Show S REVELATIONS OF A WIFE I WH WHAT r HAPPENED WHEN Will tADGE MADGE STOLE A AWAY FROM FROH TilE THE HOUSE THAT NIGHT I My ln mother eyes ees were full rull of or consternation as aa she sho heard Cousin Couin Agathas Agatha's exciting tidings of oC tho the sentries sentries sen sen- tries trios on tho the pipe line from Crom Marvin in to Center I Ba saw that she eho conI con- con I sider my plan for Cor getting away from rom tho house unobserved ell was vas hopelessly lost But I gave gaya her a reassuring look for Cor I remembered what she had evidently evi dently forgotten that the tiny tIn badge of oC tho the service which I T IVore wore Vore concealed in my blouse I was waR an sesame wherever the arm army uniform hold guard I had not counted however upon the obstinate stupidity o of tho the railroad special ape ape- cial officers who In re reality Uty were pa patrolling patrolling pa- pa trolling the pipe line and whose uniform uni form orm Cousin Agatha Asatha had mistaken for or that of the army And m my mistake made me the tho victim of or an nn embarrassing and unpleasant episode Getting lla away from the house was absurdly easy I stole out of or the laundry laundr door with William proc me mo and Pete now fully tUll- recovered from tho the hurts received at tho the Inn stalking st proudly proud at nt m my sloe side The Tile dog clog lOWS K I pride however could not begin to equal that of his master The Th I gloomiest misanthrope In tho the world would ha have haC C been moved to laughter at the sight of ot poor old WIlllam's Willlam's Will Will- lams lam's air of ot importance as S ho he ushered me down tho the path to the wild nd grape arbor from which his portable blo foot footbridge bridge afforded us a dr dry crossing to I tho the woods on tho the other side of ot tho the brook I eH he nor I spoke until ho he harlon had harl on om omA distance Into the wood Then rhen William lUlam stopped and rind thrusting his 1119 u ugly l twisted taco face close to mine he whispered t hoarsely You dont don't hear no twigs nor sticks sUcks do yc ye Mis' Mis Graham 7 I shall never get et used to William If he works for us the rest of or his life lite There Thera is something so 80 uncouth almost uncanny nc nn In his s sighted near a visage I I that nat m Sn my mo in mother parl parlance ho he ic gives gheR me the turn whenever er he comes near me The effect of ot his countenance so 80 near to mine In the time faint ant light of ot the tho first quarter of oC tho moon moon fortunately fortunately for or our ur purpose a very dim light In In- In deed was deed c especially terrifying I shall always be proud that I was as able to repress the strong Impulse to scream j I which obsessed me at his sudden move move- I I meat ment No Xo No William m I returned quietly I because l' l Ive I've P. P bin on the Job ever since you oU told Jold me what you ou wanted want want- ed el tonight he went on proudly I re e bin ln pretending to cut down some som old 01 tr r es q an an git it some sorno wood but hut alt all 11 the time imo I wu gettin this path nath Jes' Jes Ilk like I a 3 floor so o nobody could hear u us That was very ery cr thoughtful Indeed William u Illiam I t whispered whimpered hl reflecting I grimly that some one was very apt to o hear us If It m my poor old guide kept up his stage whispers much Jon longer pr But we mustn't talk tall an any more more you ou know now mow The Tho pipe line must be Yer very near near Slop ly Je Jest t. t a 1 step f Mis' Mis Gram Gramie an Ill I'll ke keep p mum as an o oyster ster he 1 promised fervently t but his resolve came too Jat late for as we c climbed the slope to the pipe Tine line Ine I hearda heard a rather thin masculine voice with excitement In Its Ita tones t say guardedly Look sharp BilL s gi Bill evidently obe obeyed ed the command for Cor the next Instant two men rushed I down dawn the time In Incline lino just JURt above above- us and seized sel William 1 and me B Bv Br George heres here's a woman Bill I the first reclaimed letting his dee elec flashlight travel tra over o me I I heard hard the tho l gang Cang they're afraid of or hat had rf t woman ornan In It H. H and I guess sues were weve e got Ii her or I If It von VOU will lor look look- V- V Vat at lt t thi i this v nn n win find fn you OU are mistaken I js said ic c court courte courteously J t I although I was trembling with rc resentful indignation at tho the rough I I handling of m my my- captors captor I put m my hand to my blouse in or- or oriler ler iler t to display m my 8 secret service badge c but the but the man named Bill HilJ a burl burly In l- l vIdual quickly struck my hand down and then pinioned m my may arms None o of that m my lad lady h he said roughly oll have hac no gunplay this time m my dear S William p r i William WIllam who had hall submitted I 13 y enough before befort for Cor he has great reat re respect re- re re-I re for tor constituted authority gave g a i hoarse hoars cr cry as he saw the mans man's rough ough handling of ot me threw oft off his own captor easily and lunging lUnSin forward forward for for- ward be began an to tear like an animal at the time arms arias of the tho man named Bill William I commanded sharply for I t that resistance was madness mad mad- ness stop that Instantly I ws WIS Bor sorry I had spoken an instant later ater for Bills Bill's comrade a a. tall scra n scrawny Individual with n a. prominent Adams Adam's apple which worked up and antI down when he spoke took advantage antage o of Williams William's instant obedi obedi- once ence to give the old chap a cruel kick as ho took toole possession of ot him again Continued Tomorrow I |