South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-29

D.tter taste in my cup Of victory
Ions after Dicky was asleep. lay
on n.y porch bed looking out al the
star ana debating over and otc.
the question.
Did Dicky refuse TO accorop1ny
Craze Draper 10 ner home because
of consideration for me. or because
n was af'aid 20 trust himself alone
with her
"Wa.al Farmer Graham. haoW do
,Ou 90 And Missis Graham 10, p
vaa.. 40 declare, YOU hey a risnt
peat place here
Harr, Underwood his shoulders
bowed his face thrust forward -a-o
" hat h, tcadly msgined 10 los
clever burlesque Of Yankee IA -mer.
looked cut from the taNi,ab which
mad fust brought him and Lilli1u cor
the weeks visit she had prom s-d
me
I'm so glad YOU have that or
our chest" Lillian said dryly as
Dicky helped her down and directed
the driver 20 take the bags 70 the
/ house. He's been practicing IT all
the way down on the train ] was
just az the point of arising and ex-
/ planning that the case was not dan
gerous and no one need be alarmed
when the conductor called Marvin.
sad what jealousy will do 10 an
otherwise fairly normal intellect
ism itt' Harry Underwood bent over
my outstretched hand with such
ludicrouslv confidential air that
could not help laughing outright He
gave me a quick. shrewd glance al
I the sound. then crushed the hand,
grinning mischieNCusly as ] started
Not so angry at me as YOU were
the last time saw YOU, are YOU.
loveliest one he murmured. with
the exaggerated air I 50 dishked i'm
him. then turned 10 Dicky as Lillian
unceremoniously shouldered him
aside
Don't trot that stuff out until
later" she admonished him coolly
You've got your cues mixed That's
the speech YOU should pull about 10
p. IN. on the beach in the moonlight.
Run along and cheep with the Diclly
bird for "a while Mrs. Graham and
/ I have something important TO talk
about"
Meaning another woman OF
course he guessed shrewdly. Poor
thing, I'm bet she'll be grilled TO
/ charcoal by the time you two get
through with her"
There won't be even tiny ash
left OF YOU if YOU don't get away
from here. threatened Lillian grim
~ and with a boisterous laugh her
husband joined Dicky and left US for
a moment alone
How goes it" she whispered
4 kissing me warmly.
Fairly we'll" ! returned. "Tll tell
/ you all about it when We go up
stairs You can't get anywhere now
until Dicky does the honors He
/ quite fancies himself as a landed
proprietor. even if the place is only a
rented one. SO prepare yourself for
a rhapsody or two"
You forget that I've heard him
before Come along"
We hurried upstairs and I showed
Lillian the rooms I had prepared for
her and her husband. I had left
DiCkys room in the front undis-
turbed for he had so many things
in il that ii was impossible TO ar
range il for guests I had given my
own room 10 Lillian. and intended TO
install Harry in the room occupied
by my mother-in-l law when she was
home I had only little mental
shiyer as 7 recalled the only time my
mother-in-law had ever seen Harry
Underwood, at the aquarium the day
after her arrival He mad been dis
tinctly under the influence OF drink
al that time and she had scored
him roundly What would she say il
she knew he was 10 sleep in her
cherished mahogany four-poster2
What a wonderful view,' Lillian
exclaimed stepping 10 the window OF
my room and looking al the rolling
woodland Z loved so we'll She stood
drinking it i'm for a moment and
turning sat down on the side Of the
bed and drew me down beside her
Now tell me about il. every
word 7 have worried 30 about YOU
this week"
There isn't much 70 tell 7 re
turned IT nave tried my best 70 fol
low your Instructions but while Miss
Draper accepts my invitations IL is
she who is now cool and repellant.
She seems actually sullsn. somewhat
DO nor believe 7 can express il in
any other way
E0llRTH DAN lKFlY