are you ou looking nt at no so earnestly earnest earnest- 1 ly Dicky demanded Without waiting for Cor un answer ho turned swiftly following m my gaze Jazo and catching flight fight of ot tho the retreating retreating- back backof of or Grace Graco Draper Good Lord ho gasped in tion Do you ou suppose Bho elno heard what I MaId Oh Im I'm sure euro she nho didn't I replied mendaciously Dicky looked at mo curiously Whether ho lie believed not nolI I do not know At an any rate he did not press tho c Ne Nether Neither thor did he again refer to Dr Pettit to lo my sincere relief Wo We made a merry of ot our Impromptu Impromptu Im Im Impromptu luncheon on and after It It when we were verc dried by the tho sun HUll wo tivo spent a n comfortable lazy laxy two tivo hours lounging the thu beach on If I had hart not seen soen Grace Draper Drapers Draper's a blanched taco face and tho the terrible look in had hall heard Dicky s her hOl ee eyes whon when sho Bho exclamation of or Indifference toward her I would not have hav di dreamed earned that her heart held hetel any oth other r emotion except that of oC happy enjoyment of or the tho day She Sho laughed and chatted as aa If it she sho hadnot hadnot had hadnot not a tI caro calo In tho the world directing m tl ot oh o feor Zor or conversation Ln ta to Q mo ma It lt l crossed ll my mind that for some somo reason Of ot her hll own she Mho was trying to make mako It appear appeal to everyone e that wo we were on especially friendly terms torms It was after one ono of ot Dicky's periodical period period- Ic lea ical l trips to Jims Jim's fire which Harry Barr Underwood did not allow him to forgot forgot for for- got and his report that the dinner would be shortly forthcoming that Grace Draper rose and said carelessly all nil have havo another dip before be- be be before Suppose Suppo o we wo fore toro dinner there thero wont won't be time timo before wo we leave for tor a l swim afterward and and fine to miss going In tho the water Is too I once more What do you r wy say Mrs Graham Graham Graham Gra Gra- I ham Will you OU race rac mer merI me I saw ea Lillian's Lillians quick little gesture secure of ot dissuasion and through h mo two there thero crept Indefinable shrinking from going an with tho the girl but tho the m men n wore already al- al ready read chasing each other through through h the wish to shallow water and I did not humiliate my guest b by refusing to go with her It can hardly bo a race I answered quietly for tor you Ou s swim sIr Ir so much better botter than I I. I but J I will do my m beat I toll followed ow cd her Into tho the water with every ovon appearance of ot enjoyment and exerted o er every ounce of oC my 10 strength to tr try to keep up with her rush through the tho waves I knew Bh she was not exerting her hor full tuB strength th for tor situ she Is a magnificent swimmer but I found that I had all I could do to keep paco pace with liar her She Sho scorned seemed to be bent on showing off oft her skill to me ate or else cIao who she was trying to test my nerves nr by teasing me rne I 1 knew that she sho was able to swim under the water when aho she chose chobo but that did not accustom me mo to tho frequent fro fro- which quent sudden Rudden disappearances she made or to her hur equally sudden ud re reappearances reappearances re- re appearances above tho the surface of or tho the water She would dash on ahead of ot mo me a few yards then her head would disappear eal beneath tho the waves wa The 1111 next thing 1 knew she sho would bob up almost at 10 my a D. U a about uL sIdo olo O lH it II I 1 I I this skill of or tiers Hers which gripped me I Iwas Iwas was so engrossed in watching her that I did not realize how far out wo we had I II gone until at one of ot her quick turn turns I following her caught a glimpse of ot the beach To m my overwrought imagination It t. t seemed miles mile awa away I suddenly felt an overwhelming o terror of ot the cloudless sky the tho rolling rollinS' waves wa even cven of ot tho girl who had brought me out HO so far tar I looked wildly around for tor her but could not see her anywhere Evidently Evident Evident- ly h she was Indulging in Iii one ona of ot her underwater underwater underwater un un- un- un tricks I turned blindly tow toward rd tho the shore As Aa I did so I felt a n. sudden Jerk a quick clutch at nt my foot toot a clutch that dragged me down relentlessly relent relent- lessly i iI I remembered gasping tl fighting for tor life with an awful sensation sensation sensa sensa- tion of ot being sunk in a gulf of or black- black ne ness s. s I fancied I hoard heard Lillian Underwood's Underwood's Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's voice In to a piercing scream Then Theil I knew nothing mor more mora The Tho next thing I remember was a n. There she's coming cominE out of ot it Let me have tho the brandy and und then I felt a a. spoon Inserted between m my teeth and something fiery trickled gently drop by bym drop In my mr thornt The ThIS voice was that of or Dr Pettit With a gasp asp as tho the pungent liquid I almost strangled me I J opened my e eyes s sto t to find that tho the physicians physician's s arm was supporting my shoulder shoulder and his hand hantl holding holding- the tho spoon to m my lIp lips God Oh h thank God GOll thank God someone someone some some- one ono groaned brokenly on tic tle other side of or me and I turned my eyes to meet Dicky's face tace bent close to mine and working with emotion She Sho Is all right now the physician said reassuringly Sho She will suffer far more moro from the thc shock than from any real damage by her Immersion Get her Into tho the tent Ho lIo turned to toI Mrs Underwood and said saM Rub her down hard and If Jt there are an any extra wraps In the tho party part put them around her Give Ghe her a a. stiff stift doso dose of or this Ho lie handed Lillian the brandy flask Then bring her hel out into the sunshine again ag Shell She'll be all ull right In Ina Ina ina a little while white Dicky Dick picked me mo up In his Ills arms a atho as tho the physician spoke an as If It I had been beena a child and strode with mo me toward the had Indi Indi- improvised tent Dr Pettit Continued Tomorrow |