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Show fP BORROWED HUSBANDS MILDRED IL BARBOUR fCKAPm 1 1 1 I n OMKTHDro MI80IBfGM pj light. Itll. by tli fflM .h ndlcate. Inui I Nancy flinch from the card to Dr Unfirdl. L How did you ret It? Did you buy I It from Peary ? l Hi looked at hr In anuutmvnt. J "How did you know that Mr. '-! bad u and what's this about ' It'a not a very nice confession hut I wu forced to or r hoar a bit of "n rrmition hten you and Peggy in tea room th other afternoon.'' 1 1 looki '1 it Ik r i !...- I. h i .in anuixln yuunr person ou art-. one never knows what i,-prise i,-prise you're going to sprint; Mutt He chuckled H bahoWM u fellow to match his step with you, doesn't It? Your husband hus-band must has had n sweet time getting get-ting sway with anything." Norn i lathed. "The incident of the tea room was lUlto unavoidable. I regretted it as much nn ; i.u rould wish. I believe that I was neor l.for so embur- raased In all my life " B mill the doctor lrind-w us on her aft Mr I W.J mw W Rsfl i sha invariably d:d. th strength of the I man's personality, which forced hef I always U do his beddiric As the car started Off, he said: "Now. then, tell me about this tea ' room incident. ' ' tut is nothing to telL I wae merely there and overheard a discussion discus-sion about myself. I also heard Peggy 1 tell you that she hsd found this card.'' she indicated thi- scrap of pasteboard I In her gloved hand. "ai.l only a fee ! days before she had declared Vo me that she knew nothing whatever about J Hm What else did you hear?" Nnncy bit her lip. Nothinr." Mhe was lorn between a desire to I denounce i'gK l-wis as an unscru-IpalOUS unscru-IpalOUS little adventureae. and the ln--itn I of loyalty td her own sex and th) woman she had called her friend. The doctor was watchln; her close- "You didn't hear her offer It to me for a price?" Na ney fl h I j "If 1 did. I should never admit u ami I should Immediately forget It. ' He lniiffhed dryly, j 'Convenient memory vuu women h a, .If thy conscience :rou-. :rou-. - the foi tt if." vt least. I'm glad you recovered the card, n matter what means you ued." -tU Naney. "1 did that merely as a matter ( amusement." he said cooly. "More to give Mr-. 1 mi a dramatic niomer.; than for any other reason. A I tojd vi, a on .-evcrn! occasion" I did hot i rite that raid. The bniidwrltlng in ' ijulte Mtriing- to me." Nancj opened her hand and glanced down ngaln at the troublesome little card. I "Why. she exclaimed In surprise. youtf initials have been torn off." |