Show REVELATIONS REV ELl OF A WIFE V WHAT T IL I l Tim Till OF THAT H Hr f My 3 mother In r ws w's explanation o of the tho mysterious flashing In tho tile window of or the tho Durkee house struck mo me at once as ns a n most plausible le one But It disturbed dis llla- me mc more than I cared to ad admit admit nd ad- mit to her liar If H our new neighbors were using the theon on only 1 window which th the they could I see our out homo home to spy py upon us with field glasses lassE there was moro reason than ever for tor me to believe that tho the ten tenants of ot Mrs tIrs Durk Durkee's es e's houpe house were men who ho knew know ln me mc and were living ln th there th re disguised dis guised d for some somo sinister unknown ur I pur pur- pose PORe se It II was Imperative however or that m my ml mother law shouldn't suspect m my r fear u Such knowledge would pull down her nervous strength tremendously I tried therefore to answer her leer a tion carelessly Impudence Indeed I said But then thon we can cnn do iio o nothing a about out It And the they cant can't possibly tb do an any harm with their Idle curiosIty Idle 0 snorted m my ray mother- mother in Im glad that's what shat you OU call caB It I tell you OU its it's far more dangerous o than 11 that Those men b belong long to a a. gang gong I of or Im I'm sure Bure of ot it it and they're just lust sp spying Ing on us to see isec how the they can best break in And Just think of oC it I Margaret Margarete We e hn haven't n t a man In the I house at nt all Richard will be aWay for or weeks and fled Jim Is gone Rone one to the tho war You Von forgot William Trumbull 1 saId taid smiling to hide the tho vet very real alarm 1 I folt felt I I. I too had sad realized with ith a a. little old rold four fear at tn my heart that wo we were a hous household of or de defenseless women But It I wasn't hUr burglary larr that I feared r H I I I H ron lies about as much pr protection as lEi a I. I rabbit Ahe ho replied caustically but her I eyes ees belied her words They Thc held tho tile dawn of or an Idea which was just enter r- r ing lOG my mr own brain I hastened to give It utterance I 1 think youre you're mistaken cn mother Isaid I said earnestly William isn't overburdened over over- lJ burdened d with brains brains- I stating hie hits ca case case o cr very con- con conI I she he ret returned grimly nut But ho hc's s very er strong I went on oci r c Hn the interruption absolutely ely dependable and antI ol d devoted d to our interests I And besides he ha ban a wonderful bull terrier Im I'm wondering wondering- Dont toll me mt youre you're thinking of or bringing that oran orang and that cur CUI into tho lie hou house houe e. e she interrupted hilt hut there was as no force torce In tho the tone tono of ot her hc- prof est Theres that small room at ot tho the hea head of the buck bick stairs I said 5 reflect I y I the t he ono One W wo IVO ha have hal l never nc d. d Its It's ts BO so Isolated from the Hie rest that if It William I did Ii live ni in it for Co- or awhile ho wouldn't disturb din dis the thee rest ot ot of u us- us M ba bat I AntI And n we se could have ha it ed 11 and disinfected after ho hp left my mother mother- i I In Ill with a a. shade of f en- en n- n I r in her voice ole all Il gorn- gorn nC ness i Knows I don loft t like the idea hut hilt I t suPPose while Richards Richard's s 's gone gono A we Ac c ought to have e Homo protection especially I Imagine your doing this work I isn ISIC n I t the lie safest thing In iii the Iho world for you OU or for tit tho lie rest of us us usIm Im I'm so to I glad lud jou ou approve I returned trying to inject into tin T voice nice just the right ht shade had of or graceful deference to her opinions H I ill 1 II II n attend tt t to n f the tho hI m matter t lr a at 1 once an and get Katie Katlo started at tho the room before I go goo for or my walk Good Good-b- Good by she sho returned evidently a abit abit alt bit lt startled b by my mi abruptness But I didn't intend to give ghe her any chance to change her mind and I walked s swiftly to tho tim door unlocked it an and threw It 0 fC Ci Coul Cousin in Agatha was rapidly h retreating aUng down th tho hall ball I knew that she ho had been trying to listen at tho the keyhole but butI I pretended ignorance Oh Oh Cou Cousin ln Agatha I called sweet sweet- 1 ly Im going oln now v and anel I thinK nInes mother wants you ou Ill bo be there In a minute she re returned ro- ro turned sulkily b without turning and went Weilt down the Rt stairs rs Evid Evidently she sho didn't care to meet m my eyes With It h a a. sudden sUon thought born Dorn of or my ray discovery cr that m my new neighbors w were re watching tho the house through field glas glasses F I unlocked m my own room door and going in ii put into Inlo m my handbag tho the little ammonia pistol which had done mo me such s yeoman service before etore Then after f locking everything c secure securely 1 again I J w went nto to the kitchen and Instructed d J. J Katie aLle to get ct thee the small room ready roa for tor William Trumbull Sho mado made no remonstrance but buther hor her Toun round wondering eyes followed me out of the kitchen as ns I I. I walked d toward the barn where William had hl his quarters I 1 couldn't resist another look at the tho I third window of ot Mrs Durkee's house Again I 1 saw the flash of or the sun Iun on metal then It disappeared And AndI I II I distinctly heard a a. whistle such as ns would be e marie marlc 1 by a childs child's toy toj Continued tomorrow I j |