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Show Husband Hunter o i93o ar au sEoyia: jsc. ft.ffi 6V RUTH DDVEV GROVES Up wee In hli (noughts hm tit fell asleep, a Natalia wee lilt awake, wide-eyed. wide-eyed. twrmene, AUn thought. at breakfast, that she looked t"ekt. Hm ashed hlm self why aha ahouMnl .k I Km I way lid no iHii wh'Yer In her nature. Now h hod forgotten the daye bfrre her )mUuf had dreadfully ehanged her. The post wwuld not hold him new. Mora slgnirb-ant. tha ehoek nf finding himself thinking unfsHb full ha 4 na ed. A head r ha was getting wee to It. lla wns rnther In a hurry to get 4wnin, to be with 1'hiinpa agtln, Ilia manner Ith N stall was distant, abrupt. Phe mv that he had norne- thing from hla former attitude on the Arrainnt, three nvtrnlng after unmadeup qusrreU: hia dread af a aeene. It eeetunl to her. H'dh lha Ihnufitt. terror atrurk derp at bee hmt. WrJI-a. al.a M him go. AUn'a aptrlta fnntjtit" higher an. higher i he RfirH tha nffire V hat a relief re-lief to get Into a WftrM that waan't alt fluttered up ilth aentiment and rmottonM uphravala - wll )Iohhv. fr Inatame. Sn dnrh lpa ang frowning lro I 'nmnct It mn. atrife. yea. hut It had . n MH lHlne. A fallow rmihl uae hla head and Irt hla heart do la rrir norti Ilia aten ti lighter than H had been fr month, a hen ha git Into tha elM attir and dtimhfMinlet the nneraior Ith hla rhe-fti amile and It rrtv ti morning " Alan aMualty on the r-ra nf hltling hen ha gt nlf nn hi toner floor nnd a lied hktv rtntn tha h.ill The rhuiH (lint had hung over him hla dread of Natalie a halntjv rten hen the.r Vla o er hlueha. g.rw ti m hero all dark ImitiM aliould fn. lla una airnoat happr And then opened Ihw door. Ill tyrn aniisht I'hltHna'a d"li at nnee and hla hitl died alwnlng (To ha continued ) futtn ajkag ton at frtmV i aefa f r l cvaaer her hMr ar ar kaeaoa keta4. ia M ka ha rv a all ta the timmm m4 Meia l4nm". a ee tar aiaM rtk aa"a ia( a rfMa le g Ma tiaa t e t Nf-MtM Nf-MtM la lt tia af a r ka4r oka k4 Meg htm M lartaaa ia aa aa ka nH ga Taa aetrM H'itii aua hr tIH hlo thai ar aior ka ga her aatf aMart tm t l. ! reil a lbt k tak eaea af kr eo, fwiitv He ptmm-m ptmm-m a4 lea fa tell Matal. Wal Hr ealprra al !- bai Ma rMa ia a e'Hir, Phillip W., b ka ea tn he aa agawtaaiif la larr h)r aoa araata. n aa Naiaii aeif ewotea fa tta af. 1 t tea, pMH.pa fcee a rtavraa a I na taika a"ai b'lpiag eat tr I tmt Mha Hr." aM a lter I trmtn H'aai In hi h A ia la Mr a' ntaita4 iaiia teavaa ta a ' H ataioaing a4 4ia f"l-j f"l-j wi ar kMt. kr,Ma ! a reewarina-t reewarina-t ka ar rtMiwii 4rla h 1 aa fa I awrk lla ta O'roM ra4 pN'iiiaa (hra ahMg After aa Ing tattr kfr, Alaa 1Mb kr la i''"f a. the a Kciti HOW t0 1 NtTM TNB VTABT ('IIAITfCH IX l a aorry not to let oy get your hreaih be for a ruhlng oa out again.1 I'hllhpa, aaht to Alan, when aha turned up the Itghta. "but ftow that you know I'm aafely home. U haa to aay good night to yoa ' turfawr -So. juat eomelhlng I glwaya do hen I eorne in. If It lan't too lata. "And It ln t too later "Not yet, but It will b In a few mlnutea." Alan am l led m not anlv helnc mahed nut-I m htng prartKally thrown nut." I'hllhpa started to laugh, hroka It off, '111 giva ynu a choke," ehe aid. ault a though aha 4 luat thought of hat on her mind, nhlle. aa a matter of fart, aha 4 been Planning it all the way home. "Ton may at ay If )ou like, but it mana you'll hata to iy a viait with ma to tha family upataira. Alan thought h d lka to know mora about tha family upataira. be. for a ron renting ta viait them. "Why do yoti have to go thera" ha gaked. rhllllpa apread her ha ad a ta gaatur that meant thera waa tin anawer. "Will you roma aodaeeT ha natd. and turned tonari tha door Alan followed. "ll a on lha top floor. Phillip revealed, smiling or her shoulder. -Knur fllghta ' They vera dark, sleep stairs, up ahlrh aha went au gal. Alan noted with admiration her light -neaa. whirh ho likened to that f a ga telle. Tha comparison flattered I'hlUlpa, hut her devotion to the goddeaa nf faahkm deaervr4 to be complimented. Mho led him to the door nf the rear apartment, where aha rapped anftly on tha at arrd panel and waited with her hand on ona aide, la a listening attitude. "I wnuldn t want to diaturb him If ha wera atlrrp," ha explained to Alan. a a a Tha aound of a rewmg maelttne cama to their ears. Phillip rapped again, louder. Tha snund reaeed fhilllpa said gdewaantly. f'm yery I late. know, but I thought Mr. Mwltaer might at ill ha snake." Mra. pwitaer dragged heragtf lo her feet, and am Ilea a welcome. Iba aa uaile4. I'ltillipa raraJy ram la aea them. Cm lha other oeraaions Mra. Mwltaer had asked fiar help, "he d been certain rhl)Ha o another bad mada her mm up then. Tha nwitaero and tha Waal a wer that needle In O bayatO' h In Now T orb neig h er a t hat a re old frtenda, Mamie Hwllter and Martlta Meat had wurkrd together MHf they were mar-ie4. and dwtlt near by earh other aer ainre, I Neither had proa pe red much Martha had had only one rhihl; Mamlo five. And then, Krank Hwlt-ser Hwlt-ser a lega wera rmahed in an aerl-d-nf. Mamie held tha family together to-gether thmuati the aid of a brother. I -a at year t ho bml her d ted . I tut now Mamio had the h'lp nf her third child tha first two having died In thair Infancy. tah needed lo keep nn sowing )uat the same. "Why, yea, I think Frank, at ill awake.' aha said to iTtllHp. Lid ton want lo see him?" I'hlUlpa, waa In no wlao ahaahed by tha doubt in tha woman tte. th. Mra. Rwltter, .,f rourae ant to aeo him. ha anawered re. proarhfully. Then: "I ye brought Mr, Con vera with ma; my ampk.y. er. you know, 1 1 "pa uu don't anind T Mra. Swllier stare tinrertainU at Alan, a he stepped forth and quietly grknootedged the InlrodiK- lion that rhllllpa mada with a I'Hlr aiir of eirttentent "May e go m to see tn'l fank - I'hiihiM a-ked in llr sweetly Ingratiating tones gha had aaaumrd for the nMtmetit. A loh of bewilderment tiMtk poe. aeaalon of Manila StwJtaer a ronitle. nanea aa f'hllliM turned hurriedly toward tha ahfiva that had been Tnela Krank a ona Sut on fwrlli for an many )ear. i fhjli anger reputed the bewilder, ment aa alto h rd rhllllpa cooing to the crippled man. I'm lo rana indeed Tlta husy hadn t called hint that In agra; not sima she d grown op and got Una Ideas. Her Indignation reached Ha peak ! when aha saw Phillip hand 'I nrir Frank " a bo of rtgareta from bri 1 hag. with tha remark that rne had almPt forgotten all al"Jt Ih.-m. I Uka aa If shad trr gtvrn Mm ! anything before. Mentis multrre! to hrraelf. "Hut I gueaa I know i what yoy'in on to. young lady. Try. I In to maka sine kind of a play with vour boas; thai s what Jourr 1 doin-. j If that were Phillip a Intention. 1 slm waa aucrreding rjlher well, i AUn felt immensely approtin luward her. I And when she sent him away with a pleasant goodnight af her door, ha wnndorod if aha had read his mind. He waa g little afraid of hlmaelf. tied neter f-lt quite so unfaithful ta Natalie before. e, pen angrv. furious, rettellioua. Hut bed neer yolea had them rome In. With no further hesitation. Phil. llpa turned the handle and entered lha room. Alan held bck a bit. He did nt aea lha expression of surprise sur-prise lhat swept oer the features vf tho woman seated at the aea ing maehlne. "flood evening Mrs P wilier wanted to lake annihrr woman In hla arms and kla her. And that waa precisely what be had wantrd to rlo with I'hllhpa West, lla dldn t like It. thinking it over on hi way home. Phillip was a aweet girl. Hit deaied gome. Ihlng Ik-tier than a man a kft-handed kft-handed affection. "Hut. hang It all. I'm pot In lo,r with her." Alan aigwd wltli him ir. Alan rememleeed for hour lite touch of her handa. as they lay fr a moment In hla before she look them suddenly awn, lie remem. leered th shy retreut nf her g.ie from his. the aoft breath th.tt left her Hp before she ald: -Now you mil at go." 1 lla had believed, when h mar-rted mar-rted Natalie, thai ba never muld love another w nman. Hla tender-neaa tender-neaa toward rhllllpa, fitted him with dlaappwintment tn hlmaelf. made him. lefora ha reached home, wish to maka up tn Natalie In some wav though lie atlll held her to be at fault. Outside her rloeed door he hitte.l for a moment and listened. There waa no aound. He half lifted bis hand t rap. dropped It back seam and went nn to hi own room. Phil- |