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Show 1 BORROWED HUSBANDS 1 By i MILDRED K. BARBOUR CHI INDOMITABLE WHiL Copyright. 1921; by The Wheeler Syndicate, Syn-dicate, Inc. Constance Stanley was taken to the hospital for an operation that afternoon. after-noon. Despite her pain, the old Indomlt-Lble Indomlt-Lble will persisted. Sho told everybody every-body just what ho or sho was to do in her absence. "Nancy, 1 want you to take my place I at the charity bazaar and look after tho house here. It would bo a good arrangement for you anyway, for 1 don t believe you aro going to got possession of your apartment again for a long time." "But I can't stay hero!" cried Nancy, in dixmay "Curtis will be back In I i daj or so. I roitlly think you lucIi' to le; US semi for him now He'll be frightfully distressed that you didn't let him know " "I won't have it:" declared Connie. "I don ! want anyone silting around watching me die." For tho first time her fine will broke. sh- turned her head aside and her lips quivered. "Connie, don't talk so' Of course you're going to be alright." "Of course," agreed Connie after : a moment. "But in case I'm not. my j will is in the little compartment on tin left-hand side in the vVall safe, I've left my jewels to mother. Curtis Is to have all tho bonds I own. I want vou to take my persona! possession? -You oan go over my gowns and furs. ' Then- are a couple of paradise feath-I feath-I ers and " I ' Connie, for Heaven's sake!" j Nancy laid a hand over the suffer-er's suffer-er's lips, but tho latter pushed It petulantly pet-ulantly aside and went on Calmly: 'Remember, i want to be cremated If anyons tries to bury mc I swear, I'll rlBC right up and register a protest. pro-test. And I won't have a minister preaching any sermons over me! Remember Re-member that! Don't let them put any white roses around my face, j They're the most unbecoming thing-. I know of!" Nancy went hastily downstairs to summon Dr. LangWSll. "Please come and do something for Connie. She's getting terribly morbid." mor-bid." "That's natural. Xt wont hurt her," he replied. lie was stretched out. comfortaolv In a deep chair ift the Stanley's library, li-brary, smoking one of Curtis' cigars. "She told mo sho wanted you to stay here and take charge of her house. Are you going to do It?" "How can I"" protested Nancy. "There's Curtis to consider. There w ould be a ten ihb- scandal." Tho doctor chuckled, , "Not about you, my dear girl' If any young woman can take can i herself. 1 should say that one was ;ou' When 1 first saw you, I thought your husband was a first-class fod to leave you alone hero while he went to Peru. Now I think the young man probably knew what he was doing." "I'm not sure whether thnt Ib meant for a subtle insult." laughed .Nancy-"Alter .Nancy-"Alter all, it doesn't really matter. What dismays me is: How am I over going to do all the things Connie com-manded com-manded me to do" She ba-s always been indet atlgahlo herself, but I'm as lazy and fond of cushions as Se-i ml ram Is." . ' Th" docort shrdgged, and Nancy. I curled up in a corner of the couch, I stared Into the flro reflectlvoly. Looking up suddenly after a few! minutes, she encountered the doctor -s glance. He was studying her deliberately, delib-erately, and there wan that in his I eyes which made the color mount her: temples. . She roso quickly and went over to the flro, trying to think of something to say to break tho silence which was deliberately prolonging The old magnetism, which sho had thought forever destroyed the night before, was reasserting itself Tho man puzzled and IntriguSd her. She rould not for the life of her decide whether he loved or hated her. |