Show ADELE ADELE GARRISONS GARRISON'S NEW II Revelations of a Wife Why Dr Pettit Left the Room When Whan Madges Madge's Father Spoke of Harry Underwood This Is Js worth while after arter all the dangers and hardships eh eb Pet Pettit My 1 fathers father's face tace and voice radiated restful contentment as asha ashe ho he sat In his chair with me upon a a. email hassock at his feet teet his hand stroking my hair He lie was but the wreck of or the rather robust 10 ro- bust Just elderly man who had left meso me mo mono no so dramatically to go to South South- America I knew t that terrible experiences must lie tie behind his lined face tace his hair haIr tar far whiter now than when he had left lert New NewYork NewYork York his almost emaciated figure figure fig fig- ure ure his trembling hands I Distinctly worth while Dr I Pettit agreed and there was that I In his deep tones which made mad mo me glance up at him Involuntarily I looked way again as quickly for tor his dark eyes were gazing at atme atme atme me with an expression I I one that had haunted me mc had given gJ mo me many uncomfortable I able hours hour of ot accusative aUvo retrospection retrospection retro retro- after the young oung physician physician cian clan had gone to South America The Weak Spot Thank heaven hed well we'll be bo able to see lice you OU every day now my father tather went on Will wm It ft be safe flate Lillian began and then checked herself herselt evidently evi dently remembering her rebuff concerning Kato Im sure It will my father tather answered The grounds of at both places arc nrc so hidden from tho the street that It Is Impossible for anyone anone outside to detect our I crossing from one house to th the other And there Is no one In either hou house e who cannot be trusted trust trust- cd ed to keep quiet Is there You see no one but ourselves need know our relation And the rest of ot the tho people In your our homo home can cm bo be told we are detectives In search of ot the burglars burglar who have been infesting tho the South Shore latel lately and can be bo Impressed with the penalties for tor careless speech we wo might be bo able to Inflict Lillian and I stole stoIa a panic ken glance at each other I think tho the some same thought came to tous tous tous I us at once the suspicion that my my fathers father's terrible experiences had weakened somewhat the tho wise Judgment the tho canny precautions I that had been his hh I reviewed quickly the members of ot m my own household knowing that my father tather was OS waiting for tor foran foran toran an answer to his question My mother law of ot course must be bo told the Identity of ot our neigh neiGh- bors hors Katie and William would not only swallow whole the tho d de detective do- do story sto but were were- already trained to say nothing of ot anything anything any any- thing that transpired In our rather bizarre household But Dut Cousin Agatha Asatha There was tho the weak spot In our defenses Cousin Agatha Asatha whose whoso propensity for tor snooping In the tho homely homel pHrase of ot my mother-in-law mother had caused much trouble and whose dislike of oC me me amounting almost to active o enmity was a 3 factor which I couldn't disregard I had opened my lips to speak of ot her when hen I caught an adroitly given signal l from Lillian to answer answer answer an an- my m father tather as aa he evidently wished to be bo answered What was tho the motive behind her action I t did not stop to Inquire even mentally I have havo found that Lil Ln- han lian usually has the best of ot reasons rca rea ren-j ren I sons for tor her actions t tI I was Just thinking of ot the tho people In our house I said In I answer to my ray fathers father's look of or Inquiry And I can answer for tor all of ot them I resolved grimly that I would Indeed answer for tor Cousin Agatha and that It would go so hard with that ancient damsel If It she proved recalcitrant I thought so 80 so my father tather said And now I suppose youre you're wondering wondering won won- dering how It Is that I did not send for tor you before now If It It could be done with safety The truth Is that only yesterday did I receive the assurance I needed before we could reveal our Identity Identity identity Iden Iden- to you He Doesn't Agree Agree- Dr Pettit rose roso rather abruptly for tor Will you please excuse me awhile ho he asked with a deferential deferential defer deter little tittle bow which included us all I have ha some things that must bo be attended to I will be beback beback beback back In a little while I noticed that he didn't wait walt for tor a response from my father but quitted the tho room Immediately My father tather looked after him frowning I Pettit is one ono of ot the best fel fellows fellows tel tel-I lows In the world ho he said but buthe buthe buthe he doesn't agree with me on this one ono subject of ot which I am going to speak to you He lIe has the firmly fixed Idea fixed men idea that Underwood Is the biggest scoundrel begging your our pardon madame madame I he Inclined his head toward Lillian Lit Lil i lian lIan while while I Insist that I owe my life lito and my present liberty travesty travest though It be to Harry Underwood |