| Show 4 v r nd n F v l Y f Junie he SI t v l tS I CHAPTER 77 Out in Westchester Promptly at twelve thirty we heard the h honk honk-honk of the automobile horn We e were all ready so went right down down There were two handsome fur coats ats thrown across the seat end and Mr l Blacklock Insisted that each of us wear one I brought th the touring car as it seemed too nice a day to be shut up in a limousine We Ve agreed with him Peggy especially I He put me In the front seat with him lie He was driving When I objected ob- ob he said that he was going to pick up Mortimer l CollIns and that he had been promised a seat beside e Miss l Halstead Now I shall shaH have a chance to find out whom Tom was with I thought I hadn't expected so soon to meet Mr 11 Collins even though I had nad determined to question him when I did I snuggled down in the soft fur coat Wishing it were mIne Instead of a borrowed borrowed bor- bor rowed Carol jumped in beside me and we went whizzing off down town after Mortimer l CollIns who Carol saW said was wanting waiting at his office Tie He seemed very very- pleased to see Peggy again and after greeting greeting- us us we started off This time we whirled uptown out outon outon on the drive then into the country reads There was is no snow on the ground and the were fairly good goodso so the ride was most enjoyable We stopped at a quaint inn set far back from the road tor luncheon TIME FLIES J How quickly the time passed We had a delightful luncheon and then we danced The negro orchestra prayed plaYed very very catchy music and the time passed so quickly that I was astonIshed astonished aston aston- when they turned on the lights Oh we must got go I said to Carol Why Its earlY he replied But really I must go home now I insisted Very well weB if you say so and he heI left us to order the car I Now was my chances chance Oh Mr Collins Tom said sald you were one of the supper party the the- theother other night Who were th the others I have meant to ask him but forget all about It when he is around So Mr 11 Randall told you did he You You- are two pretty good scouts So many married pEople act afraid of each other Mr 1 Humphreys was was' there I the other man and the young ladies were his friends that is two of them The other was Crandell's private sec sec- We Ve had a smashing time he added I had found out all I wanted to know While he had not said it In so many words Mr 11 Collins Co had Inferred that the young lady from Mr Ir Crandell's Crandell's Cran- Cran dells dell's of office Ice had been with Tom He too was in the same office And th the jealousy I. I had gripped me again All feeling of tear fear that Tom might rind find lau fault I if we were late left me Why Vhf care hould J I care PEGGIE is ASKED NOT TO TELL Fortunately however we got home first Peggy pe gy please dont don't sa say anything to Tom about this afternoon I said I I have my reasons dear Of course I wont won't although wo we did nothing to which he could object she replied It Isn't that Peggy Its ls something I different something I noun d out when I had talked to Mr 11 Collins I. I Peggy had been in the dressing getting ready to go All right mums mum's the word she returned re- re I turned just as s Tom came in I Well Vell what have YOU two been doIng doing do- do Ing all day he asked asked after divesting himself of coat and hat Marketing this morning and bum bum- Ing around this afternoon I replied hastily U It was too nice to stay in Hurry uP Tom and wash dinners dinner's all ready and Norah has made Parker House rolls roIls You'll bet Ill I'll hurry and he asked no more questions anent the wa way I had spent the day After dinner he asked me If I wanted wanted want want- ed him to help me go over the bills Goodness no I replied I spent hours this morning at that pleasant task Lets Let's play bridge Well We'll finish that game we began the night you TOU I left us and went out to supper How I wished I had asked the girls girl's name then I would have said to supper with with- All right come on and we played until bedtime I was so thankful for formy formy my escape from being obliged to show the bills that I AL forgot about the private secretary I CHAPTER CHAPTER 78 For Her Own Good The moment Tom came in the next i inight night I knew something had happened I He scarcely spoke to we me and was waa almost almost al- al most impolite to Peggy As I I have said Tom had flashes of uncontrollable I anger occasionally lIy I feared he would i give way Peggy yet I couldn't be about Then imagine what It could I II I thought of the butcher Perhaps he had sent down to Toms Torn's office or in some way asked him for his bill Or maybe the modiste had become tired of waiting and sent a dunnIng letter to the office But I was kept In suspense until Peggy went out with the Thurstons after dinner Then Tom said sternly Where were you yesterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon I I l was so relieved that I could have I laughed Out motoring Why 1 Who with i t Carol Blacklock Peggy and MorU- MorU mer Collins Co I A foursomE was it he sneered the Veins on his forehead swelling Yes What hat of it I asked calmly The knowledge I had obtained from Mr Collins took away any fear of Toms Tom's anger Horne home you remember him dont don't you He had dInner with us the time we met Crandell I 1 nodded He saw you out in the country countr at a roadhouse roadhouse road road- house lancing dancing yesterday He said he hated to ten tell me but that th t it would do doy y uno g good od to be seen with a man aman aswell as aswell well known as Blacklock Tie lIe was very and meddleSome meddlesome meddle meddle- t. t Some Isaid calmly AN EXPLOSION It meddlesome Tom de- de dared loudly Horne Isn't that kInd And Ancl he told the truth too to It doesn't do any woman good to be seen ou out t under such conditions without her husI hus band especially a young and pretty I one one Thank you for th the compliment I i replied As Tom grew excited I became 11 more quiet Well v ell I 1 wont won't have ha it You under under- stand I wont won't h have ve It it he almost I shouted I Dont set get excited Tom I returned Ive I've something to say too You do doas as you please I shall shaH also I What t do you mean He rose and tamped back and forth First I mean that you will waken the baby if you arent aren't careful Secondly Sec Sec- If I say nothing about your going going go- go ing out with Mr Crandell's private secretary you have no right to say anything about whom I go with Tom gaped his surprise Who Vho told you I went out with her Nice business in whoever they are It t seems tome it must be the same business your friend Horne is engaged In I told hIm He fairly fumed at that Im a man Its It's different Oh Tom be original I I laughed That plea is older than Adam It doesn't work nowadays see whether it will work or not And ho he went went Into the bedroom and slammed the tho door CALM AFTER THE STORM I was really rather frightened at the theres res result lt of our ride but I 1 determined that I would not let Tom see that I Iva Iwas was va I dearly I loved ed Tom om and after I I had sat alone a few rew minutes I began to I think about this girl to wonder if Tom my Tom was in love with her or beginning beginning be- be ginning to taro care for her What would I do In such a case I hated to see him again that night for fear he would start being cross with me once more But I needn't Nave worried When Then Peggy Peggy- came In I went to bed He didn't speak to me though I knew he wasn't asleep As I lay quietly by his side all my love lo for my handsome boyish husband swept over me and I leaned over and kissed him softly or oil the cheek check lie He seemed not to know and with a a. sigh I lay down Later however I felt his arm thrown across me and once his hand smoothed my hall hair We Ve were Il but two children Jealous Impatient impatient Im- Im patient children it Is true but our love each for the other was real In spite of everything which had or might happen So I thought and happily went to sleep I The next morning nEither of us reI re- re I re fer red to the subject of the night beI be- be I fore Tom was quiet but as he was always hurried mornings and had little time for talk I hoped Peggy wouldn't notice Evidently she didn't for she wasn't ithe the kind to keep anything to herself I Tomorrow Tomorrow-A Tomorrow Studio Studio Aff Affair I |
