El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
4 Serial of Wide Appeal
What Happened To Jane
Jane, Homhed, Tnes To Avoid Her Husband After
Overhearng His Past
Copyright 1915. Star Company

I She did not reply. Yesterday her
deception had seemed to her a wrong
N which she was determined TO in
dulge. Now, compared with other sins
she knew existed, IL seemed almost in
nOcent
On her Fay down the han she went
INTO the spare bedroom and closed the
register she had left open last night.
W men she reached the dining room she
closed the register here. too. She
lhought that she had thus removed the
only signs Of her last nights expert
ence.
She Shows the Strain.
But her face showed that she had
Deen through many phases of mental
SUFFERING As she entered the kitchen
Mary greeted her with a grave good
morning then glanced at the heavy
eyes
Dent you feel welle" the house
Keeper asked, throwing off her letb-
asrsy with an effort Have you a
headache"
Yes" Jane admitted. 81 have"
Didn't you sleep weIIe~
y had fearful dreams" Jane re-
As there seemed to be nothing for
ler 10 90 In here she went hack IN
me dining room to wait in dull misery
Tor her husband to come downstairs.
ETen Reeves noticed her paIlor.
What's the natter he asked ..Yo,,
look terribly peaked"
i have a headache and I'm cold D,
she said with q shiver
Neil' you mad good nights sIeep. 90
aug ustus affirmed, and she did not
contradict him
IT'S a cold rain. isn't ito she re
marked. gazing out OF the window
down which the drops We're coursfna-
es, reeves agreed. lit is L guess
II have Jake start a little fire ira
the furnace By the way. when he
does be sure 20 see that the registers
are open shut them all the other
Very we'll" she heard herself saw
We got TO go TO town this week
reeves observed but I've decided 10
90 tomorrow instead Of attempting Il
today"
Mary was putting the hot biscuits
on the table close by Jane and the
wife felt her sudden start. She IN
oerstood H. but Augustus appeared
not to notice IL.
I've got 10 see my LAWYER" he went
on uncOncernedly- Il ought Ia have
seen him before this, but I neglected
Mary stood still for an instant.
then turned and went back INTO the
hlIc9e n Jane said nothing How
cruel this man was, And this was the
husband she had promised to love,
honor and obey" What right had
any one 70 allow a girl to do what
she had dOne2 How could she endure
ne now that she knew what he was2
he was hypOcrite. a wicked. inhuman
creature
Augustus Is Cross.
Jane she started GUILTY. AT the
note OF Impotence in her husbands
beg your PARDON she exclaimed.
DIG you speak TO me before
Three times," ne said Grossly.
w mats the matter with you2 What
We're you thinking OFF,
l-l-don't feel well. Augustus
she said Perhaps I've caught cold
II you don't mind I'll 20 back up
She told herself that she could not
stay IN his presence another minute.
she must be alone. away from this
man and this woman And vet She
was so sorry for Mary that her heart
ached for her.
Drink a cup Of coffee. and then
90 upstairs and lie down. Reeves ad-
Vlsed For the lands sake. don't get
SICK Keep warm today and you'll be
an rlgnI Yes, / guess you've caught
cold This is what we used to call The
blossom storm he added walking 10
he window and looking at the weather
ahe On the barn. Winds due east