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Show I MY HEART AND MY HUSBAND Adele Carriaon't New Phaia of - Revelations of a Wife TBI! RKAIO M tJOR ftRATf.4D AM) MAUUB CIIAMUUU TIIKIH PLAN a. Major Oraatland did not a peak un-tll un-tll we had rounded a turn In tha road. ware out of elrht'ot Dicky, and Indeed of anyone ele. for the thoroughfare, thor-oughfare, one with no houaea upon 1 waa deeerterf aa far aa are could era. Then he turned to me. and 1 noticed Idly that he waa driving jsith. one hand, tha other raeUne; upon hia kawe. I noticed eomethln elite, too. that he) waa fluahed and rmbarraaaed. "Pardon me. Mr., Uraham. for the aueallon." he betin diffidently, "tint If you feel faint, and do not mlnl leaa-Ine; leaa-Ine; aaalnat me, I ran manage the car Very eaally with one hand. You are rt-ally not able to alt up. 1 am afraid. " If 1 had not been eo upeet that teara were nearer than lauchter, 1 am afraid I ahould have ahocked and offended Major (Irani land by lauajhlna; aloud. auddenly vleuallevd myeelf. aa anf chance paaxlna motorlat mlaht aee me. leanlnc acalnat the officer ahoulder. while hla arm aupported me, for ot rourae that waa what ha meant by aaylnf he could drive with one harm, wiih a uddrn fiaah of Intuition I real, faed that thla Waa the rewnon for hia puttlnc ma In the aeat by hia alda In-atead In-atead of in the tonneau. I realised eumeihlna; elae, too. from the eyea looking down at me. evca that had loat all trace of the alaaly rlm-neaa rlm-neaa which I had often aeen in them, ami were now filled with a trouble. I, honeat coacern that there waa nothing noth-ing in hla offer at which I need feci either offended or emharraeeed. hut of eourae I could not avail myeelf my-eelf of hla proffered aid. although I waa not aura that I would not nrey It anrely before we reached our deatt-natlon. deatt-natlon. And I had a womaa'a horror of arriving faint and III at eome strange hostelry, to be aubjected lo the wondering apecutatlon of the cu-rloua cu-rloua loungera. I had a auddea rusk of longing for the safety and comfort of my room at home. 1 looked up at him with a auddea Inaplratlon. . ' "Vou ara yerr kind. Diajor Oranlr land." I aaid aoftly, "but 1 am perfectly perfect-ly able to alt up. Tell me, pieaae, how far la It to Marvin?" He ahnt a quick glance at me, wlta a deft lightning movement, waa back Ing hla powerful machine and turning It around even aa he anawered me. "What a dolt I am." he aald. "I ahould have driven you atratght ' to' Marvin In the first place. Of coura ' you ought to get home as soon aa possible. pos-sible. You see you are so brave, Mrs. Grahsm. snd put so good a fsce unoa. matters that you unintentionally d eelved us ss to how III you are. ftiM-fortunstely ftiM-fortunstely we have Just passed a IIW tie croHs road leading to a mala thor oughfare pas ing dlrectlv th roust Marvin. If you don't mind speeding a little, you will be home Inside of minutes. --"I --"I don't mind anything," I faltered, "If I ran only get home. Dicky's astonishment, probable dt pleasure, at our passing him bound foe Marvin. This was obviated by Major Orant land's choice of roads. I "us-pented "us-pented that he had chosen hie route purposely In order to avoid stopping for aa explanation to Dicky of the chsnge of plan. The high-powered car responded to the officer's guiding aa If It had been a sentient thing, rushed along the road with a swiftness and emoothneas that ' were reminiscent of the time I had ridden In It before. The rush of air. however, seemed to suffocate me. and -by the time we reached my own driveway drive-way I was coughing violently while my head felt as If it were Inclosed la a vise which someone waa slowly tightening. t Msjor Orantland drove carefully up to the verenda steps, was out of the car and opening the door at my aide almost before he had stopped It. "You must let me lift you out and carry you in." ho said firmly, scrutinising scruti-nising my face. "If you attempt to walk I sm afraid you may fall "Oh, Missis Urshsra. dear Missis Graham! Vol's matter " she walled hysterically. "la Meester Orahasa killed dot "you "o vita?" Mslor urandland turned on her sternly. "Keep quiet, he growled. aad bela your mistress." They were the last words I heard, for as Katie came toward me 1 saw her grow to an enormoua else before, my eyes, and the nt moment I had swayed forward, flt myself falling, and knew nothing more. CTo be continued .. |