Show REVELATION S OF A J I WIFE HOW now EREn wo U nt OFFICERS OFFICER'S ING QUESTIONS My first startled I h t tho the astonishing query of or the wo wo ouri officer was to look around at th the nIn ni n In order to see seo whether hother or not she heard his words Indeed my head Involuntarily In turned ever eo o slig when hen I able to was regain In ray II and anti force myself to a a. calm demean demea I Itne know nothing would so o so soher soon OOn ex exe her Interest and comment a 03 as an n ad adm slon sion upon m my part that the fleer's ticer's question annoyed me or or 01 tl attached any Importance to It it- it But Dut I was flaming with emb embi meat ment for I 1 feared that oven even If It she not heard tho the Q query er I couldn't W Jc from her other ears and similar tj ancos of or tho the sick man lie JIo was erli ly Jy primed f as n. Harry Underwood to say to keep on talking fn antI and there was a a. look In his e ey eyes expression on his face fac which arc aft mo me Indefinably I felt tolt myself aha sij with a a. L nervous tremor as I nth at myself together to answer cr his q Yes Yc my hu husband Is living t t tIn in as low a to tone tono no as I could mil mini without without making It a whispered whisper red m mur which would of ot course at atmore atmore att attmore more attention from the nurse Duts would a a. a shout 3 The The- flush left his checks cheeks and a replaced It so quickly that I was In Again As I turned slightly to toi the nurse Before Before- I could call hi Ii rt wounded man had clutched my mr Ho Ito had seen sen and hi had hd d understood t fright In m my ey eyes oyei s. s all uI a am all right he said fall faIt talt My heart h heart goes o es back a amo mo ml once In once In a while A. A Saving Tho Thom Thought m Iris smile was as wonderful so a 11 and yet pathetic that something u countable rose In rny tny throat and ard most choked me I am ann not a 2 rent I vain In woman but It would h h taken a very obtuse bit of or feminIst nl Indeed not to have hav seen through h h gallant pretence There Thore was ws no c egotism tn ta toy my y of ot the patent fact that t I young wounded officer was more Interested ted In my personality thi I wished I remembered only only- to too vi the words I had once heard from t I tot ti lips of ot a dear friend of oC mine mint a a. w successful trainel nurse All sick men inca are aro like children ij declared Of or course they cling to too d nurses nurse the the- women who minister them Silly people call aiJi It falling I Ilove love lo but Its It's really only a 8 cravingS craving sympathy and affection born of ot late Inti- physical weakness Ninety nine tr ti tint out oct of ot a hundred returning streng banishes s tho the sentimental feeling feeling- thoroughly as If It It had never been If It wives and A only recognized l d this there would b bless be bel belless t less Jealousy In the the- world You P D Y Yon oo J Mind I r knew that to the young officers officer's d brain I was lS not Dot on the woman whose hands hand and voice voice-hi power to quiet him but the the- creature creaturo he ho had rescued from tram death and worse Worse and and I realized that the s was one which would re u most delicate handling handling- upon my part I do nothing that would e courage e his fancy Cancy Upon the ot hand hantI I knew far know far better than did dd alone an al anone anone one else how else how much the tho sick man mILD 6 upon me I could not cease visits to him because I had discover tho tim character of his feeling for tor me meb hi hiI I I realized that I must tread vertIly very vert wd Ily lly until the time that his convalescence should rel release lse meDo me Do Do you you mind my asking asking- T questioner The faltering faltering- voice came to my mr U ei again and tho clutch of ot his hind hand up mine was almost most convulsive I put a other hand over his soothingly IY U as' as would have done to a a. trembling chUa No Ko indeed I answered with In fl 4 d or of cheerfulness which I w If far tar from fooling But dont don't you thin you would better watt walt to aak k ik until you yon aro are stronger A Arm t i rm Tm strong enough now noT h he 5 turned obstinately and n Indeed voice olce was firmer than It had bad yet be And I must know these things It ht necessary In my mr work t tA A little smile twisted t th the his mouth It was a a. sad little with a a- hint of ot melancholy m mockery k r It I e. e caught the meaning of It at of co Poor chap In his weakness he fas l that he was concealing tho the rea real r re ret for tor his questions He lie lay quiet for tor a lone moment tt t. t said clearly slowly dowly Pardon me but I r must ask yo G t tIt tIt It If your our husband Isn't dead ar are divorced or living apart from him him- Impulsively angrily I withdrew hand from him Even It If he W were there was a limit to my ny my patience R as ns I looked again at nt hIs his suffering eyes my my heart conde cond condemn me for tor m my harshness I schooled voice to calmness j a My ry husband and I ar are are ved bap n together I said with a tiny prayer t J forgiveness for tor the lack of or truth f my ray answer To be Continued Monday rondAY |