The Detroit times., 1917-01-27

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cantata. that where there's so
much secrecy there's some IRE
What Priscilla means. explained
Mrs Waters. rs n Tessie Drake
didn't have something to conceal
she wouldn't be 50 evasiye about
where she spends her summers
Il don't think there's any ques-
ton about where she spends them.
sn acid faced female volunteered
The thing / want 20 know Is how
she manages 20 spend them az such
fashionable resorts Addie Seer
says her letters come regular every
week 10 her husband and they bear
a fashionable postmark sometimes
from the mountains and sometimes
from the seashore. And Addle be-
ng postmisucss. ought 90 know
The thing that gets me" said
the little quie, woman m the cor
ner lis why her husband puts up
with it There ne SITS day after
DAY. 10 that big wheel chair ot his.
thinking what sad thoughts nobody
can guess. and that frivolous wife
~ MS or ealllvan'ing az summer re-
sorts
"a wonder how they live lie has
no income. and 90 my positive
knowiedee. be hasn't done a TAP of
work since they purchased the
evruner cottage He's been sick
ever since they came here You
a&Tk my words. there's something
grong there
well. welt" came a cool lov
voice and me ladies' turned and
greeted cheerfaly plump her
own word fer IT,, Ann Redaeld
who are YOU pi,AlnE 20 pieces
GOA Tesse Drake ! bet a cookie.
Just - busy As little bees aren't
you- Ana ali Workins your sting
ers overtime What's Tess done
nov
Left This morning for Bar liar
Dor some one explained And
Fha, We can't understand 8. how
she manages Goodness knows }
can't summer ar fashionable place
and n there IS ANYBODY here oert
n you Ann. that's go, better in.
come than I have I'd Ike 70 know
You're al Jealous because Ties
-ies pre,;tgr han ans ~ us. and
sceps you all guessing Now Ter
begin prac..re"
The ladies' smiled a. AIMS re-
marks shes 50 unique and out
.poken they told each other -bat
-hf done mean fhinr and her
lear' a. Big as an outdoors
Rut II hey were sleuced they
were nor satisfied. and many were
The sinister looks and hints thar
"a SOD between them
The afst ~ October Jessie came
home looking tired and worn after
ser galI,,au ing au summer She
IA, LITTLE thing little more than
half 'he age o. most % the ladies
sho 40 freely discussed her and her
actions In fact. jolly plump cam
Red6eld had a son 'wo years older
han Ra Tessie
lf .he ladies' ~ Glendale were cool
and Hoof Tessie found ne such a.,
mo-phsre in her own home Her
fall grave. middieaged husband
mct Der az The station if being one
% ne days DO could se' about and
IN spite OF heT objections. carried
Ter suitcase. defoDring her be while
with hungry eyes Much 70 the
scardallzation ~ those Clendaleites
On the platform Vhen Tesse ar
rived. Tessies husband had folded
Dor in hia arms and kissed her as
II ~ never mean, 70 Jet her 20
I, ls only ne ladies who can De-
so very holy az "a be painful. or so
very good as 20 touch the heart OF
he vickedeet And IL was a com
many % very good and very cruel
women who snubbed Tessie so
shamefuily at ne church supper
which was given some time after
her arrival All with the exccp-
ton of "plump" Ann Redheld. met
Tessie's timid over'ares % friend
ship with stony silence or at, the
best monoeyllabic replies
Ann chaitered away Ike the
CHEEKY maybe she wa md you
have nice time While you were
away r" Ann asked as she and Tea.
sic and Eve other ladies dished out
and carried the supper 10 the bunch
~ hungry, men
"Oh. very nice" Tessie answered.
her eyes lighting al tho tone Of
good fellowship tn AIMS voice and
manner
u wonder II You saw my son AZ
Par HaFbor7 he Was there FOR n
month this summer Ann said next
and The other five ladies' dubbed
with playful aptitude by Ann the
BUSY Bees" set down their burdens
and waited FOR the answer
Yes, ! did see him Tessie said
"and
And she's SO nervous she's drop
ped The riafe az oysters sNe was car
ry'ng. Mrs Waters added Poor
Ann ia hate 20 be In her shoes. q"
she said sympatheticalIyJ
But plump Ann apparently saw
nothing amiss. for she went On Sc