Show I ANDRA TH TI THE JEALOUS I By Jane Ph Phelps I CHAPTER 96 Sandra Is Worried I do not think It possible to make make one understand my feelings when hen I 1 th thought of ot what Ev Everett erett had told mp of ot Irma Irma Barton how Barton how I was t torn be between two emotions motions Gratitude that Everett association with her had told me of his pity for he her ruined life lite Then hen all suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly a great overwhelming jeal Jealousy tsy Barton took possession of me mea me- me of I Irma a far more disturbing jealousy sy than thana experienced a any 1 I had before Why had Everett told tola m me of ot his knowledge of the rumors rumors which had hads s so hurt hurt me for tor three years If It he had nad known why had lad he not told me before Was as I to hear something more maddening maddening mad mad- dening Had he taken this way nay to forestall the gossip I hated myself for tot the thought yet it persisted Was WasI tl I to blame Should I h have ve gone to toI im n when I 1 first h heard ard his name linked t with that of Irma Barton Bartoll and d demanded demand demand- mand-I mand ed cd what it meant Oh if only I were older I s std tid aloud the same old plaint which I had r-ad constantly voiced since my marriage Of one thing I was certain In my hurt anger I resolved never to have anything more to do do with the woman with whom my husbands husband's name was linked whether linked whether Innocently or not I felt a curious sort of ot f fatalism in connection con con- connection on- on with h her r as if it she would bring me trouble and sorrow Yet In spite sPIt of ot myself I not only admired but I liked her hen I 1 felt as if It I were being war warned ed of ot danger ahead without any means to combat that danger Long afterward when I thought of this Hits species of brain storm I went through at that time I tho thought of theold the theold theold I old worn well epigram thought epigram thought of ot It itI because of Everetts Everett's patience and forbearance for for- bearance I Heaven help you madam if it your husband does not love you ou because of your our foibles instead of in spite oCI of oC them Everett at this time certainly certainty had no I other reason to love Jove me Just lust one week after my accident I Iwas Iwas Iwas was once more up and dressed Rose had accepted my invItation and haa had haaI I birthday birth birth- promised to be with m me J on my something said She I day had about being wanted b but t as I recalled her hurried n her previous visit via vis blame her so she it 1 i could old sC scarcely to put her at ease replied In a way i Invite e Everett suggested I 1 write and I welcome e you so dont don't worry over your I Barrett Edmonds is also back In tand town t he Is looking and has called I know i forward to seeing you again I told I him you were coming Rose nose It had I Really t blame embarrassing for her as asWell aswell been awfully Well as for forme me me when Everett had been so stern arid and cr cross cross ss But he rarely as assumed assumed assumed as- as that manner now nowadays days and antI Imade Imade I Imade made myself believe he wo would ld not be beso beso beso so se severe re now even It If the same thing h happened He lie cares a littlemore more for me now I getting comfort Irom from would say aloud d the sound of w words It was a real gala day for me when I ate my dinner downstairs with Everett IA- IA v- v erett for the first time after my accident acci acci- acci dent Had I known of ot the long conversation ahead of ot mt I l might not have been quite so happy pappy But Everett seemed t to enter my spirit of j Joy Y and we laughead la laughed and talked as we seldom did I 1 thought end and nd v near saying it itI it- it once came very ery I I. I would have been terribly Ch chagrined if It I had that had that we were just like a boy and girl of the same same age ge It always seemed to hurt Ever Everett tt when I spoke of his age as it did me when he re referred referred re- re 1 t mine It was really rather ludicrous only ludicrous only th then m I didn't see aee it It-I It I wanted to b by older oler he was anxious to appe appear r young joung I r I for his sake he for mine After Atter dinner Barrett Edmonds called hen Alice s Sloane oane and her husband came in lri We Ve had a re really lly Jolly evening evening evening eve eve- ning and Everett was so nice that thal I couldn't help telling him so after they were gone Then too loo no one one had r re referred referred re- re to the first Mrs Graham which was quite unusual Most Most- of our callers lIers tall failed d to leave until tHey y had done so I have I have been so happy tonight We are all glad you are able to be bedo do downstairs again Everett answered and andI I noticed d that Mrs Gr Gray Gray- and James fairly beamed 1 It It is Is nice that th they y like me m rn I re returned returned returned re re- re turned and went happily to bed never dreaming that all my good feeling was to be lie chang changed ed and my happiness In In Everett Everetts Everett's Ev Ev- erett erett's s new attitude destroyed To be he continued d |