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Show f BORROWED HUSBANDS 1 MILDRED ll BARBOUR I lAPm I villi ii MFOKKOfG x'opyrljht, IttS, By the Whrlr Byndlcate. Inr i Face to face With the nece-vsltv of making iomr refrly to Major !-rnond'a !-rnond'a proposal. Nancy found herselfi In s curious position. It semd o -iur to My. ' I do not )o you. You mill hae togo dark to, England without me." But wh found the words quite 1m-r 1m-r Rare!) In hr Ufa had sh I Ufn a ooquvtti i ' l. b!b option of lr Langwcll. h- rould not leeall wh-n hr had eer deliberately fnwr.n.,1 .i man t" ioe hr for the; hfr J"v of conquest ; but, evn In thut affair. th'-r had ne-n the auaTsTestlon of something bigger and better: her! lenlre to hr 1 Edll Ii Tat. somehow. In the fore of a sin -I ' re and deep devotion, she had DIVN been able to aay the words which' v.ould eventually be a klndne.. Hh.' sTOOld Bever tell n man that hi !' was hopelesa, always, she temporized ly evasion or by a refuaal which held, iut auch promlaa of a chance uf heart aa to he virtually a round-about ac- IgTllM It waa so In th- case of Major Do-mond. Do-mond. As she looked up at him. Mg and Mond and handsome. In the golden glow f the lamp. Ik i hiart n t racte.l the thought of giving him pain 8h"l lid not stop to realise that u good lenn hrak : t tills Jumture Wouhl In far more merciful than a little by little ' withdrawal, which the existence of lerrv made Inevitable - .i r mi 1 . ' r. tOOi h B 'i ' ' 1 e tnlaya, ijmgweii, and avail Peggy I,ewla were in b-ague to deceive him! uhout her ovei widowhood. Then. lv knew hll contempt for her for not con-j easing her ahare of the guilt would be Immeasurable. So sha would lose not only his love 'but hta respect and admiration. I If she could have found In her heart 'one faint apark of something isepet 'than friendship for him. she would I have sen the way rleany; but. aa It I was sha felt only a desire to save them 'both from an awkward situation, so , h said again, aa ahe had done one I before on that memorable Sunday directly di-rectly precldlng Kleurette's death. "Please give me time " He made an Impatient gesture T'.-rr i no time left now I mut return to England immediately I will not go without an answer. Forgive me 'If I am persistent. At least you can't tull mo Importunate. I've waited a jlong time." I Hut I reulK know ou so little, protested Nancy. "We have seen each other frequently, but for such brief Intervals nearly always at some kind ..' i rt . Why. we don't really know earli .ithr at all: We may be ab m-Inabi) m-Inabi) Kilted and We must not overlook over-look in fact that you are BrltNh with British stnndards. and I am positively V.mkei- American " Do vou think love Is a matter of nationality, or of time, for that matter" mat-ter" Do vou think one grows Into car-'mg car-'mg for another, or 1 It like a flash lr the night?" he demanded. "Do ll . ig our love viewed from all angles. ! measured, gauged, and passed by your itlonsl Hoard of Onor8?" Nnncv bit her lip. I only want to be sure," she murmured. mur-mured. . Kor an answer he took step nearer her. and slipping his hand under her chin, raised ber face until her eyes i looked Into his. If rOtl can't be sure In a million million ways little girl without tlmw and circumstance being called In to tell you. then your heart Is empty --and --and I had best be off " |