The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-03
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
AND CHRYS GIVES ME A
STR A N G. II THEORY
THAT INVOLVES MY
LOVELY RIVAL

1t can't De spot OF biooH on
Bahs' little dresa9 Why IT'S i'm.
poasiblcr / murmured. growing so
faint that | Hlumped into the chair
by Mira. Chhpin's bed. where did
Morrison get the eloth7 What else
did he Hay7"
"fie said / wasn't to tell a soul
about a. But. my dear. had 10 let
sou know or ia go out OF my mind
/ begged him 20 say whore IL came
from. but he Just shook his head
and said for me 20 go 10 sleep. Me
/ sleep7 when maybe It's all my own
fault7 But IA left her that-often-
Mrs chapin'a solfreproaches ran
on and on until the doctor came and
gave her a quictlng medicine.
wanted to tell him that I needed
dose myself to keep that horrible
word murder from ringing In my
ears and 60 keep out 81 my mind that
fleeing glimpse Of white linen which
Bob had studied ia the lamp light
For az last I knew what my hus.
band had hidden from me--and why
understood why he had assumed
the appearance OF quit. and why he
had refused 20 explain.
lie WINS saving me from this
dreadful knowledge hn long as he
could and az any cost TO himself
I hated myself nA I rcallzed 20 what
unspeakable depths Of feminine
tyranny my jealousy OF Katherine
Miller had dragged me.
Eat BY sirs chapln's bed until
tho medicine had put her 70 sleep.
then went downstairs to Mother
Lorimer. How was I going TO talk
20 her and not hetray the dreadful
secret Mrs. Chaplin had confided TO
me- How was ! ever going 10 be
patient until iioh came baekf I
couldn't endure. alone. the thought
that nabs might be- dead.
even assured myself that tho
idea was perfectly absurd. Nobody
had a motive for getting rid Of that
precious little cheruh. Mrs Chaplin
I decided must have gone out OF her
mind with worry.
met ChryH In the hall She was
also on her way 90 talk with mother
"Cracioua' Don't look 80 daieful
dearief+ she exclaimed. putting an
arm through mine. whats the mat
ter
'}ahar' was all could murruur
DRY your tears. lane. 80 that you
can watch our daddy. why hen
have that baby back here before
dinner. I prssumer' could toll from
her tone that Chrya cheer was not
put on for my benefit; she hadn't
a notion about the case az all like
my own.
The baby viii be safe and sound.
too. Precious thing And such
beauty chrya was talking. ] could
sec. 10 diapai my gloom. why, the
other day. when Katherine Miller
was hers. Baby Babs ran Into my
room. Did you ever rec a doll like
that said 10 Katherine. Why.
you must have been exactly the same
at her age. Katherine, What a re-.
mafkabie reNemblsnceT hut instead
Of being fiattercd. Katherine Miller
looked positively offended We
LorimerH love the child 30 that we
forget she's a biz Of splash on our
'Hcutcheon. To prove 10 Katherine
that wasn't implying anything
about hercdity. for instance. Just
rubbed in the facts. careieNaiy. about
tho odd resemblance. she has your
tiger yellow hair I said. and what
IL more unusual. the same golden
glow In her complexion Katherine
was really annoyed. though She
went home pretty soon. in bit OF a
huff"
"fiabs does resemble Miss Miller
awfully." Aaid I Il wonder II the
resemblance will Increase as she
grows older"
And after had said n. was
paralyxsd with a new idca--a hor.
ribie dread
Ito he Continued