Show Conf Confessions Of a Bride I Win Back Beck Freedom and Learn tho the News of Bobs Bob's Return Now tho the fact Is that I never ma made o any choice at all of oC how I should give tho the famous Dr Hamilton over overto overto overto to the authorities Fato Pato han handled lc his fortune and used mo me as 38 a n. tool Of or my two plans chance chanco determined which I should follow According According According Ac Ac- cording to ono one plan I would return to the tho Lorimer house and as soon as the family should recover from its astonishment astonishment astonishment aston aston- at m my resurrection I would confide to Dadd Daddy Lorimer tho whole stor story of ot treachery Probably Daddy would t a o me mc at first as ns a c. Jolly little specimen of ot a private detective but once he was convinced convinced con con- vinced ho would be horribly disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed In the thc man he had thought his friend It would be as hard for himas him as ns it had been for tor mo me to believe the thereal thereal thereal real truth about the fascinating doctor I But by this procedure by thus taking taking tak tak- ing m my rightful place In the the- family I I would lose losa my only opportunity to meet m my husband as a a. stranger After leaving the secret passage under under under un un- der fountain I ha had walked down tho alley to the drug store at atthe atthe the corner of oC the tho street arid and had or order ordered ordered or- or der dered an Ice Ico cream soda partly be bec because because be- be c cause use I could hardly talk until I had ha had a n drink an and partly because I needed neede change for tor telephoning But as I sat lat In tho the crowd at the public counter my mind was fixed on ona ona a 0 most uncommon matter I wa was considering considering con con- my second plan which was as to toft get ft a jo Job with Tommy Tomm in the grocery and then to make m my report about to the local department of ot the tho government secret service But this scheme had an nn obstacle which v I 1 could coul n nit t t. overlook Un Undoubtedly Undoubtedly edly It Jt would let me In for tor something lI line like e the third degree myself I would have havo to explain n how I a 0 pretty unknown girl Irl happened to bo be a n. resident resident resident resi resi- dent of ot mansion and no matter matter mattor mat- mat ter tor what that I av averred tho the Investigators would agree at least on one conclusion a about out me mo And that wasn't a f ver very pleasant one to consider I couldn't attach that kind of ot a history to the namo name of ot Eloise Vanderlyn Van- Van derlyn Tho The honor of ot the dead girl compelled me to avoid tho the risk I called up tho Lorimer house Anew A Anew Anew new maid answered the tho phon phone I did not know her voice I was glad she did not know mine mino Mrs Irs Lorimer was my brief f com com- mand Mrs Lorimer Is out of or town madame madame madame mad- mad ame the maid maJd replied Miss lIss Lorimer I asked in a busl- busl noa tone Miss Lorimer r Is away also aleo Th The family has gone hone to I 1 ew York to welcome welcom welcome wel wel- come com Mr Kobert Hobert Lorimer At tho sound of oC m my husbands husband's namo the alt blood In m my bod body seemed to rush to m brain I choked my but managed to stammer hoping tho the girl would give give- mo 1110 further information And An Mr Robert Hobert Lorimer when when will ho belIe be beHe be- be lIe Ho Is duo on the Geor George e Washington Washing Washing- ton and will arrive tomorrow morning madame she returned patiently and respectfully Thank you OU I murmured as I r hung hunS up tho the receiver I slumped lumM down on the tho tool stool In that shabby public telephone tele tele- telo-I telo phone phon booth so weak that my head fairly wobbled I fumbled tumbled for tor another coin and called up Tommy Thank God maam ma'am Its It's you OU at nt last Tho thrill in Tommys Tommy's tono tone startled me roe yo o been ben worried to death about your not h hearing orders from you maam What What's Como Come with your our car car car-at at to once to Tomm Tommy I replied As I sat at n n. table near the window watching for tor his hla car I tor forgot ot tho the queer tremble In Tommys Tommy's voice I forgot about tho the red madness and Tony plotting My Iy personal tr tragedy edy crushed mo me Bob was waa coming and I his hla once loved lovell wife witt was not going to welcome him home homo To bo continued |