Show Ii w I I REVELATIONS REVEL i i MF OF A WIFE J The Story y o of oj a Honeymoon II By ADELE GARRISON WHY JI Y MADGE FELT S Tn tIN UN- I KATIE KArll I hung up tho the telephone receiver r meI mechanically me me- I I I tl- tl U P. P after alter nl 1 1 ut m my 1 conversation Inn fur furn n 1 Inn Inn- with I trying a. a l to b bring i order out ut of tho chaotic cha- cha h otic etc emotions In m my brain I for tor Dr Pettit whoso hopeless hopeless hopeless hope hope- less caring for inn rule I had gu guessed Joy at nt ati J i the Idea Iden of ot his being near my father r in South Am America dread of ot DicKy's anger all those these had their way with me as 1 realized that 1 I had promised to lunch In a un deux lIeux with the tho young physician spite of ot Dicky's threat to apply his foot toot to Dr Pettit if I 1 att attempted an any farewells farewells fare Care wells or messages to father Cather I I knew w Dicky well enough h to realize I that the tho threat was a foolish extravagant extra u gant ono one and that he would lIu never hover r carry carry I It out But that he would 1 be furiously angry r with mo me when hen he found out that I had lunched with Dr Pettit I well know and aud the sly 81 of ot m my particular little devil dovil came back In n me why Vh ne need d h hi h. know kno 1 I 1 am sure Jure I should have put the suggestion sugie sug sug- ie from Crum rum mo Inc decidedly If the tho memory memory mem mem- I or ory of or Dicky's rudeness of ot the da day day- before bo- bo j be-j toro fore and the morning mornin had not b been u uresh fresh resh with me Why h should you consider him my devil a again aln whispered Did Jou OU not only yesterday come corne upon proof that his friendship with the woman who whoever er she ma may be be who wrote that found Cound tho the hall floor J letter you ou on would bear watching And how did he treat you ou when you courteously asked him for tor an explanation of ot the tho letter Replied with a word and slammed the thedoor thedoor thedoor door In n your face ace didn't he And because be be- causo cause you resented It It he has gone pone to stay in town tellIng tolling you OU loftily that i when you OU came camo to to and got bot over your our grouch brouch he would come home when home when you OU sent for tor him bats bat SOUl Sane Sane- It was all true and the tho remembrance of ot It cut me mo anew But Dut I recoiled from Crom tho the Idea of ot keeping m my appointment with Dr Pettit a secret from my husband hus hus- band What Yoot he doesn't know wont won't hurt him the tho mocking little voice went on And you ou know how hov you ou hate hale a scene And you dont don't owe him allY confidence I Do Du you JU suppose hes he's t telling you ou his affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs What's hats sauce sauco for tor the goose you ou know m my dear The chiming of the tho clock In the hall startled me me Half HaIC after aCter 9 If It 1 i kept my appointment with Dr Pettit I 1 must catch tho the train leaving Jea Marvin at 1021 I had no time for Introspection or ret ret- I Katie I called Will you please pleM telephone for tor a taxi for Cor that 1021 lOl train And In a little while I shall want you ou to help me with m my gown All right I Katies Katie's voice oice wasso was waH wasso so 80 n near ar the door that I suspected she he had been listening to my telephone con er conversation conversation is her be besetting besetting beset beset- el- el ting sinI sin I shall probably not Hot be back for dinter din din- ner ter Katie I said as carelessly as I could manage It I I am going to the city and shall go up to Mrs 18 Underwood's Underwood's Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's for Cor dinner Madge This was the tho literal truth J I meant ant to i go o to Lillians Lillian's as soon as nM I finished m my luncheon with Dr Pettit And I knew know that she would k keep cp me for tor din din- ner I did not care caro to ha have Katie latie sus suspect suspect sus- sus us- us peet the real state of or affairs between Dick Dicky and me und and It occurred to mo I that If It f I I did nut not heir hc r from Dick Dicky n iii the mean meantime tIme I 1 would stay with Lillian all night If It If I dont don't get Mr rr Graham t on the fife telephone I went on and he should call up here tell him to call me up at aC Mrs Irs Across Katies Katie's face swept a shrewd half amused look ln In which however I noticed to my surprise a hint of or pro al i j 1 tell Mister lIstor Graham you go SO to town to see sec Missie Underwood silo sho said slowly I see All AU right I tell heem dot dot- Vel Very well K Katie I said as steadily y as I 1 could but us as I turned and went vent up tho the stairs I could C feel el that my face was burning For over O me mo h had swept tho the realization realization tion that Katie Ratio had heard m my conversa conversa- conversation conversation tion with Dr Pettit that she knew I 1 rn nth I I worst st of t all that t she h thought h git I wished I i i her hel deliberately to deceive decel Dicky about It An And there thero was no 10 Va way out of ot It for tor torme me I 1 knew that she would never ne hint anything about the matter 1 If she thou thought ht I wish wished cd her to keep quiet Buton Buton But Buton on th this the contrary If I should tell her frankly 1 I was lunching lunching- with Dr Pettit and that Dick Dicky know knew about It her natural nat ural oral garrulity would be sure to let slip some allusion to the tho matter But Dut th the thought that I I- I Margaret Spencer Graham whose life had always b been en an open book should hould be even cen su suI I slightly bU lowered In tho esteem esteem of ot m my maid galled me mc I Continued Tomorrow |