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I I Taming nn My ley Husband j Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- Newspaper paper Syndicate By Kathleen F Fox Fax ex CHAPTER 27 Daddy Comes Comes CI Close se i September sped and October brought I daddy home from California where he I had spent several weeks resting from 1 his work worl I 1 had wanted to go with him and had suggested It to Crittenden I asking if he too could arrange to make I Ith the th trip At the time he was enjoying enjoying enjoy- enjoy I ing one of his periodic outbursts and andI I I 1 got snubbed very thoroughly for my I suggestion lIe He even declared I 1 had i been selfish enough to want to go alone with daddy and had included him to i I conceal the artifice It was not true and I told tod him so but It made no imI impression im impression im- im I on him I Upon his arrival daddy came I I straight to me I 1 made him bring his things to the house to stay a week lIe He was glad enough too for it was the longest separation we had known and neither of us had liked ft it i Crittenden was glad to see him him as daddy was to see Crittenden If It they ever had disagreed once I did not know it For this I was very grateful Why Wity not change your plans entirely entire entire- ly and come right out here and live with with us permanently Crittenden asked him at dinner that night No my boy said daddy shaking I his head wisely Ill In stay the week I and then vamoose to my rooms downtown downtown down- down I j town But you could work vork here even better better bet bet- bet 1 ter Id I'd think than down where Its It's 1 so terribly noisy argued Crittenden You have a room room here now all your own You easily could have another I one for a study and th theres there's res re's my den at your disposal if you want a place to drowse awhile and smoke Please daddy I begged I No no children children children- I We laughed Interrupting ting him Daddy Daddy Dad Dad- Dad j dy did not seem any older than we ourselves Children Indeed I Well Veil how have you two been getting getting getting get get- i ting on he then asked Has she I been unmanageable Crittenden Then before Crittenden could answer answer answer an an- ani i And he Bess has hE hp been I good to you We Ve were both self conscious at daddy's daddys daddys daddy's daddys daddy's dad dad- dys dy's rapid searching questions For Kor a I moment we did not answer and sensing sensing sens sens- I I ing g the unfavorable Impression our I silence was bound to create both began be- be began began be be- I gan talking at once and nervously I too Crittenden was more affected than I. I At least he appeared so to me though I felt my face burning as I 1 talked One at a time please cried daddy holding up his hands Now Crittenden Crittenden Crittenden Critten Critten- den den just what did she do that was so terrible Keenly Crittenden looked at him He lie was greatly distressed for the moment until he caught the twinkle in daddys daddy's eyes This put Crittenden at his ease yet I knew he was bound to recall that our life together had not been a bed I of roses She has been a good girl Mr Brownlee said Crittenden She couldn't do anything terrible to save her life Crittenden had said it feelingly feeling too feelingly for what he was thinking to escape me I knew as though his mind j had been an open book what he was thinking thinking that that he had not been good to me all the time me So you haven't had to whip her herYet heryet I yet daddy inquired teasing me That's fine but I am surprised He pinched my cheek lovingly I I had courage enough to look at Crittenden Seldom Seldom- had I felt so sorI sorry sor sor- I ry for him as I 1 did at that hat moment Daddys Daddy's innocent raillery had been a I strong reminder of Crittenden's outI out out- breaks His face was was' a study of re reI re- re I morse I He He couldn't I exclaimed lIes Hes not man enough Feel Peel my muscle I I dadd daddy I 1 invited determined to disarm disI dis- dis i j arm him of any any suspicion our self I conscious confusion and Crittenden's j I look of remorse might arouse Go on on youre you're a fraud said daddy i I but felt my arm with his gentle touch just the same Must have been swimming swimming swim swim- ming a lot this fall he said We have I 1 replied t And he can beat you you nodding at Crittenden but looking at me Neither of us ps answered letting the question and the Issue go by default Daddy looked first at me and then at Crittenden and then at me again I 1 could see that an idea was forming in his mind He Ire was wonderfully quick at deductions Has she beaten you he demanded of Crittenden And Crittenden did not answer lIe He lIere re reddened instead I r declare I believe you two have ha had a racket of some kind and are keeping it to yourselves And that's right if you have he added When you have them dont don't tell me anything about it it The They will always be for you two vo to settle and you two only I Tomorrow Crittenden Tomorrow Crittenden Is s Suspicious I |