| Show Confessions Of a Bride CHAPTER I Begin My Desperate Plan and Meet r I an Obstacle never get Into that Insane asylum Jane Lorimer unless your luck changes was the discouraging forecast I made ot of my new adventure after I had reviewed all ot of my plans for taking the place of Eloise Van Van- derlyn It Is the first step that counts say the I French rench I took that step with decision I managed to get back Into the Lorimer house at a quarter to 5 without attracting at- at The butler and the people under him were absorbed In preparing a stag dinner for Robert Lorimer It had to be stag to avoid ex- ex I followed mothers mother's rea- rea If women were present the absence of Mrs Robert Lorimer would have to be accounted for I lingered at the top of he stairs longing to catch n a glimpse of Bob as asI asI I had done at noon And I had to wipe away a fun full tide of tears before I entered the room where Eloise was waiting The tide flowed because I Iwas Iwas was tired of at being brave tired of being independent I missed being taken care of by my man I shrank back from a future without a man In It who had the right to watch over me and to walt wait on me lt It was a very desolate little bride who paused on the threshold of at that bedroom door and whispered Bob Bob Isn't my love strong enough to reach you Come to me Come my love But nothing happened Once I had believed In telepathy at least as existing between Bob Dob and me I had fancied that I could always call to Bob a ross a distance and make him I hear me We Ve had both felt thIs pull I In a vague way as lovers often do But as I entered Eloise's room to dress for the new part I was to play In life I had to admit that It would I Indeed be a miracle It if any thought of mine could penetrate the barrier Boh 1301 had set against me In his mind mindI and In his heart I Eloise was already dressed In my street costume I hurried Into her coat hat and furs while she sUpped slipped i 1 the nurses nurse's uniform and cape over the suit she already wore This had to tobe be done dono In order that she might seem I to be my attendant as we passed I through the halls and out to the motor Fortunately It was cold and snowing We had an excuse for forI I bundling up and veiling ourselves closely I I knew that everything would gO gOj smoothly until we entered the auto j Ye We used a Lorimer car we couldn't very ery well upset mothers mother's careful arc ar- ar c by hiring a a. a taxI And It if Chester Chestr drove our car I felt felti that we e would d have a lovely time I i I. I him I c Chester era erah h had dv fallen le lewith in inlove love with Eloise while she was a ladyS maid but never once had he glanced at her or spoken to her after I she took her rIghtful place among us' us as a Belgian girl of aristocratic birth Yet Chester was always conscious of the girls girl's presence I had seen his lips set set In a firm line whenever I Eloise passed him I knew perfectly well that no matter how closely I wrapped and thickly veiled she might be Chester would not fall to nice Mlle Vanderlyn I II I was nervous enough as the butler and a maid carried our bags down downto to the car As I had dreaded Chester Chester Ches- Ches ter was at the wheel Now the whole thing is going to fall through I told myself It will break this mans man's heart to lose track of Eloise Maybe I he will not say a word tonight but as soon as hes he's questioned he wm will give this whole plot away To be continued |
