Show EI THEIR QUARREL FIRST L 11 or r JAMES copyright by joseph B D bowles fihs ali s pank ri in n always alway made a point of bearil down for break breakout fut when sh wan it 11 guest i on 01 this on oct islon howl ver mr hir henshaw was dose close upon hir hi r heels she had been by fellow us tit pretty ant absurdly in to lo with hor her husband rood good moraine pinkerton Pin herton come and he help 1 me sort son the 14 1 ut tars re will you miss Pin heiton was wah only too de lighted I 1 they seem lo 10 0 o be nearly oil all for your hus husland bind she anid I 1 ion don I 1 i want to be Inqui inquisitive sittie my dear clear but bill to do ia ol 01 read all the letters our hn bit bind re calves front from ills his old sweet lit arts young wives wiles are eist tive and in the fate faie of this que question tion mrs Ife henshaw i as almost upset but she showed a smiling flon doni I 1 and opened one of her letters this la Is from kite mrs tracy she used to be my giant chum she writes such nice letters just I 1 ten to this my darling grace if you yon can tear youself youri elf away from the partner of your joys and borrows who will I 1 dare siy ny manage to exist without iou for bit I 1 should like you to come and lunch with me to bonow wednesday at 1 30 it if you tomo come I 1 am prepared to overlook your rom com para tive neglect of me since 3 our mar arlage ariage it sou dont don t beware yours ever kate miss pinkerton a face softened 1 I suppose you never have ft game with jick she suggested almost tim idly tet get him into a little temper for instance just for the pleasure of undeceiving him the next moment lie ho would think you quite clever if for instance you succeeded in fright ening him with tint thit letter I 1 lightening him how I 1 really don t why don t you seea read the let ter aloud again mis hanshaw did to so but still looke I 1 bewildered stupid stupid just knock out the word mord grace and have a most i e cv r jovn ye r STUPID STUPID delightful love letter hom aiom an unknown m vivann oin 3 it I 1 mrs henshaw began to bee the idea was silly billy but after all if it would please this somewhat difficult clea cleasure ture what harm was waa there in if and jack would only be p bit astonished for the moment meanwhile jack henshaw blissfully ignorant of what was in store for him film proceeded quietly with hla his toilet miss pinkerton had got upon his nerves and ho he rather regretted thit his bla wife nife had thought it necessity necess try iry to send her tho the invitation she had and so BO persistently I 1 fished tor for ever ilni e they had returned from their honeymoon moon jack henshaw glenshaw was by no means dull and his foot had hardry hardly crossed the tha threshold of his breakfast room beaole lie he scented something decided ly unusual la III the manner of 0 his wife and her guest what in the name of all wonderful is the matter this morning he baill at that his wife who had never frowned upon him since kneir gaie him a look which he found difficult to analyze and which left him even more bewildered than before then she rose hurriedly from the table tabla and went to the window only presenting to her hi osband a astonish fihe a I 1 gaze the spectacle of it pair ot of shoulders should cra he iving convulsively it its a about a letter she sobbed read it exclaimed miss pinkerton A piece of paper fluttered to the flour floor and in a choking notes came the words II 11 I I calk baat t then I 1 must miss pinkerton picked up the paper and stood confronting jack wath the air of a tragedy queen bhe noted with some disappointment that her victim was ivas to all intents find and purposes poses quite calm she had pictured hla his face turning to a greenish hue but on the contrary it W was as quite bright and animated lour wife opened one of your letters by accident she began unblushingly and these are the wicked words chih her idol and dispelled nil all tho tit dierks er of her youth 11 alit pinkerton then read nad the tha let ter with ft a dramatic e very verr much in contra alth h fe minian levat of the writer my arh h aw it il oab ota yr hi f f t t can tear yourself away from the partner 0 of your joys joya find and sorrows who will I 1 dai daie e say manage to et elat without you for or a bit I 1 should like you to come arl ar lunch m with ith rno file to mot mairow row nei ay tt it 1 I SO 30 it if you come coma I 1 nm am prepared to overlook your LOM corn para tive neglect of me since aln iou mr rl ri ige II if you ion don I 1 lour ver I 1 suppose I 1 n id d nt int lead thi th n ime in your wins lit i nice luce mr air tw conlu concluded ded mi mis I 1 inkeri cirt i md ind then he ajie aie socx him like I 1 gasp gap 10 ilo ilia ekert of tl li le te PI on 3 ji tt it hid had been narve mir e lj ii tte tie wi discarded III his 1 si I 1 1 bat 11 binm in I 1 to a sli 1 1 im iiii ot t li 11 lie 1 V hen h hf I 1 1101 0 o I 1 11 t I 1 it 0 nd ij lips i i in d wi d 1 I 1 dutli jo 0 o 0 i 1 i 1 ind inie anle ont om ih in at i li it 1 pi 1 b it ill his ailt dee e was wa h I 1 ow iw lid ad lire y it os og Il lAble no it la Is not becs ry reid read the name lie adi sdi s il 1 with i lit hi i lie ile walked sl sic w y 0 pi ei 0 t ie m i c r w u with it h aroot n he I 1 0 ice had tarn I 1 it 10 I 1 ni in wl wi it 1001 of an I 1 ill rm rin w itch de e i ti he spoke I 1 pm p m in b hi n r grace lic hi i I 1 nl d I 1 cannot i and this I 1 a su ion I 1 hae given th this thi this ahl n encourage ment that bat ci i I 1 induce her to writ a letter like this after in ia ills ilia wile had dropped th flimsy m iak that she bhe hid worn nom too well and him with a pile fice sho she could find however hoever n nothing 0 thing to say except to repeat lit his last words alter your marriage aitu do you meana jack made an idiotic attempt at larity larley jingled some money in h b E pocket and feebly 1 N ell of course you know thit that a avin isn iset t ans answerable mErable to his wife lot foi his pie nuptial flirtations mrs alth tw self belt control wa breaking down under the 01 ol her disco discovery Nerv batth ath it a n access of pardonable fur fun and of the pirt p she hao been playing naho vho Is shea he what h s her nine ja k turned from the window with a look of astonishment and mutterer rec disjointedly clr II 11 r buniel name anity hy fuiell the le let t ter tera allas pinkerton reid read it if uy B george though she ehe dimitt reid read th dainel kanip then with the eyes of both women upon him a look of oe donld hori id en ell lighten ment suddenly came into III face great jupiter her name do you yol hear lell me ina her name at once which one wag it if there was complete silence for the space of ten seconds jack henshaw hall counted them hem by the clock then mrs lien henshaw sham rushed out of the room in ill bearg lear jack birned t to miss pinker ton who had remained silent throughout and now looked really frightened chat will she do he be asked ex ite bite lly ily she would probably pio plo bably feo to her moth er she bhe said in some llara I 1 un less but jack did not wait tor for the alternative I 1 that s what feared its the more exasperating because it will bring your isit fisit to such a sudden sion of course you will understand if my sisters bisters were here it would be different I 1 suppose grace will go at once fetch a abl cab and before she could stop him he was at the front door blowing excited don double ble blasts on a ca whistle then he summoned a maid miss pinkerton finds she has to tc leave us suddenly will 0 o ou n please help her to pack before the astonished spinster could find breath to reply ste she was bundled out of the room w with I 1 tb more hasto than dignity jack rushed up to his cifes w ife s room three steps at a time A very tearful come in answered his knock and in a very nery few moments jack lien hen shaw had dismissed the mai that he was the injured person and was fully convinced conill iced that he was the hardest hearted living his conduct was quite unjustifiable but he could at least palliate it IL you yon iee bee I 1 know you were having ing mo he explained rather lamely I 1 I 1 also knew or rather guessed that the letter was from kate tracey I 1 was beastly severe I 1 know but I 1 coulden couldn rit t think what ou on were driving at you know my old penchant for amateur acting I 1 saw eav the possibility of the situation and re slat it and dear mlis miss s pinkerton an where Is sheb I 1 had quite forgotten her it was her mad idea A great sellema schema for maldag ridiculous ridiculous indeed elut reminds me said her husband going to tile the door dear miss pinkerton thought she would leave us in tact fact her cab a at the door low no don t tro ible see her out and tell her ou on are too upset I 1 want to rae a last word with her as an I 1 don t expect we shall see bee hor her aare again the atmosphere is too dra matte matic for her dairy fed constitution I 1 misi Pin keiton foi the first time la in her life looking rather sheepish wat was in tho the billi and the cab was at door jac i c handed tier her in politely PoH tely and took tho the keenest interest in the arrangement ran gement of ner luggage I 1 I 1 fim am so BO sot soi ry you have to lean so loon he be slid but I 1 quite sym alta mith our feelings bythe by dy the be b ve there was mas an empty envelope ir IE 1 kate ate tricey a on my M plate this morning do D you b happer a to know but the cab had bad started |