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Show t 1 BORROWED HUSBANDS By MILDRED K. BARBOUR w By MILDRED R B iRBOl R hXXXV ill. IK! Copyright. I9?t, l the Wheeler Syndicate, Syn-dicate, Inc.) It was Kdlih wiio inadvertently spoiled Nancy's plan for returning 10 'New- York on a later rruin than that taken by Dr. LfcAgel At breakfast the following morning the doctor carelessly :innouncd: I "I shall be takiDg a run to New York, Kdilh. fur an operation on Ihc (president of ih Trust company Will 'you see lhat my ba,' Is aent down to the hospital In time for me tu catch the Twentieth Century"'" I "But, dear, If it' not urgent, why not wait over and go with Nancy?" aald Edith quickly. "She insist on I leaving New York today, and she i Jgrolnc to lake the Iakeshoro ao that ehe can attend Flcurettc's funeral with me." The doctor laid down his fork and surveyed Nancy deliberately There was a peculiar llttlo glenm In bis i y -. It was partly amusement and partly anger. To Nancy, his glance teemed to say: "So, you thought you'd glvo me tho slip, eh?" Nancy was biting her Hp In vexa-l tlon. Fho wondered whj sho had been o stupid aa to forget that Bdlth might Inadvertently fpoil her plans. "Of course," Gho amended hastily, ' 1 may not even leave at all today. It depends on Curtis and t'onnle. 1 want to go back with them aa it bores me frljchtfully lo travel alone." "You're not particularly complimentary compli-mentary to me," remnrn il ihc doctor "I would be quite willing to stay over! fur a Inter train This operation Is' not u matter of life and death " "Oh, no, you mustn't let me Incon-venlence Incon-venlence you." insisted Nancy. "I'll try to adjust my plans to Connie's. If I don't succeed, it won't matter terribly ter-ribly l made the trip to Chicago alone." She had a swift mental vlxlon of that trip when kIio went eagerly to meet Cerry with hope high in her heart of sovoral perfect days before he should leave for Peru. Tho only w Shadow on her bright horizon had been the attention! f Major Desmond, whose books and flowers were scattered scat-tered about her stateroom. I She wuh i' i ailed from her momentary momen-tary reverie by tho doctor's reaching over to ring tho bell summoning a servant. "(Jet Mrs. Stanley on the phono at the 'Blackstone,1 " he tola the maid Who appea red. "Ask her if she is leaving for New York today and will accompany Mrs. Burrard on the LAke-shorc LAke-shorc Tell her that Dr. Lang well's secretary will look to the rescrva-j rescrva-j lions." Nancy opened her mouth to protect, pro-tect, but a glance at tho doctor's determined de-termined face made her change her mind. She sank back In her chair with a sense of utter helplessness. There was no wa to combat him when lie played the game openly across tho boards vlth Edith as an audience. I Breakfast progressed In silence The doctor was burled In It's paper; Edith ate her grape-fruit absently, her pose more listless than ever. She seemed like one utterly detached from the world, listlessly watching life pass by. Nancy herself was too angry to eat Her resentment against the hlgh-hnnded way the doctor was managing man-aging h r affairs was almost beyond bounds. She realized now why Kdlth was like an automaton, moving When the master hand pulled the brings. The mnld came back from the telephone. tele-phone. Mrs. Stanley savs that sho will be glad to go to New York with Mrs. Burrard Bur-rard on the Lakeshore. she wishes to thank Dr. Dangvell for having his secretary get reservations, as Mr. Stanley Is not well today." Nancy looked at the doctor. The self-satisfied complacent smile, which 6he loathed, played about his mouth. "See you at the train at r. :30," he remarked as he arose and tossed aside his napkin. 'We three should have a pleasant trip " |