Show I I I II I REVELATIONS I OF OFA A WIFE The Tile Story of a H Honeymoon I II I I By Adele Garrison c TAiE m IE DnA DRAPER PEn coming to see CE JT me ill My echo of oC Lillians Lillian's words was wa but bul buta a n. trembling stammer The Tho prospect of ot facing facinG the girl the thread of or whose sinister personality had ao so o marred tho the fabric of or m my marital happiness terrified terri tern fled fied inc me le Her message to me mc me posted In San Francisco where here Dick Dicky was was flaunted its Is insolent triumph again before m my eyes COs She hc laughs lau hs best who ho laughs last That she had intended me mc to believe she was with wih Dick Dicky I knew whether her boast were true or not But nut how hoV was it that she was coming to see ce mo me Lillian put a reassuring hand upon my I shoulder as she saw m my n face Pull Pul yourself together Madge she admonished me sharply j Let Lt me mc make this clear to you Grace Draper is not not In San Francisco no now Whether hether she has been or what she knows about Dicky licky she sho has refused so far nr to say sav l. l She She has finally finaly consented to sec see You you o I however hO But how I murmured bewildered I Do you ou remember the tho girl of or whom of-whom whom Katherine spoke when she he first came caine the tho girl Jirl who moaned at al nl night ht in the thc room next hers her Oh Ob yes e And she was was was- Z M Grace Draper I do not know v what made me mc think of oC tho Draper when I Katherine spoke of or the girl but I Idid Idid Idid did although I said nothing about it I at time the time A little later however cr when the girl became really realy III 11 and Katherine was caring for her as js a mother or a sister r would have done I told our little friend frend of or n my amy suspicion Of or cour course c. c Katherine watched her mysterious mysterious mys mys- patient er very carefully after that thal ind nd wh when l she became ill 11 enough to a physicians physician's services Kath ath erino erine managed it so that Dr was as called caled and re e J the thc girl at once once Ever er since th then n Katherine has lias been working on or or th the for honor and COnR conscience J n. n which the Draper or carnez carries car car- car car- ries nez with her but but but sh she was nard lard lardas as nails for Ir a n lon bug time S Sie IC 1 terribly terribly ter ter- r- r rib t g grateful lul to howver cr as fond o of her as sh she can be of anyon anyone anyone any any- on one and she has finally consented to tocoma como come here Dont Don't an anger er her l 1 you OU can help It When hen a little later Grace Grce Draper and I faced each other It I was pit pity in instead instead in- in was stead of anger that stirred my heart Time The girl was sas Inexpressibly lly wan her beauty only a worn shadow of Its former for tor- mer mner gor glory But there thereas was as tho time old flash ash of ot defiant hatred in her eyes as assle she looked at me t J Please dont don't flatter ater yourself that I have hn c come here for your our sake she said said with wih her old smooth insolence But this girl sIrl here she here she she indicated Katherine took took care of or me before she kne knew who sho I was She Just about sa saved sace ce m my life and too reason too when there was nobody else to care a whit hit whether I 1 lived or died Even my sisters sister's sisters sister's sis sis- sis sis- ter's goine back on me mc So when 1 I saw how much it meant to her to out time the truth about your precious husband I promised her 1 Id I'd Id come como and tell tel yo you ou the little I know knew She drew a long breath reath and went on In the first place I 1 dl didn't nt go to toPan San Pan Francisco Frncisco with Dick Dicky Graham al- al 31 Im I'm Im glad If IC my made Jade i you OU think so 80 for Cor rw lc I J didn't go goI I anywhere with him him except Into Inlo a cafe caCe for a n. few minutes the day he lie left lef New ew l York It I was just after he got back hack nom Marvin ln lar and amid he was pouring drinks into himself so c fast that he was pretty has haz hazy about what had happened but bul 1 made a pretty shrewd guess gues a ato as asto asto to his trouble She turned to me and I saw with I amazement that contempt for mo mc was was written nitten on her face ace You she the snarled with your our Innocent limo Inno cent face race and your our high and mighty airs air you ou must have been up to something something something some some- thing pretty disgraceful to have your our husband feel reel the way he tie did that da day he started for San nn Francisco He lie le hall hail to go out to Marvin unexpectedly that morning almost as soon as ho had arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in the tho city What hat or who ho lie found there you ou know best Slop Stop said Lillian authoritatively and for Cor or a n. lon long minute the two women faced each other Grace Draper defiant I Lillian with all al the compelling al almost almost almost al- al most h hypnotic power that is Is hers when she choo chooses choose eq to exercise it I The accusation aton which tho girl irl ha had hurled at mo me stunned mo rue a as effectually effect effect- ual as an actual missile missie from her hel hand would have o ha done What did she slie mean And then before belore my dazed brain could work Isel Itself back through the mazes or of memory there came caine the th whir of oC a taxi In tho the street and Imperative Im in-i- JH ring of or the the- bell a tramp of or orI masculine footsteps in the hall ball hal and I then then then-my my husbands husband's arms were around Inc me his Ip lips murmuring disjointed In Incoherent Incoherent incoherent In- In coherent sentences against m my check cheek I Madgel Madge Iad e 1 t to sweetheart sweetheart- no right to ask forgiveness forgiveness deserve deserve to lose o e you forever rOIe for 01 my doubt of or orI I you you been been through h a thousand hells I left lefI heft heft- lef- lef I Over O Dicky's Dicky shoulder I saw aw Jacks Jack's JacksI i I lean dear a fn face s smiling il tenderly c I triumphant triumphant- r l l i j iy my ill u L HI ini I u u jiu IU must li I started Alter after Dicky as soon toon as he lic had hadI I heard m my story tor of m my husbands husband's InI inexplicable In- In 11 I explicable departure departure and and he the light for forI J I which I had been groping suddenly illuminated Grace Drapers DIapers words So Su U you ou saw m my f father ther embrace me mo I that da day I exclaimed and at tho the words word t the tho o taco face of oC the girl Irl who ho had hind caused mo mc 10 s si much suffering brewI grew brew I whiter if J possible and she sank into a chair as If I unable to Itan stand I Yes A wave wan of oC shamed color swept lU my husbands husband's face race his words were low and hurried But hut you ou must I believe belee this one ozie thing thing thing-I I I had hall made up my mind to come como back ack and beg your our forgiveness Indeed I was vas Just ready to start for Cur or New ew York when your our cousin found Cund mo Inc and brought mo me tho the thoi i true explanation of ot things uI I i I couldn't i couldn't stand it an any lon longer cr 1 without you ou OU Madge e. e I 1 must have been mad to go nv- nv away like that You wont wout I I shut shut heart me mo out out altogether 1 wilt will wil you I 1 had thought that thal if it Dicky e ever er r I came oame back to me 1 I should make him him suffer a little of oC what i ho he had compelled com coin cled me inc to endure But as aa I looked II I from t the lime hc white drawn dran face falo of oC the girl Jirl who ho I J was sure still counted commuted i Dicks lovo 10 0 as a stake for or which no noi i wa wager cr was too hl high h. h to the thc anxious I faces of or the dear friends rends who had hind hadI I helped to bring bring him hac back to tu mo me mc I II I could coul do nothing but hut yi yield Ieh hd myself rapturously rapturous to tho the ca clasp l of ur 1 my imi hUband's hua- hua J bands band's a rums arms I couldn't pave have e a stood It much longcr longer longi long- long i cr cr er without you u. u Dicky I whispered I land and thin thi-n forgetting er c everything clee elc in iii inthe the world but bUl our happiness 1 my husI husbands husband's hus imus- ban bands band's s 's lips met mel mine In iii a long lOlS 1 kiss of or reconciliation I A half hal choked little llla cry startled me rue and I saw sa Grace Draper get bet to her heri ane i i feet unsteadily and start stun for Cor the door I with wih her hands outstretched etched gropingly before her almost as r f t nho ho were blind I K Katherine hurried to her and I then Jack Jck spoke to 10 mo inc for the first time since he lie had brought rou ht Dick Dlce Dicky Into the tho room Good by Margaret until I s. s see PC you ou again he lie said hurriedly dl Good by I Dick I 1 JU must t go JO to Katherine Goor Good by r old ch chap J. J Dick Dicky returned heartily and In his ils ls tone 1 road read tho ho ble blessed ler knowledge that mat I my cherished hed dream had come comme core true truE that m in my husband and 0 my roy cousin brother brother were friends at nt lash And Iron from the look upon Jacks Jack's face race a aa as his cr eyes met Jia I I Ilee i in knew lee that he hc too too had und happi happl- n ness fleas I I 1 saw say tho the trio go o out of oC the room 1 the lie girl who had wronged me and the friends who had helped me hen my mye e eyes cs turned to the truest most loyal friend of or all all ni I Lillian llan who stood near us us frankly weeping with Jo Joy I 1 putout putout put out Olt my hand to her hor and drew rew her also Into Dicky's Dicky embrace How long a acry acry a cr cry It i had been since the days when 1 I Iwas was wildly Jealous of oC her old friendship friendship friend friend- ship with wih Dicky Will Wi you come con awn away with mo rue for Cor a anew anew anew new honeymoon sweetheart 7 Dicky asked tenderly after awhile when Lillian Lilan Lil Lii- Li- Li Ban lian lan had soC softly slipped away and left leftus leftus let letus us alone alono together Into my brain there flashed d a sudden sud sud- nd- nd den picture of oC the thc home homely living room In the Brennan house at Marvin with wih the leaping fir which I knew knea Jim would have for us whenever we wo came with wih Katies Katie's impetuous welcome I turned to Dicky with a passionate lit lit- lt- lt tIc te plea pIca Oh Dick Dicky I said earnestly take I me home home Continued Tomorrow |