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Show pilMY HUSBAND ANDlTif (11 F- ane Phelps j (Continued from yea tarda? ) CHAPTtR LXXXVII. ' A h af Weaaa and a Pin. Finally It cama. An tnunmN bos of the moat wonderful roeea. As 1 opened tha bos 1 ga-e Httla aqueats of delight which brought Mandy and Rdtth down- atntra to aa what had happanadr "Iey li tovaly!" htantiy said, antfflng their aweetneaa. "Oh, tha boo'ful poalea!- Edith exclaimed, ex-claimed, enatchlng ona from tha box. I took thm out and arrangad tham In raeea, spending a good deal of time on tham. Juat aa I lifted tha iaat ona from lha box i noticed a amallar boa. 1 opened It and tha lovaltaat roaa pin of diamonds, and a not a were tn It. "I'ln on a roaa and waar It for ma." waa all it aaid. I bluahad furiously, although thara wra nona to aaa aava Mandy and Utile Kdlth. What would Clifford mV to my accepting a diamond pin from Mr. Mny-aon, Mny-aon, a van though U wara only a flowar pin? I fait It waa wrong; and ho pad It would make him Jaaloua and ha would forbid ma to heap it. Yat avan feeling Ilka that. I did not daam It wlaa to'ahow tha not a Burna ! Maaon had wrlttan. It aoundad aa though It meant ao much, while 1 knew It meant 1 little or nothing to me." I would tU of the pin, but dealroy tha note. CLIFFORD LIAMNt OF THI QIFT. "Tha remembrance from Mr. Mayaon came thla morning," I told Clifford whan ha came home to dinner, "What waa It?' be aakad aa he took off hia coat. "Coma and aea!M t returned, and led the way to the library, which waa all fragrant with tha ocent of tha roeea. "1 thought It would be either flowera or bonbons. Muat hava coat a penny," he remarked aa ha bent ovar tham a monifiii to Inhale their aweaineae, "Ya, and juat look at the wonderful flower pin f found with tham," I ei-plninrd, ei-plninrd, holding It toward him. tamipted. "But how did you know It waa a man, Mabel?" CHAPTKR LXXXIII. f listened anxloualy for Babel Horton'e anawer. "No woman givea anothar woman roeea and diamond roaa pin a," aha raturnad dramatically. Juat aa we reached her gate. 1 waa ao thankful thara waa no time for- further-eenveveatlon tha auhject, that I bade her boodbye quite cordially, although I had neyer overcome my Initial dislike, for ha.-. "Oh, Clifford! how could you -be ao fool I ah r I exclaimed aa eoon aa we ware out of hearing. "It will be all over 1 town that eoma man gave me roeea and a diamond pin." "What If It la?" Clifford demanded, I but I Imagined he acted a trifle annoyed I with hlmaalf. "But what makes you ! think It will be all over town?" I "Hacauae Mn. Horton doesn't Ilka ma i apd aha la vary friendly with Mra, Jrr-datrand Jrr-datrand probably will tall her whal yk eald." "What makaa you think M Mra. Horton Hor-ton doean't like yeu?" 'Hacauae I'm' your wife, I a tart ad to aay. than changed It to "younger than ana, I guaaa." "Nonaanae! Clifford frown Ingly replied, re-plied, than. "I am going to aaa Mabel thla evening, and I will caution bar not to mention what 1 aald. So don't worry." A eFOILIO WALK. Bo I waa to be left alona again while my huaband waa to "aaa Mabul." Why had neither of them mentioned It during our walk? Doubt leae Mra. Horton thought Clifford didn't wlah me to know about hia plana, and ao aha alio had refrained re-frained from apaaklng of tha evening. "Where are you going to meat Mra. Horton'' I aakad. trying to keep voice and manner caaual. "liOla ilardner givea a aupper- tonight. 1 promieed to go; Mabel, of courae, will I be there." I "Waa I aakad" f queried, knowing J Juat what hie answer would ba. then at once commenced to talk of eoma- thing alee. j - I aatd nothing mora. What waa tha I uae? But my walk Waa entirely a polled, and all pleaaure I had had In meeting Clifford waa gone. He had once again : allowed hia old frlenda to offer me an insult, and had condoned It by accepting th Invitation which Ignored me. I The next day Muriel called: and the j moment I aaw her I knew aomethlng had happened-IhaX aha . had aume tiling o tell me. "What'a all thla noneenae about soma man giving you flowera and diamonds."' aha aakad aa eoon aa we were alone. "Ha did give tham to ma," I replied, caretesa of what aha thought. "Mildred Hammond, what do , you mean? Nell Jordan came in thia mon-ing mon-ing and told the great ait yarn about some man mho 'Ml'HT BE very much In love with you' Banding you such wonderful wonder-ful presents. 1 told her it waan i an; that you never would think of accepting such things aa diamond pine fiom any man but your husband'., Bu aha instated .It was so. Had the nerye to tell me that CUff that's what aha called hint had told Mabel Horton of It." "He d'l," 1 amlled at the consternation consterna-tion on Murlel'a face. ''Now Mildred Hammond you begin right atralght at the he-'m'tig and tail ma all about It!" aha ordered. I did aa aha aaktnt, t.. la, I commenced com-menced whan the box of roeae arrived. "And Mr. Hammond didn' object?" she asked, wondering. "No, not only did he not object, but refuaed to allow me to conalder refualng 10 accept it." 1 told her. "But I can't underatand! Burton would have been furloua If 1 had done such a Uilng. The roaes are alt right, of oourae, but diamonds." "Well, you sea Muriel, Mr. May eon. tha gentle ma u who aent me tb roeea and the pin, la connected with Clifford In buslneaa, and It wouldn't do to offend him. That'a all there la about It" "Juat the sh in a. I'm surprised." Monday Much Ado About Nothing. Copvrlrht wr fior -'tiMWisA,iinM "Whrw ! ' he whistled, "that's some-thing some-thing like! May son's no piker, whatever alaa ha may ba." "But Clifford,' I remonstrated, "I can't keep aiicn a praaanC It muat ba vary valuahla." "Wbtt would yon io with It? Sand tt hack aod ao offend hlraT Don't ba a gooao. XVhafa a attnpla Httla pin to a man of hia means? He's probably forgotten for-gotten ha eent tt br this time." And as 1 stttl appeared unconvinced ha added. "It lin t any mora to him, hnd ha maana no- mora by It than doae the Horlat who givea you a pin to fasten tha flowers you buy- of htm." 1 aald nothing mora, although I wondered won-dered Jf Clifford had asan tha note Mr. May eon aent, If ha would hava baaa ao sura of hia comparison. MR1 MORTON HBARS OF MAYSON't OIFT. Tha next afternoon I pinned an soma of tha roeea and walked toward tha office of-fice hoping t meat CI f ford. I had gone but g lUUa ways whew I mat Mra, Horton. 'Why, how-da -do! Mra. Hammond, I am going your way 1 guaaa,' aha greet -ed. then fall Into atap bealde ma. At tha and of tha block wa mat Clifford, who In elated 'vpoa walking homo with lira. Horton. M "Tha walk will do you good, ha silenced si-lenced my objections, ."and dinner won't poll If tt dooa wait a faw momenta." "What gorgeous roaae!" Mra. Horton exclaimed. "I am quit Jaoloua, cliff, that no ona givea ma -uca wonderful flowera.' ( "Hut I didn't tnenV Clifford assured as-sured hap in what I thought an apologetic apolo-getic tone. I am o bloated bondholder to buy eucb flowera aa thoea, and diamond dia-mond plna to faatan tham." 'Yo4 axcita my ourloalty, aha ra-, turned. Than t ma, "May I aaa tha UlT" "Certainlyl" I rapllad aa calmly as I oiild. although I wa furloualy- angry at Clifford for mentioning It. aa I detached tha pin and handed it to her. 'Oh, how aaquislte!" aha breathed. Tour friend, whoever ha la. haa azoal-lant azoal-lant taate." "And a long pockstbaok. Clifford La |
