Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-28
Continued

NOu cAn not sur up 0uSt hke this. young woman, and leave other people to sneeze in it," she said grim. ly And I stayed.
 I sat. very small. on A chair in corner felt like Jezebel. or what ever her name was. and now the liar bison man was coming. and he was going to see me stripped of my pre- tensions to domesticity and of hus- band who neglected me. He was go- ing to see me branded a living lie. and he would hate me because l had put him in ridiculous position. lie was just the sort to resent being IT. diculous.
 Jim brought him down in a dress ius-gown and state of bewilderment- It was plain that the memory Of the afternoon still ranked, for he was very short with Jim and inclined to resent the whole thing. The clock in the hall chimed half after three as they came down the stairs, and l heard Mir. Harbison stumble over something In the darkness and say that if lt was a joke, he wasn't in the humor for it. To which Jim retorted that it wasn't anything resembling a joke, and for heavens sake not to walk on his feet: He couldn't get around the furniture any faster.
 At the door of the den MT. Harbi- son stopped, blinking in the light. Then, when he saw us, he tried to back himself and his disbabille out into the obscurlty of the library. But Aunt Selina was to quick for him.
 Come in," she called, 'T want you. young man. It seems that there are only two fools in the house, and you are one.
 He straightened at that and looked bewildered, but he tried to smile.
 T thought I was the only one" he said. "Is it possible that there is an- other?"
 T am the ether" she announced. l think she expected him to say 'Impos- sible." but, whatever he was, he was never banal.
 Is that so?" he asked politely. try ing to be interested and to under stand at the same time. He had not seen me. He was gazing hxedly at Bella. languishing on the divan and watching him with lowered lids, and he had given Jim a side glance of con tempt But now he saw me and he colored under his tan. His neck blush cd furiously. being much whiter than his face. He kept his eyes on mine, and I knew that he was mutely ask ing forgiveness But the thought of what was coming paralyzed me My eyes were glued 10 his as they had been that first evening when he had called me Mrs Wilson," and after an instant he looked away, and his face was set and hard
 Tt seems that we have all been playing a little comedy. Mir. Harb: son." Aunt Selina began, nasally sar, castle. "Or, rather. you and I have been the audience. The rest have played"
 TT don't think I understand" he said slowly. T have seen very little i comedy"
 Tt was not well planned Aunt Be lima retorted tartly. The idea was good. but the young person who was { playing the part of Mrs. Wilson { overacted"
 "Oh. come. Aunt Selma Jim pro ' tested, "Kit was ooaxed and eajoled into this thing. Give ne fits if you like; deserve all get But lei 1 Kit slone-she did 1t for me"
 Bella looked over at me and smiled hastily.
 ! T would stop doing things for Jim Kit she said. Tt k so unproftable. p But Mir Harbison harked back tc Aunt Selina's speech
 Playing the part Of Mrs. Wilson, 1 he repeated Do you mean-?" { Exactly. Playing the part She is not Mrs. Wilson. It seems that that honor belonged at one time to Miss Knowles. believe such things ara not unknown in New York. only why In the name of sense does a man want to divorce a woman and then 1 meet her at two o'clock in the morn ing to kiss the place where his own wedding ring used to rest?"
 Jim fdgeted. Bella was having Epasms of mirth to herself. but the Harbison man did not smile, He stood for a moment looking at the fire: Then he thrust his hands deer into the pockets of his dressing-goTr and stall1ed over to me. He did not care that the others were watching and listening.
 'Ts it true7" he demanded. staring down at me. You are not Mrs. VII son7 You are not married at all? All that about being neslected-ano loathing him, and all that on the roof-thers was no foundation of truth?"
 ! conld only shake my head with