Show Revelations F R e eve 1 e I l i 0 11 S So of or o r a tl i Wife Wite X i f e eTIE TIlE THE TIE STOBY OF A HONEYMOON By ADELE GARRISON wily WHY 11 MADRi UG JI 1111 ALMOST titor J I I SHAKE in 1 MH JIH WS Say that over o again I demanded excitedly and then then- bit my mr lip iii 11 In ex- ex at the slip Alp I hud had made I Little Mrs Durkee stared at mu mo frau frankly kly What hat do rio you ou mean mean- she sho asked I quick quickly There was but butone butone butone one t thing to be le done to tell the or something near It In an nn off hand ot-hand manner 50 so o shed she'd think nothing more moru of oC the Incident I knew better bellr than to tomake tomake make a 1 mystery of oC anything which my c little neighbor could ponder o over o crId cr Id Td like to hoar you describe once moro more that man Titan who to rent your our house 1 replied desiring to gaIn ln timeto time to arrange e my my stor story lie He le was a handsome foreign Span- Span looking lab IAh chap with mustache and a a pointed board she returned but wh why do you ask She was full tul of ot excited curiosity and anda a again aln I mental mentally anathematized my careless ton tongue uc Because I 1 saw sa a man who looked like that the ot other r day dav a s' s n nd thought h t as you Ol did that I had seen eyes like his before He gave e ba mc mo the same saro Im Impression Im- Im of having known leown him but lut of both mistaken course we arc I 1 strove to make m my voice as careless careless careless care care- less and matter of oC fact as possible in mater tho vain hope that Mrs Durkee would drop the tho subject subject But she was like lkc a an rat mL active act o little ferret on the tho trail trai oCa of oC ofa ofa a How perfectly thrilling she said word hes he's somebody Madge mark m my we se know In disguise Where herc did you ou see him 7 How perfectly ridiculous I 1 Ire Ire- re retorted rc- rc HoW a bit tart tartly for tor her suggestion ug eston startled mo me In spite of or its utter uter ab aI- started surI I 1 only caught a glimpse o othe of ot the tho man on the street but hut his unusual appearance and an impression o of recognition recognition In hi his eyes stayed In m my memory mem mem- nIlon or ory to be bo brought out by your our de de- de But nut lets let's not wa waste to time over o anything so o absurd Tell Tol me about your r O Interview with wih tho the handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some mysterious stranger the Amount Mrs rs shook her pretty head sagel sagely Youl BC sC se J she cho ho predicted predict cd darkly And An Just watt wait wai till you OU hear the rest of or m my ray story ston Im I'm Im sorry Borry 1 I rented m my house to them thorn now even even- I If they dl did give Ive me mo twice tho money mone I 1 asked Theres There's some afoot Ill I'll Il be bound But lut I 1 cant can't get et out of or It now Ive I've Ive taken tho the money and have o signed a. a len lease o for the tho season Twice the amount of or money moncy you OU asked askel I exclaimed for she ha had really startled started me mo mc this time Suppose you ou begin at the beginning beginning- and tell tel mic me all al about it Well Yel as I told you OU I wont went to tho time hotel they named in their letter leter an and found this man Ho lie 10 explained that his uncle was an elderly In ald Invalid come como cometo comoto to tho north In search of or health and quiet and that they haul hall but one servant ser ant a Japanese Ho lie Iu asked two or three questions about the tho house but seemed to take everything for granted I had hada a queer e feeling almost as if i ho l knew ew about bout the tho place beforehand Then rhen ho he asked aked m my price and when I l told him MOO 00 furnished for tor the season ho lie bowed In a most captivating foreign fashion and und said ald Madame I am nm going gainS to do an unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual thing I Im going to offer ocr ou u am u 1 you l n ii cL IMO L VU IC IU i I I know I stared at him as If u 1 I thought he ho had suddenly lost his mind I And then ho lie smiled in an amused sort ort of at wa way although I could see seo that he was as a bit anxious for all al his smil- smil I ing and said Ir In a quick short sort of ot of Wa way II I am doing doinG this because of or various reasons I do not wish Ish to give you OU the sual references CHUNG Cauce for or Reflection Well Wol Madge youcan OU can Ima Imagine I was flabbergasted But Hut ho didn't give Iho me mc mea mca a chance to say anything Just went wenton on talking But Dut I can assure asure you ou madame you ou do not need neel to have the least uneasiness uneasiness ness ho he said In a wa way that would have havo made an any woman believe in him My Ur uncle Is exceedingly nervous and he has man many friends who would insist on coming coining to CC ec him if the they knew he wore were near New ew York And then are grave rave business reasons why we do donot donot donot not wish our presence known hero here for some weeks at least least If It I v you ou do not think twice the amount you ou named Is enough nough I 1 am prepared to offer otter more mort Wo We 0 are tire at your our mercy and ho he bowed again I 1 dont don't know how ho lie did dil It I Mrs frs Durkee said reminiscently He must have been mighty might cl clever ver but do you OU know that man mun made macho mo me feel feol that I would be a cruel mercenary wretch to ask for tor references or ev even n for tor more mone money I not only agreed to rent him hint the place furnished without references but I 1 made mate a feeble little protest against taking the sum he lIe named But I hope not too strong a protest pro pro- test test- I smiled mUe for tor m my little friends friend's was delicious Mrs Durkee dimpled Well el he didn't have to force torce the mono money into m my hands she admitted And what do you ou think He lie paid mo me In advance And nd all al ready read pai for forme forme me tile to sign that look to you vou as thou 1 hes he's somebody in disguise who hio really knows kov mu me You ridiculous little romancer 1 I evaded c kissing her lar But h her hr r story had given me much I cause for tor reflection reflection deep deep deep thou thought ht To 0 be bo continued tomorrow |