The Detroit times., 1917-06-21
Chapter CIV

on are DEXTER Sal4 a. utsA
the glass 20 his lips sltho he WINGED
when I raised his head
I'm an right bar for this infer.
nal pain in my head. and even that
is better I think ! viii go 70 sleep
again There's no need 70 worry
or 10 stay with me Put bell
where I can reach IT. and TN ring
IL want anything
~r shall be on the couch, told
him. and shall hear YOU II YOU
stir"
lie made no objection and soon
dropped or % sleep again. This
time neither dozed nor dreamed.
but lay rigid thinking Of Robert.
of Mrs lawson. and OF what the
future might hold Tor me And
more than all I though, Of the
strange woman who had telephoned
Who was she, Yet In spite OK my
curiosity I determined 70 say moth
ing OF the episode 70 him would
not share him with another 10 that
extent While be was III he was
mine
As Dr Morton had predicted Rob
ert was all right IN few days And
in those days felt that he belonged
70 me more nearly than he had in
years His dependence. so unusual
made mo very tender toward him.
almost forgetful OF all that had gone
before
Il seemed so strange 20 have Rob
ert az home To know be was In
The house the entire day He
fumed and fretted said Il was non.
sense, and all that. and finally in
sisted on sending for Miss Bailey.
he dictated some letters and had
his mail brought 20 the house In
splte of the Doctors orders.
When the stenographer came In
she laid a pile OF letters on the il
brary table. glanced toward them.
and right on top lay an envelope
with the same delicate handwriting
I I had once before noticed. Just as
| before. Robert picked IL MP. slipped
n into his pocket without reading
/ n Then he attended 20 the others
When be- had finished and dismissed
/ Miss Bailey remained in the H.
brary with him until dinner was
served. hoping he would read the
letter ttrt-- ifrari striped INTO his
pocket But ne showed no intention
OF doing 90, else he had forgotten
H.
Ny face burned as an idea came
10 me
would 90 70 his room after ne
went 20 sleep for the night and II
the letter was sull In his pocket
would satisfy myself az 10 his cor.
. respondent You may wonder that
my pride did not prevent my con
sidering such an act but 20 long
as could keep II from becoming
known cared nothing any more for
myself 20 long as ! could satisfy
my Jealous suspicious
So about midnight / stole from
ny room into Roberts. n was a
wonderful moonlight night. and as
he slept with the shades up and
windows open. ] had no trouble find
lug his coat. and. 20 my delight.
the letter
made my way quietly back 20
my own room. For a moment I
ftood turning Tho letter over and
over The longer held g. the
more positive ] became that IT con
tanned the proof Of Roberts faith
lessness.
Does 81 an sound horribly cheap
I'and sordide know it must but J
am tolllng n true story. my own
story. fuu Of little Joys and sorrows.
ISN'T there was thru 10 All jealousy
o. ms husband which made the joys
jess. tho sorrows more kceniy out
lined
have Cft-n wondered n other
women 90 my naco \ would have
donc very di0orently' n they
would have had more faith, more
trust Tower suspicious and go have
been happier At times : had vail
anty tried to believe. bur rho neg
Loot. tho loneliness, had been hard
90 bear too hard imagine that
no matter how many friends a mar.