Show II ANDRA THE JEALOUS JEALOUS' S 1 I. I By Jane Jane Phelps CHAPTER CHAPTER 70 Sandra Flings Truths at Her Husband I was only a child spoiled polled and jealous high spirited and and reckless I Things had happened so swiftly so niu much h had been if not disagreeable yet not quite pleasant that I was discouraged and bitterly unhappy Naturally c curious my curiosity had only been whetted concerning Everetts Everett's EVeretts EVerett's Everett's Everetts Ever EVer- i etts ett's first wife instead of ot satisfied Had ho he taken me in his ar arms s and told me of h her hr r explained that he had loved her but now he loved me me too too 1 I think I think I am not sure that sure that we would have he been en spared much sorrow I 1 felt hurt and chagrined when he said that I 1 was not to receive any men callers He had no slightest reason reason reason rea rea- son to lo think I cared for tor any any anyone one save him and when a man called t to to In Inquire Inquire In- In qu quire re if it I had recovered recovered f from m the shock and fright of an accident he hen hadn't n even felt gra grateful fars the c courtesy rte simply said I t Iwas jW was was s n. n not l to I I receive him that Hetty could convey I my messages Well I 1 would receive them Just as Leola did I I Iwas was determined to pattern pat pat- tern tern my life after hers as nearly as my knowledge of her would permit simply because I had been told that Everett loved love her so passionately that he could deny her nothing nor could he find rind fault with anything she did I At least he did not because he feared if it he did she might leave him so Independent In independent in- in dependent was she o I r did not know that Walter was a young man whose name had acquired an unpleasant notoriety in I Hendon because of his philandering ways ways' with women women regardless regardless s of whether they were marl red or not I do o not know that It would have made any difference If I 1 had I thought of him mm only as related to the accident and treated him as I imagined Leola would have treated him I was graciously polite as I 1 considered it nothing more The days after Everett came home were exciting ones He lIe had a detective detec- detec tive take a list of ot all all the burglar had stolen He had the s servants all called together r so the man could question them Thomas was not quite as well and tho hospital called up to inform us James was restless and needed attention from Mrs Gray Altogether er we were a disorganized household and I knew that Everett blamed me meas meas meas as the cause He had said said- Had you obeyed me and remained at home Instead of ot attempting to go with me when I 1 had said I l would not take tale you none of all aU this would have happened You only took tools Hetty to I Isee see he hex her friend as an excuse to do something you knew I would not approve ap ap- prove The accident followed If you had not bought a ticket that burglar 1 ml might ht not have gotten away with the jewels And AndI AndI And I I suppose I am to blame because the he burglar came at all I 1 pout pouted d I Do be reasonable I 1 am blaming you you for tor nothing you might not have avoided had you obeyed me meMy My father doesn't talk of obeying to Mother He did it to me because I was only a child chIld he he thou thought ht But if I was old enough to be married Iam I Iam Iam am am old enough to do as I like as longas long longas as I do nothing wrong I had rehearsed this little speech until I knew it by heart And had only waited for a chance to deliver it I 1 was sure it would make Everett angry but I 1 was not prepared for what I saw In his face You Tou are Incapable of ot judging what Is right or what is is wrong wrong Thank you His reply stung me meto meto to add From what I 1 hear you YOU were not so severe with your you first wife wite You must have cared a lot lotmore lotmore lotmore more for her than you do for me Every Everyone rie says you let her do a. a anything anything any any- thing she sho wanted to Even that old Mr Harrison who was at Alice Sloans Sloan's last dinner told Alice Allee he supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed yo you had married me me because I resembled her Maybe you think Itis Itis it itIs Is pleasant to hear s such ch things all the time Id I'd like to run aw away y somewhere somewhere somewhere some some- where where no one lived IWed who knew I Iwas Iwas Iwas' Iwas was was' Number Two as he called me me meIn In d desperation I had run on on saying much more than I I had Intended or was wise You might be called a worse name Everett was white with anger Go to your room at once and remain until you can at least avoid breaking all the rules of good taste break them too If it I had I been married before and people called you you Number Number Two I 1 fairly exploded ex exploded exploded ex- ex the words words then then almost ran from the room |