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I REVELATIONS j 1 REVELATIONS OF A TS WIFE The re Story tor of o a Honeymoon H Oney noon I By A Adel e c Garrison son CHAPTER Continued Continued I THOUGHT so Tins This was the physicians physician's only response He stood quietly waiting while the girl gazed steadily at al him Tell me mc she said at lust last cooly coaly am I going to the die I rI do not hot know know the physician h returned as ns cooly coolly You have o a n slight bt tempe temperature attire and aud I am afraid infection has developed But I can tell you ron that your performance of the last hour or two has not helped your chances nn any You Iol t must 1st bo perfectly violet quiet an and obedient conserve co conserve every ClY bit bitof bitof o of strength if you OU wish to live How about tHat vcr yer I threat you rou made ju Just t now the girl retorted cloned sneeringly If 1 live lI arc you going Koine to have hav me arrested for COl tints thia thi thinG thine Not ot If Ir you OU behave yourself and promise to make malc no more trouble the tho physician replied gravely Bravely ra There was another long lonK silence The Thc girl lav lac- with eyes closed The Ih physician III cian l Ian stood watching her keenly Presently Pres Pros she opened her eyes u aln Call Mr Mrs Graham over here she shei said peremptorily i What Whal are you going oln to lo say to her Kerr the time physician h shot back bacle That's my business and hers Miss Draper I returned with a flash h of her herold herold herold old spirit If It you YO want a t release Sc front from that promise you'd you'll better let lct her como come over o here otherwise Ill I'll hold her to It Disregarding Lillians Lillian's clutch upon my arm arm I J moved swiftly to the side of or the bed and looked ed down o n Into the sick girls girl's eyes brilliant with fever feer Did Old you ou wish to speak to me 1 I asked gently I Yet Yes she said abruptly I release you von front from your our promise and you ou are aio free to believe e or 01 not what 1 have hu Ial said during my delirium thc She emphasized the last word with a little mocking smile Time Tho same flame smile was on her liev lips as she added slowly sneeringly But you will never know lenow will you jou Madgle dear Just how much of what I Isaid It t said ald was false and how much true truc Her eyes 1 held mine mille n. n moment longer lon long long- 0 er CI and the In their feverish feverish fever fever- rIsh r. r Ish ish brightness frightened me Then she shu them Wearily carll As I 1 t turned A An away n from her bedside I 1 realized that she had prophesied only too doe truthfully There would be times in iu my life when widen I would woul believe e Dicky only But limit 1 I was also afraid there ther would be others wh when n her wor words s would como come back to me mo with intensified pow pow- power er to tu sear and scar acar WI I EKS IS I'S THAT r tr POJ RACE DRAPER did not die Thanks G GRACE GHACE to the assiduous care of ot Dr Pettit and the two trained nurses Dicky had provided pro she sho gradually struggled u up ul from frum the tine valley valle of ot the shadow of or I death In which she had lain to con con- I i travel she As soon aa ns she was vas able to the went to tho the home of tho relative In country countr whom she sho had visited In the summer One of ot tho the nurses went with her hel to sec sea that she hc was waa settled comfortably com com- comfortably and upon returning reported that she Mho hc was as g getting strong fast fust and andIn andIn andin would be her two more In a n. month or usual self again her herJe be before Je be- Neither Dicky nor I had seen been fore she he left Indeed Dicky appeared uncontrollable aversion aversion aver cr taken to have o on nn sion slon to time the girl gl l since her hor attempt to kill him and herself and disliked hearing hearing hear hear- ing InS even her leer name namo mentioned AH As fo fome for tor torme forme positive dread of ot ever I J had a n me looking Into the tile girls girl's beautiful false face again It was Lillian who ho made all the arrangements both for tOl the necessary girls girl's stay slay In her own Ironic homo and her transfer to the tho country country- B But ut between the tAC time limo of m my mother mother- laws in arrival at our house in liar Mai lal and the time departure of Grace Grao Draper from Lillians Lillian's home la lay an Interval of or ofa ora a fortnight In which what we all consIdered considered con con- the miraculous happened M Mj mother In grow crow to like 1 Lillian Underwood Un Un- derwood delwood For the first throe three or four Cour days after altor aft alt or er tho lime ultimatum which I 1 had given I n her that she should respect our guests If It she stayed In ht our house sho was waa like a sulk sulky child She he kept to her hel room and demanding her affecting fatigue meals be Ie carried up to tu her by b Katie I Of course courso I Lillian and Harry wanted Dicky and I at but to go JO away awny once overruled them I was vas resolved to see sec seethe seethe the thing through I 1 felt that It If m my mother law did dill not yield her prejudices preJudIces prejudices dices nt at this she never no would woul and amid I that I would simply have to go through the tho same Ramo thing again later Lillian saw tho time force of ot my reasoning reasoning reason reason- In ing an and n agreed to t stay tn although h I 1 delicacy of or knew that tho the sensitive feeling which sho Rhe concealed beneath h hop her r rou rough h and ready mask made her uncomfortable In a mouse house hou e which held such nuch a disapproving clement as m my ln In Then one da day clay the thc little god od of chanco chance took a L hand hanl Harry and Dicky Dick had gone bone to tine the city It II was Katies Katie's after after- noon off and she and Jim who had become be- be como come a regular caller at nt our kitchen door had gone Jono away together Mother Iother Graham was still sulking In her loom room an and Lillian was seas bus busy In Dl Dicky's ky's Improvised studio with some Borne drawings and Jingles which were a n. rush order The Tho day was a wonderful autumn one and 1 I felt the tine need of or a walk I think I will Ill run down to the village village vil vil- lage JaJe I said to Lillian This Is the theda da day the cand candy kitchen makes up the I fresh toasted marshmallows J I think wo could usa uso some dont don't you ou I Lovely oh agreed Lillian Llllian enthusiastically I dont don't think Mother other Graham w will ill come out of her room while Im I'm gone gorie gon-e. I went vent on Just keep an un eye oyo out for her If Ir she should need you ou Continued Tomorrow |