South Bend news-times., 1918-09-12
REVELATIONS Of WIFE

NIadgc's Deadly Rivals. ,


Madgc's Deadly Rivals
j trust you will tnlnk y inter
estlug enough 10 make it worth
your while TO join US I said de-
mureiy, lifting my eyes 20 his and
CATCHING o swift flash OF something
which might be either relief or tri-
umph ira his steely gray ones.
Indeed. ] shall be very glad %
accompany you" he said. smiling.
Gle doesn't look hus6y enough
to me. drawled Harry Underwood.
III you're going 10 put an extra
man on the job of carrying Dunoles.
Dicky. why dont YOU wait and get
a dock wsuoperT'
Dr Petit flushed q bit AZ the
other mans banter could see
that he was lot used 10 the kind
of rough raillery in which Harry
Underwood 80 often INDUCED.
Never mind putting over any
more OF that George Cohan stuff.
Lillian put in caustically 'remem-
Der Dr.. Petit isn't so used 10 your
peculiar idea of humor as the rest
OF US are.
IL don't care a hoot whether he
likes my style or not" her husband
retOrted. reDelliously, with a good
natured grin at DIR. Petit. I'll
probably have TO bash his head IN
before the days over anyway. for
can see with half AN eye that we
are 10 he deadly rivals" lie point
cd his cryptic utterance with ma
licious little erimace at me
Il felt myself flush hOtly Dr.
Pettlts face was unsmiliHg. as If
he had not seen any humor iu the
reference / could not tell whether
Dicky had heard the speech or not.
for he, Grace Draper and the Dur
KEGS were engaged in an animated
conversation.
But as We walked alous the crazy
planking Of the wharf to- where our
boat waited. Lillian found an op-
portunity to squeeze my arm rap
tuously. You SIS puss" she muir
INJURED No man but your brother
cousin and Dicky interested in YOU.
ehr Don't ever hand me anything
Ike that again"
have never experienced "a more
perfect day than that which the
Underwoods the Durkees Grace
Draper. Or. Petit Dicky and
spent on our desert island. It
was one OF the absolutely hawIess
summer days which September so
often brings In these latter wear
topsy- seasons when winter
fingers in the lap OF spring" SO
long that April weather comes i'm
June and 'rare June days wait
for autumn.
Our boat. a large comfortable
one. built on lines of usefulness
rather than beauty, slipped over the
dancing blue waters Of the bay like
an enchanted thing A neat striped
awning was stretched over the rear
of the boat beneath which we
louuged at ease.
We had insisted that the men
smoke and they looked the picture
of contentment. Harry Underwood
and DR.. Petit with cigars and
Dicky and Alfred Durkee with VIII
famous looking pipes. which they
both evidently fancied as accom-
panying the role of hardy seamen.
The man at the wheel was al good
looking though uncouth youth,
whom we had employed on similar
trips before Dicky had selected
him. not only for his skill i'm guild
ing the boat. but because of his
knowledge of the difficult art OF
camp cookery.
What Jim doesn't know about
building an opeu-ah fire broiling
fish over wood Goals and engineer
ing "a clambake isn't worth know
ing Dicky had declared one day.
and on the occasions when he had
catered TO our comfort 7 had found
Dickys words 20 be true.
Handsome animal. our crew.
commented Alfred Durkee idly. as
Jim stood erect with his hand grip
ping The wheel of the steering ap-
paratus.
Katie evidently thinks so. said
Or Petit smiling Really. AIRS
Graham YOU ought not To allow
her 10 bedeyi the youth i'm the way
she is &oiug
When the Devil Drives.
looked lazily over tc where
Katie seated near the wheelsman.
with our boxes and bundles piles
near her was jabbering away CO.
quettishIy % the youth. who. with
cheeks rcdding even through his
weather-beateu tan. was grinuing
sheepishly az her shoulder.
Don't spoil sport draw'ed Har-