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Show Wit I LOVE and MARRIED LIFE I fcq, the noted author Hi i Idah MGlone Gibson MM Irjhn l'nmH H I mndi no comment on Hni KnH tnlil me. I nut cad J nalJ "Bring thr . hiMrrn ovr to Mary." if IB ir4 n K Call h Mnn "' itakr.t Pulh. looking up "Tea, if I cllrl not nv the nnnr I ronlrl hurdly chU hr anything elst, " f I love the nam of WUryV SM B K lit h. '. ml I nm po Fnd vou o IOi HV ihnt shouM hr SSfBS I mJt run B a Ionic now. your OUrM ha 'een BOV" Hk trlng nrourvl reprnarhrully tons, Hf Ruth's nrmc ml put her In K What n IOVl haBUnot: Huth "X-, bHHHI .. . ii i 1 Vr-a. Mi I.ti aont It to me. I sddM.j i 1 Kntli made no comment, and I Hff i had referred to it. 1 "Good by, lear They toll me John 1 be, here in the morning." he said; 1 "Tea, he JuKt telephoned. 1 hel.rve 1 "la he going to Ma long i-nough Hl no th.it you i'in g Kirk with him. " HI I h. I do not think mo. lie U ery H' busy JuM now." I H .1 Into j Th- num. 1 in ! m- Into the hlg HB) h whl' h -It brought rloae to my' RH I did riot realize I wa no weak. I 1 . "Hera, drink thlr." he aald na h5. i .hi.: rtlng pungent i mj llpa : ,,M ,:: rlghl i ssssrted falntl) BialaeH I JB "No, Mra. 'lordon. you muat Juat sl'i PHH very quietly until I get your bed fixed' EHB and then vou can lake her when you In than ten minutea I ffai hack; MH on the pillow, arid M felt mighty good 1 to gi i back Into bed after the first Bm think i HHBL J ii' irms If Bi 1 JWW " "'I bu! moment before I opened mj eyei and it v im broni da) y heard John' voice In the hi 11, "Isn't " Kai hei n.' av. i jMj "Tea, dear, I nm awake." I called.. bodily In -hlH arm. I put my arms gr gbo u t hi e c n d i my I hi fcsH "Mere! here! ho tears." he exclaimed . H and i lo explain i was crying be- bihHbb - i Whai do "H tiiink ( tb it. nui it " 1 ll Thm woman Ttea h'n "he vf hr; huahand " I H laid me ba k ngam among the, plllova "Th-v told me ou have been i !im III Katherine. but 1 do not belle 'them Why. gin I never mw o" (looking bftti-r In my life. Vou are a little thinner, but 'hot in becoming., 'and vonr color fine." t n-- Mantl 1 f-lt M cool hnd against my hot cheek and miaed my hand up lo clap ii Oh. John. I am ao sclad you nf here," I aaid. "I wanted vou aver) minute To rm surprise, 1 knew that the Involuntary nsertlon waa the truth I hod wanted him and had heen hurt 'hat he was not with me. Wttt, 1 am here no.v fffl, and I am er sorry that I wss not here before r wan vrri 'tnpld of me not to have ..ft nay '.inrary 'th my scretarv You Ht, 1 did riot Intend lo go over to soit country daco when I left the offlee. hut I did not find him at the factor Wh'r I telephoned him he askd me to come out and we sould trauaaft our business there. ' You know rm one-trak mind, don't you Kitberlne' I Intended t Mnd i telegram to the office telling (hmi whi-f I w.n arolng, but I had to rush to catch th boat which Koes up to Fcott M hnuae and I muat confess I forjrot all about It. ' When I got tip there. fVoti Insisted I thai I ihOUld sta until Tuesda and as I had to gt hi business I stayed You will forgive me, will you not. awei thcarf. this time" I have not forgiven for-given myself for It yet. snd If anything any-thing had happened to you, dear, i would never have forgiven myself." John was talking fast, and I Waal perfeCtl happy to listen. I begMn. however, to wonili" If he were going to ssk about the baby. To my surprise sur-prise he seonied embarrassed Nunc os on I rronil I snt the nurse out of the room on an errand You know, dear," be said as soon as she was out of earshot, "that I never for moment thought you would tit sick -n soon. 1 thought when you t.bgra Kpcd that vou were Just ( tiling me back to make up. "But this will be a lesson to me. I will btver pul my own construction on jour words again." "Let's not talk about it any more, John." You bet we will not. I want to my daughter; where is Utile Mars Elisabeth?" I felt n hps draw across my teeth tis I answered: "Your daughter Mary n over there In that bassineJ i To be Continued I i |