Show I r REVELATIONS OF A WIFE The Story of a H Honeymoon IS II I By Adele Garrison S 'S t X XII IJ-C-D IJ Continued She stopped and HIll looked hooked at me with witha wih a kind of oC fright in her manner I knew nc she wanted to ask about Dicky's Dickis absence and did die not dare darc to do so Everything you heard hearl is true Katherine I returned a trifle unsteadily un un- steadily as her liar arms arm went around m me inc warmly I was more than a trifle upset upset upset up up- set b by her coming for tor associated with wih her were tera memories of of my brother- brother cousin Jack Bickett Bicket who had har gone t lo to lothe the great reat war ar when then he had learned that I was married and of whoso whose d death ath somewhere in France Francc I 1 had h heard ard through Mrs Irs Stewart Where is ig your our husband Dr Pettit Pettit Pet Pet- tit tt d demanded mander and there was that thai in to his voice which told me mc that he ha w was wan putting an Iron hand upon his own emotions Now Nos' OW the thc stock answer which LI LitHan Lit Lit- Han Ban arid and I returned to all al Inquiries of or orthis this Iris sort was In San Francisco upon a big commission It I was upon m my m lips but some Influence stronger that than m my will rondo made me chan change o it to the tru truth Ui I do not know leno I I said faintly Ho left the city cr very abruptly e ct abrupt several se weeks a ago o sending ending word In a n letter Ietter to Mrs Underwood that ho ire would woul never rno mo again It I Is a terrible mys ms- t ter tery e ry Dr Pettit Petit muttered mutterer something that I knew W was a a. bitter biler anathema anathema a against aln t Dick Dicky and then folded his arms U tightly hl across iris his che chest t a an aM If he would woul keep in an any further comment But lut I had no time Ume to pay an any attention to him for tor or Son not was utterIng utter utter- ing irig Ing words wortIs that b bewildered and terrified terri tern fled fied fed m m. m in rf on- on oni i Oh how bow terrible sho sha ha said Ja Jack k will vill be so 80 grieved ell lb Ho Jo had so 60 hoped to to finn find you OU happy together when hen he came camo home Was Vas the girls girl's Irl's brain turned I Wondered won von dered because of or grief for m my brother brother- cousins cousin's death I had known before I secured the chance for her to go to Franco France that sho ho was roman romantically tc I 0 3 in interested in- in in the man roan who ho hitch hur been her brothers brother's comrade although h she sho had never seen him And from Jacks Tacks letters let let- to Mrs rs Stewart I 1 hud had learned of ot their meeting In the thc French ho hospital and of or the acquaintance which promIsed promIsed prom prom- to ripen whIch ripen which e evidently t had ripened ripened Into into love lo I looked at her I ami then their I spoke hardly ablo to get the words out for the wild wid trembling of or of I my 01 whole bod body I Jack grieved ed I said ald Why hy Jack JackIn I In dead lead We c had harl tire notice of iris his his his' death weeks ago from Crom his friend P Paul Caillard I saw sat them all al look at mo me as If Jr frightened Dr reached mo 1510 first and arid put something under m my nostrils nos nos- tills tris which vitalized my wandering senses sense I straightened myself and cried out peremptorily What hat is it H. it oh what is It l I sa saw Katherine look at Dr Ir Petit as ns If J for permission and the young youns Physicians Physician's lips form the words Tell el her No Xo dear Jack isn't dead she hc sill sail said softly lie He w was s missing for sometime sonic some time and was vas brought ht Into our hori hoa- terribly wounded but he e Is fg very cry much alive c al now and will wil be bc irene here in New cw York in two weeks I foil felt Col the pungent pungent in Dr rl hand steal under m J my again but I 1 pushed It aside and sat upI up I I am not not at all al faint I said Bald abruptly ab ab- ab- ab and then to Katherine Please sa say that over O again SlOW slowly She repeated her words slow slowly 1 I 1 should have havo II e waited to come over oter with him sire she Ehe added for or he is still quite Culo weak oak but tut ut Dr Jr had to scud send some omo one over O to attend to bu business neMI t Or r tire the hospital He lie le selected me and so 50 aol I l had d to come on carler earlier oo 00 o IL It was true then lien this Iris miracle of or miracles this return of or the lie dead to tor life Jacl Jack Jack- cal the cousin brother-cousin on whom r i I X had depended all al m my life was still stil in tho ho santo sinio world with wih me rue SOme Sorno of or the tire terrible burden I had bad lad been bearing since Sinca Dicky's 8 disappearance slipped Dwa away from me roe If 1 anyone anono in the world Could solve oh the mystery of Dicky's actions ac actions ac- ac Jt it I would be Jack Bickel Dr Ir voice broke into my reverie re i 1 aw s-aw that Lillian Lilan and KatherIne Kath Kath- orinc erIne were vera deep cep In conversa conver aton a- a ton tion The Tho young physician arid and I were far jar enough away awa wa from them so that there was no possibility of ot his low OW tones being heard He lie bent jiant ent over my ray chair and iris Ills c eyes S were burning with Jh a light highs that tha terrified me Tell Ten me he ha commanded do you ou want ant your our ou husband back bacle again Take rake Your jour time Ume In answering I must Ic Know a There was something in his voice that Compelled obedience I 1 leaned back ir In r my 1513 chair and shut hut m my ee eyes ces while I looked at t the tho tho question he hc had n Put me and ad The Tire seem seemed ell to echo in iii m my lay ears I was surprised at myself that I did not at once reply with a passionate passion passion- ate te affirmative Surely I had suffered suf suf- enough enough to welcome Dicks Dicky's s return re re- re turn nt at any time Ah Alt there was the lie root of or the whole I thing I had suffered how I 1 had bad suffered suf suf- at Dicky's hands hands' As m my m memory memOn mem metri- ory On ran an back through our storm stormy manned mar man ned ried life lite I wondered whether it i wore were wise Wise even cn even though It ll should bc be proved pro to me inc that Dick Dicky had hall not gone awa away with Grace Draper to Draper to take talce Gono up UD up life with m my husband again And nd then woman like woman all the tho bitter recollections were shut out b by other memories which came Caine thronging Into m In my brain memories of Dicky's Dicks royal rOal tenderness when he ire was not in a bad humor of or his voice olce his smie smile his lips his arms t around me I knew although m my reason dreaded the knowledge that unless m my husband came care back to to I mo me 1 should never ne know happiness i again I I opened my m- eyes and looked stead stead- Ii 1 ily at a the thc young ounh physician Yes God help me rae I do I 1 s said id S Dr winced incel as J If I had struck h him him I 1 Then he said aid gravely kravch Thank you for your our honesty honest and believe that if f there is an any wa way in which I r can can serve you OU I shall not hes hes- to ta take o I it I am sure suro ura of ot that tha t. t I replied earn earn- earnesti esti cal estly and the tire next moment without a farewell glance a touch moment o of my mand hand ho he went over O to Katherine l an and in a voice olce cr very cry different In volume than the lit suppressed tones o of his conversa ion tion to me mc I heard him to I her helP for 01 having to heard having go aWa away at once her laughing that after the French hospitals Site she she shedid did not fear the New ew York streets and arid then the door had closed after the young phy ph- ounG Whose who e too-evident too Interest In mo had hail always alvas disturbed mo trio I J hastened to join Lillian Gillian anti and Kath Kath- 1 did not want sant to lo be left let alone U wn j j i i 1 un vv Just think i. i Katherine said as I Joined them hear I z find Cind that Im I'm living only a block aWa away Ini Im Inia at a Im 1 Im my old rooming place luckily the Va they had a vacant va- va cant room Of Ot hi V- V course courseS I 1 shall shan be fearfully fear fear- fully bu bus busy ith wih Dr Bra work bu but bu being so near noar T I jj can spend every ery spare with Ou that wih Is Is I If it you ou want me sire she added shyly s j think x Want an tho he t y you 01 II child I l r returned and I emphasis emphasis- in I my roy olce voice reas s her for sho hio het flushed with pleas pleas- and tho tire lire next minute with will wIh embar- embar as I 1 said pointedly I 1 imagine you OU havo have some unusually Interesting and ant pleasant things to ton tell me mc especially about I my cousin tel But lint after aCter al all all it was left lef for Cor Jack himself to tell lel ne ma the Interesting things became almost n ot at so 80 absorbed in iii the work woric for Cor Dr Dr that sire aho he had iluS very little Cl litte time to spend with us There was wai another another an- an an other reason 0 for her absence of or which she spoke c half apologetically one ht night about a week after after- her arrival Theres a girl In the room next mine who keeps me mc aW awake kc by her moaning she ahe said gad I dont don't g got get t half enough h sleep and nd the result resul I Is that when I 1 get et in from Iron my work vork Im I'm Im so dead tired I tumble Into lied bed Instead of corning over hero as os Im I'm Jm longing to do The housekeeper sas sa's she's hies a stu student tu- tu dent of ot some kind an and that sh she's s 's really ill 11 enough to need a physician al although al- al although though sho goes oes to her school or work c each ch morning marring Ivo Ive Ivo only caught glimpses of her but she he strikes me as ns being rather a stunning looking crea cren- ture I wish shed she'd moan In fri the tire da daytime daytime day day- time though Sonic Some night Im I'm Im going going- in there and arid give IYe her liar a sleeping pow pow- PO der den Joking aside aside anxious about bout her Whatever er is the matter with her liar physical or mental Its It's Is a areal areal n real trouble and I wish 1 I could coul help hilp her The Thc real Katherine spoke o in inthe inthe the lie last sentence Like many nurses she had a superficial lightness of or manner man man- ncr ner behind which she often concealed conceal cd the wonderful sympathy with and un understanding understanding understanding un- un for tor suffering which was washers hers I 1 knew that if the tue poor unknown sufferer needed aid or friendship she would receive both from ron Katherine It I was short shortly after this tall talk that I 1 noticed tho the extraordinary intimacy which seemed scorned to havo have sprung up be between between be- be tween Katherine and Lillian Lillan I seemed seemed I Ito to be bc quite set aside almost forgotten when Katherine carrie came to the tIre apartment And there thero was such an air lr of mystery about their conversation con If 1 the they were talk talking in to together and I came care within I hearing the they either abrupt abruptly stopped J speaking ng or shifted the thc subject I was Just childish and weak enough h from my 01 illness to be bo a trifle chagrined cha clia- I i at being beins so l left lCt it out and I 1 am I afraid m my chagrin amounted almost to sulkiness sometimes Lillian n and I Katherine J however howe appeared d to notice e nothing and their mysterious conferences confer confor- C increased In number numbers as s the days das a went on o There came a day at last when m my t t had Increased to such an extent that I 1 felt cIt tel there thero was as nothing more in the tire world worl for me mc me and that there was WS no one to care what became of oC me mc I was hud huddled led In fn one of ot 11 Lii- Lii Hans Han's lans lan's bl big chairs before bHore the fireplace In In tho th living room drearily watching the tIm flames tames through h eyes almost too dim with tears to see them I could hear the murmur of voices In ho haJ hall hail where Katherine and m Lillian had hail been standing standing ever since arrival a tc few minutes Then the tha voices grew louder there was a rush rusl of ot feet fact to tho the door doom a Hush from front Lillian anti and then pale emaciated ed showing the effects of tire tho terrible ordeal through which ho lie had bad gone 0 my nr cousin brother Jack Bicket who until Katherine came home borne I 1 had thought wa was dead death stood before roe me Oh Jack Jack Thank God Cod Thank God I As I saw m my brother cousin brother Jack Bickel whom I 1 ha had so lon long mourned as dead coming towar toward me In Lillian Underwood's Underwood living hiving room I 1 stumbled I j to my mr feet an and with wih no thou thought ht of oC I spectators or ox of ot anything anything- save c the tire j fact tact that the best beat friend 1 ha had oYer cuer s t known had como Come back to lo me me J ru into his arms and ant clung to him wit wll wI sobbing out all al the heartache and ard that had been heen mine since II D DJ had left lef me mc In so 0 cruel an and mrs mystel a manner t Continued Tomorrow |