Show = = = I The Cqs Mrs Ahta I Continued from page peaied hard and unkind and had shot angry glances at him Vhat can he mean Important she qupstionud 1111pO1 taut business of course lie can mean nothing else he replied Perhaps he wants you lo write a book for him Very likely I jhouldnt wonder Archie one of these days you will be famous und rich J have never doubted 11 The dickens you havent Booby Stupid Always In the moon You know when 1 say such things I dont moan one ivorcl If I did T I wouldnt say them J am proud of my great bljr lalentcd author proud ot him for Ills handsome self proud of everything he writes of every success he makes You have a host amazing way of showing H sometimes I must say hs bald gravely Your propensity for nagging would drive a saint crazy No reproaches air please I am a good c slrl now am I not Why do you ilo < It t he remon straud ulll sni rtlnc at the recollection I recollec-tion of what he had endured Because I loc you she declared sQueezing his arm There arc timesas this afternoon when you make my blood boll Yes Then no wonder you get mad Blood corpuscles measure about one lourihoupandth part of an Inch In dl ametcr The number of corpuscles which would adhere to the point of a needle would not be less than a million Just Imagine the billions of billions of corpuscles you stir up when your blood boils The i oct > looked at her stupefied Then he burst Into a hearty laugh You are the moat diabolical little jollier that ever worried a mans lifer life-r out of him he said tapping her cheek hlu rcsentment completely dispelled They hind reached 1 the garden gate lie held It open for her lo pass She ran up 1 the path ahead of him and received re-ceived him at the door with mock ceremony cere-mony Uuitseylng low Welcome most potent grave and reverend signor to the feast prepared in your honor she said Make yourself your-self perfectly at home and begin by putting yourself at your ease He tried to grasp her that he might kiss her but she eluded him and ran lightly upstairs turning when half way up to shake her finger at him and tell him that he waM a very naughty and avery a-very enterprising guest In a little while she descended to the diningroom She had discarded her tlghtilttlng costume and appeared radiant rad-iant and lovely In a loose short sleeved opennecked gown a dainty affair of gauzy frills and laces that he liked better than anything else she wore Shu stood on tiptoe to be Uftsscd Do you know what today Is sho asked No What is If Its the anniversary of the day yon proposed to mile I Hy Jove so It Is Are you sorry for what you did Am I sorry J He proceeded to dispel any doubts she might have entertained by actions more eloquent and convincing than any mere verbal assurances could have been And now for the banquet she said T am as hungry as a hunter and you must be too But I thought the banquet was spoiled he reminded her Nothing In spoiled at all she reassured reas-sured him for the simple reason that the dishes that would have been ruined were not to be cooked until the party I arrived It is a feast fit for a king for you the king of my heart The table with Its extensions looked very big and Loveson Ahta placed their chain at one of the corners close together and the servant brought in the soupa savory bisque Once again husband and wife were happy lovers their happiness enhanced many fold by a sweet Intimacy that In their days of courtship they could not know She was now a woman with freedom to employ without reserve all her womans tricks of witchery and seductiveness se-ductiveness and she took full a vantage van-tage of her prerogative Loveson Ahta captivated subjugated bursting with I love of her thought she had never been so exquisitely adorable As he removed the cover of the soup tureen to serve her she leaned toward him and gazed Into his eyes with a mischievous look Archie ct us begin with the eham palgne she said |