Show NAMAN S 7 ir p el from rom which the pl DAYS W S made de mw R ROBERTS RINEHART thor iI U Tnt IN tN t. t 1909 The Tho UUnd BobU-UUnd Company CHAFfER CHAITER XU I HI ifs Does Doeg Not Deny It tho the next morning A It oina up Uld ho bo nil all the he strange e things Jim rn had ken n lD She SC fixell r on 1 h she still a of c uree although niga red BettY etty of nf her watch and nl other incident of the the comfort The and bad badI badent badent I Ue nervous Denous indigestion 1 the entire da day going he Jen ent t oJ h bo storeroom and linen closets DO I rh her fingers over things for fort found she alle shet she any Whenever er f t it t dA me drew a long lone breath and if d S oo Ioor James Jomes It was madden madden- Aid d' d when she went through his Ind nd found some buttons off f Tim Jim and Takahiro had In a man p at hi Ms his 1 boots she looked at me meto meto Ifo to Mull full w H HN was a perfect house house- e sh she said II James was as brought fn with the tho buttons on put nets elfin m DInt nt the they put them on him 7 I IM Ic M cd tnt c almost almost- hysterically It had been een h b J mornine after niter a worse orbO night WV o Se ode le had ad found fault with the tho and they trat f straggled lcd down ono one onea a time until Dutil I was frantic Then lad had talked at me mo about the an ana Mr r. r Harbison had said D ver very stiffly and near near- inside of of the tho furnace ace out Win Ii in tho morning too I overheard o ap of ot conversation between themen tho the men and our gentleman from froni South America Something pone one ne wron wrong with the tho telephone and l rl was fussing over oer it t with er nver and a pair of scissors sCissors- h box tools he be could find Flannigan an S to shake them on the thes I B Beils s 8 order ash ih the table linen ho he was hung Ill do what I can that's rv Grub has to bo cooked and has Jo to be bo washed washed Ill Ill I'll admit Ji y youre you're ure particular make up your jour very overy day I 1 dont don't object But Butt t fc tell me roe wo we havo have to use thirty thirty- 08 table napkins a n day What did didlo edo lo before napkins was invented 7 me me that What What's a the answer I Mr r. tr Harbison ired absently evidently with the tho driver jr driver in his mouth Used their pocket handkerchiefs sl 1 if the worst comes to the tho worst Harbison these folks here can use usef f sleeves for all I care not care not that omen omen has bas any sleeves to speak of oL I clothes F 1 Twill will not Fell tU 11 don dot don't worry Mrs Wilson it the oth other voice said Plan Plan- straightened trai himself wit a aTI ar r TI rJ Wilson he ho said II A A lot said ld worry She's been a d sap sap- teat ent to me Mr Harbison me rae Sg 15 that now shed she'd come bu back k to ter leavin I him the way she did Ibe be like two turtle doves Lord ok k next door door door- whit what the tho cook had bad told about and md Jimmy Jimm was not divulged for up mth Ui ir II and aud tont ent nn grumbling i 1 ihs his hta T rugs to the roof did not cot 6 m possible to carr carry on deception much muth lon longer er but if things 8 S bad now what would they be bea ben a n Aunt S Jina learned she had b been en ento to mado made ridiculous generally ned do- do df d' d And how would I be ablo able to in the house with her when she pow Luckily LucIdly every ono eno was BO so fled over the tho mystery in the house t numbers of little HUlo things that would been absolutely damning were r noticed noti ed at all aJl For instance my mx B Jimmy at luncheon that day dar if lf ok z cr cream crum m in his coffee And Max M t to the tho rescue by dropping his hia in his glass lass of water and creat- creat and giving Jivin everybody p to laugh by saying paying n not t it hid had been in in soak before aft r luncheon Aunt Selina t I me some Borne undergarments of fobs tobe be patched She explained nt at thit be he had always worn out ant his s because he always ed ell around so 50 when he be was sitting he S e showed me how to lay lar one of menta over a pillow to get the then thea n a properly s the most humiliating moment life but there was no escape I Iy Iy y iy sewing ewin to the roof while whilo she way to find something else for do when that was as finished and I Ith Ith th ith the thiD think thing on n my 01 knee and andt at atit t it while rebellious tears rolled cheeks The rho patch was not Do G of tho the hole at all aH and every cry took a stitch I sewed it fast to ow beneath It was terrible ie up after while a-while and ana sat down from I me and watched without anything I 1 suppose what he be hed la ild d not have e been proper to sa say saye e e had both reached the point a ac f equate language o failed us us b hs j said Mid A I w were r dead 4 I It 1 I retorted therl the jerking r rt rl is is' she now I Ii i g for tor mote more of these I indie indi indi- e garment over o the pillow and l JJ a Please don't dont squirm I ily You Yo will wear out your our oure Wind e nd I 1 will Jl have to mend slink in dejected reverie when hen hene e a e on the roof When he heP P opening in the tent I Habison land at that moment JM J He Ipa paused used uncertainly owe me an evident effort an and Ver ver t mc ta better today te ell I tha thank YOU gha Fla I yon you find find the tent useful IO thin tM wind 1 1 shelter Ft L fi I frigidly a tru Jint for some- some Jay 7 r. r Ei E nothing came H nd ad for h ho hh lifted lilted the cap ho hand nd turning 3 away a b began an Wl With the iring of the roof fX r one ono could see seo na ba baw w was 11 a professional gentle gentle- if lu Z nd Dt ho needed neede to be jt it necessary to climb Mel rapet r. r et he be took oft off his coat oat en Ca a in my direction Work ork vigorously rigorously De d to like a man to pr any any more than to like l e horse di a race or an any th d No ono orie could I e in an e on tho para parapet pet was a Uhe h looked quite bi big tl enough ough to ha have havo vo bt bridge d across the tho gulf ooL ot any difficulty nU h to havo crossed t the safety I t fb S a rending tear tear- 11 and a mut- mut J okd up p in time tatU a U throw up h his s arms esi to regain his bal bal- ht t r Q cr the edge of the tnt I he was standing I ther there splendid superb tho next the corner of the parapet was empty all that stood there was ft t broken brohen splintered post and n a tangle of wires I could n not t have havo moved moed at first at least it seemed hours before the tho full significance of the thin thing penetrated m my 01 dazed br brain n. n When I got up I seemed scorned to walk to crawl with leaden weights holding back hack m my feet When I got Jot to the corner I had to catch the thc post for support I knew somebody was saying s Ob lOb how hov terri tern ble over over o It was only afterward after ward vard that I knew know it had been been myself And Anti then some other voice oice was saying yin Dont Don't bo be alarmed Plea Please so dont don't b be ber I Im I'm ni all frightened r 01 right I dared lared to look over o the tho parapet finall finally and instead o of a crushed and unspeakable bod body there was Mr r. Harbison Harbi Harbi- son sitting about ei eight ht feet below me Inc with his feet swinging into space and aud auda nuda a lon long red scratch from front the thc corner of his eye eo across his chock cheek There was a n sort of mansard there with windows and just lust l eno enough h coping to keep him from rollin rolling off I I I tho thought you ou had hael fallen fallen all all ll th the way I gasped trying to keep my lips from tre trembling I oh I oh dont don't dangle your our feet like Jike that I I He did in not seem at all glad of his escape He lie sat Rat t there gloomily peering nJ into the gulf beneath If H it wasn't t so messy so-er-messy cr messy and generally gen gon- unpleasant ho lie replied without looking up I I would slide e off and go goth th rest of the wa way way You oti are arc child childish sh I said aid severely e See See if you jou can get through the window window win win- dow behind you If you OU can not I Ill I'll II But the come corne iowa down and unfasten it window windo was open and I had a chance to sit down and gather u up the scat seat toned ends o of m my ray nerves To my surprise sur stir prise however when he ho came back ho he homade made no effort to renew rene our conversa tion Hon He ignored me mo completely and went ent to work at once to repair the damage to his wires with his back to me I think you are very rude I said at last You fell over there and I thou thought ht you jou were wro k killed The Tho nervous shock I experienced is just as bad as if you had gone gone gone-all all the way He put down clown the hammer and camo came over t to me mo without speaking Then when shen he ho was quite close he ho said II I I am ver very sorry if I startled you yoi I did not hatter flatter myself mf that you would be profoundly affected in in any event f Oh 01 as to that I s said id lightly it makes me ill m for days Aya if my car runs over oyer a do dog He Ho looked at me in si si si- si lence You are not going oin to get up upon upon upon on that parapet n again Mrs Wilson he said without paying paylag pay pay- ing lag tho the slightest attention to my mJ question question ques ques- tion will you OU te tell me mo what I have havo done I Done Or have not done donel I have racked my brains brains staved staved awake all alJ of last night At first II I hoped it was impersonal impersonal imper imper- that womanlike you were merely merely mere mere- ly Ir venting ventin general disfavor on one ono particular par par- individual But your our your hostility to me personally I raised my eyebrows coldly interrogative inter inter- ro atie Perhaps be he went on calmly calmly- perhaps I was a 11 fool here on tho the roof the tho ni night ht before last If I said anything anything any anything thing that I should not I ask your our par par- don If it is not that I think you ought to ask mine mine I I was angry enough h then II There can be only one opinion about your conduct I retort retorted d warm warm- l 1 ly It it was worse than brutal It It-it It it was yas unspeakable I have hao no words for forit it except it-except except that I loathe it it- it and you He was very ery grim rim by this time II I I have hao heard you sa say something like that before only before only I was not the unfortunate in that case Oh OhI I was choking II Vader Under Un er different circumstances I should be the last person to recall anything anything anything any any- thing so so 50 personal But the circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances are arc unusual He lie took an angry angry an gry step toward me Will Will you tell me what I have havo done Or shall I godown go godown o down and ask the others You wouldn't wouldn't- dare I cried or I Iw w will te tell them what you did I How you 1 thero there and stairs waylaid me on those forced your our caresses your kisses on onOle onnie me Ole Oh I could dio die with shame shamel The silence that followed was as unexpected unexpected un un- un expected as it wa was ominous I knew he be was staring at me and I was furious to find myself eo 80 emotional BO so much more excited of the two Finally Finaly I looked up You can not deny it I said a sort I anti anticlimax of I CI No No He was very quiet very ery grim quite composed No he repeated repeated re reo re- re judicially I do not deny it lIe He did id not t Or ho he would not f Which 7 To o be continued |