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Show VI 1 BORROWED HUSBANDS By I MILDRED K. BARBOUR !CXXXII BREAKING THE NEWS rojry Low la r.mfr up early the next morning I "Nancy, d-ir." rooed over the F phne tin forgive m for wuklng yon this brutal hour but I've ju.r thought I of something I wanted to ask you " f Nancy smothered .1 yawn naint ' the jxilm of her hand. f- "I dare nay the vital question li. Wher can you q gorgette blOUg6 JT1 o match your new spring fuit. or, fcn.. how man curia 1 have In niy per-'" per-'" v ntnenl wave?" Teggy (?irgled appreciatively. "YOU think I'm always frivolous. f'' ilon t you. Hut 1 m not .1 Lit mo this morning. I'm vor' serious. What I called to ask Is th: How much In-fT In-fT Kurance hne you got 011 the furniture jii your library ?" "What :i fnnn qUSStlOnl ' N'anry Wt' remarked How should I know" The whole jilicr- ii insured hut Gerry J ' attended to it and I never thought to 1' ask him. When I had a husband I never had to bother with such stupid IE. oetans. fpl MOh, I Just wanted to know," re- ijv sponded Peggy, airily. "Mere matter gl of curiosity. You don't happen to d want to sell the furniture, do you?" fig 'How ridiculous' Of course not! flx Xet to Semlramus that furniture Is a my most cherished possession I to' won Id 11 t pn 1 ! with it for worlds" 3 'J Peggy's giKKif had a gUlllty ring SjJM fi 'Sorry, i"jt 11 have to, old dear" "VJ )f she said with obviously assumed jV.I IS' nonchalance "Your furniture has be- rSfj hi 1 1 llgh'l' - r da nia K'-d ' I 'a majccil 1 what do vou mean" " I UrlH r ii ou see Peggy's tone was S I elaboratelj explanatory Something Ue caught fire In the library yesterday J pc and whin ihf firemen came, they :H were perfect beasts. They drenched r!' i-erflnnp nh wnir c, much morel H'rai .lam.ip-i- ihan ihi f.ro could poslbly, r HB ! JHB rr, 9 "What next"" she asked of Heaven. "Peggy, did that Incorrigible little brat of yours set fire to my fincl mahogany ma-hogany and did m prize Turkish rug. In front of the fireplace get burned 'up too?" - I "Well It looks a bit scrubby, Peg-I Peg-I gy admitted. But It really wasn t I Baby's fault Had Harding brought, blm home on? of those paper lanterns ih.v snow all sorts of funnv little I pictures when you light a candle ln- side of it. Of course, we never intended in-tended him to light t. but Dad Hard-' Hard-' ings says his thinking of doing It for himself shows imaging ingenuity. We think he'll probably grow up to be an enKlneer He'll never live to grow up If you ! let him come into my reach." promised promis-ed Nancy, grimly, 'Oh. well. Peggy s tone was huffy. , of rouie. we'll pay vou for your old furniture so you needn't be so nasty about It " 1 The little darling dldn t gft hurt bv anv chance, dul he ' asked Nanc. I hopefully. Not a bit. Wasn't it a miraculous ! escape?" I I'm l09ing my faith In miracles." ! Nancy replied. "I believe the devil looks after his own." j Peggy laugher light-heartedly. "You're ratner a dear, Nancy I "Whenever you say horrid thine? I know you're not really angry Can't I come oer to hreakfasi. The place here mells all smoky and horrid and the rook is threatening to leave if we don t get the mess cleared up soon No audacity of Peggy's could be greor enough to surprise Nancy. But she was about to refuse to extend an Invitation on the grounds that she had already breakfasted when it occurred oc-curred to her that it might be worth while to humor Peggy if she could re-rover re-rover the card which had been lost from her '. anltv case. |
