South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN AIADGE
AND DICKY CAME HOME TO
THE OLD HOUSE.

meant when she said she had solved
the mystery Of Mr.. Gordon's interest
in you?"
Dicky asked the question with an
ella oorate air of nonchalance that did
not deceive me. We were comfort
ably seated in a train which was
| bearing us swiftly toward Marvin.
| Dicky had not made the slightest
| reference TO the subject of Mr.. Cor
don since the night before we had
/ left Lillian and Harry at the restaur-
ant after Lillian had declared that
/ she thought she had discovered the
/ reason for Robert GOrdon's interest
| in me. but that she would not tell
even re about IL until she was very
sure she was right Both DicIy and
her husband had laughed uproar-
/ iously at her declaration. but Lillian
| had presented an unmoved front to
their ridicule.
Whenever you meet Gordon,
she had seized the opportunity to
whisper TO ne in the confusion %
departure, watch everything he
| says and does carefully, and tell me
all about II later. This Is important,
! Madge, more important than you
know"
/ Her manner bewildered me. but I
/ had said nothing OF it 10 Dicky. In
| deed. I felt "A curious unexplained
! reluctance to speak TO Dicky of any
I thing concerning Robert Gordon.
| This feeling made my reply TO Dicky
short, almost curt.
Il haven't the slightest idea"
said Il don't think she knows her
self"
DiclSy turned and looked at me
| quizzically.
What's the big Idea ?" he asked.
Tired Of hearing about the mys-
! terious Mr.. Gordon ?"
Deadly tired" I returned
! Dicky laid his hand over mine.
''She shan't be bothered with any
more references to elderly ad-
mirers." he said gayly and there
/ was a note Of relief in his voice that
/ made me vince.
"YOu Bully Sweetheart"
For he had totally misunderstood
I my meaning. and was afraid that 1
/ had meant him 10 do so. Tired Of
hear ing other people speak of Rob
! ert Gordon and speculate about his
/ interest in me L certainly was But
/ tired Of the man himself 1 felt
/ never could be. He exercised the
most curious fascination for me.
I longed to see him again. yet in the
] i1fn
| view. I had a halfway guilty feel
[ ing concerning the mans attraction
! FOR me and yet I knew that if DickY
could realize the nature of my real
feeling toward the man he would
have no cause for jealousy.
/ I had no more time for introspec-
| ton. however. D!cky was in high
} spirits. and he talked Of everything
and Of nothing, jumping from one
subject TO another with such rapid
/ ity that it kept my brain busy fol-
lowing him. It was only after we
had left the train, and were seated
( i'm a taxi rolling hOmeward, that
! Dicky fell silent
Wonder what particular griev-
/ ance mothers going 70 hand US
when we get there2" he said at last
and / knew his thoughts were busy,
as were mine, with his mothers &c
J centric behavior She had checked
out from the hotel where we had
I left her during our sojourn in the
! mountains, and had gone TO the
\ Marvin house. where Katie reported
I her TO be in a towering rage for
( some unknown reason.
waited a moment before answer
ing
1T doesn't really matter. does it,
dear2'' I asked softly at last
Dicky turned and looked at me
moment. and then, regardless of the
driver. slipped his arm around me
and drew me close TO him.
"You bully sweetheart ne wills
pered. and then aloud: NO you're
right. II doesn't really matter, but
it's mighty provoking just the same.
But here we are Jim looks quite
the farmer. doesn't he?"
The taxi had rolled into the drive
way upon which the dining room
entrance opened. Jim. who had been
clearing up the garden for the win
ter. dropped his rake and came
hurrying toward as. But from the
door burst a flying vision in crisp,
blue gingham. which reached the
taxi before Jim did. tore open the
door. and held out her hands 10 me
laughing and sobbing in a breath.
What Katie Reported.
Evidently marriage had not
changed Katie in any particular for
she poured out her JOY at seeing me
and her troubles in the old inco-
herent jun bled way
ooh. Missis Graham. ] so glad 10
see yOu"' she began. 1T seems one
year and il not two weeks vet"
shame on YOU. Katie Dicky
said. with a wink az jim who stood
near grinning rather sheepishly.
That isn't much OF a compliment .
your new husband 20 say that less
than q fortnichts marriage seems
like a year"
Dot not vot 7 mean. Meester
Graham. an you know dot" Katie
said with dignity. Besides dot Jim.
ne no care She flashed him q
dazzling coquettish smile But
COON right in. NIissis Graham. 7 feeV