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Show I BORROWED HUSBANDS MILDRED jL BARBOUR k VJI v iimm-tv r home Khi Kr Infinite amazement, no one pred cnc ring at her own tancnt lltrn- .!h her ear ipalnst the kin i I 1 IMa" Ha Vof sn ftraxrd fl 'orv i I Bvei .i I i P I 1 Ybt ' loi vt '" J""n trlr v br iirni' p of V C Of ).l Moor K Utc jjKt In, ' -hKs ki on ih Be iHisld' tyl thf-iiii I. ' 1 1 ;i (f tpted r i 1 ! r j i hi . I wc-r.t 'i n i r . Mr R)i''i; ftfAf ro'u Ko off nm-.i (foldr .1 Ml il I : ' I pencil .'t i At grin i Janrw . ni . , t,. i i,. jM you f-o xuMim i, il urto oft'..' EL I laws out of your apartment. I thought lit best to lk them awny without I meeting you. I did not know, you c. 1 how you would treat them and the poor dear arc very eniltlve Thc feel keenly your Attitude in ordering i hem out. 'ft seemed almost an though they i were not welrome. "I've spoken to Philip about It and he thinkN. s I do. that In view of the circumstances we should offer you a check to cover the period of his fom-! fom-! lly'B occupancy of your apartment. Neither they, nor I. wish to be unvvcl-. unvvcl-. pine guest. If you will let rhllip know how much he owes you. ii-- v. ill nd you the amount in full. Peggy." NMnfy !: ughed u ml passed the note ... . r to Rdllh. . ..I thai M an exubple of roimum- mali i ffrontery." The whole thing !s VOo rldiculuii to i be angry about. Insulting as It Is, It has It hum. toiis Bide. Piggy' t clever strategy In offering a cheque for ' li- Harding's oiTijpanty payable 'In lgt hgr former hunband was dls-tincrlv dls-tincrlv amusing. , Hhe undoubtedly knew iht no met. ter how muh Nancy considered the Hnrdings Indebted to her surely h-had h-had the right to ask (laiiniK''15 for 'he Hit she would never accept I'hilip Harding's checki or enter Into negotiation- with him in any way whatso- . It hud been trying noiigh to discourage his unwelcome attentions Without deliberately seeking to reopen re-open th. acquaintance Home at last!" Nancy flung her arms wide in a geetui e o( freedom It looks like the dickens and a fi -. months ago 1 would have been :i-hamd t.i'admlt that such a wreck, of a place could be my domicile but now I look on It as a refuge for the. weary head." ih. Kdi.'. Kdli- life is mellowing me! where is mv arrogant youth?"' |