Show m ma Husban i a 1 v and I I E Jane Phs s CHAPTER The End of an Imperfect Day After Arter luncheon we separated Some of or us Nis Tom Toni and I 1 Included took an anI another another an- an other walk over tho grounds and I through the greenhouses Carol Blacklock Blacklock Black Black- I lock declared he was going to his room roomI to rest I That husband husland of ot yours Is too much for tor me on the links he said In a meaning to tone e I sensed his meaning or thought I 1 did That the links was the only place where he ho feared feare Toms Tom's rivalry I felt elt myself flushing and turned away that he might not notice my embarrassment ment r i You dont don't feel rel well yet et do O you ou Sue Tom asked as we walked toward the greenhouses Im so sorry orry your our good bood time should be so spoiled I do feel teel sick stcl Tom 1001 and when you OU go home tonight I 1 am going with you you OU But Dut wouldn't It be more comfortable I for tor you to come In with Blacklock and Vivian Im In the tho morning His liis car Is Ismore Ismore Ismore more luxurious than Long Island SunI Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day trains traits he added facetiously I No Xo I 1 want to go J with you rou I re replied replied replied re- re plied almost weeping u again aln at the thought of oC spending an any more time with Carol All ri right ht dear dont don't get bet excited dIll d. d Ill I'll fix It My I walk with Tom was the only pleasant t part art of the da day At dinner i 1 Claire put me next to Carol and ho hoI constantly tried to draw me Into conversation conversation conversation con con- constantly whispered d little I Innuendos until I was so 80 n nervous I had all I could do to keep from creaming Su So when Tom declared it was time limo to pack It if I were going with him I rushed up upstairs feeling that I J mall hart passed d the mo most t unhappy day of or ormy my whole life CLAIRE OBJECTS When h n Claire fou found ou out t that I. I wn was going with Torn she urged me mo to I to my mr program and remain until morning Vivian and Carol also Joined In protesting protesting- against my going b by train But 1 I was determined and Tom was a a. dear r about helping me All the way homo borne on the tho train I 1 sat silent Tom thought my head still ached and went into the smoking car with Courtland Brown Drown and the other men What hat shoUld sho I do Over O and over I asked myself this qU question It had I seemed such a simple thing to accept I Carol B presents his attention attention attention atten atten- i tion to h believe lIe In his lais platonic friendship friend friend- ship I J almost laughed aloud alou l as I ro- ro I an article I had read in the newspaper not long before in which the writer had declared that there I way was no such thing possible between een a aman aman aman I man and a woman as platonic friendship friendship friend friend- ship then at great pains had elucIdated elucidated elucidated dated her reasons At the time I 1 had thought her whoever her whoever she was was was-a a sill silly fool Now Xo as I 1 thou thought ht of or her article I was not so sn sure I 1 had hall looked upon my li ship with Carol Blacklock In the tho most platonIc way but 11 it seemed see he had not been of tho the same opinion His friendship had its price Was a the world lI like e that Couldn't a woman a l. l married woman havo kayo an innocent friendship with a aman aman aman man other than her husband I was so engrossed In m my thoughts that when Tom came n l-n to gather up our lu luggage a ngo I 1 was astonished that we were nearl nearly home Is your our head better he he- asked solicitously I uy Yes almost gone Iono and I 1 forced myself to return his smile A THOUGHTFUL ACThen ACT When hen we reached home both of or the tho children were In ln bed bd but Norah had hada a nice little supper ready for us I had eaten caten scarcely anything C all 11 day and to m my surprise e I found I was de decidedly decidedly de- de cht hungry r Tom too loo was teas capable of eating atlO a good meal though he ho h hy by no means had I in hi my excuse We 0 turned In hn pir early Toms Tom's expression be because tut hn a bl i A. A V lot to do at the office the next day dav I But before ho went to sleep I 1 asked ed edre Are re you going to tr try to make some somer I r 0 in tho the stock market tomorrow ow j Tom mr i iou lOU mean because of or that tip of or Blacklock's Blacklock Yes Well ell Ill I'll see sec I haven't quite quilo made up my 01 mind Ill I'll have havo to mortgage I next months month's s salary dar to the tho limit to bu buy even e a few tew shares shar's Oh but Tom rom think what you OU ml might ht make I Well ell well we'll see And not another I word could I get out of at him I did not steep sleep el a wank that night If It Tom absolutely refused to try to tomake tomake make any un extra mone money how in- in inthe the world could Carol Blacklock be paid I And if IC he were not paid how could 1 I 1 I Irid rid myself o of his advances advances' Oh if Ir I 1 i I got ot out of at this trouble I never ne n again am would deceive f never ne do anything any any- I thin thing I was afraid or unwilling to tell Tom j I 1 remembered as I 1 lay there worry worry- worrying worry worry-I In Ins ing that I had often onen heard th that t ex was a a hard teacher It was I felt that I 1 had learned m my lesson n I but hut I did not yet know the tho cost Would I 1 bo ho able aLle to pa pay It I At t breal breakfast I again asked Tom if I he were not going to use the Information i tion lion ho had hall been given by Carol and I his reply was not entirely reassuring I I 1 will call him up and ask for a more moro information he said This was titas all nil lie would sa say Perforce I had to be ve contented rather had to to stop Atop ur urging in Tom rom for tor fear ho would ho bo suspicious But Hut as I 1 watched hint him hinto go o 0 down the street treet with his quick springy spring step I 1 wondered what I 1 should do If It he found out and wouldn't believe CI that thal I t bad done this awful i th thing thing- ins Innocently j I Moro oro tomorrow J I |