The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
THEIR SECOND
HONEYMOON
BY WARREN MILLER

L L
Well said Frank Eagerton "r am
here" ="
80 am l." replied the woman who
.nough she had been divorced from
nim, . was still Mrs. Eagerton.
Where are the papers?"
There" She pointed to some docu.
ments on table.
The property Is worth s10ooO ,ess
tnan 1t was a year ago. Had YOU NOT
refused to Join me In the sale then we
would each have been today 5000
better off," SoO
Mother wouldn't let me-"
And If you hadn't been under moth.
ers thumb you would have been better
OH IN the matter Of a husband" he
rephed, seating himself at the table.
taxing up pen and beginning to nut
MS signature to the documents.
How about the quarrelsome hus-
bands?"
DE paid no attention to this, being
engrossed In looking over the docu-
ments and signing them. He seemed
10 De In haste. glancing now and again
at Ills watch. AS soon as he had fin
lshed he rose from his chair. took I'M
MS hat and was about to leave when
she said:
You seem to be in haste"
4 am. l have but two hours to at
tend to a lot of business, pack nv
trunk and get to a train"
Where are you going on trainp"
ITO the seashore.'
The seashore-what delightful words
to one sweltering inland In this hot
weather.
"The Nautilus is at Marblehead," he
added. II am to reach her there, and
I'm going for a cruise"
I'm what watersy'
Il notice no diminution in your Gu
riosity. What difference does 1t make
to you where cruiser"
Are you going among those islands
on the coast of Maine where we"-
She stopped. Her eyes were a bit
wet.
Where we went on our wedding
trip? No, I'm not going to make my
self miserable by going there"
He made another effort to get away.
but 1t failed.
"Who's going with your"
Jim Tucker and his wife, the
1'hrustons and Mary Blake"
who's Mary Blake?"
II cant stand here answering Ques-
tons In which you can have no posi-
hle interest and catch my train"
"Are you going to marry Mary
Blakef"
whats that to voul"
"Is she pretty?"
you bet"
II have mind to go with you."
! "You."
"Why not?"
"Why, we're divorced. We're not
"What difference does that make
I've heard of divorced persons being
excellent friends"
But
"Bnt whatf'
"How would you get on with
"Mary Blake? First rate. wouldn',
| deign to notice her."
"She will have stateroom A.
"No, she won't"
"Come, Edith. This is arrant non
sense. Three years ago you divorced
me because objected to your mother
running our affairs Now you propose
to go on yachting tour with me, ont
Of my guests being girl who, think
would not refuse an offer from me
You also intend to occupy the bes
room on the Nautilus, that would nat
urally be given to her. Could Their
be anything more absurd?'
She had no sense Of humor; she sim
ply sulked. He looked at his watcl
for the fourth time in FIVE minutes.
Il suppose you have heard Of poo
! ucdT ulOlucI utdthf ohC ouAN '"
last.
81 have. Please accept my sympa
thies."
There was another silence, durinl
which he showed signs Of impatienc
to get away.
what time does your train leayef
she asked.
| "At $50"
81 think you win need to take late
one"
"Whatl Have my guests on han
and absent?"
you might telephone them that 20
have been delayed"
what reason can l give for the ds
layT
"why, you might say that you nav
invited me to be Of the party ana
will need time for preparation"
But have not invited YOU"
i At this stage Of the argument tear
came to bring about crisis. He wer
J to her and put his arms about her