Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
The
Promoters
Wife
By JANE PHELPS.
Ma. FREDERICK APPEARS
PROMPTLY AS HE PROMISED
By JANE PHELPS.
Copyright, George Mathew Adams)
CHAPTER LXXIX.


To have Neil turn me off with a
9aAgh seemed almost more than l
eDgld bear. Suddenly / burst into tears
sohbing unrestrainedly. Me was at
nnce penitent.
Poor girl, people have talked to
yuu until you are unnerved," he said
arying to calm me. Come Bah, dom
give way like that"
But | can't bear to have them say
things about you! / just can't live
Il they keep saying you are dishon-
sSt, that you spend your time with
gomen who are-not nice; and that
yen spend money that doesn't belong
TO you Why, Neil, l would rather
live on crust than have you, my
husband, do these things. You are
smart and clever. 1t isn't necessary
FOR you to do wrong to make a liv-
INF Do you promise me, dear, that you
viii do different?'
"Au right. will promise to be more
&areful," and with that / had to be
s0nteut. Neil was quick tempered. If
pushed too far he invariably rebelled.
Then we would quarrel and l would
Aaye accomplished nothing, for after
we quarreled he always remained
away; sulked for day or two, and
was altogether hard to manage. But
when not crossed he was the easiest
going person in the world.
I laid awake long after he slept.
Ny life was becoming problem, the
living of it, / mean. Had l not SO
passionately loved my husband, loved
Kim faults and all, I think perhaps
il might have been easier for me. But
1t seemed so dreadful to doubt him;
SO unwifely to question his integrity;
I had always thought him so upright,
SO honest; and had so carried myself
toward him.
He had turned me off when I spoke
Of being economical. Had said it would
hurt him if people knew we were re-
uenching. could not understand why
cutting out extravaganza should make
paople doubt one but then l knew very
little business, so probably Neill was
right.
/ again thought of the sheaf Of un-
paid bills downstairs. l would ask Neil
IN the morning to leave me lot of
signed checks and l would fill them
out and pay every cent we owed.
In the morning when l posed
doing so to NELL, he objected.
don't care to use so much ready
money just now. Pay few of the
smaller ones if you like and let the
other go. 1t won't hurt them to wait
a while, l expect they all robbed us
anyway"
"0h, don't think so, Neil really
aont! we had the very best of every
ching, the most expensive. You
mustn't talk as if people were cheats
Yet you listen to people who so
designate me-" a trifle bitterly.
Not if l can help it, dear, and you
know l don't believe you ever meant
to wrong anyone-you have been led
into these big schemes by older men,
Well | must be off-I'll call you
If anything happens l can't get home
10 dinner"
Please don't let anything happen"
l urged as | kissed him goodbye.
watched him swing down the
street. He usually walked part of the
gsy to the office in the morning, said
he needed the exercise. How handsome
he was, and how young he looked in
his well fitting clothes. He was slen-
der, yet broad of shoulder, and never
saw him in the street that | did not
compare him to other men to their
disadvantage.
When he passed out of sight bust
ed myself about a few household
tasks until such time as l might ex-
pect Mr.. Frederick. He came promptly
At eleven, as he had promised.
You always keep your word, do you
not?' | asked.
Always if possible. To what do you
reter?''
Your promptness in keeping APP
p0intments."
Oh, not to be prompt in that re-
Hpecf is unforgivable! especially when
&be appointment is with lady"
4 forgot to ask you about Mr.. Pow
srs the other day. Did you see him?"
I gueried when we were seated in the
Ghrary.
"'Yes--I was with him some little
CINE.
'Bhat did he say? Does he really
'ahtnk that Neil is doing wrong, that
ais business isn't all that it should
aez0
One question at time please"
'gzstn soberly: 4 will tell you as near
III zs I can remember just what he
xEa-
Tgnrorrow-Mr. Powers looks III
srUperties Neill advertises.
RABY BOY is BORN IN
GEORGIA CAPITOL BUILDING