The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-07-14
CHAPTER XVII. (contInued.)

1T seems that the gentle Bella has
been unusually beastly today to Jim,
and believe she's jealous of you,
Kit. Jim followed her up to the roof
before dinner with a box of flowers,
and she tossed them over the parapet.
She said. believe, that she didn't
want his flowers: He could buy them
for you, and be damned to him. or
some lady-like equivalent"
Jim is a jellyf1sh," said con-
temptuously. What did he say?"
He said he only cared for one wom-
an, and that was Bella: That he never
had really cared for you and never
would. and that divorce courts were
not unmitigated evils if they showed
people the way to real happiness.
Which wouldn't amount to anything
If HARRISON had not been in the tent,
trying to sleep!"
Dal did not know all the particulars,
but 1t seems that relations between
Jim and Mr.. HARRISON were rather
strained. Bella had left the roof and
Jim and the HARRISON man came face
L.
cording to Dal, little had been said.
but jim. bound by his promise to me.
could not explain, and could only
stammer something about being an
old friend of Miss Knowles. And Tom
bad replied shortly that it was none
of his business, but that there were
some things friendship hardly justi-
nd ri r.
instantly enraged: He blocked the
door to the roof and demanded to
know what the other man meant.
There were two or three versions Of
the answer he got. The general pur-
port was that Mr. HARRISON had no
desire to explain further, and that
the situation was forced on him. But
If he insisted-when man system
atically ignored and neglected his
wife for some one else, there were
communities where he would be tarred
and fathered
Meaning me?" Jim demanded, apo
pIetic~
The remark was a general one"
Mr. HARRISON retorted. but If you
wish to make a concrete applica-
ton"
Dal had gone up just them, and
found them giaring at each other, Jim
with bis hands clenched at his sides
and Mr., HARRISON with his arms fold
ed and very erect Dal took Jim by
the elbow and led him downstairs,
muttering, and the situation was
saved for the time. But Dal was not
optimistic.
You can Go a bit yourself. Kit" he
finished Look more cheerful, flirt
little You can DO that without try
ing Take Max on for day or so:
1t would be charity anyhow But
don't let Tom HARRISON take it into
his head that you are grieving over
Jims neglect, or hes likely to toss
him off the roof"
81 have. no reason to think that Mr..
HARRISON cares one way or the other
about me-" | said primly. you don t
think he's-he's in love with me, do
you. Dal?" | watched him out of the
amused
In love with you," he repeated.
Why bless your wicked little heart,
no. He thinks you're married wom-
an, It's the principle of the thing
he's fighting for If ! had as much
principle as he has Fd-rd put 1t out
at interest"
Max interrupted us just then, and
asked if we knew where Mr.. HARRISON
was
Cant find him" he said. I've got
the telephone together and have
enough left over to make another.
Where do you suppose HARRISON hides
the tools? I'm working with a cork
screw and two palette knives
heard nothing more of the trouble
that night Max went to Jim about
it. and Jim said angrily that only a
fool would interfere between man
ard his wife-wives Whereupon Max
retortcd that a fool and his wives
were soon parted and left him The
two principals were coldly civil to
each other, and smaller issues were