The Lamar register., 1917-11-21

imagining things, and get sensible.
You haven't the slightest ground for
suspecting me of disloyalty. / mar
ried you because 1 loved you, and
I'd like to go on loving you If you'll
let me-"
LET meT she echoed, In a bewil-
dered way.
YES" he repeated, '1et me. These
suspicious, these scenes are enough to
kill out any kind Of love-"
He flung out of the room without
any further attempt at reconciliation.
Amy stopped sobbing, and began to
think hard. Perhaps she had not any
grounds for her suspicious. But why
had he changed SO Of later Could 1t
be possible she was herself in any way
to blame, as he had just intimated?
Well, she would try not to cry over
It any more when he was around. She
would try not to suspect him. She
did so want to believe in his love for
her. II sne could only have some real
proof.
Hale went of very frequently on
business trips, being gone two or
three weeks at a time. OF late he had
not brought home his travelling bag
when he returned. Amy did not ask
him why, fearing he would consider
she was again suspicious, and she had
tried Of late not to give him any
ground for such a feeling. Hale, very
glad that things were running more
smoothly, was trying to make up for
the past unpleasantness by added at
tentions to his wife. But the mystery
of the travelling bag haunted Amy, and
one day she had to ask him why he
didn't bring It home.
'Why you see, dear" he explained,
81 never want to be bothered with
much luggage, so 1 only take one
change of underwear. You can always
get It washed In the hotel laundry. ,
that's not convenient, 1 buy some, and
send 1t all from the office when / get
back. / keep the same comb ana
brushes right In the bag. SO I'm not
Bothered with taking them out ane
forgetting them" This might have
sounded plausible to the ordinary lis.
tener, but not SO to a Jealous wife.
Amy determined to investigate. She
made an errand down to the office
Hale was there, but she didn't see any
travelling bag. She didn't dare to
search in the small closet, but she
was obliged to leave without fur
thering matters. The next time she
went down she found that her hus-
band had been obliged to leave un-
expectedly for Philadelphia. Gibbs,
the old office attendant who had been
with Hale ever since he started busi-
ness for himself. explained to Amy
that he had called her up, but there
was no response, and Mr.. Hale had
told him to stop at the house, and tell
Mrs. Hale. Amy asked him II Mr..
Hale left his bag at the office when he
came back from his trips.
"why. yes" said Gibbs, seeming
surprised at the question.
I'm sure his things must need look
ing over and attending to-" she OBJ
served by way Of explanation. Now,
Mr.. Gibbs, If l take you into my con-
fidence, can trust you to say nothing
to my husband7"
Gibbs assured her she could.
"When Mr.. Hale returns, want you
to take the first opportunity when he
is not in the office to get that bag,
and bring it up to me. You can walt
few minutes, and take 1t back. But
1 do want to see If some things don't
want mending or replacing"
Eyes, Mrs. Hale, of course. I sure
will"
The next day after Hale's return,
Gibbs appeared with the bag. Amy
asked him to wait, and hastened with
1t to her room. She hurriedly pulled
out two pairs of soiled socks, pajamas
that looked very new, discarded col
lars, mussy underwear, brushes, combs,
ETC., and a small, well-worn Bible. All
letters at lastl A nice acknowledge
ment from the Y. NJ. G. A. for dues
and some extra money for the reading
room. The other letter was addressed
to Miss Daisy Fellows to a street in
Philadelphia. 1t was stamped, evil
dantly ready to sand She narned II