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Show BORROWED HUSBANDS I MILDRED K.7 BARBOUR f il ' ( I L ( K I l I OSH I KS H Curt lit Stanley protested grumbllngly u H araln-' going tu his club that nlirtu nl! H the While Nnnf y gav e him and Major H Desmond supper. IM Thif la just like one of Connie's fool MM ideas:" he declared. "There isn t h m (.rain of BjBUM In having you stay here H In the first place, and packing me off H to the club. Its not only silly, but most H Inconvenient! If she's so insistent on B th" pr ( Ibui proprieties, we could have Aunt Moo down from up state. She is WM ih ami n i haperon the world iH I - K ;,.-.-t,ng little of Curtis from long ii -hii was forced to own herrelf surprised and a little disgusted at his lack of WM concern auout Connie. wM Keyond a perfunctory Inquiry run- cernlng her condition, he had notning WU to say- Hi Nancy could not refrain from COm- mer.t. lhal i 'n . n k i ' ther calloui Gurtls! Connie is really desperately 111. JTou don ' teem at all alarm-'!.' " Good Lord what do you expect me I put on sack cloth and ashes'; 1 can't i I dO anv thing for her She probably 1 Wouldn't lot mo If 1 could. Connie al-S al-S ' ways managed for herself and every - 5 nn el-. I'll hei she'll reorganize-that 3 hospital before she gets out of It. She 'III tell the head surgeon what she thinks j ot him, ami the superintendent oi' a nurses will go out and resign when ehe L-i recognises Connie's superior Ur.owi- L tM i It was difficult foi N Lit) 0 ft 'r.nln c smile ns sho listened to Stanley's I gr ,. , pi ..ii of Connie Bui ' BH nevertheless. JH She womb-rod If by nny chance Cur- tls suspected what lay concealed in H the rtlamnml-studded trinket which B i nnnlH wore around her throat; f that. H perhaps, act ountcd for their Indlffer- ence toward each other. She decided HjhBH to do a little adroit questioning after the fashion Connie would, have employ- i ' will you have some more coffee, Curtis?" she asked- "No? Major Desmond Des-mond f I'm afraid we re keoptng you up 'nhn you're vary tired. Mrs. Burrard" said the young officer passing his cup 'across the table to her. She made a pretty picture as she at I in a big carved chair opposite, her shining hair and the filmy drapery of bar house gown outlined against the background of the firelight. "I couldn t sleep:" she protested. "BCafdfel, I need counsel and advice." She lTned back in her chair and surveyed the two men with as crafty an expression. as she believed. Dr. Langwell could Hium. "1 want to send Kdi'.h langwell a little gift You men have good taste Suggest something." Desmond played Into her hand by saying. Mrs langwell seems to have everything ev-erything that a woman could want, hut why not give her a bit of Jewelr as a keepsake Women always like trinkets don't ihes ? They never seem tu hac tnough of them." But what, for instance" Where can I gel something for a reasonable price" Curtis you are always decking deck-ing Connie with gems. Suggest something." some-thing." Stanley grunted. He was getting sleepy, and the prospect of going out Into the snow was not appealing Never give Connie a present. Tried It once or twice, and she always said Whatever did you choose this for? You know I don't like this sort of thing. Why didn't you give me the money and let me select something I really wanted?" Nancy giggled softly. "How typically wifely that .sounded' But Curtis vou forget that lovely dlnmond and platinum loi-ket." "You're dreaming! Come out of Itl" muttered Stanley, sulkily Never gave Connie a locket in my life." Nancy had found out what she wanted to know. |