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Show Their :::: Jealousy :::: Cured . Ml " I ; ', By JUDY BLAIR (. 1M4, W (atari Nwpapr Union.) MVE her something to be jealous for," suggested Hamblln. Mrs. Hamblln nodded assent "That's the only cure, Harry," she said. "If once she had some reason to be jealous of you, maybe she wouldn't be so absurd about ridiculous things like that girl In the shop." Grey wrinkled his forehead In thought The Hambllns and the Greys were old friends, but Mrs. Grey's jealousy of her husband of Ave years' standing was threatening to disrupt his home. If he spoke to a girl, If a girl smiled pleasantly at blm, like the girl in the department store, be heard about It for days. "It's the only way," said Hamblln. "Who T" began Grey. "Oh, I guess you could borrow Kitty, as far as ttiat goes," Hamblln answered. an-swered. "Sure, I'll be glad to help you out, Harry," said Mrs. Hamblln. "You're wife's a nice, sensible little woman, but so far as that eternal jealousy of hers goes, I've no sympathy with It at all. She's simply destroying all your happiness." "That's exactly what she Is doing, herg and mine," said Grey. "And we're really fond of each other, too; that's the absurd part of It" "I'U tell you what we'll do," said Kitty Hamblln; and the three y conspirators con-spirators put their heads together. The Greys attended the dance at the Country club that week. The Hambllns were there,' too. Kitty and Anna Grey exchanged gossip Kitty was the only woman whom, for some reason, Anna was not jealous of. She let Harry dunce with Anna without demur, de-mur, but let blm dance with any other woman, and his wife's eyes flushed a salvo of gunfire at him. The first time Harry danced with Kitty Anna looked quite the same as usual The second time he could see, out of the comers of his eyes, that she waa taking Interest' The third time and they were dancing with their faces very close together-Anna's together-Anna's eyes flashed dangerously. "It's working," whispered Kitty. "Just look at her I My, you're in for a scene, Harry 1 I only hope you manage man-age to cure ber, that's all." With ber arm drawn through his she accompanied him to a secluded part of the club veranda. It was very secluded, very quiet there, and ever-head ever-head was a nice, romantic moon. Kitty Kit-ty took her seat beside Harry upon a bench behind some-ornamental shrubbery. shrub-bery. She peered through the leaves. Suddenly she squeezed Harry's arm. MKhp'n found tin." mhut v.-hntartA Looking through the leaves of the ornamental shrubbery, Harry taw the dim outlines of a waiting form, which he recognized as his wife's. "You may kiss me now, Harry," said Kitty. The kiss that broke the silence of the night sounded like the bursting of a motor car tire. A gasp came from the other side of the shrubbery. Nex moment, as the pair emerged, they saw Anna Grey weeping hysterically In the shadows. "Poor kid," said Kitty. "Let's go and tell ber." Anna looked up with a tearful face as they approached. "Listen, my dear " Kitty began. "Oh, you've got your excuses ready, no doubt," sobbed Anna. "You're a bad, wicked woman to lead my bus-band bus-band astray." "IIoneHt, Anna, we knew you were there, and It was Just a jnke " "Oh, I won't stay and listen to those falsehoods I" Anna cried. "Harry 1 Harry, you must Choose between us once and for all I" she cried, dramatically. dramatic-ally. "Which Is It? Which?" "Why, you, Anna, of course," stammered stam-mered Harry. "But honest. It was a Joke, and" She flung her arms around his neck. "Ob, Harry, It's so noble of you trying try-ing to shield herl" she cried. "It's just like you. I've always been so proud of you, and' I just knew you could attract the ladies If you wanted to, and I was so angry you wouldn't, and I wanted you to make me jealous so that you'd be dearer to me than ever." "Um yos," answered Hartry thoughtfully. |