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Show : 1 BORROWED HUSBANDS XW By t ' I MILDRED K. BARBOUR flH Mildred K Harbour Ml PItODICf Hl'SBAND B Copyright. 1921. by The Wheeler B Syndicate. H Curtis St.ui!. disappeared for thro H .days following Nancy's rtturn to the H .Stanley m' nu. M Nancy felt conscience-stricken, bc- H reuse his dl'.ipp'ann o dated from H the evening v. hen -he had dined iih H Dr. Langwell, of having din- H ner with Stanley In accordance with jK her promise to Connie. ill Rus- sJr told of his disappearance, she look .Major Desmond Into hr confidence. lo turn th- town r.vei )n an attempt les to Nahcy, but his ulet assur- much to comfort her. j n- iq L'-r world lo lean on. WW I I sleeping, as sh" progressed along the with her beloved charily bazaar. DUr- I 1 inic visitors hour, which con- d 1 t rived i" spend with her nch day, E I the conversation was all about the ca forthcoming fete I She would lie on her narrow hosts hos-ts pltal bed. propped up on pillows which : 'jsi were little whltei thi n liei face ner- fc 4V thi platinum chain IFV round her throat. rNsj s Apparent! she had forgotten the m csr llitle - night In th I ad t i i I " 1 ivc the chain replaced, and extract- r-J ! 'rem Nan Uie promise fh.it It U wouM nol removed, even In the Xjncy lonired to make some mention men-tion of It. but delicacy forbade, and tune could only wonder what secret 'hung heavily against Nnl's heart, laethe end of that frail chain, j On the third day. Ma, or Desmond arrived at the Stanley house with Cur-Itls Cur-Itls In tow. He was a much bedrafgied I Curtis hn showed pialnh the results I of three days' dissipation His un-! un-! shaven face uas a dull brick red and j his eyes looked tired ami bloodshot. Mis linen was none too Immaculate and his KUlt showed need of press-1ns;. press-1ns;. Nanev. sitting before the fire In the lir.r.irv. 'lowered tin- hook hhe h.ol 1 n i-e.idiri. ami looked him o.r Its dge h Ith dlaguaL "You're a fin" looking sight to come Into a deenl household'" He prlnned sheepishly. "Now . I know I'm home you sound Just like Connie'" fm s-lail of it 1 i urni! Nancy. "I hae no words to express my Nrorn I of a man who will disappear ax yon h ion -, while his wife is practically practical-ly dj Inp." He slumped Into a - hair and lit a I Cigarette with a hakinc band. "Oh. Connie's all rlitht. Vou nuldn't kill her. She'll want to Ihe Just to 'he able to Rive me the devil occasionally'" occasion-ally'" Nancy rose with dignity. "When you've made yourself pre-. pre-. sr-ntable, 1 should like to talk with I you further You will please prepare 'to dine at home tonight, at. Connie's request. I'm having Pegpv Iewls and Major Pesmond over. Is It convenient for you. major ?" She looked across at Desmond, who had remained tactfully silent after lusherinR Stanley into the room. "I'm at your command always," he said, simply. And Nancy knew that it was a i promise. |