Show r W M Mar Margaret ar are aret t Garrett Carrett C. C arre tt s I I r rs rsC C Dy JANE a. a 1 CHAPTER 49 An Introduction A few days afterward I had a little necessary shopping to do I had not finished by 1 o'clock and as I felt felta a little faint I dropped into the Halpin for a bite I h had d nearly finished when a slight stir near me attracted my at attention attention at- at and to my surprise I saw Bob Dob coming toward me closely followed by bya a petite young girl of about 21 or 22 years She was very lovely and beautifully dressed Where In the world did you come from Margaret Bob Dob asked as he stopped at the table where I was Just finishing my simple luncheon Miss Riggs my wife Mrs Garrett Then as we the acknowledged the Introduction he added Bring Dring another chair waiter walter We will sit here My table was a small one one ne for two Perhaps Mrs Garrett would prefer not to be disturbed Miss Riggs r re re- re marked I have hav nearly finished I replied coldly as I wondered what Bob Dob was doing In that part of town at noon and why Miss Riggs should be with I him The waiter walter quickly placed another chair and Miss Riggs HIggs and Bob Dob sat down I dont don't suppose you will wm Join us Margaret l Bob Dob remarked casually as ashe ashe ashe he studied the menu No thank you As soon as I finish my coffee I will be excused and finish my shopping Mother Is taking care of Donald I added Mr Garrett told me you had a little son son Miss Riggs said to me Then to Bob who had Just consulted her heras heras heras as to her appetite You please order for me Mr Garrett I really prefer that you should Bob ordered quite a substantial luncheon while Miss Riggs made an attempt to fie be pleasant to me But Dut it was so evidently an attempt she was wasso wasso wasso so plainly surprised and embarrassed at meeting me that her conversation was o or at least appeared to be forced and I Imagined both she and Bob wished to be alone But Bob Dob soon dissipated dissipated dissipated dis dis- that Idea for when he had finished finIshed fin fin- ordering and the waiter walter had leftus left leftus leftus us he turned to me and said Im so glad slad we ran Into you Margaret Mar Mar- garet Miss Riggs has written a novel which promises to make her ner famous We Ve must have her and Kendall up to the house some evening soon and perhaps perhaps per per- haps a few others Your husband Is sort ot of a hero worshiper worshiper worshiper wor wor- Isn't he Mrs G Garrett You notice he says nothing about me personally personally personally per per- it is all my book But I could see she was pleased I had been simply furious ever er since they sat down with me Not that I was Jealous of Miss Riggs or that I thought anything wrong but why in the world could not Bob Dob have I come In alone Then I could have consulted him about some purchases Iwas I Iwas was to make that afternoon and we might have had a nice time together I As It was I could say nothing of a private nature to him I had no de desire desire de- de I de-I sire that my private affairs should be known and discussed by Miss 1 Riggs and her friend Mrs Root Koot I was I thinking of this when hen Bob spoke and he started me so that I I. I dropped my teacup and spilled the hot tea on my lap and on the cloth I Iwas was wag horribly embarrassed especially as Miss Riggs made so 10 much fuss that she attracted the attention of all sitting near usIm usIm usIm us Im so sorry she gushed I do hope you have not ruined your dress You should be more careful Margaret Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Bob broke In tn You YO might have scalded yourself severely It Is nothing I exclaimed annoyed an an- noyed But will you call a cab and take me home at once Bob My shopping shopping shopping shop shop- ping will have to be postponed until another day I will call a cb cab fer you CU at once Margaret but It I isn't nt at all necessary necessary sary for me to take you rou ou home home you you will do very well by yourself Dont let Itt me keep you you Miss 1 Riggs spoke Miss 1155 Riggs Js ts looking for a a. country country country coun coun- try home where she can be undisturbed at her work We Ye take a train for Jersey as soon as we finish luncheon I have several on my list I think will suit her Very well put me In a cab and to his lun luncheon heon and I drove e home dis- dis an injured air yet satisfied now that I knew It was business instead o oa of ot ofa f a a. silly manuscript that Interested Bob When he put me Into the cab h he 8 said I Z may be late tonight dont don't t watt walt for me tt You know I will that I never ea eat t anything until you come home Well Nell ell g goodbye and he returned IsI sl l and arid I drove home homa diss dis dis- S s die te because I could not ot do m my y Jf shopping as I had planned and Just Justa a trifle uneasy because Bob had added another authoress to his list of friends another one of that set of whom I 1 already felt he knew too many for my happiness Of course I 1 wanted him to sell property How else eise would we live But Dut I did wish that I could think of ot some way to wean him fro fromen front front- m men and women he knew and with whom he spent his time before I marred married married mar mar- ried red him Mother left directly I reached home and after I had changed my clothes I sat down to sew and wait walt for tor Bob Dob All the time making plans to do something something something some some- thing to keep him at home hom and away from his Bohemian friends He lIe came In about 7 o'clock all excitement ex excitement excitement ex- ex oer o'er the sale he had made mad e to Miss Riggs His commission had been large and he said sald we wG would take a trip to Atlantic City to celebrate CHAPTER 50 Bob Explains What In the world made you s so o late I asked It didn't didn't take you al althis all l this time to sell the house did It lt No not quite although one oner cant can't cantI can t sell a h house use In a minute my dear I What else did you do i Why I took her up to Kendalls Kendall's s II studio and he gave us some tea I I left them looking over the manuscript t I of her new book I thought her herr book had been pub pub- I rUshed u One Ono has has' This is another and the tho little I saw of it I think it bids fair to be even better than her first one ono I I 1 sho should ld think that you would have havo havet er t n ready to come home instead of ot going to John Kendalls Kendall's I wanted to see John I am writIng writIng writ writ- Ing an article on real estate values now as compared to those some somo years ago and wished to consult him You are writing a book I queried surprised r I No indeed I nothing as ambitious as that John has taken over the tho Mapes Magazine and he asked me to write an article on real estate Oh dear I suppose John Kendall thought he would give you an excuse to spend your time with him I do wish they would let you alone You have your own business I wish they would allow you to attend to it It It It was through these thes friends to whom you so object that I was enabled to sell that house today I would rather you didn't sell the house I replied and I meant it It While I was fond of good living liked a a. nice home and good clothes I 1 would willIngly willingly willingly will will- have lived more economically If Bob Dob would remain with me and give up his outside acquaintances How did you like Miss Riggs Bob Dob asked paying no attention n to my last n remark i She Sho seemed very ordinary to me like meo any other girl her age I returned Then because I didn't want to seem I 1 ungracious I added She is very I pretty she I wish she and John would take a notion to each other hes he's too fine tine a man to remain a bachelor I dont don't agree with you lIe He should bo a bachelor He lIe would make a woman very unhappy with his sporty friends and writers All or most all of them undesirable acquaintances for married people Bob Dob and I had several tilts tilts tilts-I I wouldn't call them quarrels quarrels since since Henry Creedmore's party He had not quite forgiven me for not going with him and I had not been able to forget that he left me alone that he had preferred preferred pre pre- their society to mine And now he made no reply but ate his dinner in silence After dinner he figured for a while then remarked Well We'll go to Atlantic City Saturday and stay until Monday night Shall we weI I Ifor take Donald or will your mother care for him I Oh mother will take him I would I Inot I not have ven yen Donald with us on our outing I would have Bob Dob all to my my- I self Much as I loved my baby I knew he would take or rather keep me from Bobe Dobe part of the time if I took him The next two days I planned for our absence Mother would take the baby home with her and Della Delia could have havea a vacation until Monday She had been very faithful and really deserved a hol hol- hOl 1 ida iday I Friday night c came came me I had everything packed We Ve were to start tart very early in inthe I Ithe I the morning Dinner had been ready and waiting for an hour and still Bob Dob I had neither come home nor telephoned I began to be frightened Something dreadful must have happened Just asI as asI asI I was about to call up Tom Barton and ask him what to do the telephone rang and Bob said Dont expect me home tonight MarI Mar Mar- garet John Kendall is sick and I shall I stay with him You will comp como come up and help with wit the lu luggage gage In Inthe the morning wont won't you I II Ij j I asked after he had told me that Johns John's mother had been sent for tor Luggage what for oh we will have havet to call the Atlantic City trip off I wouldn't think of going away with John in this condition and before I could object he had hung up I slowly unpacked and put my things back In place I was very angry angry angry an an- gry very disappointed Della Delia had made her plans and I couldn't very well ask her to change them So I should be he alone alono with the work and the tho baby over Sunday with no time to be with Bob instead of the th long happy hours I had planned in Atlantic City where I should have him all to myself The tears filled my eyes as I undressed and slipped on a kimona I drank a cup of coffee but had eaten no dinner al although although al- al though Wella Vella had begged me to eat Just a little You will make yourself sick sick she had said you never eat cat when Mr Garrett Garrett Garrett Gar Gar- rett Is away I never did And I had tried to make Bob understand that when he left lett me he spoiled everything for tor m me that I I cared for nothing At times he would seem selm to understand and do as all I J wished wished a at other r times ho he would I pear careless of me of my But I was hopeful that soon he ho we wo woI agree with me as to how we should range our lives so that I might I happy with him M Continued Monday l W |