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Show r BORROWED HUSBANDS MILDRED K.Y BARBOUR liXXin a i rr ( alwkh a Bfclicy. 1 want 'o se Wt-L i - you come over NHsjd the Knry r licved a.s she was. made a rXsrlznHce into tho telephone re-Jt re-Jt x,n iiiCf. ( onnie after .-. ! SQtd p;L- netwecn tiirm Kr..'r.aii?.c that It was her place to f ol truce Into the camp of OSKposli- El a fearfully hard day. Besides neg'iK' e aQEeU i j,nn' 5 vol. son n . I . i Dltde'rini: rhu I'm an invalid ami ""lBn t i 1 litltJ thlii might make an t .1.-. fTn nnf h riltrhf " ( nr - ! MlNancy. sweetly. You were ot I dinner the othei night an. I jTHasd I caught a gllmp-e ,- , 'UfeEa the 're J r.! - hiJEose VCerf or, -i-l.-.r: - h! h 1 jih:- j" could n l avi.nl hi-i-i.iJ Con-j ,&en ph.- n.u ut tin-, inlen B'.V !ri; m. . - : ; led K:t ti. ' .in.! ' 'ih with rue. fbJifc, I rnu'i ee you tnnuht ' in-1SW in-1SW Conn I -1. . . J.'.i iEeP uille. I l" Kesldes i." u ilia HtK on a pait.' and it is a r ,i . Fm for U- ' i 1 . he a lt-tn-ni ,11 t- don HiUt, ye? of ''.-iur.se." agreed .am , Jglly an. I waited !QKre w a i. . .m n : '- si . t i K be ovr: in .i ,,uarti r nl an hour" J .jConn . 1 ' :. o I ITHkncy did n..: m ... fiom he,- , i.m-"b!e i.m-"b!e position on the L-0u h hut h-r Kwas i" i I j i She wondered what new development develop-ment hart occurred to hring Connie to make this course. Whatever It was, she hoped fervently thru it would clear up the mystery concerning that mischievous mis-chievous case that had caused so much trouhle In several lives. It was Anna's evening out and when the bell rang, thinking It was i on-I on-I nle, she sprang up and hastened to tho door. To her amazement she found Fdna Dean standing there. "Miss Dean, what a surprise' Won t you come in'"' Even in the shaded hall lights, the girl's face looked white and stained. stain-ed. I won't ataj a moment, she began 'Torsive this Intrusion hut I must know whore la f. Langwelll m wfnu ! , wine "Di Langwell?" she echoed Why, how should 1 know" I haven t sen him for more than a week I suppose j he Is still at his apartment, unless he' i has returned to Chicago He hasn't been to hlR apartment for two .li s ' -aid the girl In a low! voice, "lie's not 'n Chicago, i jua j Came from thert I have a message' for hlni that Is immensely important I It Is a matter of life and death Mrs. Uurranl. I must find him' Help me ' She was twisting her hinds together togeth-er nervously. Nancy felt pity for her.1 She was surely paying for her Infatua-I tion for the doctor. "I should be glad to help you Miss Derm. It I coilfd, but I'm not In Dr langwell confidence I have no' knowU-dge if where he .spends hlsl time " Suddenly she remembered Fold TSlair's exotic studio apartment Pdsilbl) LangweH could be found1 there. |