Show a Husban and I IBy By Jane s CHAPTER 93 The Quarrel C Continues tin In n spite of Toms Tom's Grudging e atlon a- a tion I kept on Why didn't YOU say so at first It looks as if you had taken time to think up an excuse I stormed What do you mean he demanded Just what I say Believe what you please after this I shall take no pains to undeceive you I shall and also I shan shall do as I please I Tom made no answer as Norah just then made an excuse to come Into the room We Ve had had few quarrels none like this in spite of Toms Tom's quick temper temper tem tem- per and my lack of tact I supposed Norah had heard us and was curious Tom got up from the table and without without with with- out a word flung out of the room an and andin in a moment I heard the door slam and 1 then the eleva elevator or I rushed out just justIn In time to see It disappearing I called I Tom but he either did not hear hearme hearme me or would pay no attention so I 1 returned returned re- re turned to my rooms disgusted with I myself and angry with Tom Where had he gone Perhaps because because be- be cause he was angry he had gone out outto outto to spend his time with that girl The angry tears filled my eyes just as Helen Thurston came In AN ACCUSATION the matter Sue Are you sick she asked real concern In her voice No Im I'm not sick just angry that's all It n was tactful If I were not and asked no more questions All at once I thought Id I'd just tell her about that commission business b siness I w wouldn't be i Imposed n by anyone I Peggy bought another dress before she left I commenced Did she Where I was so sorry i not to see her again although I said goodbye last night I came down but Norah said you had tone gone out and had left word where you OU had gone or when you would return She bought the dress of Madame And by the way such sucha a a queer thing happened Madame asked If It was to be put on your account ac- ac count and and- What did you tell her Helen interrupted interrupted in- in in an anxious voice How much did Peggy pay for tor the dress We Ve misunderstood her at first because be- be cause calise neither of us knew anything about commissions commissions- being paid for bringing her customers but ut madame explained and course I told her to give me the th credit And I also told her ahat I 1 thought the commission on all that Peggy had bought should belong to me Peggy was my guest and I not you proposed pro proposed pro pro- posed that she go goto to Madame In the first place I had said all I thought necessary and now waited for Helen to speak k I expected she would wO be angry had and really In mt pr present sent mood I didn't much care car if she were To my surprise sur- sur prise she rather laughed forc forced cl it sounded but ut aside from flushing she slowed showed nu resentment Certainly it should If you ou feel that way about it 1 didn't SUppose you ou would care about it AN ESSENTIAL SURRENDER Why shouldn't I care You know I have very little to buy handsome clothes with and 10 per pcr cent on such bills as Peggy had soon amounts to enough to help a lot Dont get fussy about it Sue Ive I've told You that it t was all right to have haveIt It transferred to our account I have taken madame many go good d customers and she has been very kInd to me mein in consequence There is no reaSOn wh why you should not make malte a little money that way too If you were to take two or three women like Mrs Henderson Hender- Hender son or that Vivian to her it would almost dress you rhey buy such expensive clothes that the commissions commissions com com- missions would amount to a great deal dealIn dealin In a year ear I r tel a little ashamed of myself when Helen proved proved- so amiable Yet I could not quite believe that she had thought I 1 didn't need or want the com com- I couldn't help but wonder if Peggy and I had taken her If It would have turned out the same Yet YetI I 1 was grateful to her for the hint about Mrs Henderson and Vivian I determined to act upon upon It at the first opportunity Helen said nothing more anent the commissions but proposed that I come up and play three handed auction with II her and Walter the use your sitting here alone all the evening she queried Youre blue over somethIng anyway and you ou ought not to be alone All right Ill I'll tell Norah if Tom comes back to send him up As we went up the stairs we scarcely ever waited for the elevator to visit each other other-I wished I had half of Helens Helen's poise her tact She had surrendered the commissions so gracefully gracefully grace grace- fully though I knew she must have been annoyed at my action In telling madame I About 10 o'clock Tom telephoned up from the Apartment saying he would not come up but thanking Helen for forthe forthe I the invitation So I soon stopped playIng playing play play- Ing and went event down I wanted to know where Tom had gone when he fung out angry with me II CH CHAPTER 94 I IA iA A Visit to the Hospital I Tom seemed disinclined to either talk or answer my questions and as I my game with Helen and Walter Valter had been a pleasant one I was not in so exacting a mood as when he be went out The consequence was that we went to bed in an almost unbroken silence The next morning Tom was still evidently out of humor and hid bt behind his newspaper all through breakfast But just ashe ash's left the house he called back to me Mr Crandell is ablo to see an occasional occasional oc- oc visitor now It would be rather decent for you to take him something and go and inquire after r him I determined to act upon Toms Tom's suggestion stion So as soon as as' as I finished d my coffee cortee I went into the kitchen and i made some wine jelly I could think of nothing else to tale take so sick a man Then alter after I had finished f my usual tasks I dressed and went down to the hospital I remember I 1 dressed d with unusual cart care I 1 wanted to appear to good advantage advantage ad- ad vantage bt before fore this man who had been so badly hurt because of his desire desire de- de sire to be with mt me to give me pleasure At least that was what he had said When I 1 reached the hospital they kept me waiting a about out fifteen minutes minutes min min- utes before they the ushered me into a abare abare bare room but made bright with plants and flowers Everett was very white his eyes looked sunken but otherwise he showed no effect of his injuries save a sUlp of court plaster over one eye nut But he told me he couldn't be moved without suffering excruciating pain The nurse already had told me something of his condition condition condi- condi tion so I was not surprised at his statement THE WAY OF A MAN lIe appeared d delighted d to see mt me and begged the nurse to let him have some jelly at once said it tasted so good that he wanted more but she persuaded him to walt wait until supper sup sup- per pt r time Sh She had given him a generous generous gen gen- sup sup-I erous quantity at first I When she left lert us Js alone Everett I reached out and tool took my hand andI and I I let It remain In a close clasp Then I told him how son sorry 1 wy way that I had some wa way r felt to blame for the I accident l Why should you feel that way |