Show I i Confessions I Of a Bride Bri rl de Bob Tries a Plan That Makes MeY Me Heartsick With Jealous Je Jealousy lousy Y To my surprise the detectives and policemen assembled in Daddy Lorimer's Lorimers Lorimers Lorimer's Lorimers Lorimer's Lori- Lori mers mer's office didn't receive my theory about Babs' Babs abduction with any enthusiasm en enthusiasm en- en at all The motive I gave wasn't sufficient they sa said d. d Their own theory theory- theOl was that Babs Dabs had been stolen for the sake salte of ransom and that a demand for tor money would probably come to Mr Lorimer in the morning mall mail Anyway they couldn't consider my clue clue until they had talked with the childs child's nurse But we want to get the baby back hack tonight Mother Lorimer insisted We e must get tabs abs back tonight I echoed Mother Lorimer She will cry so hard she hard she will not eat she eat she will not sleep unless she is put to bed in her own little crib Why of ot you men have children You know some how a sensitive little thing like will suffer away suffer away from homo home among Babs Dabs amone strangers Why dont don't you move- move why dont don't yoU vou do this something s something this very minute r But the big men only smiled on me altogether very patiently very stolidly stolid stolid- ly like an operatic chorus I could see that they expected a woman to go so into hysterics under any trying condition and that they had practiced to combine Indifference with politeness politeness polite polite- ness for many many years And so I resolved to show them that some women could control themselves them them- selves and I became quite calm calm and and was V s disgusted to find that calmness s than t move them either eitner They were ere not human I decided and I appealed to Bob My husband at least would understand And Bob did lie JIe came over and stood looking down at me thoughtfully silently for a long time Finally he took a folded paper from his pocket and held it toward me It was Katherine Millers Miller's letter to him However I didn't grasp Bobs Bob's meaning or at least I wouldn't let myself understand the plan which was forming in his mind I r made him put his Idea into words You Tou see Jane what this this' Is is' is I merely nodded nodded-I I wouldn't touch the thing Do you mind mind mind-If if I go over to callon canon call can callon on Miss Miller It is not yet 9 o'clock not not too late for me to call Its It's up to you my dear I r looked to right right to to the left left any any where except into my husbands husband's eyes ees I scarcely heard his next argument If the child is in the Miller house Ill I'll get her How I inquired briefly holding back the bitter thought which was shaping itself I Frankly I do not know my husband husband hus- hus band replied That will denend unon upon circumstances I hope at at to least to I add another clue to the one you al alI already already al- al ready have haxe Jane Isn't it worth while I for me to try I nodded almost doubting that any I clue could be worth the sacrifice I Iwas Iwas Iwas was making malting I was letting my husband husband hus hus- band go from me straight to the Delilah on Delilah on a chancel chance chance- I l turned an imploring glance upon his face but it missed its effect Bobs Bob's eyes were fixed upon his mother She looked as though her nerves were strained to the snapping point We never can tell when one of her heart attacks may come on on- on and prove fatal Of course you course you mustn't miss your miss your this opportunity this opportunity I agreed My husband slipped sUpped that horrid letter back into his coat Go Go on Hurry I said scarcely knowing what I said for hate was chilling me I didn't think any more about poor Mothers Mother's drawn features I was deaf to Daddys Daddy's wrathful speeches I didn't even think of the dear little baby who was blinding herself with her tears am i only saw in Katherine Millers Miller's clear and elegant penmanship I I love you for loves love's sake alone So come to s see e me You'll think that you vou will not not but but you will will some some day Der tag I 1 muttered to myself bitterly To be continued |