Show I ANDRA THE JEALOUS JEALOUS' I By Jane Phelps CHAPTER A Happy an and Unexpected Surprise I I 1 couldn't get that woman out of ot my mind for days It seemed so pitiful Ito To wonder she felt hard and looked hard too I shivered a as af I thought how I would feel if It I had to listen to Everette Everette Everette Ever- Ever ette cal calling l g for some woman he loved and he had died with her name on hl his 1 I lips It was was horrible I made up my mind nev never r to play play with wIlh human hearts as as that woman had put It it to to tobe be fair and square In all I did Forth For Forthe Forthe th the fir first t time I had no wish to be like I L Leola ola That was killed forever foreve I still sUil longed for or her fascinations but only to Jo make my husband love me better not hot to use to make him jealous That poor poor unhappy creature who had traveled traveled traveled trav trav- across the tho ocean to upbraid Leola had effectually killed any admiration I had for tor the first Mrs Graham Someway it made me feel more tolerant of Everett If It he knew these things he had suffered If It he had not known them he was to be pitied be be- be cause she had made maue ner her position as his wife a cover for her flirtations Would you like Uke to take Miss Mies Lane and the baby and go home for a cot cou couple I pIe of weeks Everett Evetett asked me me soon after this experience Why yes Why yes Why did you hesitate Because I 1 hated to leave you alone I r answered truthfully I beg your pardon dear J Imag I. imagined imag- imag ined It Jt was because of Miss Lane No No d I wouldn't dare travel e alg e with Junior I said all unconscious that I 1 was admitting the wisdom of his decision to retain Miss 1 Lane Th Then n you can plan to leave Satur Satur- day I shall be very busy for the time you are away could i be e at home perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps but little I thought It a good time for you your to make your people a visit to What a fuss father and mother and the boys made over Junior Really Ideally Miss Lane h had d to give In to mother occasionally oc occasionally oc- oc and she was a bit more likable than when we left len home All An my girl friends came to see me and to admire baby All AU but Rose I missed her dreadful dreadfully Her mother came over grid and from what she said I r knew she had no Idea that Rose Hose o e was un un- un- un happy She talked of soon going to Chicago on a visit I hope she will not go I said to mother Why dear That Isn't a a. very nice wish Rose Isn't nappy mother If It she goes coes she will be horribly distressed If mar mar-l Im veT very sorry Runaway marriages mar mar- seldom turn out well ell But we must hope for the best Perhaps her mother may be able to help her I doubted it but as I t felt I had no right to discuss Roses Rose's affairs even with mother I said no more I The two weeks fairly flew by Then one morning c came me a letter from Everett Everett Ever Ever- ett eU telling me when to return That was like him He seemed to think it perfectly right to order my life Ufe as he wished S Strangely rangely this time I did not rebel although I was having a wonderful wonderful won won- time There had been a sort of suppressed I excitement in Everetts Everett's ma manner mer when he planned my visit that had excited my curiosity It was different from anything I ever before had noticed in him an and 1 so I was ready to r return turn without grumbling Dad wanted to wire him we couldn't come that he was going to keep his grandson another week But I laughed at him and persuaded him not to beso be bo boso beso so foolish Mother joined with me al although although al- al though she longed for us to remain We Ve must do nothing to Interfere f father ther she said We cannot live their lives JIves for them but w we can at least keep from meddling and father as u usual Jal gave save rave In i r It was vas a lovely day when we arrived I In Hendon Everett met us at the traIn and seemed delighted d to see meI mo me I as well as the baby To my surprise he had that same air all of suppressed excitement he had had when I went only away now it was even more no no- no I What has happened Everett I know there ere Is something by your mann man man- n ner r. r Wait Valt and sep se seVas Vas leas as all he would say CHAPTER Does It Please You Sandra Then I IAm IAm IAm Am Satisfied I r could could scarcely restrain my tience J But I knew te would do dono dono dono no good so tried to chat of ot my visit while simply simply burning up with curios curIos- ity Mrs Gray and ancl the servants seemed glad to see us and after I had greeted them Everett said I Y will take talce Mrs 1 Graham to ta her room Mrs Gray So I wondering at atthe atthe atthe the unusual attention followed my husband upstairs Oh Everett how lovely While I had been away he had dono my room all over and had had a door made between be between be- be tW tween n it and another room which he explained was for tor Junior When he gets a a. little older we will want him near us eo so as s I had the I workmen here hero I thou thought ht I might as aswell aswell aswell well have it done now Then he took I. I my arm and escorted me downstairs In the drawing room which also had been redecorated was a perfectly lovely lovely lovely love love- ly new baby grand piano and some other articles of furniture Wait Valt he said sald as I was as about to try the piano I I hay have have- a is something g else to show you J What more 7 I exclaimed linking my arm in his A fairy has been at atI i He led m me Into into th the library without replying The room had been entirely renovated New bookcases which he had long said he ha needed lined the sides of the room while w lIe above them were a afew afew afew few good etchings nothing else All AU the pictures s had been replaced by the etchings For a moment I looked around scar scarcely ely re realizing what made the room so str strange Then it dawned upon tie tie-Leola's Leolas Leola's Leola's Leolas picture was gone Tears rushed to my mv eyes eves as I 1 saw Then I r turned to Everett Thank you dear dear Ills it is all lovely I 1 think he understood for tor he bent and kissed me and nd said T If Jr It makes you happy I am con- con ten tents tent t. t Then we went In fa to dinner Everett was wass very gay gay for for him but I could scarcely follow tile his sallies so ao Intent was was was' my mind upon what he had done All the rest was as nothing to the I banishment of ot that hated Picture hated pIcture How thankful I was 1 I had pot not asked him I I again to remove it atter baby came cam came as I had been tempted to He had doneit d done doneit ne neIt I it now now of his own fr free e will and because because because be be- cause he thought ht it would make me happier I never never had loved mv my husband as I IdId Idid Idid did at that ht thought for I was was sure zuro he still loved Leola better better than he ever had loved me yet h he had put away her picture SO that I might be happy After dinner dinner I tried the piano while he smoked It had a lovely tone and when he expressed express d the hope that I would now practice more I readily promised to do so It seemed there was no end to my surprises After a bit he said Sandra I think we should do something some- some th thing ng with those clothes of ot Leolas Leola's Inthe in inthe inthe the attic He lie spoke her name naturally naturally ally something he never had done be be before fore tore It seems a a shame to have them up there when they might do someone good What w would uld you like tike done with them 1 I asked scarcely believing I 1 had heard arI aright ht Of or course you you vou couldn't wear them and just as of ot course they arent aren't s suitable suitable suit suit- lt- lt able for the servants Haven't you some young friends who could take them make them over and so get some good from trop them Or lOr would you rather give them to some charitable organ organ organization I l lon and nd let them them sell sell them I NO JNO NO that would be ae too cruel cruet to sell sect f those lovely things s. But I 1 know two girls out home hom the Norcross twins they used to have money and still go in the very best society and are lovely I girls girts But they are poor as church mIc mice They both sew beautifully so If you dont don't mind I will send the things to them Do so Here are the keys Look r everything over over carefully to see if there are any papers or letters among them If It there are aie destroy them Then he changed the subject I 1 As AsI I laid the keys away until morning morn morn- morn morn- ing I I. I wondered what could have h happened hap hap- p- p while I was away to make Everett Everett Everett Ever Ever- ett do all he had done But it wasn't the he new piano hor nor my lovely room I shad had nad in my thoughts it was the disappearance dIsappearance disappearance dis dIs- appearance of Leolas Leola's picture and his request that I dispose of ot her cl clothes thes r To be continued |