Show I I I 1 1 1 I REV REVELATIONS OF A WIFE l I 1 lIY 11 IHa- IHa POUND n nl iv IX t 1 SSI SITUATION TJ OX I Either r the n note to of command In the voice from Crom tho the road or 01 inc lac appearance e of DC th the tho owner of oC the voice olee startled the trolle trolley conductor Into instant oh obed cI- cI lence He tie released my wrist Cr from m the time grasp Tap r l p with which he haC had prevented tn my rInging o oC the thc bell hell cold coid and putting up his own hand gave o the tho signal to toI stop Naturally I lOOK looked d around In amazed relief roller for this opportune deliverer I 1 ha hadn't nt far to lo look The Tho motor motor mo mo- m I tor car 1 I had noted pa passing us a lL moment moment mo mo- ment before had hai evident turned I around and ami come back At any rate it 1 was drawn up the tho trolley antI and from Crom it was alighting a tall tall ran rangy Iary try I youth In an arm army officers officer's uniform An instant tant later cap in hand ho Was ston standing b by the car cur with his other hand held heir out to lo assist mo me Jn In alighting Then he lie drew lire a pencil and flud pad of or paper from his pocket et an and made madea madeu a u rapid note of the numbers on oa the I I Oar car ar and tho the Conductors Conductor's conductors conductor's cap 0 Get along now n tho the officer com com- The Thc conductor evidently c not daring to utter a n. word but with uS-I uS ugly resentment resentment resentment resent resent- ment written all over o his Ills face obeyed By Dy this time Pete Peto han hart reached me and W was licking ln m my han fiend hinc I too took a I firm hold of his collar for I knew enough o of his persistence to ho bo sure surl that after assuring himself that I t was safo he he- would le keep tho the ep on trailing conductor conductor conductor con con- ductor who had kicked numb In fact that's just what he lie dl lid did attempt but my grip on hl his collar nn and m my voice olce him bin Will you ou allow mo me to see sec if IC he he's hes Injured a lea drawling voice olee said It was wa-s hard to o nto it as the tho same wipe voice that had just cowed tho time conductor so efficiently I t happen happen happen hap hap- pen to know now something somethIng- about dogs og-g. og and that brute gave him a nasty kick in inthe inthe the side Bide Oh if you on will be so o kind I shall bo be most mOlt grateful I returned for the first time lime Witting getting tho the opportunity for lor lora fora a good look at time the young oun officer My I first impression of ot height and ran ranginess were confirmed But Hut he wasn't KO so young a as I had thought ht him hint himat himat at first Somewhere In the time carl early thir thir- ties tics I said sahl to myself but looking extremely extremely ex ex- boyish to tho the casual eye ee It It was only when I got a square loot look Into his eyes eves with tho time hint of steel behind their blueness and tho the fine lines which Ol only hard work nork and experience experience- can draw etched around them thern that I realized re realized realized re- re ho had left bo boyhood behind save n for tor Its spirit That I realized Instinctively lI el he would never ne loso lose no matter what might come como to him 1111 At m my permission he ime knelt down own In Inthe Inthe Inthe the grass the tho rO road and to 1 tho the dog dob soothingly h Conic Como here Pete ol old fellow lie He looked up at me with a 3 whimsical smile 1 Infer his namo name Is Pete ho he said If Jt Hi You'll T i was an angry r at myself for or the blush 1 which I r couldn't control When hen time the bull terrier had reached me I had hall said Poor old pete Good old Pete Peter over and over o again In m my pit pity for 01 his in injury Injun In- In jury jun That the young youn officer had noticed notIced no noticed no- no my emot emotion lon embarrassed me mc I tried to disguise my mr embarrassment b by L answering him in the tho gams am v vein Your our inference Is en t i correct cor- cor recta I said lightly IC you'll just assure h him m 1 Im I'm m all right he went on Im Fm sure I 1 can cami manage him Naturally ll ho hos s 's suspicious o of all men just now now Now ow I hadn't limo tho t idea hoW bow to assure sUre Pete that time the young oun officers officer's Intentions toward hint hIm were strictly altruistic al- al iV And was distinctly ro- ro to accept the thc s strangers stranger's r's rs minis- minis nations Ho HI hun hung back bacI against skirt and anil his curled back n ni i r ck b ir lips and Tn ray rny glistening teeth were much In ln l c d donee dence lIco Then Into my mind flashed the manner manner man man- ner In which 1 had hal put me in Pete Petes s 's care I could coull try tr- that method metho hut but n m It I involved in stroking Hi this strange o young joung oun officers officer's coat sleeve leoe I flu flushed h d as-a as again hi but hut mentally scored mH myself H for m my prudishness Th lh i man hid hall gallant by y come COlliE to m my assistance Hel Q he was as waitIng wait wait- In Ing to tn aid air the tho dog and md 7 was OR dela delayIng delaying delay delay- Ing him an and myself b by silly III embarrass ment T J drew time the dog rIoS toward him bUn t Mama Mail I All JI Right Pete isn't Int my dog 1 said Raid smilIng smil smil- In ing but but his owner put Nit mo in his charge tiis morning and made lallo him understand that I was worthy worth o of confidence con eon I can only tr iry his method and hc hope pc that It will be successful 9 I stooped to the dog J Pete tc old fellow I raid td soothingly soothing soothing- ly h ly come como here This man is all right lie lies lie's es e's a going to help you ou J I put out m my hand IH and stroked the young oun officers officer fl sleeve e then motioned motional him to take Pet Pete Pete's s 's s colin collar To be continued contInue tomorrow I FEATURES GALORE GALORE ON YOUNG POSTS POST'S SMOKER R PROGRAM The Richard W. W Young post of this tho American Le Legion lon will midi IU feature It Its regular regu regu- lar meeting with a smoker In Armory hall tonight according to C C. B 13 13 StebbIns Steb- Steb Dins bIns of or time the entertainment committee A t small admission fee tee to cover er tho this expense of the tho smoker will be levied le on each member attending attending- I Au n ext extensive o program Including bo boxIng boxing box box- Ing wrestling wrestling musical and vaudeville numbers numbers has been arranged and will J 1 bc ln at s oel clock o'clock ck The rhe smoker Is II limited to members member of or this post who are aro encouraged to obtain the tho attendance atten atten- I dance of guests from other other- posts or of or leg legion on affiliation according to Mr 11 I Stebbins |