Show HER FAMILIAR FRIEND I Inv BY nv E R. n P TE I r never noyer pet get l m my wife to myself for more mor than five minutes minute Upon m my ray word Miss Garland Adeline Fenton Is nil all very ry well In her lier way way nice nice girl and anel all that that hut but I 1 didn't want to starry her T I didn't want her always nys here And now It ll seems that whether I like It or riot not not she IH I is sticking g to nett Betty like a aI I I. h. orb fh Its It's nil all vr very well to have an nn in- in I s. p friend but bat hang It Il all a a. fel fl fellow I low iw likes to talk to his wife wiCe once In a pile hilr hil without having havin a 0 third person h hy fi grinning at nothing nd nil T Tack Jack lCk leldon knocked off orr the Ih theaster's 11 asters aster's of hl his with obvious Ious and anti try iv natural irritation I was sorry orn orni i fr the tho boy he boy he was wa little more In my i Iv eyes Y and had only been heen mari mar- mar i rh 11 led tl d ten irn months month more or loss less A delightful couple ho and nett Betty mailer iTi Both young good 1001 looking sum sum- l well veil oft off and desperately In t Ine with each NICh other Not Nol a crumpled I r loaf leaf until h her r dearest friend Ado Ade- lint Fenton appeared on the th scene for fora a 1 l lung m long visit to Hetty Then th the mischief started and grew apace as l t. vil il things will to spoil tit h summer happiness of or th the young youn and to sow ROW seed 0 of distrust and rt regret in on one heart at any uny rate t I I had hall foreseen this from fromn the first firt nuance of IH pretty tty Adeline Fenton Into i t Ih In- In house itemise She usurped all her hor friends friend's 11 i time mi- mi a and nil attention to tho the complete extinction oC of poor Jacks Jack's claims on onI onus us Its N wi it f. f huh and his j jealousy wol woke up tip sud- sud dc She sin ht I Is fixed fill here so o I heard from k tty for another month at least 11 gracious Miss Garland I dont don't dontI I think I can cnn stand it 1 T shall have to berude be he berude rude 1 in m my own o house ho groaned I T mild i not help al at his miserable miserable miserable mis mis- erable face yet et after all nil all this rift within with with- in rim tin thu lute was lH likely el to become ser ser- serious ious teus nu Such n a small small thug will willm m 4 ik entrance for a quarreL And nd Belt Betty was young oung and it u- u tad Pi 11 haps a n little too much rn m en r n n to feeling quite quite sure of J wi s patience and lov love Nothing I she he II told toll me mc with a 11 shake of or her pret- pret I lit hind could coulder ever er alter him How little she knew what hat shall shaH I 1 do he ho asked What Whit can I 1 do Tell Ten me mite l Miss 9 Garland Garland Gar Gal land You are an more up In these 1 thin things and Betty Belly thinks no end 0 of w what hat ha t you OU say Have e patience I wild said quietly blu Py eyes s and Jacks Jack's outburst to me med d dear 31 hoy All Alt this love anI and affectionate affection affection- ate attention to her friend is 13 natural natura enough It does not nol really leally touch your place In her hel heart or 01 life lire It Is Just that she has no sense cn e of or proportion proportion tion just yet et It will twill come tonne and one of these days nett Betty will turn her face Betty Detty do dots does s not mean anything my mj want to get set rid of her Tier In plain words Adeline had her unrestrained confidence confidence dence and 10 love Looking at the thc matter matter matter mat mat- ter from Crom her point of oC view w It is banon hard ban hardon on her that Betty should have formed other othol ties lies which must exclude her claims She does not mean to he excluded ex ex- eluded yet et but the law Jaw of nature will wll show show- her that she Is attempting the Impossible You have got ot the first firs place Jack but hut you have got to reckon reck reck- on with the Impulsiveness of or youth particularly feminine youth Things will rl right ht themselves only w wait lt a awhile awhile while Jack It Is rough J luck lck ho ho muttered h It Is as ns much U us I cnn can do to whisk Betty down to the farm after breakfast and five mornings out o oseen or of seven seen Miss Fonton Penton is upon us its before we have got as far as is the t ts Jove here she conies comes Bett Betty In n tow Im I'm off Jack I 1 said Watt Walt aft a quickly I 1 want to speak pe ak to you OU Well Veil Betty where are you 0 oft off to I 1 thought Betty looked a n little disturbed dis dis- Miss Fentons Fenton's fair Call face was wasI wasas wasas as fresh as a June io rose ioe e her het arm aim was I linked ed affectionately in iii Bettys t We Ve arc are going to drive e with the pony down clown to t to the beach bench just Betty Botty Belt and J said Miss Fenton and It willbe will wll willbe be like JI old times before Bett Betty was tal taken en away from rein me nee This Thi with an arch glance at ot the scowling Jack Jacle who stood there waltIn walt walt- I In Ing ng Betty looked ed as there were places s 's she sho would rather go to than the tho beach but hut Miss 1 Fentons Fenton's chatter did not allow i I In nor her to 10 got get M n a word caught a fl glint of or restiveness In Betty Bettys Betty's s eyes eves and spoke suddenly bo be de delightful tie tie- Are you ou I sai said Jack Jacl you OU and I must keep What about each other company compan then tho the river r You can fish and I Ill I'll 11 tul tuko o om omy at nt tho the hl blU m my work It'll Hn be bli perfect pool pond today Lets l' nil all io go 0 there said saki Betty hes Wo c could could could- Oh OIL Betty t And we wt had s settled a all alt about hout our nice little picnic JUst picnic Just you o and r. r T That settled It Of course coun e she sho him hail her way ay anti ant the reluctant Betty Detty wa was tray carried oft off by her r affectionate friend while Jack JaCl and antI I 1 went up the tO river alone Now this sort ort of ot thing happened ll with different variations sev several times a and 1111 the shadow deepened In Betl Bettys Betty's a little from front h her I. I friend site shu will became I loader anti and more moro Insistent And still till I couns counseled lell patience Wo We had our reward a week or nl so o later Inter Coming Into time tho arbor set et pl in tho time shade of or a great at yow yew tW hedge with Ill my wot worl It and books Intent on a l quiet morning I r Co found II Betty Betty Beta Betty drowned In tears tears tears-a 1 NIobe Why Betty dear J I said aghast Is IR anything over wrong She turned a n pair pall of or vet wot Indignant I eyes y on me Indignant so sn It seemed with me me- take alto Jack Jacl from Crom fromme Cromme Why hY do you away me always alway l Miss Garland sho she demanded de tle- mn I hid a 11 smile ml the child seemed so sn o desperately earnest st Why does docs Miss 1118 Fenton always tal take o yes Oil away from Jack Jacl I 1 returned d. d She Site was silent for a moment In pure wonderment thou then a slow smile came Into nto her tear stained cheeks I I 1 I ought not to have havo said what I did she said penitently but hut I have havo been jeen so W ml miserable taLle Jack and I never nc have lave tiny any nice niC walks and chats together to together to- to gether r and you were always alwa's with him And I T wish h Adeline would go Sh She She She- t she is beginning to bore hore m me I dont don't be behove believe he- he hove lieve Jack likes her ter either anI and sine she was always jealous of ot him Jealous jalous be because because be- be cause 1 I married him lilt just It It my dear Bett Betty She Sho trios tries to take up Jacks Jack's place the place tho place only he C can fill in your life liCe now now now- and Jack naturally does s not like it lie too hasn't been happy Betty netty Ho lIo thinks he never ne gets bets you to himself JC Dont Don't you OU thin think I Miss tf Fenton has been hero here Jon long enough You have other r ditties d She can not expect your undivided vided a attention Hen lion forever r. r I know but she cant can't see lee ee it A And AndI I wish I 1 do wish she would go 0 Pt Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- r- r haps if I say say-I sa say I I must roust say ay something Say something to Jack Tack first Isaid I si Id with a no smile I see se him hint coming She Hew to meet him like a a. bird to her n nest st st. The They lingered in the shadOW shadowy shadowy shad shad- OW aile alley for Cor a n. long long time line and when they emerged he with his arm aim around aromnd her waist I 1 heard him say a Well clI go away for a little honeymoon honeymoon honey hone moon just you and 1 1 sweetheart nail ami dear deal old Garland will Sla stay here and look after atel the chickens I know mow II her cr She's on only I got ot to be asked cd And she had o It e e 0 eIt It was inns at dinner that night that the second hone honeymoon moon trip was wa mentioned men men- honed with In Intention ten lion Bett Betty radiant In a pink dress 1001 looked nelO across S the table at ot her smiling Jack and Miss 1189 Fenton Penton grew strangely silent ilent Perhaps sho understood at last and I could not help feeling sorry for fOI her She loft left three days Jays later later left left with whit i affection and mingled 1 regret but it was Jack who heaved a n. lon long sigh oC ot relief relic when the last of or her trunks had hall been carried out and the thc trim trio figure in ht the dogcart vanished from sight Betty Belly was wa hi his own on once co mor snore more |