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Show SMY HUSBAND ANDpSI iY r J- Urxe Phelps ig H our trunk to id hotel on tha taxi ha had altrl "Nait lima I'll know attar." j "Hut. 'III font, wit ara going i a big i hoial. You don't want ma to appear al 'ttonvr In a Iruvrllna drraa. do nu" I foolishly aakd, iinahla mm usual Co krp , alill whn hf W4i out of aorta; and , uaual tiringing. mora tioubla upon my- rlf "V h.tf h,i n our lonkn got to do with It. roiiii;irl in nt h li lit v to Iratiaart , the ln.nir.-Ad I puma minim'" h anker! j f.rr;i"tu ,i ll mini hm tlx- ihby appwartel with tin i r i 1 1 V V h.td lowly room--ha had wird to 1 raaarr thrm- rind ha wnt out im- . ' nixdlutrlv ul takt-n Miainn of j thrm, t Tinpnctcrri, rrtitud. than mart my toilet for itinner I unk pl?ntv of tima, ami wtit'ti mi 7 fiViock I wiim rirafrt and ' walling, ffll aniUMril with tha rrault. t I ii l down lv i h window and guxarl ; out ui (lift liffht f ih city whil I WfiltfNl for (')l(foirl to return Svrn l-rk. h quarter, (hen a h.ilf chimed ' fri-tn ,i NfMt'hv lower. Thrn I h tele- f phone rang With a Jinking haart I Mitf Hit- rotttn und took up the ra- Tier I "io down and eat your dinner. fhn ' tin lo twti, I xlwin'i te In until Lite,1' Clifford Clif-ford a. 11. Ihrn wiihi'Hl wmt i nj; for an answer hung up the receiver. (Tomorrow - A Lonely Kenlng. J (iopriKht by ;-org Matthew AMttina.) IN IT. "The Nw York pnllr1 fnrca) U ona of tha fliirnt anrl atratghtPM In thP world. ""itald J (1. Phalp Stokea "It' m'Hr dlffHrpiit in tha old rlara. I "A himgnan aa h rugging In thai old days about tha windy ctfy'a forr. A murder orrurrad In our town i yaafrrlay. ht aald. 'and twn houra after it happened thfl polke knew all 5 annul U ' i "'Humph! Thafg nnthlnar.' 'd a! New Yorker 'A murder orurred In i ! New York the nthrr nfRht. and the po I j lire knew all about It two hours he fore It happened. "--Mtrntt Kree I I I'reaa. j The aerret of a happy Ufa la to keep j on wanting It aftrr ou've l Hmr h -i rrt tin f'resx If you have any which I eometlmee doubt I am golna; on a huatiteiift ti ip. If you care to go I will tiikf ou, but I doti t want to ben r any f u mm I rig a bout h;dilh. either before w go or while we are away. If you don't want to leaxe her. why 'ay at hmne )ourlf," Clifford finllied Inipat leni . "Oh, I'll go, ar'" I hastened to aay. "Mnmlv lit ntirel ' truat worthy. and Murifl Krankln will. 1 am aura, drdp In u'caaionally." I Hul etmi I km Id II I knew I hould fVei for h:lilh. l deterniliiM lo go a"comhti WAROROBI. j I man ho glad th.it my aarflroha waa ( In nicTi gnod cottdttinn Clifford wmrtrt jhne no (Mum to be aatiamed of ine before be-fore li in I'uwi nene frenil I i hough) . K pt'tlti uf oourie to meet ihein. I packed my tiuiik wllh the great ewt care, aelacl-ing aelacl-ing only t hi ng which m i e new. mo In lb UleNt etyle. or ere eTpt iommIIv Im- COMllllg I The U before we wrre lo start I 1-tnoat 1-tnoat backed out. Kvet y time I looked ;it Kdlt h n lump wontd come In my throat, Hin I .J to km ii I low h.ilit to keep lb ti-nr lM' h Milt ill Ibe inojlllng e left ltfore lir a .1 h tw:tk-. and the ' excitement of going, ctiffoid vlilent p-, p-, pro v a of the dre I wore, helped ine not to give w.t I woie a hit mUonif, dark. ; cloth tailor aull tind .-i email hat to nia ich. They a ere v cry ipiiet. but quite alvllah and elegant. And although I 1 wiped a few leara awv when I bent oer Cdlth to kiaa h'r goolh-e, I n j able to annwer Clifford cheerfully when I- be vu lld to me "Hurry, M i lured, or ott will make me mlea my train'" j "All r'ght, dear, I'm all ready'" I called hack, then, wtth a lat parting Injunction Injunc-tion to Mandv aneut Kdillt. I ran out and Jumped Into the law bentd him. I I almoat felt aa tf I were going on another an-other wedding trip I aald ao to Clifford aa we rolled along. and he lnughtngl klaaed me. waving: "I beiteva that' a hat a groom, la peeled to do aa mmii aa he baa hi bndT alone, lan't It.-'" A OISApOINTMCNT. I We had a pleaaatil trip, hut arrived (In Chlragn In a pour Hi g tain. Clifford lmmeliateiv commenced to fuaa Itecaua 1 he hud brought ma with him. I ' A man a a fool to take a woman with htm on a buaineta trip'" ha grumbled. 1 1 'o-i tinned from yraterd; v l Chapter lxix. 1 Edith Hit a Birthday Party. Kdlth wa '1 eire old. and ahe waa hnvlng a birthday p-trt.v All my mother prole r k prexa. i 1 1 -f In making I hla paii it r-.IH a.tU .tffir hMith waa giowirK mi tall Mir tooled frail and : He hi uti- mill hhn n ii h a eweet. "rloiia I little .on lhal I HluatN ! It I lliuat hold I on o In t I hi feat I might lone tier. I Mv-luvc foi mt UiIjw m Jo In caring for lo-t, l.ti liern (lie otie perfect)) aa t -. laf l ihk thing in nu iiui rii'd life. Chf- ford Heemcd foid i-nniiah of lo r w hen wllh her. but made hill' f ua over her. Vet I knew he vd.ih proud of Iot delicate If.tittv. her larkhkt- von e. ,uid the at-! at-! tent m n he In m la til v i ere i a to-1 ev er j we took lo-r I h.id incited alioi.i .i lo.n rliildreti ltetMeeii l! ,iin 4 m:ii of un' and bad i pi ov Ulrd a Hiniph' lunchem I had i iiia lltlle f.ivorn oij.illill diettted doll for j (he ruIm, uih f i i r i i i c!ouiin for the toya i The n-e cream I aerved In the form of 'i mii in on domeat ic : n i inula, w hh'h even the ui.i1el (-hild cmild lecogniie The mile "oha!" and ''alia" and little atpieala f d.-liK nt tn it than re pa id ine for my imiihlc. Munel Franklvn had offered to help ine entertain my tiny gueala. and we lomped and played gamea with alnioet aa much enjonieiit aa did the children. hf ford came honit aa he bad promlaed -aloijl i o'cliM'k, ati'l appeared ery much amuail at our antlca. CLITFORO PLAYS "HORSE " "I'apa. come plav!" Kdith urged, aa ahe polled at hla elt-eva "What ah. ill I pl he aaked, amiling down at tier. "Morle"' ahe quickly replied '"And ma and Mud will rtde." Mud waa her favorlta iKioipanioti 4 'I if ford ohedlenllv got down on all four a and laxh children clhned upon hla back Then Kaiherme Norvtlle and Hue-ter Hue-ter At"b raoi alao i raw led up heanla tham, and Clifford ca tiered arouiut the room with all four perched uikui hm hack. Muriel and I laughed ao heartily that Clifford refua- lo play "borate" any longer Ha declared that one horae j couldn't be a spert ad to carry ao many. I Hut he auggeated other thing and waa 1 really helprul in aaaiating ua to amuaa the children, At fi o'clock the party broke tin and Muriel Clifford and I reated until dinner din-ner Ilurton t tied ua for dinner, and Clifford waa ao nice to him. ao agreenhle In every way, that I waa delighted. Thev left aoon after dinner. . M oriel declaring I looked tired, 1 Immediately asked Clifford: Clif-ford: "Aren't they nice 7 I Ilka them both ao much, don't you?' "They're right enough, hut don't expect ex-pect me to entertain euch young men vary often. They bora mel" and he took no palna to hide a yawn. "Mut Clifford. I thought Mr. Kranklyn talked unuaually well. I llntened aouie tintea and he eeemed wall poeted." 'W were talking about the coming election. And a man who lan't wall up on poll lira tbla year would naturally le a fool," Clifford returned, and picked up hm paper. I aaid nothing more, hut juat the aame t felt hurt, and rather pnialed. Clifford had carried on an, animated converaatlon with Hurt on anent the war, the election, etc 1 waa aura Hurton had been Interesting Inter-esting a a well aa. Interested Whv did r iffford Invariably belittle my frlendi? A WISE DECISION. I aiade up my mind that ! would ha very careful whom 1 Invited to the houae tn meei Clifford. lie waa ao Impatient of miv on whom he hlmeelf did not rare for, ao determined or ao It eeemed to ma not to like my frlenda; that I felt It waa uaeleaa to try to chnngn him. A a In all ol her thlnga 1 muat he the one to uae tact where wa disagreed Thm all may aound trivial and eaay tn do. hut It la not eaay when one la voting to put aaida all your wlahea, even to keep away from your young frtende on occaaloii, to pleaaa one who never or acarcely ever triea to do the leaat thing lo pleaaa you. Yet thla waa Juat what 1 aiia trlng to action! myaelf to do. Had 1 known or reallied In the teaat the laak I had aet myaelf, I am aura I never nhoiild have had the courage to peraNt, CHAPTER LXX. "I am going to Chicago on hualneaa, Mildred. Uould ou bke in go with me'" Clifford aked. "I aurely would!" I quickly replied. It waa l he flrat time alnce our marriage j that be bad offered to .lake me anywhere J wllh him "Hut ahat about Kdlth?" "Whv ahe will alav at home With Kate and Mnndy. of courae ' "Hut I hae nrver left her. Clifford, not once alnce Mhe waa lutrn huv 1 been awav from her overnight. "It' lime ou haa then, For heaven a:ike Miidr.-rl ure a lltlle common eiiMa 1 - - - - |