Show I I REVELATIONS OF A WIFE The Story of a H Honeymoon OJ I II I By Adele Garrison 0 OW Lillian managed to quiet the theelder theelder H HOW HOV elder eider womans woman's natural worry about Dick Dicky her half formed susPicion suspicion sus sus- us- us Pic ion that something was as wron wrong and her conviction con that without her to look after mo me I 1 should not bo be able to toot got ot through th the winter sinter I 1 never know I 1 tb do not remember seeing m my ray moth- moth law In but or twice in iii the Interval Interval in interval In- In between the receipt of ot Dicky's letter and her departure The Tho memory I Of or h tIr r r nn i l i In tn n nin h ho l r j. j r. r is i cr u D J oo u distinct I-a I Sho She came into the room cloaked anc and andI rea ready for the tho taxi which was wa I to take tako her to the station Katie wa was wasI to go o Into New ew York with her and 5 se seher see C Cher her safe saCcI on Oil the train lieu Her face was I pale and I noticed listlessly that her eyelids were ere reddened as if It she had hadI been weeping She bent and Kissed I mo roo tenderly and then she he put her mo ma and held me tightly I dont don't kno know what It is all about dear clear child she said I hope all Is as asIt asIt It scorns outwardly But remember Margaret I am ani your our friend whatever happens and If It It will help you OU an any I you OU may remember that I J too have o I had to walk this same sharp shari paved a way a y Then she went awa away T J remembered that hat she ho had said something of or tho the J him kind ln once before giving mo to un underStand understand under under- er- er stand that Dicky's father ather had caused her much unhappiness s. s Did she sho be behove believe be- be hove lieve too I wondered that Dicky was with v Grace Graco Draper this his brief brier In Infatuation Infatuation In- In for Cor tho girl had returned when ho had seen her again For days daYH after that I drifted there drifted there Is no rio other ocher wor word for It through tt through th the hours of oC each day When it was ab absolute absolutely ab- ab solute necessary for or Lillian to know somo detail which I 1 alone could give her sho she would come to me mt rou rouse o me me and holding mo me to the subject b by sheer force of or her will obtain tho information tion sho she wish wished ell an and then thell leave leao me to myself or rather to Katie Katlo again l- l Fatio was m my devoted ote slave slavo She waited on mo me hand and foot toot and made mado madea madon a n most a admirable nurse when Lillian was as compelled to lo be absent When hen 1 thought about the tho matter mattor at t all I J realized that Lillian was ws preparing preparing pre pre- paring to have havo me share her apartment apartment apart apart- ment in tho the city when I should bo ho strong enough to leave m my home Harry Underwood had gone one with m my father to South America for or a trip which would take man many months so I Imade Imade made no rio protest I 1 know mew also be because because be- be cause causo of questions she had made mado mo ma answer that she sho had arranged with tho tIre Lotus Study club chub to have an old oM teaching comrade comrado of oC mine a man roan who had experience In club lectures take 01 my place Ilace until I should be he well veil enough h to go 0 back to tho the work worle In so 10 far as I 1 could feel teel anything tho Lire knowledge o that I was still to havo liao my tU club chub work cork gratified me Tho The 20 a n week which it paid pohl me while riot not large urge would preserve my independence ence nce until I could gain courage to go goback back to m my teaching For one one feeling obsessed me mc was ws the tho leth- leth strong enough h to penetrate arg of or mind mint and bod body Into which letter had thrown me nue 1 spoke of ot f it to Lillian one da day Do not uso use not not use all any of or Dick Dicky's mone money 1 I said slowly and nud painfully n n-bu bunk book nh-book-i boo k-boo book k-I k in n desk desk k My l 1 y-u y u own w n She Sho took it out and I J also gave e a her tho Ire bank book bool and papers my ray m father had md given mo inc the da day before he hc left Iel for Cor or South Americal America l K them for cp them for me I whispered whis whis- and then at her tender compre compre- hending hen dine dine- smile I had a sudden revola- revola tion Then you Oll know know- Astonishment Astonish Astonish- merit ment made malle m my voice olce stronger stroner That Robert Gor Gordon on is your roar fa father Ca ather a- a ther she returned brisk briskly Bless you rOUt ou child Ive I've suspected it ever o since I first heard of oC his emotion on hearing thu names of or your parents But Dut nobody no no- bod body else knows 1 didn't think it necessary to tell toll your our mother law or Katie unless of or course jou ou wan want ant me to do so Her smile was so cheery cheer so Infectious Infectious that I could not help but back bac bacat at her There was still some ome- something something thing on m my mind however how This house must be closed I toM told her Tr Try to find positions for Katie Kati and J Jim m. m sh sho Ill attend to everything promised and I did not realize that thai her words meant direct directly opposite to tc the tho interpretation I 1 put upon them until after aCter myself and all my personal persona belongings had been moved to Lillians Lillian's apartment in iii the city and I r had thrown off ocr tho tire terrible physical weakness weak calc ne ness s anI and mental l lethargy which had been mineI minel mine I l had to do as I r thought best about the house in Marvin Madge she said firmly I 1 thoroughly respect your our feelings about using using- any of oC Dick Dicky's money mono for your our own c expenses but you ou arc not living In tho the Marvin house I IlIs It Il Itis is simply Dicky's home which as aa hi Iris his friend commissioned to see ee after hi his affairs I am going going- to keep in rea readiness readiness readi readi- l- l ness for his return unless I receive other instructions from rom him Jim and Katie Katlo will stay there as os caretakers until this horrible mistake whatever It ma may be is cleared up Ull Thus Thu your our home homo will bo be alwa's waiting for you Ne Ne er e eor or my homo home again I 1 fear tear Lillian Lil Lil- lian han I said Th There Thoro lO is 18 no magic marlc of or healing like that held in tho the hands of or a Sl little child It was providential for mo that i a short time after Lillian took me to the apartment which had been homo home to her for tor years ear her small dau daughter Marion Marren lar was restored to her The childs child's father tather died suddenly after arter all aU and to Lillian fell rell tho the task of or caring for tor and comforting tho the old mother of or the tho man who had done his best to spoil Lillians Lillian's life She Sho brought the aged and feeble sufferer to the apartment established her in tho the bedroom bed bed- room which Lillian had always 31 kept for tor herself and engaged a nurse to care rare for tor her When hen I 1 recalled Lillians Lillian's story ston remembered that her first husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's mother without a jot of ot evidence evi evl- dence lenco to go upon liar hall believed herons heron's her herson's sons son's vile lie accusation against Lillian friends friend's forgiveness eness seemed almost TI m my divine lne to me I urn am afraid I never nover could have hove equaled it When hen I said as to Lillian sho she looked at mc mo uncomprehending un un- comprehending o m P re he n d in g I y Why she said There Thore was nothing else to do Marlon's Marions grandmother grand grand- rand rand- mother is devoted do to her To separate them hem now nos would kill the tho old woman Besides her Income Is so BO limited that she he cannot have the tire proper care caro unless I do ilo take her In I hl you OU said Mr Ir Morten hail had haila hada a legacy about the tho time of or his second marriage is a rr ha ge e. e lIe He did dill but most mont of or It U has been boon dis d I imagine Inc and what there is li left eft Is in the tho possession of or his iris wife ie a woman oman with no more red blood than a codfish She would let his iris mother would exert herself starve star before sho she to o help le her or part port with all any mone money No 0 there thero is js nothing nothing- else to do Madge Ill I'll Just have bave to work a little harder tha that's s 's all and that that's s good for me sue best reducing system there Is Is you OU know Continued Tomorrow |